Laws To Constitute National Commissions For Homeopathy & Indian Medicine Get Presidential Assent [Read Notifications]

The President of India Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to National Commission For Homoeopathy Bill and National Commission For Indian Systems Of Medicine Bill, passed by Parliament.

Both the Acts are notified in the Gazette and will come into force at a later date.

This National Commission For Homoeopathy Act, will repeal the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 to set up a National Commission for Homoeopathy while the other Act will repeal the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 and set up a National Commission for Indian System of Medicine.

Both these Bills were passed by Parliament last week.

The Acts proposes to conduct a National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test and a Post-Graduate National Entrance Test for admission to under-graduate and post-graduate courses in each of the disciplines of the Indian System of Medicine education and Homeopathic education in all medical institutions regulated by the Act.

The National Commission For Homoeopathy will consist of 20 members, including (i) the Chairperson, (ii) the President of the Homoeopathy Education Board, (iii) the President of the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Homoeopathy, (iv) the Director General, National Institute of Homoeopathy, (v) Advisor or Joint Secretary in-charge of Homoeopathy, Ministry of AYUSH, and (vi) four members (part-time) to be elected by the registered homoeopathic medical practitioners from amongst themselves from the prescribed regional constituencies.

The National Commission for Indian Systems Of Medicine will consist of 29 members, including (i) the Chairperson, (ii) the President of the Board of Ayurveda, (iii) the President of the Board of Unani, Siddha, and Sowa-Rigpa, (iv) the President of the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine, (v) Advisor or Joint Secretary in-charge of Ayurveda, Ministry of AYUSH, and (vi) three members (part-time) to be elected by the registered medical practitioners of Ayurveda, and one member each by the respective registered medical practitioners of Siddha, Unani, and Sowa-Rigpa from amongst themselves from the prescribed regional constituencies.

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