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upgradation of existing government/ panchayat/ government aided AYUSH
dispensaries and setting up of upto 50 bedded integrated AYUSH hospitals. It
also envisages strengthening of AYUSH educational institutions, facilitate the
enforcement of quality control of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy
(ASU &H) drugs and sustainable availability of ASU & H raw-materials in the
States/UTs during 12th Plan.
Ayush Drug Quality Control
Ministry of AYUSH has a Drug Control Cell to look after and co-ordinate in
matters related to Ayurvedic, Siddha , Unani and homoeopathy (ASU&H) drugs.
In addition, the Ministry has taken up amendment of the Drugs and Cosmetics
Rules, 1945 for promoting scientific data based shelf life studies and prohibition
of the use of prefix and suffix with the names of classical formulations. Under
the centrally sponsored initiative of the National AYUSH Mission, grant-in-aid
is provided to the states for strengthening of infrastructural, functional and
regulatory capacity for manufacturing and testing of drugs and enforcement of
the regulatory provisions. Capacity building programmes for the regulatory
and scientific staff of the states are regularly organized at the Pharmacopoeial
Laboratory of Indian Medicine (PLIM) and the Homoeopathy Pharmacopoeial
Laboratory (HPL).
Medical Education in Ayush
The Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) is the statutory body constituted
under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 which lays down the
standards of medical education in Ayurved, Siddha and Unani through its
various regulations. Similarly, homoeopathy medical education is being
regulated by Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH) through its various
regulations under the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973. For medical
education in Yoga and Naturopathy no such governing body exists. Following
courses are being offered by the Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and homoeopathy
(ASU&H) colleges. i. Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (B.A.M.S.);
ii. Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery (B.U.M.S.); iii. Bachelor of Siddha
Medicine and Surgery (B.S.M.S.); iv. Bachelor of Homoeopathy Medicine and
Surgery (B.H.M.S.); v. Post-graduate Ayurveda degree in different specialities
(M.D./M.S.-Ayurveda); vi. Post-graduate Unani degree in different specialities
(M.D./M.S.-Unani); vii. Post-graduate Siddha degree in different specialities
(M.D./M.S.-Siddha); viii. Post-graduate Homoeopathy degree in different
specialities (M.D.-Homoeopathy)
Under Graduate Education
There are in all 549 ASU&H (297 Ayurveda, 09 Siddha, 46 Unani and 197
homoeopathy) colleges imparting ASU&H education in the country, out of which
543 ASU&H (295 Ayurveda, 08 Siddha, 45 Unani and 195 Homoeopathy)
colleges imparting undergraduate ASU&H education with an admission
capacity of 33611 students in India as on 01.01.2016. Out of 543 colleges, 102