The government wants AYUSH medical graduates to clear an exit examination before becoming eligible to practise the profession, something on the lines of a similar norm proposed in the National Medical Commission Bill that received the Union Cabinet’s clearance recently. The proposal is part of a draft bill by the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), which also seeks to set up a National Commission of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy. According to the ministry, the new body would replace two existing bodies to govern higher education in Homoeopathy and Ayurveda — Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) and Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH).
The decisions were part of an announcement by AYUSH Secretary while briefing the media here at AYUSH Bhawan. According to him, the new bill calls for AYUSH National Teachers Eligibility…