Regulatory Body for AYUSH Practitioners and Educational Institutes

Health being a state subject, the practice of AYUSH doctors is regulated by the respective State Governments.

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Last Updated : Dec 10 2014 | 9:46 AM IST
Health being a state subject, the practice of AYUSH doctors is regulated by the respective State Governments. However, Government of India has set up two regulatory bodies, namely, Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) under Indian Medicine Central Council (IMCC) Act 1970 for regulation of educational institutions and practitioners in respect of Ayurveda, Unani and Sidha systems of medicines and Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH) under Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 for regulation of educational institutions and practitioners in respect of Homoeopathy system of medicines. At present Yoga & Naturopathy, being drugless systems, are not regulated.

 
The state-wise details of institutions providing education of AYUSH in the country is given below:-
 
State/UT-wise recognized Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy Colleges in the Country for the Academic Year, 2014-15
 
 
Sl. No. Sate/UT No. of Ayurveda Colleges No. of Unani Colleges No. of Siddha Colleges No. of Homoeopathy Colleges Total ASU Colleges
1.                    Andhra Pradesh 02 01 00 06 9
2.                    Arunachal Pradesh 00 00 00 01 1
3.                    Assam 01 00 00 03 4
4.                    Bihar 08 04 00 15 27
5.                    Chandigarh 01 00 00 01 2
6.                    Chhattisgarh 04 01 00 03 8
7.                    Delhi 02 02 00 02 6
8.                    Goa 01 00 00 01 2
9.                    Gujarat 13 00 00 17 30
10.                Haryana 08 00 00 01 9
11.                Himachal Pradesh 02 00 00 01 3
12.                Jammu & Kashmir 01 02 00 00 3
13.                Jharkhand 01 00 00 04 5
14.                Karnataka 59 05 00 11 75
15.                Kerala 17 00 01 05 23
16.                Madhya Pradesh 18 04 00 19 41
17.                Maharashtra 68 06 00 49 123
18.                Orissa 06 00 00 06 12
19.                Pondicherry 01 00 00 00 1
20.                Punjab 13 00 00 04 17
21.                Rajasthan 11 02 00 08 21
22.                Tamil Nadu 05 01
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First Published: Dec 09 2014 | 12:22 AM IST

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