CCH set up to regulate education, practice of homoeopathy:Govt

A Central Council of Homoeopathy has been constituted to regulate education and practice of homoeopathy, the government today said.
The government is also in the process of establishment of a North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy at Shillong.
"The Central Government has constituted Central Council of Homoeopathy under the provisions of Homeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 to regulate education and practice of homoeopathy," Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Government has also established Homoeopathy Pharmacopoeia Laboratory for standardization of homoeopathic drugs, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy to carry out research activities in different aspects in homoeopathy and National Institute of Homoeopathy at Kolkata which conducts degree and post-graduate degree courses.

Naik said that the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy has a network of 22 research centers and five homoeopathic treatment centers, and is carrying out intramural research, including collaboration with institutes of excellence.
The government is implementing National AYUSH Mission (NAM) for promotion of AYUSH systems including homoeopathy in the country.

"Number of homoeopathic practitioners available in the country is 2,71,079. There are 197 homoeopathy medical colleges in the country (including National Institute of Homoeopathy, set up by Government of India).
"The Central Government has set up National Institute of Homoeopathy at Kolkata which conducts Degree and Post Graduate Degree Courses," he said.

Government is also organizing national and state arogya mela health camps to promote and propagate AYUSH systems of medicine.
Government has constituted Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia committee which is responsible for making of Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India.