Par approves bill to extend reconstitution period of

Parliament Tuesday approved a bill that seeks to extend the period for reconstitution of the Central Council for Homoeopathy (CCH) from the existing one year to two years, with the Rajya Sabha passing the measure by a voice vote.

The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha last week.

The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill 2019 will replace the ordinance issued in this regard by the previous government.

The bill will enable the government to extend the tenure of the Board of Governors in the council for a further period of one year with effect from May 17, 2019.

Speaking on the bill, Ayush minister Shripad Yesso Naik said, "The CCH was not functioning properly. The CCH head was caught in corruption. We asked the Council to go digital and it never did. The retired members of the Council never allowed to hold election."
On members demand to tackle corruption in CCH, the Minister said, "We have just started the work. The government will take action against those people who are found doing wrong during inspection. We will weed out all loopholes in the system."
Rising to support the bill, Ram Gopal Yadav (SP) asked the government:"Whether you would bring a bill to set up National Commission on Homoeopathy."