New Delhi (NVI): The Rajya Sabha today passed the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020, after a long discussion.
The Bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha on September 14, which is now an Act, amends the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973.
The Act sets up the Central Council of Homoeopathy which regulates education and practice of Indian medicine system, including ayurveda, yoga, naturopathy. However, the Bill replaced the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 which was promulgated on April 24 this year.
Speaking on discussion of the Bill, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said in the Upper House that the Centre is committed to ensuring that all kinds of medicines are available to the citizens.
“The government is committed to ensure that all kinds of medicines are available to the citizens. We also have the National Digital Mission and new medical institutes are opening under which there are blocks dealing with Indian medicines,” he said.
Vardhan also said that Yoga and Naturopathy need a separate national medical commission, adding that, the National Medical Commission for modern medicine will be functional soon. He said Yoga and Naturopathy will be promoted in due course as these are the ancient medicine systems and have the scientific basis.
Apart from this, the Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 has also been passed in the Rajya Sabha.
