Act Number: 14

Act Name: The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020

Year: 2020

Enactment Date: 2020-09-20

Long Title: An Act to provide for a medical education system that improves access to quality and affordable medical education, ensures availability of adequate and high quality medical professionals of Indian System of Medicine in all parts of the country; that promotes equitable and universal healthcare that encourages community health perspective and makes services of such medical professionals accessible and affordable to all the citizens; that promotes national health goals; that encourages such medical professionals to adopt latest medical research in their work and to contribute to research; that has an objective periodic and transparent assessment of medical institutions and facilitates maintenance of a medical register of Indian System of Medicine for India and enforces high ethical standards in all aspects of medical services; that is flexible to adapt to the changing needs and has an effective grievance redressal mechanism and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Ayush

Department:

Section 37: Withdrawal of recognition or de-recognition of qualification.
    (1) Where, upon a report received from the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine or otherwise, it appears to the Commission that--
         (a) the courses of study and examination to be undergone in, or the proficiency required from candidates at any examination held by, a University or medical institution do not conform to the standards specified by the Board of Ayurveda or the Board of Unani, Siddha and Sowa-Rigpa, as the case may be; or
         (b) the standards and norms for infrastructure, faculty and quality of education in medical institutions as determined by the Board of Ayurveda or the Board of Unani, Siddha and Sowa-Rigpa, as the case may be, are not adhered to by any University or medical institution, and such University or medical institution has failed to take necessary corrective action to maintain specified minimum standards,
the Commission may initiate action in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2):
     Provided that the Commission shall, before, taking any action for suo motu withdrawal of recognition granted to the medical qualification awarded by a University or medical institution, impose penalty in accordance with the provisions of clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 28.
     (2) The Commission shall, after making such further inquiry as it deems fit, and after holding consultations with the State Government and the authority of the concerned University or medical institution, comes to the conclusion that the recognition granted to a medical qualification ought to be withdrawn, it may, by order, withdraw recognition granted to such medical qualification and direct the Board of Ayurveda or the Board of Unani, Siddha and Sowa-Rigpa, as the case may be, to amend the entries against the University or medical institution concerned in the list maintained by that Board to the effect that the recognition granted to such qualification is withdrawn with effect from the date specified in that order.
     (3) If the Commission, after verification with the authority in any country outside India, is of the opinion that a recognised medical qualification which is included in the list maintained by it is to be de-recognised, it may, by order, de-recognise such medical qualification and remove it from the list maintained by the Commission with effect from the date of such order.
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