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14/2020 - The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020 ▶

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 Number	Title	Actions
1	Short title, extent and commencement.
2	Definitions.
3	Constitution of National Commission for Indian System of Medicine.
4	Composition of Commission.
5	Search Committee for appointment of Chairperson and Members.
6	Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members.
7	Removal of Chairperson and Members of Commission.
8	Appointment of Secretary, experts, professionals, officers and other employees of Commission.
9	Meetings of Commission.
10	Power and functions of Commission.
11	Constitution and composition of Advisory Council for Indian System of Medicine.
12	Functions of Advisory Council for Indian System of Medicine.
13	Meetings of Advisory Council for Indian System of Medicine.
14	National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test.
15	National Exit Test.
16	Post-Graduate National Entrance Test.
17	National Teachers’ Eligibility Test for Indian System of Medicine.
18	Constitution of Autonomous Boards.
19	Composition of Autonomous Boards.
20	Search Committee for appointment of President and Members.
21	Term of office and conditions of service of President and Members.
22	Advisory Committees of experts.
23	Staff of Autonomous Boards.
24	Meetings, etc., of Autonomous Boards.
25	Delegation of powers.
26	Powers and functions of Autonomous Boards.
27	Powers and functions of Board of Ethics and Registration for Indian System of Medicine.
29	Permission for establishment of new medical institution.
30	Criteria for approving or disapproving scheme.
31	State Medical Council.
32	National Register and State Register of Indian System of Medicine.
33	Rights of persons to be enrolled in National Register and their obligations thereto.
34	Rights of persons to practice.
35	Recognition of qualifications granted by Universities or medical institutions in India.
36	Recognition of medical qualifications granted by medical institutions outside India.
37	Withdrawal of recognition or de-recognition of qualification.
38	Special provision in certain cases for recognition of qualifications.
39	Grants by Central Government.
40	National Commission Fund for Indian System of Medicine.
41	Audit and accounts.
42	Furnishing of returns and reports to Central Government.
43	Power of Central Government to give directions to Commission and Autonomous Boards.
44	Power of Central Government to give directions to State Governments.
45	Information to be furnished by Commission and publication thereof.
46	Obligation of Universities and medical institutions.
47	Completion of courses of studies in medical institutions.
49	Protection of action taken in good faith.
50	Cognizance of offences.
51	Power of Central Government to supersede Commission.
53	State Government to promote public health.
54	Power to make rules.
55	Power to make regulations.
56	Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
57	Power to remove difficulties.
58	Repeal and saving.
59	Transitory provisions.
28	Powers and functions of Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine.
48	Chairperson, Members, officers of Commission and of Autonomous Boards to be public servants.
52	Joint sittings of Commission, National Commission for Homoeopathy and National Medical Commission.