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