New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Friday approved National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2018 which proposes Common Entrance Test (CET) and Exit Exams for AYUSH graduates to obtain practice licence besides other things.
"The Cabinet today approved the draft National Commission for Indian Systems of Medicine (NCIM) Bill, 2018, which seeks to replace the existing regulator Central Council for Indian Medicine (CCIM) with a new body to ensure transparency", the government said.
"The draft bill provides for the constitution of a National Commission with four autonomous boards entrusted with conducting overall education of Ayurveda, under Board of Ayurveda and Unani, Siddha & Sowarigpa under Board of Unani, Siddha and Sowarigpa", it added.
There are two common boards namely, Board of Assessment and Rating to assess and grant permission to educational institutions of Indian systems of Medicine and Board of Ethics and Registration of Practitioners of Indian Systems of Medicine to maintain National Register and ethical issues relating to practice under the National Commission for Indian Medicine.
"The bill proposes a common entrance exam and an exit exam, which all graduates will have to clear to get practicing licence. Further, a teacher's eligibility test has been proposed in the Bill to assess the standard of teachers before appointment and promotions", the government said.
"The draft bill is aimed at bringing reforms in the medical education of Indian medicine sector in lines with the National Medical Commission proposed for setting up for Allopathy system of medicine", it said.
"The proposed regulatory structure will enable transparency and accountability for protecting the interest of the general public. The NCIM will promote availability of affordable healthcare services in all parts of the country", the government said.
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