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The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020

Central

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.

Act number
14 of 2020
Ministry
Ministry of Ayush
Enacted
20 Sep 2020

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59 sections

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