Bill establishes Board of Governors to replace Central Council of Indian Medicine
This Bill replaces the Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, to formally supersede the Central Council of Indian Medicine and establish a Board of Governors to manage its functions until the Council is reconstituted.
The Central Council of Indian Medicine, the newly constituted Board of Governors, the Central Government, and practitioners and educational institutions of Indian Systems of Medicine.
- Supersedes the Central Council of Indian Medicine, causing its President, Vice-President, and members to vacate their offices without compensation.
- Constitutes a Board of Governors consisting of not more than ten persons appointed by the Central Government to exercise the powers and functions of the Central Council.
- Requires the Central Council to be reconstituted within one year of the supersession.
- Empowers the Central Government to give written directions on questions of policy to the Board of Governors or the reconstituted Central Council.
- Declares that the decision of the Central Government on whether a matter is a question of policy is final.
- Repeals the Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, while validating actions taken under it.
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Where this law is now — Became law (Act)
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Document details
| Official title | The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 |
| Source body | Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) |
| Reference number | XXX |
| Status | closed (bill) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 2 |