Bill adds Sowa-Rigpa to Indian medicine definition, Rajya Sabha 2010
This Bill amends the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970, to officially recognize Sowa-Rigpa as a system of Indian Medicine alongside Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani. It aims to bring Sowa-Rigpa practitioners under a legal framework for regulation, education, and preservation.
Practitioners of Sowa-Rigpa medicine, the Central Council of Indian Medicine, State Registers of Indian Medicine, and universities with faculties or departments of Sowa-Rigpa.
- Adds 'Sowa-Rigpa' to the definition of 'Indian medicine' in Section 2 of the principal Act.
- Amends Section 3 to include Sowa-Rigpa in the constitution of the Central Council, allowing for elected and nominated members representing this system.
- Amends Section 8 to require the presence of three members representing Sowa-Rigpa for decisions related to that system to be effective.
- Amends Section 9 to mandate the creation of a specific Committee for Sowa-Rigpa within the Central Council.
- Amends Section 17 to include 'Amchi' (a practitioner of Sowa-Rigpa) in the list of recognized medical practitioners eligible for government or institutional office.
- Amends the First Schedule to include Sowa-Rigpa in the allocation of seats in the Central Council.
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Where this law is now — Passed both houses — awaiting assent
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Bill passed rs
2010-08-25
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Document details
| Official title | THE INDIAN MEDICINE CENTRAL COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2010 |
| Source body | Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) |
| Reference number | XXIX |
| Status | active (bill) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 3 |