Union government is getting ready with the draft of an exclusive bill with regulatory provisions for the Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) drugs. The Ayush industry associations provided their comments on the same, following a communiqué from the Department of Ayush to forward their suggestions on the Bill before November 27, 2013.
A Standing Committee was formed to put forth the need for a dedicated Bill for Ayush sector. The proposal was sent to Union government and referred to the Ministry of Finance which did not allocate a separate budget for the same. The finance officials were not convinced on the need for an exclusive legislation as that would mean separate funding which the government did not want to incur during the current phase of economic slowdown, Dr DBA Narayana, chairman, Herbal Products Committee, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission.
Now the Union government is contemplating to introduce a bill in the Parliament for the control and regulation of ASU&H drugs. [Source]
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