As many as 78 new colleges are teaching Ayurvedic, Unani and Homoeopathy medicine currently

New Delhi, February 6: There are a total of 78 new colleges teaching Ayurvedic Medicine, Unani Medicine and Homoeopathy as well as Siddha during the academic year 2017-18 in which 6020 students are studying. This was said by AYUSH Minister Shripad Yesso Naik in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. 

He further said that new Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathic colleges have to fulfil the minimum standard requirement in terms of infrastructure, teaching and training facilities referred in Indian Medicine Central Council (Requirement of Minimum standards for under graduate Ayurveda Colleges and attached hospitals) Regulation 2016, Indian Medicine Central Council (Requirement of Minimum standards for under graduate Unani Colleges and attached hospitals) Regulation 2016, Indian Medicine Central Council (Requirement of Minimum standards for under graduate Siddha Colleges and attached hospitals) Regulation 2016 and Homoeopathic Central Council (Minimum standards Requirement of Homoeopathic colleges and attached hospitals) Regulation 2013 to ensure that quality education is maintained.

“Only such colleges which have complied to the requirement of said Regulations have been granted permission by the Central Government,” the Minister concluded.