National Policy on Indian Systems of Medicine

 India possesses an unmatched heritage represented by its ancient
systems of medicine which are a treasure house of knowledge for both
preventive and curative healthcare. The positive features of the Indian
Systems of Medicine, namely, their diversity and flexibility; accessibility;
affordability; a broad acceptance by a section of the general public;
comparatively low cost; a low level of technological input and growing
economic value have great potentials to make them providers of health care
that the larger sections of our people need.

Policy support

The Government has reiterated that Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Siddha,

Unani, Yoga and Naturopathy offer a wide range of preventive, promotive and curative treatments that are both cost effective and efficacious and there is need for ending the long neglect of these systems in our health care strategy.

Budgetary support has been augmented and fiscal incentives and

concessions that are available to modern pharmaceutical industry have been assured to ISM sector. The resurgence of interest in Ayurveda and other Indian Systems of Medicine in India and abroad and the opportunities created by such interest have been well perceived in the Government.

The Central Council for Health and Family Welfare in 1999 recommended, inter-alia, that at least one physician from the Indian Systems of Medicine & Homoeopathy (ISM & H) should be available in every primary health care centre and that vacancies caused by non-availability of allopathic personnel should be filled by ISM & H physicians. The Council also resolved that  specialist ISM & H treatment centres should be introduced in rural

hospitals and a wing should be created in existing state and district level

government hospitals to extend the benefits of these systems to the public. It also resolved that expenses on treatment taken in ISM hospitals should be recognized for reimbursement for Central Government employees. In 2001, it further reiterated that the States must revisit the subject and identify specific areas where ISM practitioners can be entrusted with public health functions within the ambit of state legislations.

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