Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 passed
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – Medicine
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The Lok Sabha passed the Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
Rajya Sabha has already passed it.
Key takeaways
The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill amends the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970.
It provides for the constitution of a Central Council which regulates the education and practice of the Indian medicine system including Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy.
It replaces the Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 which was promulgated in April 2020.
The council will be reconstituted within one year.
In the interim period, the Central Government will constitute a Board of Governors, which will exercise the powers of the Central Council.
