(a) whether the Central Laws relating to health passed last year could not be
implemented in many States due to various reasons including non-availability of
its Hindi version;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(c) the corrective measures taken or proposed by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)
(a) to (c): Three Bills namely (i) Indian Medical Council (amendment)
Act, 2010 (ii) Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2010 and
(iii) Clinical Establishment (Registration & Regulation), Bill, 2010 were
passed last year.
Prior to Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2010 coming
into force, certain modalities needed to be worked out. The States viz. J&K,
West Bengal, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and U.P.,
where the Sowa Rigpa is being practiced have, accordingly been requested to
give the details about the number of Sowa Rigpa (Amchi) practitioners, both
hereditary as well as institutionally qualified details about the institutions
imparting education in Sowa Rigpa / Tibetan Medicine and also the details of
the course etc.
So far as the Clinical Establishments (Registration & Regulation) Act, 2010
is concerned, it was passed by Parliament and published in the Gazette of
India on the 19th August, 2010. However, the Hindi version of the Act was
published in the Gazette of India on the 17th February, 2011. Both Hindi and
English versions of the Clinical Establishments (Registration & Regulation)
Act, 2010 have already been circulated to all States/Union Territories (UTs)
requesting for its adoption in their States/UTs. The Act (both in Hindi and
English) is also available on this Ministry’s website [email protected] for general
information.
No State/UT has informed this Ministry regarding delay in implementation
of the above Central laws in their State/UT due to unavailability of Hindi version.