Dearest All,
Nadipathy Research Foundation is pleased to share that Acupuncture is recognized in the state Maharashtra and an approval also been released in this regard.This is a good omen for all the Traditional Medicine practitioners in India and also for the future trainees to become an helpful practitioners to become a part of building an Healthy society and encourage many up coming practitioners.
We at Nadipathy already started training in many certificate courses to Degree to Post Grad.courses recognized by NIMA -Bangaluru.As part of its study Center, Nadipathy is conducting teaching classes in our centers respectively for the students and make them a perfect fit for the exams.
Nadipathy has a plan to expand its services in many states/areas to expand its traditional treatment and get the appoint the Trainees/Acupuncturist as an apprentice in the respective centers.
The Indian Government is planning to bring Acupuncture soon under the AYUSH division.
Health Minister Deepak Sawant has expressed reservations over the medical standing of acupuncture
A proposal by the Higher and Medical Education Minister VinodTawde to recognise acupuncture as a subject and promote it through a legislation, with adequate checks and balances, has met with resistance within the cabinet, particularly from Health Minister Deepak Sawant.
Acupuncture is a therapy where needles are used to cure ailments. The allopathy stream of medicine does not recognise it as a scientific method of cure.
Tawde was in favour of passing a bill in the winter session to ensure recognition and regulation of acupuncture.
Although cabinet ministers expressed readiness to discuss the bill, some questioned its medical standing. Health minister Deepak Sawant, a medical practitioner himself, expressed reservations about any hasty decision to promote acupuncture.
Highly placed sources said, “Sawant wondered how the state could bring a legislation and accept a theory scientifically not proven or registered as an alternative mode of medicine.”
Acknowledging that acupuncture is prevalent in some places, he said giving it recognition would amount to promoting a theory without scientific base. Tawde says he wants to bring accountability to an alternative theory that is already in practice. A senior official in his ministry said, “We have reports that acupuncture is being practised. But state government has no mechanism to monitor or take any action where things go wrong.”
Officials say the aim of the legislation is to empower the department to act within the set guidelines. The bill, if passed, would enable the government to formulate a governing council and design regulatory laws. Once the framework is in place, acupuncture can be added to the syllabus and it would identify those qualified to practise acupuncture.
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Maharashtra cabinet approves Bill for setting up acupuncture council
The cabinet on Tuesday approved a Bill in this regard. This will enable the establishment of a council for this traditional system of Chinese medicine and lay down guidelines regarding teaching, curriculum, and registration of practitioners.
To regulate the practice of acupuncture and establish standards regarding educationand registration of practitioners, the state cabinet has decided to set up a council for this system of medicine.
The cabinet on Tuesday approved a Bill in this regard. This will enable the establishment of a council for this traditional system of Chinese medicine and lay down guidelines regarding teaching, curriculum, and registration of practitioners.
"Now, there are no rules regarding teaching, course contents and syllabus," noted a senior state government official, adding that the legislation and establishment of the council would help create a new system as against the present one based on "ambiguity", where no records of the number of practitioners of acupuncture existed due to lack of a framework.
The official said the registration of practitioners would now be compulsory, with guidelines for eligibility and practice being laid down. "They can also be prosecuted for malafide acts," he added.
