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Bills on Central Councils for Homoeopathy, Indian Medicines Get Rajya Sabha Nod

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The Rajya Sabha approved two bills on Friday, replacing ordinances related to the Central Council of Homoeopathy and the Indian Medicine Central Council. The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 seeks to further extend the time to form the Central Council of Homeopathy by a year, after exhausting two years for the purpose.

The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 seeks a year’s time to reconstitute the central council and provides for a board of directors to exercise its powers in the interim period. Replying to a debate on the two bills, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said the government is committed to providing affordable and easy healthcare facilities to every citizen.

He also defended the Centre’s decision to bring ordinances, saying there was nothing "abnormal” and that governments have been taking this route, depending on the necessity. Both the bills were introduced in the Upper House on September 14, the first day of the ongoing monsoon session, which is being held in the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.