MCD committee to look into formation of AYUSH dept

MCD committee to look into formation of AYUSH dept
PTI | 09:03 PM,Mar 28,2011

New Delhi, Mar 28 (PTI) The MCD, which plans to set up a separate directorate of Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH), today constituted a committee to look into some issues related to the formation of the department. The MCD had recently decided to form the directorate of AYUSH to streamline treatment facilities provided by it under Indian systems of medicine. At present, AYUSH is under the supervision of Director, Hospital Administration, MCD. According to the proposal, the new directorate will consist of a Director (AYUSH) while three deputy directors will be re-designated as Additional Director (Ayurveda), Additional Director (Unani) and Additional Director (Homeopathy). However, due to opposition from some quarters, the civic body has to set up a committee that will look at the issues and make amendments wherever required. "Certain segments had some problem with a few clauses in the proposal so we have set up a committee under V K Monga, the Chairman of MCD Public Health Committee," Delhi Mayor Prithvi Raj Sawhney said. Separate directorates for AYUSH have already been set up by Delhi government as well as the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry.