NCHRH bill 2011

NCHRH BILL 2011

Dear Friends,                 I had posted a case regarding constitution of a single commission for all the higher education as suggested by Shri Kapil Sibbal ji under the ministry of Human resources. ( http://vishuknowledgefans.blogspot.com/2012/01/ncher-and-yurveda.html  ) Health minister Mr. Gulab Nabi Azad opposes the move and suggested a separate commission of health resources which will include all the system of medicine. Now the bill is introduced in Rajya Sabha, but AYUSH has been omitted from the commission without giving any reason or any assurance for separate bill. Name of the bill- NCHRH bill 2011 Some objectionable inclusions are - AYUSH - Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Homeopathy and Yoga is not included i n the draft bill of National Commission for Human Resources for Health Bill, 2011 . Some definitions explained by the act- ‘Medicine’ – (u) “medicine” means modern scientific medicine in all its branches and includes surgery and obstetrics, but does not include veterinary medicine and surgery; -means only Allopathy as per the bill (no other medical systems are included) Health Institution- (r) “health educational institution” or “health institution” means an institution of learning including a university, an institution deemed to be university, a college, an institute, an institution of national importance declared as such by an Act of Parliament, or a constituent unit of such institution, which is imparting education in the discipline of health (whether through conduct of regular classes or distance education system) beyond twelve years of schooling leading to the award of a degree or diploma; (s) “health professional” means any person possessing the recognised qualification who is eligible to be enrolled in the National Register or the State Register in any of the discipline of health and the expression “health practitioner” shall be construed accordingly; (t) “medical practitioner” or “medical professional” means a person who holds a qualification granted by an authority notified under section 3 of the Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916 or recognised qualification under this Act and has enrolled himself as a medical practitioner under this Act; Rajya sbha secretariat,Department related parliamentary standing committee on human resource development and department related parliamentary standing committee on health and family welfare invites suggestions on The National Commission for Human Resources for Health Bill, 2011. The National Commission for Human Resources for Health Bill, 2011, as introduced in the Rajya Sabha, on 22nd December, 2011 and pending therein, has been referred to the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare headed by Shri Brajesh Pathak, M.P. Rajya Sabha for examination and report thereon within a period of three months. 2. The National Commission for Human Resources for Health Bill, 2011, seeks to consolidate to consolidate the law in certain discipline of health sector and promote human resources in health sector and provide for mechanism for the determination, maintenance, coordination and regulation of standards of health education throughout the country to ensure adequate availability of human resources in all the States. 3. In order to have wider consultations, the Committee has decided to invite written memorandum containing suggestions /views /comment of individuals /institutions / organizations interested in the subject matter of the Bill. 4. The desirous of submitting memorandum to the Committee may send copies thereof, either in English or Hindi, to Smt.Arpna Mendiratta, Joint Director, Room No.222, Rajjay Sabha Secretariat, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi-110001 [Tel: 23035428 (o), Fax.: 230120007] within 30 days of publication [8-1-2012] of the advertisement. Beside, those who are desirous of giving oral evidence before the Committee on the Bill are requested to indicate so, for consideration of the Committee. 5. Copies of the Bill may be obtained on requisition from Shri Dinesh Singh, Assistant Director (H & FW), Room No.218, Rajya Sabha Secretriate, Parliament House Annexe, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001 or download from the Rajya Sabha website www.rajyasabha.nic.in under thehead `Committee’-sub-head-`Bill with the Committee and Press Release seeking opinion/ suggestions from public’. 6. The memoranda submitted to the Committee will form part of the records of the Committee and would be treated as strictly confidential and may not be made public as such an act would constitute breach of privilege of the Committee. Website: http://www.rajyasabha.nic.in Email: rs-chfw@sansad.nic.in Effect of this bill on us- As health is wide spectrum topic which is being provided by different system of medicine, Confining only one system is a big blow on Ayurveda and other system of AYUSH. If this bill passed as it is, Ayush people will not be able to call them as practitioners or our drug and medicine will not be termed as medicine. We will black out from the health canvas....... Pl send suggestions for inclusion of AYUSH in this bill itself through individual comments, association level comments and contacting members of Rajya Sabha Last date for suggestions is 8th Feb 2012. Source: The Times of India, January 8, 2012 Link to down load the bill- Click here to download