The Indian Medicine Central Council Act 1970 is repealed, and the Central Council of Indian Medicine, that was constituted under it, is dissolved in 2021 as the two failed to make Ayurveda education effective. Subsequently, the National Commission for Indian Systems of Medicine (NCISM, ISM standing for Indian Systems of Medicine) comes in to being with the subordinated Board of Ethics and Registration of ISM and the Medical Assessment & Rating Board for ISM.
This evolution is contributing to changing the course of Ayurveda education in a welcoming way, bringing it closer to the ideal. In 2023, there are 415 Ayurveda colleges offering undergraduate and post graduate training across the country and 42 new colleges are in the making.
The clinical services are available in public and private sectors. The governmental vision understands that a single system of medicine cannot address all the health care needs of the society and thus the service of Ayurveda is used effectively in many national health programs meant to prevent and cure communicable and non-communicable diseases.
The practice of Ayurveda is coming under Clinical Establishment Act meant to provide for registration and regulation and to prescribe the minimum standards of facilities and services. The hospitals providing Ayurveda care are getting accredited under National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) that values credibility, responsiveness, transparency and innovation in this sector.
The manufacturing sector too is evolving to meet and adhere to the quality standards set by the authorities. All Ayurveda medicine manufacturing units have Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certifications, that assure consistency and quality. The sector is slowly preparing to meet the WHO GMP standards.
Research in the field of Ayurveda is considered mandatory, especially to address the challenges posed by the transition from a traditional worldview to a modern one. Central Council for Research in Ayurveda Sciences (CCRAS) is the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination, development, and promotion of research on scientific lines in Ayurveda.
Quality research programs happen in literary, clinical, drug, and medicinal plants research, in both the private and the public sectors. India has the maximum number of research journals in English, that are peer reviewed and indexed.
AYUSH Research Portal is to provide research updates in the sector. Digital Helpline for Ayurveda Research Articles (DHARA) is an online index of articles on Ayurveda published in research journals worldwide.