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The Parliamentary Panel on Health and Family Welfare has recommended to the Ministry of Ayush to work towards a nationally recognized quality standard for Ayush medicine, to build consumer confidence and help integration of Ayush medicine in mainstream healthcare.
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare in the 168th report on action taken by the government on the recommendations the Panel has made in the 165th report on Demands for Grants 2025-26 of the Ministry of Ayush, also recommended to the Ministry to facilitate the Ayush industry to cater both the domestic and international markets.
The Panel was following up with the actions taken by the Ministry on its earlier recommendation to standardise the licensing process based on uniform parameters across all states so that the drug formulations do not vary from state to state.
It appreciated the Ministry's efforts and response that the Ministry is working further in coordination with Ayush Grid and pushing e-Aushadhi portal more user friendly and robust for online licensing of Ayush drugs. However, it added that the action so taken should ensure transparency in the process of issuing license.
"The Committee's main emphasis is on evolving a standard licensing process based on uniform parameters across all states so that drug formulations do not vary from State to State, thereby enhancing the quality, safety and efficacy of Ayush Medicine," said the Panel headed by Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav, in the report presented in the Rajya Sabha recently.
"The Committee, therefore, recommends the Ministry to strive for a nationally recognized quality standard that will entail consumer confidence and ultimately foster weather acceptance and integration of Ayush medicine in mainstream healthcare," added the Panel.
It emphasised that a simplified procedure for seeking uniform and standard license would ensure ease of doing business for Ayush manufacturers, thus having an eye on achieving the core objective of 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat' and 'Make in India' Mission.
"The Committee recommends the Ministry to facilitate the manufactures willing to seek license for production of Ayush products by setting up Ayush industry in the country so that manufacturers of Ayush products can promote Ayush products in domestic as well as the international markets," it maintained.
In its previous report, the Panel, keeping in view of "the obscure and diverse pattern of licensing that creates hurdles for the manufacturers for seeking license for production of Ayush products", recommended the Ministry to make arrangements to have simplified procedure for seeking uniform and standard license that will ensure ease of doing business for Ayush manufacturers thereby seeking the objective of 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat' and 'Make in India' mission.
Moreover, through the measure, the manufacturers will be encouraged to setup Ayush industry in the country for production of Ayush products that will ultimately promote Ayush sector in domestic as well as the global market, it opined.
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