Parliamentary committee calls for Allopathy-AYUSH integration
12-Jan-26 11:37:34
In its earlier observations, the Parliamentary Committee had emphasized the need for a structured institutional framework that would bring the two systems of medicine—AYUSH and Allopathy—onto a shared and coordinated platform.
The Committee highlighted that such a mechanism should facilitate regular joint interactions between the Ministry of AYUSH and the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, along with regulatory bodies such as NMC, NCISM, NCH, and AYUSH Research Councils. These interactions would help address unresolved areas, policy challenges, and implementation gaps in healthcare planning.
The Committee stressed that instead of maintaining an adversarial stance, a cooperative and collaborative relationship between AYUSH and Allopathy is essential. This balanced approach would enable integrated and well-coordinated efforts for the management and treatment of various diseases.
The Committee further recommended that the Ministry of AYUSH and the Union Ministry of Health work together to develop a pluralistic healthcare model. Such collaboration, it noted, would strengthen healthcare delivery, enhance public well-being, and safeguard India’s traditional medical knowledge systems.
While appreciating the steps taken by various AYUSH bodies toward promoting collaboration between AYUSH and Allopathy, the Committee expressed concern that some institutions had merely acknowledged the recommendations without taking concrete action. In several cases, responses remained limited to future intentions, without clear evidence of actual implementation.
The Committee reiterated its view that integrated healthcare—where AYUSH and Allopathy function together—has the potential to place Indian healthcare on a strong global footing, provided the recommendations are implemented in earnest.
In New Delhi, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare advised the Ministry of AYUSH to actively pursue integration of healthcare services through collaboration between modern medicine and Indian systems of medicine.
Expressing dissatisfaction with what it described as a slow and inadequate expansion of AYUSH centres in AIIMS and other government institutions, the Committee recommended that AYUSH departments be established in all AIIMS across the country within a defined timeline, supported by sufficient manpower and resources.
These observations were part of the Committee’s 168th report, which reviewed the Government’s actions on recommendations made in its earlier 165th report concerning the Ministry of AYUSH’s demands for grants. The report was presented in the Rajya Sabha in mid-December under the chairmanship of Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav.
Additionally, the Committee suggested setting up a dedicated AYUSH centre within the Parliament Complex for Members of Parliament, former MPs, and staff. Such an initiative, it noted, would not only provide healthcare services but also serve as a powerful medium for spreading awareness and acceptance of AYUSH systems among the wider public.
Source: medicaldialogues