Ayurveda,
Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic drugs are regulated through the Drugs and
Cosmetics Act, 1940, which is a Central Act uniformly applicable throughout the
country. Rules 85-A to 85-I and Rules 151 to 159 of the Drugs and Cosmetics
Rules, 1945 respectively provide the regulatory provisions for grant of
licenses to manufacture Homoeopathic and Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani drugs and
promote their safety and quality. The standards of Homoeopathic medicines to be
complied with are prescribed in Schedule II of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act,
1940 and of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani drugs in Rule 168 of Drugs and Cosmetics
Rules, 1945. Under the provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, the Central
Government has the power to make or amend rules in this regard after
consultation with or on the recommendation of the relevant Drugs Technical
Advisory Board.
There are two
appellate Laboratories, namely, Pharmacopoeial Laboratory for Indian Medicine
(PLIM) and Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeial Laboratory (HPL) set up by the Central
Government in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, which are functioning as standard
setting cum drug-testing laboratories for Indian Medicines and Homoeopathy
respectively. Through Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Quality Control of
ASU&H drugs, financial support has been provided to 27 State Drug Testing
Laboratories for improving their infrastructural and functional capacity.
Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 also provide for approval of institutions for
carrying out tests on Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs and raw materials used
in the manufacture of these drugs. In the annual plan 2014-15, under National
AYUSH mission, there is an allocation of Rs.8.00 crore for quality control of
ASU&H medicines out of which eligible proposals of the States/UTs can avail
grant-in-aid to strengthen or establish Drug Testing Laboratories.
State/UT-wise lists of laboratories supported under the Centrally Sponsored
Scheme and of the approved laboratories under the provisions of Drugs and
Cosmetics Rules, 1945 are placed below:-
LIST OF Assisted
State Govt. Drug Testing Laboratories
for ASU drugs
1. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory
Indian
Medicine Pharmacy (Ayu.),
Kattedan,
Hyderabad, 500077.
2. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory
Govt.
Central Pharmacy, Jayanagar,
I Block, Near Ashoka
pillar,
Bangalore,
Karnataka.
3. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory
Govt.
Ayurvedic and Unani Pharmacy,
Vazirabad,
Nanded,
Maharashtra-431602
4. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory
Food
& Drug Laboratory,
Near
polytechnic, Vadodara, Gujarat.
5. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory,
Govt.
Ayurvedic Pharmacy,
Pushkar Road,
Ajmer,
Rajasthan
6. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory
Ayurvedic&Unani
Medicine,
Takait Rai
Talab, Mohan Road,
Lucknow,
UttarPradesh
7. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory
Research
Institute in ISM,
Joginder nagar,
Distt. Mandi,
H.P.-176120,
8. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory
Rishikul
State
Ayurvedic
College,Haridwar,
Uttarakhand
9. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory
Ayurvedic
Research Institute,
Drug
Standardization Unit, Poojappura,
Thiruvananthapuram.
10. Govt.
Drug Testing & Research Laboratory (ISM)
Govt.
Ayurvedic Hospital Campus,
Nagarwartangi,
P.O. BJB Nagar. Bhubaneswar,
Odisha-751014.
11. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory for ISM,
Arignar, Anna
Govt.
Hospital
of Indian Medicine Complex,
Arumbakkam,
Chennai, (T.N).
12. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory
State
Pharmacopoeial Laboratory & Pharmacy for
Indian
Medicine,
Kalyani,
Nadia West Bengal
13. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory
Govt.
Ayurvedic Pharmacy Compound,
AmkhoLashkar,
Gwalior M.P-
474009.
14. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory,
Govt. Ayurvedic
Pharmacy,
GE Road,
Raipur,
Chhatisgarh.
15. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory
Combined Food
& Drug Laboratory,
Patoli,
Mangotrian,
Jammu –
180007.
16. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory for ISM Drugs,
Govt.
Ayurvedic College,
Guwahati
17. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory (ISM),
AushadhNiyantranBhawan,
Pt.
Nehru Office Complex,
Agartala-
799006, Tripura.
18. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory
Zamabawk,
Aizwal,
Mizoram.
19. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory (ISM),
Food &
Drug Laboratory,
Pesteur
Institute,
Shillong,
Meghalaya – 793001.
20. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory (ISM),
Neheralagrum,
Itanagar,
Arunachal
Pradesh.
21. Govt. Drug
Testing Laboratory for AYUSH,
Kohima,
Nagaland
22. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory
Govt. Central
Pharmacy & Store,
Old
Press Rd, Patiala, Punjab.
23. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory
Sri Krishna
Govt. Ayurveda College & Hospital,
Kurukshetra,
Haryana
24. Govt.
Drug Testing Laboratory
Ranchi,
Jharkhand
25.
Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory,
Ayurveda and
Unani Pharmacy compound,
Patna,
Bihar.
26.
State Drug Testing Laboratory for ASU&H drugs,
Chander,
Sikkim.
27.
Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory for ASU drugs,
SASTRA,
Thanjavur,
Tamil Nadu.
List of Approved Ayurveda, Siddha
&Unani Drug Testing Laboratories
Under Rule -160 A to J of the Drugs and
Cosmetics Rule, 1945
|
S. No
|
Name of the State
|
Name of the laboratory
|
Validity period
|
|
1.
|
Gujarat
|
1. M/s Shree Dhanvantary Pharmaceutical Analysis & Res. Centre,
Near Railway Station, Kim (E), Kudsad Road, TalukaOlpad, Surat - 394110,
Gujarat;
|
23/12/2010
To
22/12/2015
|
|
2. M/s Oasis Test House,
24, A-B. Sardar Patel Industrial Estate, Narol, Ahmedabad-382405,
|
10/06/2011
To
09/06/2016
|
|
2.
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
1) M/s Charak Pharmaceuticals (P) Ltd.,
Village
- Katha, P.O - Baddi, Tehsil-Nalagarh, Solan - 173205, H.P
|
18/11/2013
To
17/11/2016
|
|
2) M/s Ayurvet Ltd.
Village - Katha, P.O-Baddi-173205, Tehsil- Nalagarh, Solan -
173205 ,H.P;
|
16/09/2013
To
15/09/2016
|
|
3) M/s Baijnath Research & Development Laboratory,
Paprola, Tehsil - Baijnath, Dist. Kangra -176115 (HP)
|
06/10/2013
To
05/10/2016
|
|
3.
|
Karnataka
|
1) M/s KLE Society’s Shri B.M. Kankanvari Ayurvedic Mahavidyalaya,
Shahpura, Belgaum-03
|
14/09/2011
To
13/09/2014
|
|
2) M/s. Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Ltd.14, 2nd phase,
Peenya Industrial Area,
Bangalore-560058
|
05/04/2013
To
04/04/2016
|
|
3) FRLHT, 74/2 JarakabandeKaval,
Post
Attur Via Yelahanka, Bangalore - 560 064.
|
10/06/2013
To
09/06/2016
|
|
4) M/s. Shiva Analytical (I) Ltd.,
Plot
24D (P) & 34 (D), KIADB Industrial Area, HausKote, Bangalore
|
16/03/2014 To
15/03/2017
|
|
5) M/s Natural Remedies Pvt. Ltd.,
5-B, Veersandra Industrial area, 19th K.M. Stone,
Hosur Road, Electronic City post, Bangalore -560100;
|
24/11/2012
To
23/11/2015
|
|
4.
|
Kerala
|
1) M/s Nagarjuna Herbal Concentrates Ltd.,
Kalayanthani,
Thodupuzha, Idukki, Kerala – 685588,
|
28/10/2013
To
27/10/2016
|
|
2) M/s SreedhareeyamAyurvedic Medicines (P) Ltd,
Door No. KGP V/485F, V/485 G, Nellikkattumana, Koothattukulam,
Ernakulam - 686662 (Kerala).
|
09/01/2014
To
08/01/2017
|
|
3)
The Pharmaceutical Corporation (IM)Kerala
Ltd. (Oushadhi)Kuttanellur P.O, Thrissur
|
05/03/2014
To
04/03/2017
|
|
5.
|
Orissa
|
M/s
Bio Lab, C/o Bio Sourcing. Com Pvt. Ltd
A 41,
Ashok Nagar, Janpath,Bhubaneswar – 751009
|
30/03/2012
To
29/03/2015
|
|
6.
|
Punjab
|
M/s
Herbal Health Research Consortium Pvt Ltd
Village-
KhayalaKhurd, Ram Tirth Road,
Amritsar
|
22/01/2014
To
21/01/2017
|
|
7.
|
Rajasthan
|
M/s
Ayushraj Enterprises Pvt. Ltd
Village -
Mansinghpura, DahmiBegas Road,
Ajmer Road,
Jaipur (Raj)
|
10/02/2014
To
09/02/2017
|
|
8.
|
Tamilnadu
|
1) M/s Cholayil Pvt. Ltd.,
31-A/24 SIDCO industrial Estate,
Ambatture, Chennai – 600098;
|
05/06/2012
To
31/12/2016
|
|
2) M/s Sargam Laboratory Pvt Ltd.,
No.2, Ramavaram Road, Manapakkam, Chennai – 600089.
|
30/06/2011
To
31/03/2016
|
|
3) M/s Department of Chemistry, Regional Research Institute of Unani
Medicine,
1, West Mada church Road, Royapuram,
Chennai-600013, Tamilnadu
|
03/07/2013
To
28/01/2016
|
|
4) M/s Captain SrinivasaMurti Drug Research Institute for Ayurveda,
AA Govt. Hospital of Indian Medicine, Arumbakkam, Chennai- 600106.
|
13/06/2014
To
28/12/2017
|
|
5) M/s Centre for Advance research in Indian System of Medicine,
Unit of Shanmuga Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy
(SASTRA) University, Thanjavur.
|
16/06/2014
To
05/03/2018
|
|
9.
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
M/s
Amar Pharmaceuticals & Labs (India) Pvt Ltd.
107-B-2,
Industrial Cooperative Estate, Dada Nagar, Kanpur, U.P
|
15/05/2013
To
14/05/2016
|
|
10.
|
Uttarakhand
|
1) M/s Devansh Testing & Research Laboratory
94, Shiv Ganga Industrial Estate, Lakeshari, Roorkee, Haridwar,
Uttarakhand
|
19/09/2013
To
18/09/2016
|
|
2) M/s Multani Pharmaceuticals Ltd.,
Khasra No.37 Village- Makkanpur- MahmoodAlam, Bhagwanpur, Roorkee,
Uttarakhand
|
14/07/2013
To
13/07/2016
|
|
3) AYUSH Drug Testing Laboratory,
IMPCL, Mohan Nagar, Almora
|
23/09/2013
To
22/09/2016
|
|
11.
|
Delhi
|
1)
M/s ARBRO Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Analytical
Division, 4/9, Kirti Nagar Ind. Area, New Delhi-15
|
01/01/2013
To
31/12/2015
|
|
2)
M/s Standard Analytical Laboratory Pvt.
Ltd. 69, Functional Ind. Estate, Parparganj, Delhi-92
|
18/03/2014
To
17/03/2017
|
|
3)
M/s ITL Labs Pvt. Ltd.B-283-284,
Mangolpuri Ind. Area, Phase-I, Delhi-83
|
01/05/2012
To
30/04/2015
|
|
4)
M/s Delhi Test House. A-62/3, G.T.Karnal
Road Ind. Area, Opp. Hans Cinema, Azadpur, Delhi-33
|
02/02/2012
To
01/02/2015
|
|
5)
M/s Sophisticated Industrial Materials Analytic
Labs. Pvt. Ltd.
C-95, Okhla Ind. Area, Phase-I, New Delhi-20
|
09/05/2012
To
08/05/2015
|
|
6)
M/s Shree Krishna Analytical Services
A-5/4, Mayapuri Industrial Area, Phase-2, New Delhi-110064
|
29/12/2012
To
28/12/2015
|
|
7)
M/s Shriram Institute for Industrial Research
19, University Road, Delhi-110007
|
05/03/2014
To
04/03/2017
|
The proposal
of setting up a separate Central Drug Controller of AYUSH is in the process of
final approval by the competent authority. The proposal upon approval will be
operationalized after recruitment of suitable personnel.
Under the
Ministry of AYUSH, there are five Research Councils viz. Central Council for
Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Central Council for Research in Unani
Medicine (CCRUM), Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN),
Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS), Central Council for Research in
Homoeopathy (CCRH) for undertaking and promoting research in respective
systems. These Councils have 81 research institutes and centres spread across
the country as stated below:-
State/UT
–wise Number of Institutes/Centres of Central Research Councils under Ministry
of AYUSH
|
S.
No.
|
Name of the State
|
Ayurveda,
|
Yoga & Naturopathy
|
Unani
|
Siddha
|
Homoeopathy
|
Total
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
4
|
|
2.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
3.
|
Assam
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
3
|
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
|
1
|
3
|
|
5.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
6.
|
Delhi
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
|
7.
|
Goa
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
8.
|
Gujarat
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
9.
|
Haryana
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
10.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
|
11.
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
|
12.
|
Jharkhand
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
|
13.
|
Karnataka
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
|
14.
|
Kerala
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
|
15.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
|
16.
|
Maharashtra
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
5
|
|
17.
|
Manipur
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
|
18.
|
Meghalaya
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
19.
|
Mizoram
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
|
20.
|
Telangana
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
3
|
|
21.
|
Tripura
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
|
22.
|
Nagaland
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
23.
|
Odisha
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
3
|
|
24.
|
Punjab
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
25.
|
Rajasthan
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
|
26.
|
Sikkim
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
|
27.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
8
|
|
28.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
2
|
-
|
6
|
-
|
2
|
10
|
|
29.
|
Uttarakhand
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
30.
|
West Bengal
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
4
|
|
31.
|
Andaman & Nicobar Island
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
|
32.
|
Chandigarh
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
33.
|
Dadra &Nagar Haveli
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
34.
|
Daman & Diu
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
35.
|
Lakshadweep
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
36.
|
Puduchchery
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
|
|
Total
|
30
|
1
|
23
|
5
|
22
|
81
|
Upgradation
of existing research institutes/centres is an ongoing process and steps have
been taken to upgrade the laboratories. Following are the details of research
institutes proposed to be set up-
i) Hakim
Ajmal Khan Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine in the campus of
Ayurvedic and UnaniTibbia College, Karol Bagh, New Delhi with an estimated cost
of Rs. 14.00 crores.
ii) Clinical
Research Units of Homoeopathy at Sambalpur (Odisha) and Gorakhpur (Uttar
Pradesh with estimated cost of Rs 16.20 crore and Rs. 56.45 lakh respectively.
iii) Central
Research Institutes of Yoga and Naturopathy at Jhajjar (Haryana) AND Nagmangla
(Karnataka) and further development of Central Research Institute, Rohini
(Delhi) at a total cost of Rs. 51.67 crores.
iv) State
Government of Odisha has allotted land for establishing Central Research
Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy near Bhuwaneshwar.
v) State
Government of West Bengal has offered land for establishing Central Research
Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy.
The
Government encourages and promotes research in AYUSH systems of medicines in
organized and scientific manner by supporting educational & training
programmes, workshops and conferences; by organizing lectures by eminent
experts; State Drug Testing Laboratories and by developing Pharmacopoeial standards etc. Further, the research in AYUSH
undertaken byscientific agencies is supported through Extra Mural Research
Scheme.
The
Minister of State (IC), Ministry of AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik stated this
in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
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