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Jammu: Minister for Health & Medical Education, Ladakh Affairs Mangat Ram Sharma while replying the resolution moved by Nassrullah regarding recognition of Electro-Homeopathy as 5th Medical Science in the state said “there are scores of local traditions of medicines and streams of alternative medicines in the country but most of these have not yet acquired the status of system of medicine even though these are practicing in different parts of the country for treatment and cure of human illness and diseases. The government of India recognizes only six of these systems of medicines viz Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Sidha and Homeopathy, which at Central level are known as AYUSH.
It is reported that some private institutions in some states are conducting degree courses in Electropathy and Electro-Homeopathy. Their qualifications under the name of Bachelor of Electropathic Medicine and Surgery (BEMS) are neither recognized by the Centre nor by the state government. Youths of various states including from J&K have been undergoing these courses at various institutions. One such institute under the name of PN Medical Institute of Electropathy Jammu and Pathankote was operating near Jammu which no longer exists in Jammu. It is reported that it has been shifted to Punjab.
These degree holders had been agitating at national and state level for recognition of their degrees and system of medicines for last 10 to 15 years. They had filed writ petitions in different courts. The High Court of Delhi in CWP No. 4015/96 and O.M./ No. 8468/97 dated November 18, 1998 had directed inter-alia central and state government to consider legislation to grant of license to existing and new institutes to control and regulating various un-recognized streams of alternative medicines.
The feasibility of making legislation, the committee considered all new streams of medicines but did not recommend any other alternative medicines except already recognized systems of medicines viz Ayurveda, Sidha, Unani, Homeopathy, Yoga and Naturopathy, which alone were found to fulfill the norms for recognition as system of medicines.
However, the state government initiated process to explore possibilities of absorbing BEMS & BHEMS degree holders health department based on their recognized qualification of 10+2, as we cannot take cognizance of their qualification, which is not recognized.
The government is fully conscious of the fact that these youths are suffering as they have no avenues to earn their livelihood on the basis of their unrecognized degrees. In order to channelize their potential, the state government is considering their case sympathetically and formulating a proposal after seeking approval of Chief Minister to offer to them job of para-medical staff.
GreaterKashmir.com , India - Jan 24, 2008

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