Provisions relating to Ayurvedic, Unani & Siddha Drugs

Ayurvedic, Unani & Siddha Drugs Technical Advisory Board

1) The Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette and with effect from such date as may be specified therein, constitute a Board(to be called the {Ayurvedic, Unani & Siddha Drugs Technical Advisory Board}) to advise the Central Government and the State Governments on technical matters arising out of this chapter and to carry out the other functions assigned to it by this chapter.

A) The Board Shall consist of the following members, namely:-


1) The Director-General of Health Services, ex officio;

2) The Drugs Controller, India, ex officio;

3) The principal officer dealing with Indian system of medicine in the Ministry of Health, ex officio;

4) The Director of the Central Drugs Laboratory, Calcutta, ex officio;

5) One person holding the appointment of Govt. Analyst under section 34-F, to be nominated by the Central Govt.;

6) One Pharmacognocist to be nominated by Central Govt.;

7) One Phyto-chemist to be nominated the Central Govt.

8) Four persons to be nominated by Central Govt., two from amongst the members of the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Committee, one from amongst the members of the Unani Pharmacopoeia Committee and one from amongst the members of the Siddha Pharmacopoeia Committee;

9) One teacher in Darvyaguna, and Bhaishajya Kalpana, to be nominated by the Central Government;

10) One teacher in ILM-UL-ADVIA and TAKLIS-WA DAWASZAI, to be nominated by the Central Government;

11) One teacher in Gunapadam to be nominated by Central Government;

12) Three persons, one each to represent the Ayurvedic, Siddha & Unani drug industry, to be nominated by the Central Government;

13) Three persons, one each from among the practitioners of Ayurvedic, Siddha & Unani Tibb systems of medicine to be nominated by the Central Government;

14) Three persons, one each from among the practitioners of Ayurvedic, Siddha & Unani Tibb systems of medicine to be nominated by the Central Government.