24 Ayurveda colleges disapproved by CCIM

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BANGALORE: Not complying with the standards fixed by the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), hundreds of ayurveda colleges ..

BANGALORE: Not complying with the standards fixed by the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), hundreds of ayurveda colleges are mushrooming in the country.
Karnataka ranks second after Maharashtra, to house the highest number of ayurveda colleges in the country and barring a few, most of these colleges are run by private people and are well below the standards fixed by the CCIM.A majority of our politicians have been involved in the mushrooming of these colleges across the state, due to which these colleges do not meet the required standards.

After the country wide inspection of all the ayurveda colleges, Central Council of Indian Medicine, an apex body which prescribes minimum standards of education in the Indian Systems of Medicine has come out with the fresh list of colleges lacking the set standards for the year 20112012.

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While some are short of teaching faculty, it was also found that duplicity of names and fake experience affidavits are being submitted in many cases, others do not have inpatients facilities and lesser number of OPD patients, said Dr Jayaprakash Narayana, vice president, CCIM.

Since 40 years, CCIM did not engaged its council members but sought assistance from professors and readers of government colleges to conduct the inspection in ayurveda colleges across the country, the CCIM member added.