Section 19 - National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020

19. Composition of Autonomous Boards.-

(1) The composition of the Autonomous Boards shall be as under, namely:-

(a) the Board of Ayurveda shall consist of a President and four Members from the Ayurveda discipline of Indian System of Medicine;

(b) the Board of Unani, Siddha and Sowa-Rigpa shall consist of a President and two Members from each of the Unani, Siddha and Sowa-Rigpa disciplines of Indian System of Medicine;

(c) the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine shall consist of a President and eight Members:

Provided that the President and six out of eight Members shall be chosen from the Ayurveda, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Unani disciplines of Indian System of Medicine in such manner that at least one Member represents each such discipline separately, and the remaining two Members shall be accreditation experts;

(d) the Board of Ethics and Registration for Indian System of Medicine shall consist of a President and eight Members:

Provided that the President and six out of eight Members shall be chosen from the Ayurveda, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Unani disciplines of Indian System of Medicine in such manner that at least one Member represents each such discipline separately, and the remaining two Members shall be chosen from any of the disciplines of quality assurance, public health, law or patient advocacy.

(2) The President and Members of the Autonomous Boards to be chosen under sub-section (1) shall be persons of outstanding ability, proven administrative capacity and integrity, possessing postgraduate degree in respective disciplines from a recognised University and having experience of not less than fifteen years in respective fields, out of which at least seven years shall be as a leader:

Provided that seven years as leader in the case of the President and Member from Indian System of Medicine shall be in the area of health, growth and development of education in Indian System of Medicine.