VAP asks govt to direct NCISM to withdraw denial of permission to admit students for BAMS at Warangal

Chennai, November 14, 2022:

Following denial of permission to admit students for the degree course Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicines and Surgery (BAMS) to the A L Government Ayurvedic College at Warangal by the National Commission for Indian System of Medicines (NCISM), the Telangana chapter of the Vishwa Ayurveda Parishad (VAP) has appealed to the Union Minister of Ayush to immediately intervene into the matter to save the institution from the crisis.

Further, the association has wanted the state health ministry to take steps to appoint sufficient higher grade faculties and other required staffs to the college and to the hospital without delay.

After a visit to the institution by a team of experts from the national commission for a complete inspection including facilities and verification of qualifications of the faculties, the commission has denied permission to start new course from this academic year. According to VAP-Telangana, NCISM has found that the college was not fulfilling the sufficient requirements with regard to highly qualified faculties and other facilities in the college.

In a letter sent to the union minister, VAP says that the national commission has found a 10 percent shortage in the total requirement of higher quality teaching staff, and a certain percentage of deficiencies in non-teaching and hospital staff.

The office-bearers who met the minister informed him that the processes of recruitment and promotions are depending on the policies of the state government and it will take place as and when the authorities take the decisions. But the decision of the NCISM will become a hurdle to the new generation students who want to do the course provided admission is not granted. Considering the future of the students, the government must intervene into the issue and direct the national commission to withdraw its denial.  VAP is an organisation working for the renaissance of the traditional system of Ayurveda, says the letter.

Later talking to Pharmabiz, the national vice-president of the VAP, Dr.PremanandRao said there are only two government Ayurveda medical colleges in Telangana, one is in Hyderabad and another one is in Warangal. These two institutions are very old and have been working under the state government. Both the institutions admit 63 students for the BAM course every year.

As regards the present unfortunate plight, Dr.Premanand said Viswa Ayurveda Parishad has wanted the government of Telangana to appoint higher quality faculties immediately and engage qualified nurses and other staff at the hospital. NCISM has found deficiencies of nurses and class IV employees in addition to professors and assistant professors. He said VAP has informed the state minister of health to write a letter to the Union Ayush secretary for relaxing the norms this year. Pharmabiz