Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
10-December-2013 15:22 IST
Administrative Functioning of Cghs Unani
Central Government Health Scheme provides the healthcare facilities to
its beneficiaries predominantly in the Allopathic system of medicine as
per their demand. AYUSH system of medicine is a very small component
under CGHS. The Unani system is an even smaller component of AYUSH.
There are 10 small units of Unani system consisting of one or two Unani
doctors and pharmacists attached to main CGHS Wellness Centres in Delhi,
Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
Keeping in view the size and strength of Unani component, it is not
considered feasible and financially viable to create separate
administrative set up for different systems of medicine. Since the
infrastructural facilities of Wellness Centre are common for all
systems, the administrative control of Wellness Centre is vested in the
CMO In-charge. The Unani doctors enjoy professional freedom in exercise
of their duties as doctors. However, they are under the overall
administrative control of the Additional Director (CGHS) of the city
concerned.
This was stated by Shri. Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister for Heath and
Family Welfare, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today.