Homeopathy Central Council Act.1973

Many families in Mumbai keep a small box of homoeopathic pills at home and visit a homoeopath for colds, skin trouble and allergies. The clinic has a board with the letters BHMS or DHMS. Somebody has decided what those letters mean, which colleges may award them, and whether the holder may put 'Dr' before his name. The Homoeopathy Central Council Act 1973 gave homoeopathy its own regulator, separate from the medical council. Why did homoeopathy get a separate Act, and what does the Act do?

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The Homoeopathy Central Council Act 1973 created the Central Council of Homoeopathy, which regulated homoeopathic education, recognised qualifications, kept the Central Register of Homoeopathy and set professional standards; it has been replaced by a National Commission for Homoeopathy under a 2020 Act.

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