Central Council of Indian Medicine

Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) was a statutory body under the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India between 1971 and 2021.

It is one of the Professional councils under University Grants Commission (UGC) to monitor higher education in Indian systems of medicine, including Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Sowa-Rigpa.

[6] CCIM had been involved in regulating the Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Tibbia education courses at the graduate and post-graduate streams.

The parliament and president approved the National Commission for Indian Systems of Medicine (NCISM) on 20 September 2020.

The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine set up according to the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2021, will govern the Board of Ayurveda and Unani and the Board of Unani, Siddha and Sowarigpa.