{
  "id": 297569,
  "title": "Commission for Indian Medicine says registered AYUSH doctors cannot be called ‘quacks’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/commission-for-indian-medicine-says-registered-ayush-doctors-cannot",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-08T03:50:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu Health",
    "slug": "the-hindu-health",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/commission-for-indian-medicine-says-registered-ayush-doctors-cannot-be-called-quacks/article71285755.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) has issued a circular clarifying that duly qualified and registered practitioners of the Indian System of Medicine, including graduates of Ayurveda (BAMS), Unani (BUMS), Siddha (BSMS), and Sowa-Rigpa (BSRMS), are legally recognised medical practitioners under the NCISM Act, 2020. This circular, dated July 29, 2026, states that there is no legal basis for describing such registered practitioners as “quacks” or “bogus doctors”. The Commission emphasized that practitioners registered with the appropriate State Councils under the Indian Medicine Central Council (IMCC) Act, 1970 and the NCISM Act, 2020 enjoy legal recognition and are entitled to practice within the scope permitted by law.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}