 bill no 255  of  2016 the homoeopathy central council (amendment) bill, 2016 by dr kirit premjibhai solanki, mp a billfurther to amend the homoeopathy central council act, 1973be  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and commencementamendment of section 12a59 of 19732 in section 12a of the homoeopathy central council act, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the principal act),—(i) in sub-section (1),— (a) in clause (b), after sub-clause (ii), the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely:—5"(iii) admit a new batch of students in any course of study or training(including post-graduate course of study or training),"; (b) after the long line and before explanation— i, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:—10"provided that the previous permission to admit a new batch of students under sub-clause (iii) may be obtained for a period of five years, subject to the provisions of this act"; and (ii) in sub-section (7), for clauses (a) to (c), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:—1520"(a) whether the proposed medical institution or the existing medical institution seeking to open a new or higher course of study or training (including post-graduate course of study or training), or to increase its admission capacity or to admit a new batch of students in any course of study or training (including post-graduate course of study or training), is in a position to offer the minimum standards of medical education as prescribed by the central council under section 20;25(b) whether the person seeking to establish a medical institution or the existing medical institution seeking to open a new or higher course of study or training (including post-graduate course of study or training), or to increase its admission capacity or to admit a new batch of students in any course of study or training (including post-graduate course of study or training) has adequate financial resources under this act;30(c) whether necessary facilities in respect of staff, equipment, accommodation, training, hospital and other facilities to ensure proper functioning of the medical institution or conducting the new or higher course of study or training (including post-graduate course of study or training), or increasing the admission capacity or in admitting a new batch of students in any course of study or training (including post-graduate course of study or training) have been provided or would be provided within the time limit specified in the scheme;"35amendment of section 12b3 in section 12b of the principal act, after sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—40"(4) where any medical institution admits a new batch of students in any course of study or training (including post-graduate course of study or training) without the previous permission of the central government in accordance with the provisions of section 12a, the medical qualification granted to any student of such new batch shall not be deemed to be a recognized medical qualification for the purposes of this act" statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe homoeopathy central council act, 1973 provides for constitution of the central council of homoeopathy for regulation of the educational standards of homoeopathic medical colleges, maintenance of the central register of practitioners of homoeopathy and for matters connected therewiththe homoeopathy central council act, 1973 was amended in the year 2002 to check growth of sub-standard colleges, increase in admission capacity and starting of new courses in such colleges the permission of  the central government is mandatory for establishing new colleges or starting new courses of study the existing provision in the homoeopathy central council act is, however, not enabling the central government to stop admissions in colleges, which are not conforming to standards specified in the regulations made under the said act due to this, quality of homoeopathy education is being compromisedthe bill, therefore, seeks to amend the homoeopathy central council act, 1973 with a view to—(a) make provision for obtaining prior permission of the central government by all homoeopathy medical colleges for admission of new batches of students in any course of study or training (including post-graduate course of study or training); and(b) provide that the aforesaid permission by the central government may be obtained for a period of five years in one go;the proposed amendment will ensure quality of homoeopathy education leading to better healthcare through homoeopathy system of medicinethe bill seeks to achieve the aforesaid objectivesnew delhi;kirit premjibhai solankijuly 8,  2016 annexure extract from the homoeopathy central council act, 1973 (no 59 of 1973)         12a (1) notwithstanding anything contained in this act or any other law for the time being in force,—          permission for establishment of new medical institution, new course of study etc(ii) increase its admission capacity in any course of study or training (including the post-graduate course of study or training),          (7) the central council, while making its recommendations under clause (b) of sub-section (3) and the central government, while pasing an order, either approving or disapproving the scheme under sub-section (4), shall have due regard to the following factors, namely:—(a) whether the proposed medical institution or the existing medical institution seeking to open a new or higher course of study or training, would be in a position to offer the minimum standards of medical education as prescribed by the central council under section 20;(b) whether the person seeking to establish a medical institution or the existing medical institution seeking to open a new or higher course of study or training or to increase its admission capacity has adequate financial resources;(c) whether necessary facilities in respect of staff, equipment, accommodation, training, hospital and other facilities to ensure proper functioning of the medical institution or conducting the new course of study or training or accommodation the increased admission capacity have been provided or would be provided within the time-limit specified in the scheme          ———— a billto amend the homoeopathy central council act, 1973————(dr kirit premjibhai solanki, mp)gmgipmrnd—2648ls(s3)—09112016