new delhi the government is mulling over a proposal to have a national ayush council on the lines of medical council of india to establish and maintain the standard of education of traditional medicine as well as recognise the qualification and register ayush practitioners in the countrywe have received a proposal the final decision will be taken at a higher level said dr manoj nesri adviser ayurveda in the ayush ministrythe ministry is currently preparing a white paper on the matter which once whetted by mos ayush shripad yesso naik it will be sent to niti aayog he addedas the proposal is still in its nascent stage senior officials are debating whether there should be an independent national ayush council or whether it should be part of the national medical commission mooted by niti aayog as a replacement for medical council of indiawhen there is one national health policy let us have one regulatory body as well which can have different boards for different medical systems a senior ministry official saidhe also cited the example of china where there is one medical body for both traditional chinese medicine as well as allopathic medicineif this happens officials said ayush practitioners will be recognised at par with allopathic medical practitioners and have greater acceptabilitythe national medical commission bill in its current form only covers allopathic medicine as it defines medicine as all branches of allopathic medicine such as surgery paediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology but does not extend to indian systems of medicine such as homeopathy or to veterinary medicine veterinary surgery and dentistry