A high level committee headed by SK Mishra, former advisor Government of India AYUSH on Tuesday presented the interim report and the draft bill of the Punjab Ayurved University Act, 2007 for setting up of Punjab Ayurved University at Kharkan (Hoshiarpur).
The draft bill suggests that the proposed university should have the power to grant recognition to all educational institutes providing education in non-allopathic systems including Ayurved, Homeopathic and other non-allopathic systems. Also, the proposed university will have full control for affiliation, academic and administrative control and standardization of curriculum of all non-allopathic systems of education.
The bill suggests the standardization of education system of non-allopathic system of education with a focus on research and development activities in these fields. The bill also suggested the setting up of specialization in these fields by introducing post-graduate courses.
A herbal garden on a five acre area will come up to provide on-hand education to the students and also to provide seeds of rare herbs to the small farmers. The draft also suggested a special package for small farmers opting for the cultivation of herbs in Punjab.
It may be added that the Punjab government had earmarked aaround 25 acre land to set up Punjab Ayurved University in Hoshiarpur.