CCRUM, the autonomous Unani research body under the Ministry of Ayush, operates 21 clinical institutes/units/centres nationwide, benefiting about 47 lakh people over the last five years through outreach.
NSSO's 79th Round survey (July 2022-June 2023) found Ayush awareness at 94.8% in rural India and 96% in urban India, with 46.3% rural and 52.9% urban residents using Ayush treatment within the past year.
NCISM has issued six new regulations since 2022 to standardise Unani undergraduate/postgraduate education, curricula and assessment nationally.
Promote awareness of all Ayush systems including Unani
Key: Ministry of Ayush's outreach vehicle; under it CCRUM ran 322 seminars/webinars, 205 training programmes and 3 international conferences over 5 years
Autonomous Unani research body; runs 21 clinical institutes and outreach reaching ~47 lakh people over 5 years
Statutory regulator issuing UG/PG education, examination, ethics and college-rating regulations for Unani and other ISM streams
Premier postgraduate Unani teaching institute; flagship campus at Bengaluru established 1984
GS Paper 2 > Governance > Health Survey Data & Education Regulation
Recurring annual Unani Day / Parliament reply topic
All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test, conducted by NTA through NCISM for admission to Ayush PG programmes, including Unani.