Stop Discrimination against Siddha Doctors, try to regularise them at par with Allopathy ones: Court Tells Govt
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The court also observed that there was no separate University for Ayush which comprises Siddha, Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani and Homeopathy, in Tamil Nadu.
Madurai: Responding to a public interest litigation petition which sought a direction to the Centre and State to allot funds for the development of Siddha medicine, the state high court recently asked the government several questions about the regularisation of such practitioners in the state
The Madras High court Monday asked why Siddha doctors in the State were being discriminated against and if it was possible to regularise their services under the National Rural Health Mission on par with Allopathic doctors.
A division bench of the court's Madurai bench, comprising, Justices N Kirubakaran and S S Sundar, also posted if the government would reserve at least 50 per cent of the appointments for Siddha doctors under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram.
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