Tamil Nadu to Launch Siddha-Based Fertility Clinic
TN Govt to Start Siddha Fertility Services
Chennai: In a move to integrate traditional and modern healthcare, the Tamil Nadu Health Department will soon launch fertility clinics based on Siddha medicine on a pilot basis at the Government Siddha Hospital in Chennai. The initiative was announced by Health Minister Ma Subramanian during an event commemorating International Yoga Day.
The announcement comes in the wake of rising infertility rates and the growing demand for affordable, holistic, and accessible fertility care. Tamil Nadu has already established three allopathic fertility clinics in Chennai, Coimbatore, and Salem to address this public health challenge.
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In addition to the fertility clinic initiative, the government is also reviving its efforts to establish a dedicated Siddha medical university. Although the Tamil Nadu Siddha Medical University Bill, 2022, was previously tabled in the legislative assembly, it was later withdrawn. The government has now announced plans to introduce fresh legislation aligned with the provisions of the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act.
In 2021–2022, the state government announced plans to create a separate university for Siddha medicine. A bill to this effect was passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on April 28, 2022, and sent to the Governor for assent. However, the Raj Bhavan forwarded the bill to the President of India.
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According to TOI, the Centre said certain provisions of the Tamil Nadu Siddha Medical University Bill, 2022, are not in accordance with the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020. "We will place the new bill in the coming assembly session," Subramanian said.
Tamil Nadu is currently the only state in India with government-run colleges for all five streams of Indian medicine and homoeopathy. The state government has also announced plans to fill existing doctor vacancies in these streams.
