Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 5: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) field by Educational Environmental Social Sports and Cultural Society regarding implementation of AYUSH system of medicine to strengthen the public health system at all level, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice MM Kumar and Justice Tashi Rabstan today directed Chief Secretary and others to file reply within two weeks.
In the PIL, it has been submitted that AYUSH doctors are forced to prescribe allopathic medicines which is against norms and due to which the choice of treatment given to patients under one roof has been defeated.
“SHRC has also taken cognizance of the matter in a complaint and directed the State Government to prohibit AYUSH doctors to prescribe allopathic medicines”, the PIL said, adding “Principal Accountant General (Audit) J&K Govt Vide No SS/IT/2013-14/AM-22 dated February 25, 2014 observed that there was short fall of 90% in the release of funds by NRHM and the ISM Department has been functioning as employment generation unit instead of providing health facilities to the population by way of providing medicine/ drugs”.
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