Central Council of Indian Medicine

Central Council of Indian Medicine
Abbreviation	CCIM
Formation	1971
Type	Statutory body
Purpose	Monitor education for Indian System of Medicine
Location	New Delhi;
Region served	India
Parent organisation	Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH),
Website	www.ccimindias.in

Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) was a statutory body under the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India between 1971 and 2021. The CCIM was set up in 1971^[1] under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, (Act 48) which was passed in 1970. It is one of the Professional councils under University Grants Commission (UGC) to monitor higher education in Indian systems of medicine, including Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Sowa-Rigpa.^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ Sharma, Yogima. "Niti Aayog wants axe on homoeopathy, ayurveda bodies". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ CCIM website Archived 26 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved on 15 January 2010
^ "Higher education in India". Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. Archived from the original on 16 December 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
^ "Professional Councils". 'University Grants Commission' (UGC) website. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.