Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is an Indian government ministry charged with health policy in India. The current minister is Harsh Vardhan. Since 1955 the Ministry regularly publishes the Indian Pharmacopoeia. The Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy deals with alternative medicine systems.

About Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in brief

Summary Ministry of Health and Family WelfareThe Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is an Indian government ministry charged with health policy in India. The current minister is Harsh Vardhan. Since 1955 the Ministry regularly publishes the Indian Pharmacopoeia.

The Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy deals with alternative medicine systems. Now ‘Sowa-Rigpa’ has also been added to AYUSH.