Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) Organizes 5-Day Capacity Building Training Program for ASU&H Drug Regulators and Stakeholders

📌 Summary:

• Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) under Ministry of Ayush is organising a 5-day Capacity Building Training Programme (18-22 May 2026)
• Target audience: drug regulators, enforcement authorities, quality control personnel, technical experts, faculty, government analysts, researchers in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H)
• Programme aims to strengthen knowledge, technical skills and professional capabilities in regulatory, academic, quality control and manufacturing sectors of ASU&H drugs
• Chief Guest: Smt. Anita Sharma, Controller of Accounts, MoHFW — appreciated PCIM&H''s contribution to quality standards via modern instruments and advanced scientific techniques
• Guest of Honour: Dr. Abdul Qayum, Director (Technical) & Deputy CEO, National Medicinal Plants Board — emphasised international recognition of PCIM&H pharmacopoeias and growing global demand for ASU&H systems
• Director PCIM&H Dr. Raman Mohan Singh: highlighted standardization and quality control activities

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 — Health governance, traditional medicine regulation, capacity building of regulators; GS3 — quality standards, scientific upgradation of indigenous medicine sector

📝 Prelims Facts:

• PCIM&H = Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy
• Parent Ministry: AYUSH
• ASU&H = Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy
• National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) is also under Ministry of AYUSH
• Pharmacopoeias developed by PCIM&H gain international recognition

🔑 Key Term: Pharmacopoeia — official compendium specifying standards (composition, purity, strength) for drugs; PCIM&H prepares Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic pharmacopoeias for India