. Central Council of Indian Medicine ( CCIM ) is a statutory body under Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_India) , set up in 1971 under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, (Act 48) (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_federal_legislation#1951.E2.80.931975) which was passed in 1970. It is one of the Professional councils (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Grants_Commission_(India)#Professional_councils) under University Grants Commission (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Grants_Commission_(India)) (UGC) to monitor higher education in Indian systems of medicine, including Ayurveda (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda) , Siddha (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddha) , Unani (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unani) and Sowa-Rigpa (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Tibetan_medicine)