Certifications & Trust

India's statutory body regulating individual Ayurvedic, Siddha, and Unani practitioners. Every BAMS / MD (Ayurveda) graduate must register with CCIM (or now NCISM — see below) to practise legally.

• Registration number prefixed by state (e.g. KER-AYU-12345 for Kerala) is mandatory.
• Public register: ccim.gov.in/registers — anyone can verify a practitioner.
• CCIM became NCISM (National Commission for Indian System of Medicine) in 2020 under NCISM Act 2020 — both names appear interchangeably; same statutory function.
• Disciplinary actions are also published — disbarred / suspended doctors are flagged here within 48h.

Central government ministry overseeing Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy. Issues centre certifications, regulates medicines, and grades wellness facilities.

• AYUSH Premium / Silver / Gold / Diamond centre grading — voluntary but credible signal of quality.
• AYUSH Mark on classical medicines = GMP-compliant manufacturer (Kottakkal, Vaidyaratnam, AVP, AVT, Vasudeva Vilasam, Oushadhi, etc.).
• AYUSH Heal-in-India and Ayush Visa programmes for medical-tourism patients.
• AYUSH GRID — central digital health platform integrating practitioner registers, pharmacy registers, and patient records.

Independent quality accreditation body. NABH-AYUSH is the dedicated stream for Ayurvedic hospitals and Panchakarma centres. The most rigorous, voluntary certification a centre can pursue.

• NABH-AYUSH covers: clinical care, infection control, medication management, patient rights, infrastructure safety.
• Re-accreditation every 3 years — surprise audits between cycles.
• NABH-accredited centres feature on AyurConnect with a separate badge — fewer than 60 in all of Kerala have it.
• NABH ≠ legal requirement (CCIM registration is). NABH = quality signal above legal minimum.