Report of the Udupa K.N. Committee on Ayurveda Research Evaluation

The government of India’s Ministry of Health appointed the Udupa K.N. Committee on Ayurveda Research Evaluation in July 1958. Dr. K. N. Udupa – a surgical specialist and the founder-director of the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University – was made its chairperson. The Committee had to assess existing Ayurveda research; the need for upgrading institutions teaching Ayurveda; facilities for training and research in Ayurveda; the nature, volume and standards of the Ayurvedic pharmaceutical products; and the ‘practice and recognition’ of the Ayurvedic system of medicine. The Report of the Udupa K.N...