Panaji: The Goa Council of Ayurvedic and Other Allied Indian Systems of Medicine has filed a complaint alleging that an ayurveda hospital and panchakarma center at Porvorim is operating without obtaining mandatory statutory licenses.President of the Goa Council of Ayurvedic and Other Allied Indian Systems of Medicine Dr Sneha Bhagwat said that during an inspection of the hospital, officials found that the doctors practicing at the hospital were not registered with the Goa Ayurvedic Council, except for two local doctors.Bhagwat has filed a complaint with the North Goa SP, the North Goa collector and the health department calling for stringent action against the hospital and suspend its operations until all required licenses, registrations and statutory permissions are obtained.“The establishment was also found to be carrying out panchakarma and naturopathy treatments and dispensing medicines without possessing the necessary pharmacy license. The inspection further revealed absence of Clinical Establishment License, pollution control board clearance, fire NOC and other mandatory approvals. Employees working at the establishment were also found without valid health cards. Though the establishment claims to function as a 30-bedded hospital, no valid legal documentation supporting the same was produced during inspection,” said Bhagwat.She added that the operations of the ayurveda and panchakarma center in violation of legal requirements endanger public health.
