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Ayurveda Educational & Hospital Board
 

Ayurveda Educational and Hospital Board is constituted under section22 (1) of the Ayurveda Act No. 31 of 1961 as amended by the Ayurveda (Amendment) Law No. 7 of 1977. In the original enactment it was styled  Ayurvedic Medicine College and Hospital Board. The management of the College of Ayurvedic Medicine was one of its principal functions. With the decision of the Government to  affiliate the College to the University of Ceylon as one of its institutions the Board was relieved of the responsibility of running  the College. Consequently the Board was reconstituted under the name and style of Ayurveda Educational and Hospital Board, by an amendment to the principal enactment.  

 

The Ayurveda Educational and Hospital Board consist of 16 members (ex-officio, nominated and elected).  The Commissioner, an ex-officio member, functions as Chairman. The Board has the following powers.

  • To arrange with the University of Ceylon the terms and conditions to be fulfilled for qualifying for the award of the diplomas and certificates of the University;
  •  To determine and hold examinations to enable persons to obtain diplomas or certificates of the Board and to make such rules as are necessary for that purpose
  • To conduct or to arrange to conduct courses, lectures and classes to enable persons to obtain diplomas or certificates of the Board;
  • To appoint examiners for the examinations held by the Board
  • To make recommendations to the Minister as to the fees to be paid to such examiners;
  • To grant diplomas or other academic distinctions honoris causa;
  •  To make recommendations to the Minister as to the administration of the Central Hospital of Ayurveda and other hospitals of the Department, and in particular, as to the charges to be made  in respect of patients admitted to those hospitals;
  • To make rules for the exercise, discharge and performance of the powers, functions and duties of the Board;, and to do all such acts as may be  necessary for the exercise, discharge and performance of the aforesaid powers, functions and duties.

 

In pursuance of the powers vested in and functions assigned to the Board the Following activities are performed at present.   Holding of the “Diploma in Ayurveda”, examination, primarily intended for those who fail to enter any of the recognised Ayurveda educational institutions. It has been found that there is a great enthusiasm of the part  of students of Ayurveda to sit this examinations. so far it has been conducted only in Sinhala.  Arrangements  are being made to conduct this examination in Tamil as well, so that students of Siddha  medicine may also benefit.

 

 Ayurveda Schools  approved by the department of ayurveda
Jayasinghe Ayurveda Vidyalaya No.36, Wakwella road, Galle.
Sri Lanka Vydya Maha Vidyalaya 229, 1st Maradana, Colombo 10
Susiddhartha Ayurveda Vidyalaya Meegamu Road, Dankotuwa.
Sabaragamu Ayurveda Vidyalaya 207, Balangoda Road, Pelmadulla.
Malewana Ayurveda Vidyalaya Kurunduwatta, Beruwala.
Sri Sudharmawasa Ayurveda Vidyalaya Uduwara, Hali Ela.
Shasthraravinda Ayurveda Vidyalaya Polgolla, Gokarella
Vidyodaya Piriven Ayurveda Vidyalaya  Sri Sumangala Avanue, Colombo 10
Kotte Siri Perakumba Ayurveda Vidyalaya Etul kotte
Sri  Vidyachakravarthi  Ayurveda Vidyalaya. Pothgul Rajamaha Viharaya, Harispattuwa.
Gurukula Ayurveda Vidyalaya Kurunagala
Demunumeye Sri Gnanaratana Ayurveda Vidyalaya Kotubemma Road, Kotte
Gampaha Siddhayurveda Vidyalaya Siri Vajiragnanodaya Pirivena, Mahavita, Yakkala.
Akmeemana AyurvedaVidyalaya Ganegoda, Akmeemana, Galle
Nagaswewa Ayurveda Vidyalaya Dehiattakandiya
Rajarata Pulathisi Vidyalaya Peletiyawa, Dimbulagala
Sri Gnanissara Ayurveda Vidyalaya Dewagiri Maha Pirivena, Appegama, Galle.
Sri Dhanvantary Vidyadachakra Ayurveda Vidyalaya 386/1, Gonagoda Road, Katugastota
Indigenous Medicine School Elpitiya
Kurunegala District Ayurveda Vidyalaya Yantampalawa, Kurunegala
Kurunegala Ayurveda Vidyalaya Maha Mahinda Pirivena, Gettuwana, Kurunegala.
Keraminiya Traditional Ayurveda Vidyalaya Keraminiya, Mavanella.
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Sri Lanka.