Manojit Bhuyan, J.

The disparity in remuneration amongst AYUSH Doctors and discrimination in posting out the petitioners to various Sub-Centres of the State, contrary to norms and guidelines, are the primary issues raised in this writ petition. For better appreciation, the following facts are noticed.

2. The National Rural Health Mission (now called National Health Mission), which was introduced in the year 2005, is an umbrella organization aimed at improving the deficiencies in the healthcare delivery system with focus on eighteen States including Assam. The effective healthcare programmes, with focus on the rural population, also include AYUSH, which is an abbreviation for Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy, which together constitutes the Indian System of Medicines. The Department of Indian Systems of Medicines and Homeopathy which was created by the Government of India in March 1995 was renamed as Department of AYUSH in November 2003. For the effective execution of the schemes under the NHM, there is a Memorandum of Understanding, executed by and between the Government of India and the State Government. Basically, the funding of all the key compon