I am going to add that ’study of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH)’ and ‘biotechnology’ should both be appropriately supported. I am not sure of the economics (how much money for what) though.

I understand that modern biotech research is more expensive (because of the instruments/reagents involved) than traditional health studies, but there is another issue at stake here. Modern biomedical research stands on top of a physio-chemical premise (traceable to the concept of clockwork universe). These traditional studies start with a set of axioms that are currently seen as ‘orthogonal’ to the modern worldview. Unless we bring people of different camps together, how do we ever build a bridge?

To some extent, science is culturally constructed, so it might be OK to be pluralistic in our views.

That said, I strongly agree with your views on accountability and proper usage. While I agree that Yoga research should be allowed, I think it is important to have a proper system in place for evaluating the results and monitoring the progress (much as in biotech research). That seems to be a major bottleneck.