Singh is the founder president of the Association of Ayurvedic Physicians of India and a former chairman of the scientific advisory board of the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, an autonomous body under the Ministry of AYUSH.[8] He is also a member of the National Commission on History of Science of the Indian National Science Academy. His research on Ayurveda has been documented by way of over 200 research papers and 15 text books.[citation needed]
Awards and honors
He was awarded with a Lifetime achievement Award by Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (MGIMS) in 2007, the same year as he was made the Emeritus Professor of Banaras Hindu University.[9] He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Indian Medicine and a National Professor at the Ministry of AYUSH of the Government of India.[8] The Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of the Padma Shri in 2016.[10]