High on an overdose of swadeshi potion it may be , the BJP -led government seems to be happily unaware of what the department of Indian systems of medicine and homeopathy under the union health and family welfare ministry is facing :Extinction. Ministry officials feel that the proposal to merge the department with health and family welfare departments in line with the recommendations of the Fifth Pay Commission will dilute the focus from Ayurveda. The commisssion has recommended the merger of the three departments under one head for better coordination.