Financial assistance to be provided to add 100 new AYUSH Wellness Centres in the state in addition to the already existing ones
The Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India has announced a series of initiatives to strengthen the AYUSH infrastructure in the state of Uttarakhand.
The initiatives announced under the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) scheme will help in promoting Ayurveda, Unani, Naturopathy, Herbal Medicines and development of AYUSH Industry in the state.
Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of AYUSH, Ports, Shipping & Waterways, said, “The government of India has invested 1 lakh crore through various schemes in the state and is making concerted efforts to make Uttarakhand as a progressive state. In addition, to ensure access to premier ayurvedic education, a ‘Marma Chikitsa’ training center will be made in the Uttarakhand Ayurveda University as the nodal centre for the country, which will help students from across the country and world to specialize themselves in Ayurveda.”
Other announcement includes establishing ten 10 bedded hospitals in the state; 50-bedded upgraded AYUSH hospital in Kotdwar; 50-bedded Unani hospital in Piran kaliyar, Haridwar; establishment of Government Homeopathic Medical College at Doiwala; provision of mobile AYUSH units (AYUSH Raths) in each district to increase the availability of AYUSH services for general public; financial assistance for setting up 100 more AYUSH wellness centres in addition to the already existing ones to increase access and availability of AYUSH services to the public.
During the programme, it was also announced that to popularize the use of commonly available medicinal plants, National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) will support 200 school herbal garden to generate awareness amongst students; NMPB will support 13 nurseries in 13 districts to provide quality planting material to the farmers in Uttarakhand; an assistance of 15 lakhs per farmer group will be given for setting up local cluster for value addition, drying, warehousing and augmenting marketing infrastructure for medicinal plants and in ‘Marma Chikitsa’ Uttarakhand Ayurveda University is to be made the nodal centre for the country.