11 new AYUSH institutions under NAM assisted through State Annual Action Plans: AYUSH Ministry

Under National Ayush Mission (NAM), as many as 11 New Ayush Educational Institutions in different States/UTs have been assisted as per the proposals submitted by States/UTs through their respective State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs), said the AYUSH Ministry in Lok Sabha.

While answering the question that whether the government is planning to set up new Ayurveda colleges and if so, details thereof, State-wise, AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) Ministry informed in the Lok Sabha, "Setting up new Ayurveda Colleges comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments. However, the Ministry of Ayush is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the National Ayush Mission (NAM) in the country through States/UTs for the promotion and development of Ayush systems. Under NAM, total 11 New Ayush Educational Institutions in different States/UTs have been assisted as per the proposals submitted by States/UTs through their respective State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs)."

"Two satellite Institutes of existing National Institutes are being set up - for National Institute of Ayurveda, the Satellit Institute Jaipur National Institute of Ayurveda, Panchkula is being set up and for All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi the Satellit Institute All India Institute of Ayurveda, Goa is being set up."

Moreover, at North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Folk Medicine Research (NEIAFMR), Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, an Ayurveda College with an intake capacity of 30 students is set up, added the Ministry.

" One Central Drug Laboratory of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy has been established under Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy for the purpose of testing or analysis of Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU & H) Drugs. Through the new Central Sector Scheme for augmenting Quality of Ayush Drugs namely AyushOushadhiGunvattaEvamUttpadanSamvardhanYojana (AOGUSY), Government is providing grants for upgrading and strengthening of Government ASU&H Drug Testing Laboratories and Research Councils Laboratories," added the AYUSH Ministry Lok Sabha statement.

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