On the occasion of Dhanvantari Jayanti and the 9th Ayurveda Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate multiple projects worth over Rs 12,850 crore related to the health sector, emphasizing India’s commitment to promoting Ayurveda alongside accessible healthcare. Central to these efforts is the expansion of the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) with the inauguration of Phase-II, which includes a dedicated Panchakarma hospital, an Ayurvedic pharmacy, a sports medicine unit, a central library, an IT and start-ups incubation centre and a 500-seat auditorium.
Recognizing the potential of Ayurveda to complement modern medical advances, PM Modi will also launch four Ayush Centres of Excellence, namelyCentre of Excellence for diabetes and metabolic disorders at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru; Centre of Excellence in sustainable Ayush for advanced technological solutions, start-up support and net zero sustainable solutions for Rasaushadhies at IIT Delhi; Centre of Excellence for fundamental and translational research in Ayurveda at Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow; and Centre of Excellence on Ayurveda and Systems Medicine at JNU, New Delhi. These four Ayush Centres of Excellence will be dedicated to advancing Ayurveda’s role in addressing modern health challenges and fostering sustainable healthcare solutions. PM will also lay the foundation stone of two Central Research Institutes in Yoga and Naturopathy at Khordha in Odisha, Raipur in Chhattisgarh. These initiatives are key steps in bringing Ayurveda to the forefront of mainstream healthcare, enhancing both research and clinical practice in traditional medicine and highlighting Ayurveda’s unique role in India’s healthcare landscape.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated new manufacturing plant of Medical Devices of Merrill Company located at Chala of Vapi Taluka of Valsad District through video conference. On the occasion, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Finance Minister Kanu Desai were present along with other dignitaries and watched the live telecast of the program of Prime Minister from Delhi at Takshila Auditorium of Merrill Academy.
