With an intention to promote the indigenous medical practices of India, the Central Government constituted a separate Ministry of AYUSH was set up on November 9, 2014 to ensure the optimal development and propagation of AYUSH systems of health care.
Initiatives
National AYUSH Mission (NAM)
The Government of India has approved and notified National AYUSH Mission (NAM) as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme on September 29, 2014.
Objectives:
- To provide cost effective AYUSH Services, with a universal access through upgrading AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries, co-location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs).
- To strengthen institutional capacity at the State level through upgrading AYUSH educational institutions, State Govt ASU&H Pharmacies, Drug Testing Laboratories and ASU & H enforcement mechanism.
- Support cultivation of medicinal plants by adopting Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) so as to provide sustained supply of quality raw-materials and support certification mechanism for quality standards, Good Agricultural/Collection/Storage Practices.
- Support setting up of clusters through convergence of cultivation, warehousing, value addition and marketing and development of infrastructure for entrepreneurs.
National Health Policy, 2017 ensures access to AYUSH remedies through co-location in public facilities. Policy also recognizes the need to nurture AYUSH system of medicine, through development of infrastructural facilities of teaching institutions, improving quality control of drugs, capacity building of institutions and professionals.
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