Question

Mention major achievements of Ayush

Answer 1

The Ministry of AYUSH continued to work tirelessly in 2017 to propagate,

publicise and popularise the alternate system of medicine with an aim of

minimizing the gap between demand and supply of medical facilities in the

 country.  During the year 2017 the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra

Modi dedicated the All India Institute of Ayurveda to the Nation, Union

Cabinet has approved three years extension of National AYUSH

Mission(NAM), Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for international

cooperation in the field of AYUSH were signed with many countries, grand

celebration of International day of Yoga and National Ayurveda Day and

organization of international conferences are some of the most credible

 accomplishments of the Ministry.The Union Cabinet has approved the

continuation of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) as a Centrally Sponsored

 Scheme from 1st April, 2017 to 31st March, 2020 with financial outlay

of Rs.2400.00 Crore. The Mission was launched on September 2014 for

promotion of AYUSH healthcare in the country.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi dedicated the All India Institute of

Ayurveda, to the Nation on 2ndNational Ayurveda Day on 17th October,

2017. The first ever All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) is set up along the

lines of AIIMS.