According to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the world is returning to Ayurveda’s ancient treatment methods, following various treatment styles.
It is from Goa that the Prime Minister virtually inaugurated the All India Institute of Ayurveda, Ghaziabad’s National Institute of Unani Medicine, and Delhi’s National Institute of Homeopathy.
Prime Minister Modi has arrived in the coastal state as part of the valedictory session of the 9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) and Arogya Expo. There were representatives from more than 50 countries participating in the Ayurveda Congress.
It has tried many treatment methods, and now the world is turning back to the ancient science of Ayurveda. Ayurveda addresses not only physical health but also health in general,” he stated.
Addressing 9th World Ayurveda Congress in Goa. It is a noteworthy effort to further popularise India’s traditions. https://t.co/8f8lyuqY1f
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 11, 2022
The prime minister expressed his joy that more than 30 countries have accepted Ayurveda as a traditional medicine system and suggested that we should recognise Ayurveda in more countries.
In his speech, the prime minister pointed out that the Ayush industry has grown from Rs 20,000 crore eight years ago (in 2014, when he assumed the position of prime minister) to Rs 1.50 lakh crore today.
The global market is growing further, and we should try to benefit from undertaking medicinal plantations,” he stated, adding that they would create more employment opportunities.
Moreover, he stressed the need for the generation of an evidence-based database for Ayurveda that will meet modern scientific criteria.
The modern science and treatment of disease rely on evidence-based databases. There is a need for such a database within the Ayurveda sector. According to him, about 40,000 research studies have already been uploaded to the Ayush Portal of the Union government.
In the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 150 specific research studies were submitted to the ministry, according to the prime minister.
During his remarks, he announced that the country will soon have a National AYUSH Research Consortium.
As part of the inauguration of the All India Institute of Ayurveda, Prime Minister Modi stated that Ayurveda and Yoga tourism are feasible in a state such as Goa.
In his remarks on occasion, Union AYUSH Minister Sarbananda Sonowal stated that the visionary and dynamic leadership of the prime minister had achieved great success in the Ayurvedic sector.
According to Sonowal, the PM has brought an enormous transformation to the Ayush sector, and the WAC has been extremely successful as a result of both India’s and other nations’ positive responses.
The global center for traditional medicine is being established in Gujarat, he said.
He explained that it would be called the ‘AYUSH ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has announced that Goans will be given a 50% reservation at the All India Institute of Ayurveda in Dhargal.
According to him, the AYUSH ministry commissions projects worth thousands of crores of rupees every day.
A separate AYUSH department will be established in Goa, which will be dedicated to the care of AYUSH doctors.
