The Centre has allocated ₹1,200 crore to develop infrastructure facilities of the Ayush institutions across the country in 2023-24, Union Minister of Ayush, Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has said.
He was speaking after inaugurating Mentor’s Day, commemorating the contributions of Ashtavaidyan ET Narayanan Mooss, founder chairman of Vaidyaratnam Group, at Thaikkattussery on Saturday. The Union Government is making special efforts to develop basic facilities of Ayush institutions, he added.
As against ₹78 crore spent for the national Ayush projects in 2014, the government has increased the allocation to ₹1,200 cr in 2023-24, marking an increase of 15 times in the last eight years.