Ayush Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal

आयुष मंत्रालय ने भारत पर्यटन विकास निगम (आईटीडीसी), पर्यटन मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार के साथ आयुर्वेद और चिकित्सा की अन्य पारंपरिक प्रणालियों में मेडिकल वैल्यू ट्रैवल को बढ़ावा देने के लिए एक साथ काम करने के लिए एक समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं। आयुष मंत्रालय के निदेशक डॉ. शशि रंजन विद्यार्थी और आईटीडीसी के निदेशक (वाणिज्यिक और विपणन) श्री पीयूष तिवारी ने आयुष मंत्रालय के विशेष सचिव श्री प्रमोद कुमार पाठक और आयुष मंत्रालय और आईटीडीसी के अन्य वरिष्ठ अधिकारियों की उपस्थिति में समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किए। समझौता ज्ञापन के अनुसार, आयुष मंत्रालय आईटीडीसी के अधिकारियों को आयुर्वेद और चिकित्सा की अन्य पारंपरिक प्रणालियों में मेडिकल वैल्यू ट्रैवल के बारे में संवेदनशील बनाने के लिए प्रशिक्षण प्रदान करेगा। यह पर्यटक सर्किट की पहचान करेगा, जहां आयुर्वेद और चिकित्सा की अन्य पारंपरिक प्रणालियों में मेडिकल वैल्यू ट्रैवल को बढ़ावा देने की अपार गुंजाइश है और आईटीडीसी को समय-समय पर सभी तकनीकी जानकारी प्रदान करेगा। आयुष मंत्रालय के सुझाव पर आईटीडीसी "नॉलेज टूरिज्म" के तहत पर्यटन स्थलों में भारतीय चिकित्सा पद्धति के ऐतिहासिक विरासत स्थलों को शामिल करेगा और पर्यटकों के लिए उपयोगी फिल्म/साहित्य विकसित कर सकता है। यह आईटीडीसी द्वारा संचालित होटलों में आयुर्वेद और योग केंद्र की स्थापना का पता लगाएगा और सहयोग से संवेदीकरण कार्यशालाओं का आयोजन करेगा। समझौता ज्ञापन के कार्यान्वयन और प्रगति की निगरानी एक संयुक्त कार्य समूह (जेडब्ल्यूजी) द्वारा की जाएगी, जिसकी सह-अध्यक्षता आयुष मंत्रालय और आईटीडीसी के प्रतिनिधि करेंगे। जेडब्ल्यूजी मलेशिया, सिंगापुर और थाईलैंड आदि द्वारा अपनाई गई सर्वोत्तम तौर-तरीकों की भी पहचान करेगा, ताकि खुद को मेडिकल वैल्यू ट्रैवल के लिए पसंदीदा गंतव्य के रूप में प्रचारित किया जा सके। केरल के तिरुवनंतपुरम में भारत की अध्यक्षता में जी20 की हाल ही में संपन्न पहली स्वास्थ्य कार्य समूह की बैठक में जी20 प्रतिनिधियों ने भारत में मेडिकल वैल्यू ट्रैवल को बढ़ावा देने के अवसरों और चुनौतियों पर विचार-विमर्श किया। हाल के वर्षों में भारत में मेडिकल वैल्यू ट्रैवल में महत्वपूर्ण वृद्धि देखी है। ग्लोबल वेलनेस इंस्टीट्यूट (जीडब्ल्यूआई) की रिपोर्ट 'द ग्लोबल वेलनेस इकोनॉमी: लुकिंग बियॉन्ड कोविड' के अनुसार, ग्लोबल वेलनेस इकोनॉमी सालाना 9.9 प्रतिशत की दर से बढ़ेगी। आयुष आधारित हेल्थकेयर और वेलनेस अर्थव्यवस्था के 2025 तक 70 बिलियन डॉलर तक बढ़ने का अनुमान है। यह अंग्रेजी में भी पढ़े► Ministry of Ayush Signed MoU with ITDC For the Promotion of Medical Value travel in India

The Ministry of Ayush has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), the Ministry of Tourism, and the Government of India to work together for the promotion of Medical Value Travel in Ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicine. Dr. Shashi Ranjan Vidyarthi, Director, Ministry of Ayush, and Shri Piyush Tiwari, Director (Commercial and Marketing), ITDC signed the MoU in presence of Shri Pramod Kumar Pathak, special secretary, MoA, and other senior officials of Ministry of Ayush and ITDC. According to the MoU, the Ministry of Ayush will provide training to the officials of ITDC to sensitize them about the Medical value of travel in Ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicine. It will identify tourist circuits, where there is immense scope to promote Medical value travel in Ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicine and provide all the technical know-how from time to time to ITDC. ITDC on the suggestion of the Ministry of Ayush will include historical heritage sites of Indian systems of medicine in tourist destinations under "Knowledge Tourism and may develop films/literature useful to tourists. It will explore establishing Ayurveda and Yoga centers in the Hotels run by ITDC and will organize sensitization workshops in collaboration. The implementation and progress of the MoU will be monitored by a Joint Working Group (JWG) co-chaired by representatives from MoA and ITDC. The JWG will also identify the best practices adopted by Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, etc. to promote themselves as a preferred destination for Medical value travel. In the recently concluded First Health Working Group meeting of the G20 India presidency at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala G20 delegates deliberated on opportunities and challenges to promote MVT in India. Medical Value Travel has seen significant growth in India in recent years. According to the report ‘The Global Wellness Economy: Looking beyond COVID’ by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI), the Global Wellness economy will grow at 9.9% annually. The Ayush-based healthcare & Wellness economy is estimated to grow to $70 billion by 2025. Also, Read in HIndi► मेडिकल वैल्यू ट्रैवल को बढ़ावा देने के लिए आयुष मंत्रालय और आईटीडीसी में समझौता

Amid the rising global demand for Ayush, the institutes and hospitals in the area of Indian Systems of Medicine continue to upgrade medical infrastructure and facilities at a rapid pace. Two of the premiere institutes under the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) of the Ministry of Ayush namely, Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), New Delhi, and Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Jhansi, have been accredited with NABH and NABL accreditations, respectively. It is noteworthy that NABH is a constituent board of the Quality Council of India, set up to establish and operate accreditation programs for healthcare organizations. The accreditation focus on patient safety and quality of healthcare based upon national/international standards. On this achievement Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush congratulated the officers and staffs of both the institutes for their dedication and consistent efforts. Shri Pramod Kumar Pathak, Special Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, representative of both the institutes were present in the formal gathering at Ayush Bhawan, New Delhi.   Central Ayurveda Research Institute, New Delhi, was established in the year 1979 under the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of Ayush, and is dedicated to Clinical Research in Ayurveda and extends health care services through special OPDs in Ayurveda as General OPD, Preventive Cardiology & Lifestyle Changes, ENT OPD, Geriatric OPD, Balroga, Sandhiroga, Clinical Psychology, and Marma OPD. With such critical healthcare services on offer, the NABH accreditation will affect thousands of patients visiting the institute for a wide range of healthcare purposes. NABL accreditation to CCRAS-CARI, Jhansi (U.P.) Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Jhansi (U.P.) is one of the premium institutes of CCRAS, Ministry of Ayush, with state-of-the-art Quality Control Laboratories (Chemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacognosy), Ayurvedic Pharmacy, Central Herbarium and Museum, and National Raw Drugs Repository (NRDR). Apart from these two CCRAS institutes, the National Ayurveda Research Institute for Panchakarma (NARIP), Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur, Kerala has also got NABL M(EL)T accreditation for its clinical laboratory services. NARIP, Kerala is one of the premier research Institute under the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of Ayush.

Union Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal today announced that three National Ayush Institutes - All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Goa, National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM), Ghaziabad and National Institute of Homoeopathy (NIH), Delhi will be dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 11th December 2022. These satellite institutes will further strengthen the research, international collaborations and facilitate affordable Ayush services for larger community. While addressing the media Sarbananda Sonowal also gave details of 9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC), which will showcase the scientificity, efficacy, strength of Ayush System of Medicines at Global level in Panjim, Goa. Minister of State of Ayush Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai along with Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha and other officials of Ministry of Ayush were present on this occasion. Prime Minister will also attend the valedictory function of WAC on 11 December in Goa. On this occasion, Sarbananda Sonowal said, Establishment of these institutes is in line with the Prime Minister’s vision of expansion of infrastructure and human resources, promotion of research in the traditional medical systems. Through these institute Government of India will be further strengthen its capabilities to provide affordable healthcare to every citizen and every region of the country. Establishment of these three National Ayush institutes in Ayurveda, Homeopathy and Unani will create 400 additional seats for 400 students, who want to pursue UG, PG and Doctoral courses and also add 550 additional beds in these three streams. All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Goa will work to provide the highest quality facilities for UG, PG and post-doctoral streams in the aspects of education, research and patient care services through Ayurveda system of medicine. It will be developed into a wellness hub of Ayurveda promoting Medical Value Travel (MVT) and will function as a model centre for international and national collaboration for academic & research purposes. The National Institute of Homoeopathy (NIH), Delhi is first of its kind to be established in Northern India for developing the Homoeopathic system of medicine and to provide health care facilities. It will work in mainstreaming and integrate Ayush healthcare services with modern medicines and encourage R&D and innovation and to develop National Institutes of repute. National institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh will be a satellite Centre of the existing National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore.  It will first such institute in Northern India and cater to the patients around Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and other states of India as well as foreign nationals under MVT. Ministry of Ayush is collaborating to organize 9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) at Panjim, Goa and will showcase the scientificity, efficacy, and strength of Ayush System of Medicines at Global level. To this end various activities are being planned and Ayush fraternity is also participating in different discussions, presentations etc.