The major
railway hospitals across the country will soon extend Ayurveda treatment
following the success of the Ayurveda facilities in Armed Forces Medical
Services (AFMS) hospitals.
The Ministry
of Ayush has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Railway for setting up Ayush units
at the five Railway zonal hospitals in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and
Guwahati.
Earlier, the
Ministry of Defense integrated Ayurveda treatment into healthcare
establishments under the ministry, and accordingly, 12 AFMS (Armed Force Medical
Services) Hospitals and 37 Cantonment Board Hospitals have started offering
Ayurveda OPD treatments with effect from June 1st, 2022. The
initiative proved successful, with over 700 patients availing the Ayurveda
facilities from the hospitals in the last few weeks.
Ministry of
Ayush had a Central Sector Scheme namely, Champion Services Sector Scheme for
Medical Value Travel. There were three components of this scheme i.e. (1)
Establishment of Ayush Super specialty Hospitals / Daycare Centres, (2) Skill
development in the Ayush sector and (3) Establishment of Ayush Grid.
For the establishment of Ayush Super specialty Hospitals / Daycare Centres, financial
assistance as interest subsidies is provided to private investors.
The Ministry of
Ayush has given shape to a scheme ‘AyurswasthyaYojana’ which mainly
focuses on the up-gradation of facilities to the Centre of Excellence (CoE). The
scheme will support the establishment and up-gradation of facilities of reputed
institutions to strengthen Ayush professionals in education, technology,
research & innovation, and other fields necessary for the promotion of Ayush at national
and international levels.
