Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the concluding function of the 9^th World Ayurveda Congress, the biggest event of the Ayush Ministry, in Goa on December 11.

Ayurveda scholars from 37 countries will attend the four-day Ayurveda Congress & Ayush Expo in Panaji which will be kick-started on December 8. Consultations for Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy streams of medicine will be held during the event, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said.

The focal theme of the event will be ‘Ayurveda for One Health’. The thought acknowledges that the health of human beings is closely linked to the health of all living beings and our shared environment.

Plenary sessions will also be held on the topics ‘Educational Reforms in the Light of NEP’ (Dec 9), ‘Pandemic Lessons for Future Ayurveda Research’, (Dec 10), ‘Innovations: Expanding Horizons for One Health’ (Dec 10), and ‘Environmental Footprints of Ayurveda Procedures achieving Zero emission’ (Dec 11).

“We have the World Ayurveda Congress celebrated once in two years and this year, it will be held in Goa and PM Narendra Modi will attend the function on the closing day. Around 5000 delegates will be attending the expo, which will be held for four days at Kala Academy and other places,” Sawant said.

The Prime Minister will also inaugurate the All India Institute of Ayurveda at Dhargal in Pernem taluka of North Goa, on December 11.