PM dedicates All India Institute of Ayurveda to the nation

PM dedicates All India Institute of Ayurveda to the nation

  • On 17 October 2017, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, dedicated the All India Institute of Ayurveda, in New Delhi, to the nation.
  • It is the first ever All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) is set up along the lines of AIIMS.
  • As an apex institute under the Ministry of AYUSH, the AIIA will bring synergy between the traditional wisdom of Ayurveda and modern diagnostic tools and technology.
  • Speaking on this occasion, the Prime Minister congratulated the gathering on the celebration of Dhanvantari Jayanti as Ayurveda Divas.
  • He complimented the Ministry of AYUSH for the establishment of the All India Institute of Ayurveda.
  • On this occasion the Prime Minister said the Union Government has approved 100 percent FDI in healthcare systems.
  • The Ministry has signed an MOU with the National Health Organization of USA for development of Ayurveda and Yoga.
  • On this occasion, The Prime Minister released the “Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines”.
  • The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) has been set up with a total campus area of 10.015 acres with a budget of Rs.157 Crore.
  • It has an NABH Accredited Hospital and an Academic Block. Out Patient Services are being provided in the hospital block of the AIIA and medicines are given free of cost.
  • Currently clinical specialties running in the hospital block are Neurological & Degenerative Disease Care Unit, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Care Unit, Diabetes & Metabolic/Allergic Disorders Care Unit, Yoga, Panchakarma Clinic, Kriya Kalpa, Diabetic Retinopathy Clinic, Kshara Evum Anushastra Karma and Infertility Clinic.
  • It also has pathology, biochemistry, microbiology and radiology laboratories/diagnosis facilities.
  • The indoor patient department has provision for 200 beds.

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