Question : For which purpose ‘Ministry of Ayush’ and ‘INVEST INDIA’ will collaborate each other ?
(a) to set up a strategic policy unit(SPFB)
(b) to set up a covid care centre
(c) to set up a pharmacy college
(d) to set up a Investment board
Answer (a)
Related facts
- SPFB stands for – Strategic Policy & Facilitation Bureau.
This is an ambitious move for the AYUSH sector. - ‘Ministry of Ayush’ and ‘INVEST INDIA’ will collaborate each other for this purpose.
Activities of SPFB
- The activities to be undertaken by the SPFB would include :
i. Knowledge Creation and Management,
ii. Strategic & Policy-Making Support,
iii. State Policy Bench marking: Undertaking State Policy bench marking to formulate uniform guidelines/regulations regarding AYUSH sector in India,
iv. Investment Facilitation: Follow up and facilitation of investment cases and MoUs, and coordination among different Department, organisations and States.
v. Issue Resolution: Invest India would work with companies and other institutions on issue resolution across States and among various sub-sectors.
Various stages in advancing the groups having stake in AYUSH sector
- The SPFB is the latest in a series of these stages.
- Previous steps which the Ministry has initiated :-
| Steps | Purpose |
| Ayush Grid | To get all the IT projects under one umbrella |
| Streamlining of ayush education | To modernize AYUSH education |
| Evolving global standards for Ayush systems | For diagnostics and terminologies in the ICD framework |
| setting up a vertical for Ayush Drugs Control | To enable the Ayush systems to move into the centre-stage of healthcare activities in the 21st century |
By — Pankaj Pandey.