Uttarakhand
Action Plan to Make Uttarakhand a Major Destination for AYUSH
- 09 Jan 2024
- 3 min read
Why in News?
Recently, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reviewed the Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) Education Department and directed the officials to work with an effective action plan to make the state a major destination in the field of AYUSH and wellness.
Key Points
- According to an official release, to promote the production of herbs in Uttarakhand proper arrangements for collection and marketing should be made in coordination with the AYUSH Department, Horticulture and Forest Corporation.
- The Chief Minister also instructed to bring a new yoga policy to make Uttarakhand the best yoga destination in the world and emphasized on special efforts to promote Panchakarma.
- To promote the field of AYUSH, arrangements for a proper platform will be done for marketing herbal products.
- To provide information related to AYUSH to school students, it is instructed to ensure its arrangement in all schools and to expedite the effective implementation of the AYUSH policy.
- The establishment of wellness centers, certification of AYUSH services and arrangement for training of AYUSH doctors and pharmacists through renowned AYUSH experts will help in connecting AYUSH medicine with the public.
- The AYUSH policy includes the promotion of the production of high-quality Ayurvedic herbs, mandatory adherence to international standards of Good Agriculture Practices (GAP), use of the latest drone-based technology, the establishment of cold storage on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode, and regulation of vendors of medicinal plants.
- In collaboration with leading manufacturers and reputed marketing agencies in the state,Uttarakhand will establish an online platform to bring together buyers (farmers, local suppliers) and drug manufacturers, 'Assured Buy-back' scheme for medicinal plants.
- Capital assistance of up to 10% for all AYUSH manufacturing units, encouragement to establish common testing laboratories at 2-3 important places in the state for quality assessment of AYUSH products, mandatory to obtain AYUSH Premium Mark, and Standard Mark for AYUSH products has been done.
- Through the State Tourism Policy, 2023, up to 50% capital assistance will be provided to wellness resorts, Ayurveda/Yoga/Naturopathy resorts and 5% financial assistance to wellness centers, Ayurveda, Yoga, and Naturopathy resorts to be established in Category B and Category C areas.
- To promote AYUSH education, a provision has been made to provide an incentive amount of up to Rs 15 lakh to the AYUSH colleges that meet the standards set by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
