Jharkhand

• 17 May 2023

Proposal approved to open Yoga & Ayush centres in Netarhat & Patratu

Why in News?

On 15 May 2023, in the meeting chaired by Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Jharkhand Ministry of AYUSH, for the approval of the annual action plan for the financial year 2023-24, the proposal to open Yoga & AYUSH centres in Netarhat and Patratu of the state was approved.

Key Points:

• In this meeting, along with the proposal to open Yoga & AYUSH centres in Netarhat and Patratu, eighteen schemes including four new schemes worth Rs 59.36 crore were approved for Jharkhand AYUSH.
• It is known that last year also the Government of India sanctioned 50-bedded Ayush Dhanwantri Hospitals in Ranchi and East Singhbhum and five 10-bedded Ayush Dhanwantri Hospitals in Gumla, Palamu, Deoghar, Dumka and Bokaro districts.
• The Ministry of AYUSH aims to open a total of 745 AYUSH Health and Wellness Centers to take AYUSH medicine to the last person in the rural areas of the state. So far 550 AYUSH health & wellness centres have been opened. The remaining AYUSH Health and Wellness Centers will be opened by September 2023.
• Till now Jharkhand has received a total amount of 85.38 crores from the Government of India. In this, the utility certificate of the amount of 4.77 crore was provided.