Uttar Pradesh

• 30 Aug 2021

AYUSH University

Why in News

• On August 28, 2021, President Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation stone of Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath Ayush University in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Key Points

• The estimated cost of this university being built in an area of 21.173 hectare is Rs 299.87 crore and it is likely to be completed by March 2023.
• All the colleges of Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy in the state will be affiliated with this university.
• Ayurveda, Unani, Homeopathy and Siddha systems of medicine will be developed from this university and students will be proficient in Yoga and Naturopathy systems.
• The architecture of the university will be in line with Indian culture. The campus will have an academic building, administrative building, residential building, hostel, guest house, auditorium and super specialty block.
• So far, there have been separate institutions in Uttar Pradesh for Ayurveda, Unani, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Yoga, Siddha systems of medicine (which are collectively called AYUSH). For the first time in the state, the syllabus of AYUSH systems is being regulated.
• At present, the total number of AYUSH colleges in the state is 94, out of which Ayurveda colleges are 67 (8 government and 59 private), Unani colleges 15 (2 government and 13 private) and homeopathy colleges 12 (9 government and 3 private).