Seven of these new colleges will come up in Uttar Pradesh followed by three in Maharashtra, two in Rajasthan besides six others in as many states, Ayush Ministry sources said. The ministry is in charge of ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, unani, siddha and homeopathy. The approval has come this year and has been given against
Health needs of people constantly change due to the increase in communicable and infectious diseases, that demands change in health policies to control diseases.
Given the gap between budgetary allocation and use, a parliamentary standing committee has asked the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (Ayush) to take steps to prevent underutilisation of funds under the National Ayush Mission (NAM) scheme.
According to the data, the ministry was allocated Rs 1,200 crore for the mission in the Budgetary Estimate (BE) for FY24.
The Revised Estimate (RE) for the year fell to Rs 815 crore, of which Rs 589 crore, or 74 per cent, has been spent till January.
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The top meeting for National Ayush Mission for the region was represented by the Health Ministers from the respective states, senior officials of the government. The Union Minister of State for Women & Child Development (WCD) and Ayush, Dr Mahendra Kalubhai Munjpara also attended the meet along with the Secretary of the Ministry of Ayush, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha.