New Delhi buzzes with optimism as the Union Budget unleashes unprecedented support for AYUSH, paving India’s road to becoming the undisputed global hub for integrative medicine. Minister of State Prataprao Jadhav lauded the vision that fuses health advancements with rural prosperity, export surges, job creation for the young, and business innovation.
Nirmala Sitharaman’s fiscal roadmap prioritizes Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy through sweeping reforms in learning, discovery, standardization, international outreach, health tourism, and professional development.
Headlining the package: three new All India Institutes of Ayurveda to supercharge academic programs, research frontiers, and clinical integrations, lifting the bar for holistic healing nationwide.
Pharma and lab revamps will certify AYUSH goods to elite levels, skyrocketing trust, trade volumes, and livelihoods for medicinal farmers and nimble MSMEs.
A bolstered WHO Global Centre in Jamnagar will spearhead worldwide research, capacity building, and diplomacy in traditional therapies, spotlighting India as the knowledge vanguard.
AYUSH will anchor five Regional Medical Value Tourism Hubs, synergizing cutting-edge care, ancestral cures, rejuvenation therapies, and post-treatment recovery in one destination.
The NSQF caregiver initiative expands with yoga-wellness tracks, targeting 1.5 lakh skilled workers yearly to fortify eldercare and health prevention networks.
In Jadhav’s words, this budget alchemy turns heritage medicine into a bulwark for wellness, wealth creation, and India’s soaring international stature in the health arena.