PM Modi inaugurates satellite centre of All India Institute of Ayurveda in Goa

PM Modi said that the All India Institute of Ayurveda can play an important part in promoting medical tourism in India

December 12, 2022

‘Ayurveda is a strong pillar…’: PM Modi addresses 9th World Ayurveda Congress in Goa

On Sunday Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the satellite centre of the All India Institute of Ayurveda at the World Ayurveda Congress, thereby unveiling opportunities for ayurvedic education and the establishment of Goa as a medical tourism hub.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to all the countries to collaborate with India and to contribute to getting global status for Ayurveda, which he said teaches the system of living.

While addressing the valedictory session of the 9th World Ayurveda Congress PM Modi said that the All India Institute of Ayurveda can play an important part in promoting medical tourism in India.

The Prime Minister said, “The spirit of Sarve Bhawantu Sukhina, Sarve Santu Niramaya meaning wellness for all can help India get ahead in the field of providing medical facilities, especially in the Ayush sector, which is full of opportunities for everyone. Goa being a hub of international tourism has the potential to become a medical tourism hub with the help of the All India Institute of Ayurveda satellite centre in Goa.

“For the world, ayurveda is a strong medium to communicating India’s deep roots in the field of traditional medicine, wellness and holistic treatment therapies. We now need to work on the data-backed evidence to prove the effectiveness of Ayurveda to the world.”

“Institutions like the Centre for Integrated Medicines are doing research on yoga and Ayurveda. These research papers are getting published in prestigious journals. Recently, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Neurology published many research papers. I wish all the delegates of the World Ayurveda Congress, all countries to come together to get global status for Ayurveda,” Modi said.

The Prime Minister said that yoga is celebrated worldwide as the global festival of health and wellness. He said that “Today, yoga and Ayurveda have become the hope for the people. Ayurveda teaches us a system of living and how to remain happy. It teaches how to be healthy. Ayurveda is a way of life too. Ayurveda teaches us that body and mind should be healthy together and in harmony with each other. With the experience of knowledge, science, and culture, our aim is to foster the concept of the welfare of the world’. And Ayurveda is an effective medium for the same.”

“I am happy that more than 30 countries have given recognition to Ayurveda as a traditional medicine system. We have to reach more countries by united efforts,” PM Modi said.

“I am confident that these three institutes (inaugurated today) will give a new boost to Ayush healthcare system. Ayurveda is a science, the motto of which is to see everyone happy with good health. Life should be free of diseases. The world is getting attracted to Ayurveda. I had started to encourage it since I was the Chief Minister of Gujarat. This helped open the first global centre for traditional medicine at Jamnagar by WHO. We even established a separate Ministry for AYUSH,” Modi said.

“We had Ayurveda’s results as well as effects in our favour, but we were lagging behind in terms of evidence. Our medical data, research, and journals have to be brought together to verify every claim on modern scientific parameters,” he said.

The Prime Minister said that the government has created an Ayush Research Portal for evidence-based research data, where about 40,000 research studies are available. “During the Corona period, we had about 150 specific research studies related to AYUSH. We are now moving forward in the direction of forming a National Ayush Research Consortium. In the AYUSH industry, there are many opportunities for everyone. Around 40,000 MSMEs are taking initiatives. The AYUSH industry has grown from Rs.20,000 crore to Rs.1.5 lakh crore in eight years,” he said.

Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Union Minister for Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik, and Union Minister of State for Ayush Munjpara Mahendrabhai were also present on the occasion.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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