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COVER STORY | Health

India Has Restored Global

Recognition To Yoga, Ayurveda, And

Traditional Medicine

n International Yoga Day was n Digital technologies are being
Today, yoga, Ayurveda, and organised for the first time leveraged to promote yoga.
traditional medicine have once on 21 June 2015. On 11 n The establishment of the
again received global recognition, December 2014, the United World Health Organisation
and behind this is the thinking of Nations declared 21 June as Global Centre for Traditional
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, International Day of Yoga on Medicine in Jamnagar, Gujarat,
with which a special AYUSH the proposal of India. is a historic achievement,
Ministry was formed for them for n The number of dissertations which strengthens India's
the first time in 2014. Now the published in the last 10 years is leadership in the field of
attitude towards Ayurveda and yoga more than the publications of traditional medicine.
has changed not only in the country the last 60 years. n PM Modi laid the foundation
but all over the world, and their n The AYUSH sector has stone of the new building of
acceptance has also increased… demonstrated rapid economic the Central Ayurveda Research
growth, and the size of Institute in Rohini, Delhi, on 5
its manufacturing market January 2025.
7,51,768 increased from $2.85 billion
doctors are currently in 2014 to $23 billion in 2023. n In the last decade, the AYUSH
system has expanded to more
registered in the AYUSH The AYUSH industry is rapidly than 100 countries. 10 new
medical system moving towards the $200 AYUSH institutes are being
billion target.
India has established itself opened in the country to
as a leading country globally n Infrastructure is being expand the traditional system
in evidence-based traditional strengthened under the AYUSH of medicine.
medicine, and the AYUSH Grid, and there is a renewed n The Government of
Research Portal is focus on the integration of India launched the 'Ayush
now hosting more artificial intelligence. Investment Sarathi' portal on
than 43,000 n iGOT a platform to host 29 May 2025. It is a dedicated,
studies. more holistic content like investor-focused digital
Y-Break Yoga. platform.

cheap medicine from medical stores is also available. it has to be done regularly, one has to travel far away,
The Jan Aushadhi Project of India (PMBJP) has not only and it costs a lot. Therefore, the central government
removed the worries of crores of people of the country has opened more than 1500 dialysis centers in more
regarding the expenditure on medicine but has also than 700 districts of the country. A free dialysis facility is
made their lives easier. The project has had a positive also available here.
impact on the lives of the common man. More than
12 lakh citizens of the country are buying medicines EMPATHY BECAME THE FOUNDATION OF
from Jan Aushadhi Kendras every day. The medicines THE HEALTH REVOLUTION
available here are 50 to 90 percent cheaper than the The older generation is well aware that earlier, if any
market price. Not only this, when kidney disease person became ill in the house, it meant that the entire
becomes severe, dialysis has to be done continuously, family would go through hardship. If someone in a poor

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