Lucknow, June 8 (). Yogi government is continuously taking important steps towards strengthening the AYUSH medical system and expanding quality health and medical education in the state. In this sequence, Yogi government has decided to establish five new integrated AYUSH hospitals and colleges.
These AYUSH hospitals and colleges will be established in Gonda, Mirzapur, Meerut, Agra and Basti divisions, where students will be provided education in modern health sciences along with traditional medical systems like Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy.
The decision of the Yogi government will not only increase the scope of AYUSH education in the state, but will also help in providing better health services at the local level. Through new colleges, youth will get more opportunities for medical education and trained human resources will be prepared in the field of AYUSH medicine.
Principal Secretary, Ayush Ranjan Kumar said that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is continuously working towards strengthening India’s traditional medical heritage along with modern medical facilities so that safe, affordable and effective health services can be available to the people of the state. In such a situation, on the instructions of CM Yogi, land has been identified in five divisions for five new integrated AYUSH hospitals and colleges.
He told that about 14.82 acres of land in village Kodar of Wazirganj development block of Gonda in Devipatan mandal, 13.83 acres of land in village Akodhi of Sadar tehsil in Mirzapur mandal, 11 acres of land in village Saidpur Hussainpur Dalna of Modinagar tehsil of Ghaziabad for Meerut mandal, 11 acres of land in village Akbara of Kirawali tehsil in Agra mandal. 13.5 acres of land and 15 acres of land in village Jogapur of Harraiya tehsil in Basti mandal have been identified for the establishment of the college. In four of these divisions, land is already registered in the name of AYUSH Department, while the process of land transfer in Basti is in the final stage.
Director General of AYUSH and Mission Director Chaitra V. said that land has become available for AYUSH colleges in all five divisions. At present, the map of Government Integrated AYUSH College and Hospital is being prepared. He said that the new AYUSH colleges will not only be educational institutions, but will also be developed as centers of research and innovation. Here, research on Ayurvedic medicines, yoga therapy, lifestyle based treatment and traditional medical systems will be promoted. This will help in strengthening the Indian medical tradition on a scientific basis.
He said that with the establishment of new AYUSH colleges, students from different areas of the state will get an opportunity to get high level medical education in their own division. With this, students from remote areas will not have to depend on big cities. Modern laboratories, hospitals, research facilities and training centers will be developed in colleges, which will give new quality and identity to AYUSH education.
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