Jamnagar Ayurveda Institute to be declared Institute of National Importance; Bill Introduced in LS

Naik said that the present bill deals with the institute in Jamnagar and the government was willing to consider suggestions about other institutions given by opposition members.

The bill provides for conglomerating the cluster of Ayurveda institutes at Gujarat Ayurveda University campus Jamnagar - Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Shri Gulabkunwerba Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya and Institute of Ayurveda Pharmaceutical Sciences including Pharmacy Unit.

It provides for subsuming the Maharshi Patanjali Institute for Yoga and Naturopathy Education and Research into the Department of Swasthvritta of the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda.

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The elevation of the institute to the status of Institution of National Importance will provide it the autonomy to upgrade the standard of Ayurveda education, frame various courses in Ayurveda as per national and international demand and adopt advanced evaluation methodology.

It will have the mandate to frame its own certification courses for deeper penetration of Ayush across masses and will give the capacity to bring out the unrealized potential of Ayurveda for addressing the major public health challenges faced by the country.

Officials said the bill will help the institute to develop tertiary care in Ayurveda and to secure inter-disciplinary collaborations to give a contemporary thrust to Ayurveda.

They said that strengthening of Ayurveda will reduce government expenditure on health as Ayurveda is cost-effective because of its preventive and curative approaches.