Shripad Naik inaugurates herbal garden and medicinal plants distribution centre at Manesar

The vision is to establish atleast one 50-bed Ayush hospital in every district of the country

Union Minister Shripad Naik, who heads the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), visited the Amity University in Manesar to inaugurate an on-campus herbal garden and medicinal plants distribution centre set up. Naik said his vision is to establish atleast one 50-bed Ayush hospital in every district of the country to provide Ayurveda and homeopathy-based treatment to the needy.

The minister said with ‘AYUSH’ people were connecting to their roots and improving their lifestyle through natural remedies. He also said that in the last three years, AYUSH had been well introduced throughout the world. It is our responsibility to promote this across the globe, he said.

Talking about the initiatives of his ministry, Naik said as part of a scheme, an AYUSH doctor is stationed at every primary hospital and the medicines are budgeted from the ministry itself.