The Rajya Sabha (RS) passed the Ayurveda Teaching and Research Institute bill, 2020, on Wednesday.
The institute will be declared an institution of national importance after the approval of the bill and will be essential for the promotion of quality and excellence in education, research and training in Ayurveda.
The bill seeks to merge three institutes into one integrated center. It will be called the Institute for Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, which will be based in Jamnagar, Gujarat. It will be the first Ayurveda institution to receive the status of an institution of national importance.
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“The institution has been chosen in the most careful way because it is the oldest Ayurveda center created by the government in 1956. This is the number one institution that deserves this status,” said Dr. Harshvardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare of the Union. in the RS while talking about the bill.
The Institute for Postgraduate Research and Teaching in Ayurveda, Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurved Mahavidyalaya and the Indian Institute of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Sciences will be merged with the proposed Jamnagar-based institute.
The proposed institute will be located on the campus of Gujarat Ayurved University in Jamnagar.
“In the last 20 years, students from 65 countries have come to learn at this institution. It is internationally recognized in various fields and has contributed to the growing popularity of Ayurveda. It will set a precedent for other institutions that could also be included in the list in the near future ”, added the minister.
Previously, the bill was passed in the Lok Sabha budget session.
Dr. Harshvardhan had introduced the bill in Parliament on Tuesday on behalf of Ayush (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) Minister Shripad Yesso Naik.
Naik was diagnosed with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in August and is recovering from the viral infection.
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