Govt to integrate AYUSH with modern medicine: Nadda

Bengaluru: Union Health Minister J P Nadda inaugurated the new campus of the School of Advanced Studies, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA), deemed to be a university, in Bengaluru on Friday. He also launched DIGI-Vyasa and Vyasa TV.

According to an official statement, S-VYASA imparts traditional Indian knowledge systems alongside modern education and focuses on advancing holistic wellness and academic excellence through its hub for Yoga, Naturopathy, and Ayurveda. It blends education with industry to create a truly transformative learning environment.

The new campus is dedicated to Engineering, Computer Applications, and Management and integrates cutting-edge education with Yoga for holistic development. Under the tagline “Education Meets Industry,” the campus of-fers access to industry collaborations and technological innovations. Speaking on the occasion, Nadda said, “Our visionary Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brought about a signifi-cant policy change in healthcare to ensure that the health system is holistic and comprehensive. The government is working to integrate the AYUSH system with modern medicine.” Highlighting that the country now has 22 All India Institutes of Medical Sci-ences (AIIMS), each with an AYUSH block, he said, “A collaborative ap-proach has been adopted, where modern medicine practitioners refer pa-tients to AYUSH treatments when deemed beneficial, and AYUSH practi-tioners direct cases requiring modern medical interventions. This synergy is actively implemented, fostering integrated care and delivering promising outcomes.”

He also emphasised that the Ministry of AYUSH has established collabora-tions with 103 countries, and it is noteworthy that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has initiated a Global Traditional Medicine Centre in Jamna-gar, Gujarat.

This centre, recognised by the WHO, is set to be the world’s hub for tradi-tional medicine studies and innovations, he noted. “A 600-bed All India In-stitute of Ayurveda (AIIA) has been established, integrating traditional med-icine with modern scientific medical practices.

The Central Research Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy (CRIYN) was vir-tually inaugurated by our Prime Minister in Jhajjar, Haryana, marking a turn-ing point for Yoga and Naturopathy’s integration into the mainstream. Simi-larly, the National Institute of Naturopathy in Pune, Maharashtra, has been a significant step in this direction,” he added. The minister also emphasised that “AYUSH is no longer confined to tradi-tional medicine alone; it is now advancing alongside modern science. With comprehensive documentation and the publication of research papers in reputed modern medical journals, AYUSH is steadily gaining credibility and wider acceptance within the global healthcare system.” Nadda also under-lined that research in the AYUSH system has been significantly strength-ened with the establishment of Centres of Excellence. “These Centres of Excellence are not working in isolation but are collabo-rating extensively. They are not limited to the jurisdiction of AIIMS alone. In-stead, these Ayurveda centres are actively working in collaboration with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Department of Science and Technology, the Department of Biotechnology, and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR),” he stated.

Nadda underlined the relevance of the institution, stating that “S-VYASA is imparting education and bringing modern science along with age-old tradi-tional knowledge.”