The government of India is implementing the National AYUSH Mission (NAM), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme through States/UTs for the development and promotion of the AYUSH system of medicine including Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy.
According to the proposed State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs), Grant-in-Aid is being given to State/UT Governments for the development and promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH).
Since public health is a state responsibility, the establishment of AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries is the responsibility of the respective state/UT governments.
The objectives of the National AYUSH Mission (NAM)
(i) To provide cost-effective AYUSH Services, with universal access through upgrading AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries, co-location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs), and District Hospitals (DHs).
(ii) To strengthen institutional capacity at the state level through upgrading AYUSH educational institutions, State Government Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) Pharmacies, ASU & H Drug Testing Laboratories and enforcement mechanism.
(iii) Support cultivation of medicinal plants by adopting Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) so as to provide a sustained supply of quality raw-materials and support certification mechanism for quality standards, Good Agricultural/Collection/Storage Practices.
(iv) Support setting up of clusters through the convergence of cultivation, warehousing, value addition, marketing and development of infrastructure for entrepreneurs.
Salient features of National AYUSH Mission (NAM)
The major provisions of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) include:-
- Co-location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centers (PHCs), Community Health Centers (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs).
- Supply of essential drugs to AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries.
- Up-gradation of exclusive State Government AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries.
- Setting up of up to 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital.
- Upgradation of State Government Educational Institutions.
- Setting up of new State Government AYUSH Educational Institutions including Yoga and Naturopathy in the State where it is not available.
- Strengthening of State Government/ Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories (DTL).
- Cultivation and Promotion of Medicinal Plants.
- Upgradation of Health facilities (AYUSH Dispensaries and Health sub-centers) into AYUSH Health and Wellness centers.
Flexible components with provision for the following activities.
- AYUSH Wellness Centres including Yoga & Naturopath
- Tele-medicine
- Sports Medicine through AYUSH
- Innovations in AYUSH including Public-Private Partnership
- Reimbursement of Testing charges
- IEC activities
- Research & Development in areas related to Medicinal Plants
- Voluntary certification scheme: Project-based.
- Market Promotion, Market intelligence & buyback interventions
- Crop Insurance for Medicinal Plants
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