Scheme of More Than 1.5 Lakh Health Centers

   Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that apart from the modern sector, necessary reforms are being done to bring more professionals for AYUSH.

 

 He appreciated the idea of ​​creating an AYUSH grid and said that it would help in removing the shortcomings in this area. The Prime Minister said that the government is keeping Ayush in mind in the context of planning more than 1.5 lakh health centers in the country. 

  He said that 12.5 thousand Ayush Arogya Kendras have been planned, out of which about 4,000 centers will be opened this year. 

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today presented Yoga Awards to those who made outstanding contributions for the promotion and development of Yoga in New Delhi. These awards were announced on the occasion of International Yoga Day in Ranchi. Along with this, the event organized by the Ministry of AYUSH also includes two winners from the previous year. 

  The Prime Minister also released a set of 12 postage stamps to commemorate the achievements and contributions of the great and veteran doctors of the AYUSH system. The Prime Minister also started 10 AYUSH Health and Health Centers located in Haryana. 

   It is noteworthy that the Ministry of AYUSH has set a target of opening 12,500 AYUSH Health and Health Centers in the next three years. The names of the 2019 Yoga Award winners are as follows- Swami Rajarshi Muni of Life Mission of Gujarat in Individual-National category, Ms. Antonita Rosi of Italy in Individual-International category, Munger in Yoga-National category, Yoga School of Bihar, Organization- Yog Niketan of Japan in international class. 

  The 2018 Yoga Award winners include Vishwas Mandlik of Nashik in Individual-National category and Yoga Institute of Organization-National category, Mumbai. Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge) Shripad Yesso Naik congratulated the Prime Minister Yoga Award winners.

   He said that yoga is the security of health, for which we do not have to spend any money. Recalling the contribution of the great visionaries of the region, Mr. Naik said, "The contribution of these veteran physicians is incomparable.