AYURSWASTHYA YOJANA

CONTEXT: The comprehensive India’s health and socio-economic health indicators are not touching the optimum level irrespective of different measures are implemented. Hence, there is a gap in public health care services. Several organizations have documented that, India needs large amount of health care structures, health care staff/ workers and medicines to improve the health care scenario.

Moreover, in the year 2020, CODIV- 19 pandemic pointed out the actual healthcare scenario of India where, the importance and necessity of AYUSH system of medicines and AYUSH manpower are observed. Ayurswasthya Yojana a Public Health Intervention (PHI) scheme is developed to demonstrate efficacy of AYUSH systems on different Public Health programmes and public health issues through AYUSH intervention.it is a central sector scheme.

MAIN COMPONANTS:

COMPONANT

IMPORTANT ASPECTS

AYUSH and Public Health

Roll out of authentic classical AYUSH interventions with following objectives:

      • To promote AYUSH intervention for community health care.
      • To demonstrate advantages of AYUSH health care in public health.
      • To support for implementing Sustainable Development Goal-2 (SDG2) and Sustainable Development Goal -3 (SDG 3) through integrating AYUSH system.
      • Documentation of the efficacy of AYUSH systems through AYUSH interventions in various public health issues which can be taken up in larger scale for implementation in national health programmes.

 

Allocation of funds for the purpose of:

      • Distribution of AYUSH medicines and organize free medical camps in such localities like rural, tribal population and slums in cities etc.
      • Training and Capacity building programme of health care providers on AYUSH medicines.
      • Mobile clinic for AYUSH Intervention in remote and tribal area.
      • Programme management and health system strengthening by generating evidence in clinical and operational point of view of current Non communicable diseases.
      • Multi-stakeholders involvement and advocacy for better health care services.

 

Conditions for utilization of funds:

      • Not more than 30% of the total grant should be spent on Establishment / Project Management.
      • Not LESS than 50% of the total grant should be spent on Medicines, laboratory testing or other investigations.
      • Remaining 20% of the total grant may be spent on AYUSH awareness, minor Equipment etc. for the project
AYUSH for Sports Medicine  

AYUSH Sports medicine is a unique concept where, the treatment will be provided on sports injuries and promote the health and fitness of sports persons through AYUSH intervention.

Objectives:

      • Promote use of AYUSH Interventions in sports medicine for promoting health and fitness of sports persons.
      • Promote AYUSH therapeutic interventions for treatment of sports related injuries and their re-habilitation.

 

Eligibility criteria: The AYUSH teaching Institutions and AYUSH hospital can apply for the scheme, who is having collaboration with only recognized National and International sports bodies such as Sports Authority of India, All India Football Federation, Indian Olympic Association, BCCI, ICC etc.

Up-gradation of facilities to Centre of Excellence

Objectives:

      • To support establishment of advanced/ specialized AYUSH medical health unit in reputed AYUSH and Allopathy institutions both in Government and Non-Government sector.
      • To support creative and innovative proposals for establishment and upgradation of both functions and facilities of reputed institutions to strengthen competencies of AYUSH professionals in Education technology, Research & innovation and such other fields necessary for promotion of AYUSH at national as well as international level.
      • To support creative and innovative proposals for prestigious organizations which have well-established buildings and infrastructure, and wish to work for AYUSH systems to the level of Centre of Excellence.
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