AYUSH

Ministry of Ayush has taken multiple initiatives

towards integration of Ayush systems of medicine
with Allopathic system

Posted On: 25 MAR 2025 6:11PM by PIB Delhi

The Ministry of Ayush has taken multiple initiatives towards integration of Ayush systems of medicine
including Ayurveda with Allopathic system:
1. The Ayush Vertical under Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), established by the Ministry
of Ayush and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW), serves as a dedicated institutional
mechanism for planning, monitoring, and supervising Ayush-specific public health programs. This
vertical provides technical support to both Ministries in developing strategies for public health,
healthcare, Ayush education, and training.The Ministry of Ayush and MoH&FW have jointly
established Integrated Ayush Departments in Central Government Hospitals to promote integrative
healthcare. As part of this initiative, Department of Integrative Medicine has been set up and is
operational at Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical
College, New Delhi through All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi and Central Ayurveda
Research Institute (CARI), Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi respectively. No separate funding is allocated for
establishing these centres.An Advisory committee was constituted under the chairpersonship of Dr.
V.K. Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog to study the existing knowledge and efficacy of different
models of Integrative Medicine and its benefits at large and to propose a framework of comprehensive
Integrative Health Policy.Government of India has adopted a strategy of Co-location of AYUSH
facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals
(DHs), thus enabling the choice to the patients for different systems of medicines under a single
window. The engagement of AYUSH doctors/ paramedics and their training is supported by the
MoH&FW under National Health Mission (NHM), while the support for AYUSH infrastructure,
equipment/ furniture and medicines are provided by the Ministry of Ayush under National AYUSH
Mission (NAM) as shared responsibilities.The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences
(CCRAS) has undertaken research studies such as Operational study to explore the feasibility of
integrating Ayurveda with modern system of medicine in a tertiary care hospital (Safdarjung Hospital
New Delhi) for the management of Osteoarthritis (Knee), Feasibility of introducing the Indian System
of Medicine (Ayurveda) in the National Reproductive and Child Health services at the Primary Health
Care (PHC) level in Himachal Pradesh and Integration of AYUSH systems in the National Programme
for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases & Stroke (NPCDCS) and
Feasibility of introducing Ayurveda Intervention in Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) in PHCs of
the Selected district (Gadchiroli) of Maharashtra (Effectiveness of Ayurvedic intervention for Ante-
Natal care (Garbhini Paricharya) at Primary Health Care level: A Multi Centre Operational Study).
Details of the collaborative projects by the Council in the last five years are given in Annexure I.

Further, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and CCRAS has taken an initiative to set up
Ayush-ICMR Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research (AI-ACIHR), at All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to conduct research on identified areas focusing on integrative healthcare
under Extra Mural research Scheme of ICMR. Under this program, four research areas in four AIIMS
have been identified, which are as follows:
1. AIIMS Delhi:

1. Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research in Gastro-intestinal DisordersAdvanced Centre for
Integrative Health Research in Women and Child HealthAIIMS Jodhpur: Advanced Centre for
Integrative Health Research in Geriatric HealthAIIMS Nagpur: Advanced Centre for Integrative Health
Research in Cancer CareAIIMS Rishikesh: Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research in
Geriatric Health.

1. In All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi, integrative medical services are available under,
Centre for Integrative Cancer Therapy, Centre for Integrative Dentistry, Centre for Integrative Critical
Care & Emergency Medicine, Centre for Integrative Orthopedics, Centre for Integrative Dietetics and
Nutrition and Causality OPD Section. Integrated services are also provided through Satellite Clinical
Services Units established at Integrative Medical Services Unit at Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi,
Integrative Medical Services Unit AIIMS Jhajjar and Centre for Integrative Oncology at National
Cancer Institute - AIIMS, Jhajjar.Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), conducts
integrated research and also has visiting allopathic doctors for consultation.The Ministry of Ayush has
been implementing the Central Sector Scheme namely Ayurswasthya Yojana since 2021-22. The
Scheme has 02 components viz. (i) Ayush & public health (PHI) component and (ii) Upgradation of
facilities to the centre of excellence. Under the Centre of Excellence, financial assistance is provided to
support creative and innovative proposals of prestigious organizations with well-established buildings
and infrastructure and wish to work for Ayush systems to the level of Centre of Excellence. Nine
organizations of National repute have been funded under the Centre of Excellence component of
Ayurswasthya Yojana under the activity-based/research-based Centre of Excellence for research and
development to integrate the knowledge of Ayurveda with the modern system of medicine. Details of
organizations are given at Annexure II.

Annexure I
LIST OF COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS OF LAST FIVE YEARS 2020-21 TO 2024-25
1. COMPLETED PROJECTS

S.
Name of Project Name of the Collaborating Institutes
No.
Evaluation of Add on Efficacy & Safety of an
National Institute of Traditional
Ayurvedic coded Formulation in the
Medicine, Belagavi, KLE University’s
1. management of Dengue Fever & Prevention of
Department of Integrative Medicine,
its complications – A Double Blind Clinical
Kolar.
Study
Central Ayurveda Research Institute,
A Randomized Placebo Controlled Prospective Bengaluru
Phase II Clinical Study of an Ayurvedic Coded AIIMS, New Delhi
2.
Drug ‘AYUSH-D’ on Glycemic control in Pre- RRA Poddar Medical College, Mumbai
Diabetic Subjects KLEU’s Shri BMK
Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Belgavi
A Randomized Placebo Controlled Phase II Central Ayurveda Research Institute,
3. Clinical Study of an Ayurvedic Coded Drug Bengaluru
‘AYUSH-D’ in the management of Type 2 AIIMS, New Delhi
 RRA Poddar Medical College, Mumbai
Diabetes Mellitus as add on Therapy to
Rajiv Gandhi PG Govt
Metformin
Ayurveda College, Paprola
Multi-centric Collaborative Double Blind study Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine
on clinical evaluation of AYUSH-SL in chronic (CSTM) in collaboration with CARI,
Filarial Lymphoedema in patients receiving mass Kolkata
4. drug administration Multi-centric Collaborative Central Ayurveda Research Institute,
Double Blind study on clinical evaluation of Bhubaneswar
AYUSH-SL in chronic Filarial Lymphoedema in Regional Ayurveda Research Institute,
patients receiving mass drug administration Vijayawada
Feasibility of
30 PHCs of Gadchiroli District of
5. introducing Ayurveda
Maharashtra
intervention in Reproductive and Child Health

(RCH) in PHCs of selected district (Gadchiroli)

of Maharashtra (Effectiveness of Ayurvedic
Intervention for Ante-Natal care (Garbhini
Paricharya) at Primary Health Care level: A
Multi Centre Operational Study)
Randomized control study to evaluate the
efficacy of Ayush CCT and Rajyoga Meditation
6. versus conventional treatment on clinical AIIMS, New Delhi
recovery and post-operative outcomes following
elective adult cardiothoracic surgeries
Clinical evaluation of the efficacy of “Ayush- SS
Granules” in exclusively breast feeding mothers Vardhman Mahavir Medical College &
7.
with Insufficient Lactation (Stanyalpata)-A Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi
Randomized double blind placebo control Trial”
A comparative clinical study of Ayush LND a Regional Ayurveda Research Institute,,
8. coded Ayurvedic formulation in the management Nagpur
of Asrigdara (Abnormal Uterine Bleeding) Govt. Medical College, Nagpur
A Randomized controlled trial to evaluate the Uttrakhand
9. efficacy of Marma therapy in Lumbar disc Ayurved University,
Herniation with Radiculopathy. Dehradun
Efficacy of Ayurveda nutritional supplements
and Yoga protocol in the prevention and 2118 field hospitals, Nimu/Leh under the
10. reduction of the severity of Acute Mountain AFMS, Northern Command of Indian
Sickness: an open-label randomized controlled Army
study
A pilot study to assess the effect of intranasal oil
11. instillation (Pratimarsha Nasya) on nasal barrier Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
function among healthy individuals
Prospective double blind randomized controlled
clinical study on Ayurvedic intervention
12. AIIMS Delhi
(Sarpagandha Mishran) vs. Amlodipine in the
management of stage-I Primary Hypertension

13. Randomized double blind placebo controlled AIIMS Delhi

 clinical study Ayurvedic coded drug AYUSH-A
in the management of Bronchial Asthma
(Tamaka Shwasa)
Study the physiological basis and gut bacterial
modulation induced by Virechana Purgation Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences,
14.
therapy in the healthy adults: A prospective Delhi
longitudinal study.
Directorate General
15. Morbidity and Healthcare-seeking behaviour of
Armed Force

the patients visiting the Ayurveda healthcare

facilities of the DGAFMS Hospitals: A Medical Services- facilities
multicentre cross-sectional survey study
A Randomized Controlled Study to Assess the
Effect of Marsha Nasya Karma in Motor,
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences,
16. Sensory, Memory and Cognitive Parameters
Cochin, Kerala
elicited through f - MRI in Apparently Healthy
Individuals.
Evaluation of Ayush-GMH in the subjects of KLE's Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital &
mild to moderate Non alcoholic fatty liver Medical Research Centre, Belagavi
17.
disease (NAFLD)-A double blind randomized ICMR - National Institute of Traditional
control clinical study Medicine, Belegavi
A randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of
18. multimodal Ayurveda interventions in Jannu AIIMS Delhi
Sandhigatavata (Primary Knee - osteoarthritis)
Clinical evaluation of Ayurvedic management in Vardhman Mahavir Medical College &
19.
Allergic Rhinitis- A Randomized controlled Trial Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi

2. ONGOING PROJECTS

S.
Name of Project Name of the Collaborating Institutes
No.
A phase II trial to study efficacy, toxicity and
Tata Memorial Hospital ACTREC
imunomodulatory effect of Carctol-S in high
1. Mumbai & Central Ayurveda Research
grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer at first
Institute, Mumbai
serological relapse collaborative project.
Evaluation of Hepatoprotective activity of
PTK as an add on therapy in the patients of KLE's Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital &
2.
Tuberculosis on ATT - A double blind Medical Research Centre, Belagavi
randomized control clinical study
Evaluating the efficacy of Ayurvedic
intervention as add on to conventional
treatment and explore the interaction of National Institute of Mental Health and
3.
epigenetics, neuro/gut biomarkers and Neurosciences, Bengaluru
neuroimaging in pediatric ADHD (Attention
 Deficit Hyperacidity Disorder)
Double blind randomized placebo controlled
National Institute of Mental Health and
4. multicentric clinical trial of Ayush M-3 in the
Neurosciences, Bengaluru
management of Migraine.
Ayurveda therapeutic regiman as on Add-on
National Institute of Mental Health and
5. to optimized conventional management of
Neurosciences, Bengaluru
Parkinson’s disease: an RCT for assessment

of clinical Cortical excitability neuroimmune

and Autonomic function parameters.
Efficacy and safety of Ayurveda Formulation
6. Trikatu as add on to standard care in AIIMS, Bhubaneswar
Dyslipidemia - a randomized controlled trial
Efficacy of Ayurveda regimen (mild purgation
and internal oleation) in comparison with
Allopathic regimen (Letrozole) along with
7. IIT, Mandi
Yoga module in the management of
unexplained and anovulatory female
infertility: A RCT
Topical Oil Pooling (Karnapurana) with
Kshirabala Taila and supple mentation of I nstitute f or Communic a tive an d
8. Ashwagandha churna (TOPMAC) in Cognitive Neurosciences(ICCONS),
presbycusis - An exploratory randomized Shoranur, Kerela
controlled trial
Prospective, Randomized, Open-Label,
Blinded End Point exploratory clinical study
to evaluate the efficacy and safety of
9. AIIMS, Bhopal
Ayurvedic regimen as an adjunct to
Hydroxyurea in the management of Sickle cell
disease.
Shri B.M. Kankanawadi Ayurveda
Mahavidyalaya, Belgavi; Vaidyaratnam
A multi-center study to assess the treatment
PS Varier Ayurveda College, Kotakkal;
10. adherence & tolerability of Ayush SR in
Sri Sri College of Ayurvedic Science and
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Research, Bengaluru; Adichunchanagiri
Ayurvedic Medical College, Bengaluru
Impact of Mukta Shukti Bhasma and
Saubhagya Shunti in reversal of bone mineral
density among Lactating women consuming ICMR-National Institute for Research in
11.
traditional diet foods in Maharashtra: A Reproductive and Child Health, Mumbai
randomized Controlled preliminary clinical
study
Efficacy of Ayurveda interventions
(Hridyarnava Rasa and Harityakyadi yoga) as
an add-on to standard care in Stable Coronary Ayurvedic Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre,
12.
Artery Disease (CAD) assessed through Madhavbaugh, Pune
Global Longitudinal Strain Imaging
Technique (GLSIT) - A Randomized
 Controlled Trial.
Prospective double blind randomized
controlled clinical study on Ayurvedic
13. intervention (Pushkar guggulu & Haritaki Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
churna) in the management of stable coronary
artery disease.

A randomized double blind placebo control

clinical study to evaluate the Sanjiv Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of
14.
immunomodulatory effect of Swarnaprashan Medical Sciences, Lucknow
in moderately malnourished children.
Randomized controlled trial of Anshumati
15. Ksheer Paka in hypertension induced left Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
ventricular hypertrophy
All India Institute of Ayurveda, New
Anemia control among adolescent girls Delhi;
16. through Ayurveda interventions in the five National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur,
districts under Mission Utkarsh Public Health Foundation India’s IIPH-
Delhi
An exploratory series of n of 1 responder
restricted study of Ayurveda regimen on
17. quality of life among elderly population in AIIMS, Ballabhgarh
Ballabgarh district of Haryana- A community
based study.

ANNEXURE II

NINE ORGANIZATIONS OF NATIONAL REPUTE FUNDED UNDER CENTRE OF

EXCELLENCE COMPONENT OF AYURSWASTHYA SCHEME TO INTEGRATE
KNOWLEDGE OF AYURVEDA WITH MODERN SYSTEM OF MEDICINE
AYURSWASTHYA SCHEME:

Fund Released
S. Name of the (Amount in
State Project Name Crore)
No. Organization
2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Centre
of
Excellence for
Tata Memorial
Discovery and
1. Centre, (TMC) Maharashtra - 2.00 1.62
Development of
Mumbai
AYUSH
Medicine for
Cancer Care
 Center
of
Excellence
for
Central Drug
Fundamental and
Research Institute Uttar
2. Translation - 2.00 1.99
(CDRI), Pradesh
Research
Lucknow
in
Ayurveda at
Central Drug
Research Institute
Functional-based
Jawaharlal Nehru CoE on Ayurveda
3. University, Delhi and - 1.01 2.44
(JNU) New Delhi Systems
Medicine
Centre
of
Excellence
in Sustainable
Ayush for
Indian Institute of Advanced
4. Technology (IIT) Delhi technological - 2.00 1.14
Delhi solutions, startup
support and net
zero
sustainable
solutions for
Rasausadhies
Centre
of
Excellence
Indian Institute of
in
5. Science (IISC) Karnataka - 2.00 1.82
Diabetes
Bengaluru
and
Metabolic
Disorders
Centre
6. Centre for Delhi 2.05 2.04 -
of

Integrative Excellence
Medicine and for
Research Yoga
(CIMR), AIIMS &
New Delhi Ayurveda
National Institute Centre
of Mental Health of
7. and Karnataka Excellence 0.85 0.37 -
Neurosciences in Ayush
(NIMHANS), Research
 Bangalore
Effects of Indian
Institute of Liver Foods
and a n d
8. Delhi 2.61 - -
Biliary Sciences Ayurvedic drugs
(ILBS) on healthy and
diseases Liver
Centre
of
Excellence
in
Indian Institute of
AYURTech
9. Technology, Rajasthan - 4.00 -
for
(IIT) Jodhpur
Integrative
Precision
Health and
Medicine
Total 5.51 15.42 9.01

This information was given by Union Minister of State (I/C) for Ayush, Shri Prataprao Jadhav in a written
reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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