PM Modi to inaugurate ayurveda institute Oct 17

Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi PTI Photo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), set up along the lines of AIIMS, on Ayurveda Day on October 17. Set up as an apex institute in New Delhi under the ministry of AYUSH, the AIIA aims to bring synergy between Ayurveda and modern diagnostic tools and technology.

In the first phase, AIIA has been set up in a 10-acre campus with a budget of Rs157 crore. It has an NABH Accredited Hospital and an Academic Block. Out Patient Services are being provided in the hospital block of AIIA and medicines are given free.

Currently, the clinical specialties running at the AIIA include Neurological & Degenerative Disease Care Unit, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Care Unit, Diabetes & Metabolic/Allergic Disorders Care Unit, Yoga.