Team Herald
PANJIM: Union Minister for AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that soon to be inaugurated All India Institute of Ayurveda would be a big boost for Goa’s tourism and promote medical value travel.
Sonowal was addressing the gathering on the occasion of Swahid Diwas, commemorating the martyrs during the Assam movement in Panjim. He is currently in Goa to attend the World Ayurveda Congress.
“Goa is a globally attractive tourist destination with crores of tourists visiting the State every year. The inauguration of All India Institute of Ayurveda will come as a big boost for Goa in terms of promoting medical value travel,” said Sonowal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the All India Institute of Ayurveda at Dhargal, Pernem on Sunday along with two other institutes — National Institute of Homeopathy in Delhi and the National Institute of Unani Medicine in Ghaziabad.
The Union Minister said that all the three institutes will focus on research, and international collaborations apart from offering 400 additional seats for students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses and 550 additional beds for patients.
“During the Covid-19 pandemic, Ministry of AYUSH has supported foreign nations namely Mauritius by supplying Ayurveda medicines. We are also working with WHO for inclusion of AYUSH terminologies in its International Classification of Disease (ICD),” he said.
Sonowal said that AYUSH exports is expected to reach a cumulative value of $23 billion by FY25. Between FY21 and FY25, the segment is expected to grow 26 per cent.
