Rajya Sabha members ask for more fund allocation for Ayush
Cutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha members on Monday batted for higher funding for Ministry of Aayush for encouraging traditional systems of medicine, stressing it will benefit millions of people in the country.
Some MPs also suggested convergence of modern medical science with traditional systems of medicine like Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy during a discussion on Ministry of Ayush in the Upper House.
Initiating the debate, Ram Gopal Yadav (SP) said, "The government provided around Rs 53,000 crore for Ministry of Health and Rs 1,686 crore for Ministry of Ayush for last fiscal. Standing Committee has asked to increase the budget for Ministry of Ayush."
He said that the budget of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) is more than Ministry of Ayush.
The MP said that traditional medicine systems require drug testing laboratories and encouragement for herb farming.
Yadav also asked the government to introduce NET like all-India ...