Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to inaugurate the two-day National Ayush Mission Conclave in New Delhi

New Delhi: Union Minister for AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal will today  inaugurate  the two-day National Ayush Mission (NAM) Conclave in New Delhi. Along with Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya,  Health and Ayush Ministers from various States including  Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Goa and  Jharkhand will also attend the funciton.The two day conclave will pave way for better coordination among stakeholders and strengthen Ayush Health and Wellness Centres  functioning.

 

National Ayush Mission, launched in 2014,  is the flagship program of Ministry of Ayush and with active cooperation of States and UTs governments, it is changing the Health and



wellness landscape in states.

 

The objective of the Mission is to enhance the availability, accessibility, and quality of Ayush healthcare services across the country through Ayush Health Wellness centers  as part of Government of India’s Ayushman Bharat scheme.

The government had  approved the operationalization of 12 thousand 500 Ayush Health Wellness Centres  by upgrading existing Ayush Dispensaries and  Health Sub-centre  under the broad umbrella of NAM in a phased manner. So far more than 8 thousad 500 such centres  have been  setup across the country  and are serving the communities.