200 bedded All India Institute of Ayurveda being set up at Delhi at total project cost of Rs 157 cr: Shri Shripad Naik

200 bedded All India Institute of Ayurveda being set up at Delhi at total project cost of Rs 157 cr: Shri Shripad Naik

Government has approved for establishment of All India Institute of Ayurveda at Sarita Vihar, New Delhi. The Institute has been conceived as an apex Institute of Ayurveda with 200 bedded referral hospital and to impart education in the field of Ayurveda at M.D. and Ph.D level. The total project cost is Rs. 157 crore. The institute is to be functional during 2016-17. During the year 2016-17, an amount of Rs.40.00 Crore has been allocated in the B.E.

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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