Modi launches 10 AYUSH health, wellness centres in Haryana today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ten AYUSH health and wellness centres in Haryana on Friday. The main focus of these AYUSH centres would be empowering the community for 'self-care' by imbibing AYUSH-based healthy food and lifestyle, social behaviour and use of medicinal plants for primary healthcare.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ten AYUSH health and wellness centres in Haryana on Friday.

While addressing an event of AYUSH Ministry in Delhi, PM Modi said " There is a target to build 12,500 AYUSH centers across the country, of which 10 AYUSH Health & Wellness Centers have been inaugurated today. Our aim is that 4,000 such AYUSH centers should be set up this year."

The centres are in line with the Ministry of AYUSH's commitment to making 12,500 AHWCs functional in the next three years. To provide comprehensive primary healthcare, AYUSH components have been integrated into health and wellness centres under Ayushman Bharat.

The main focus of these AYUSH centres would be empowering the community for 'self-care' by imbibing AYUSH-based healthy food and lifestyle, social behaviour and use of medicinal plants for primary healthcare.

Modi will also release 12 commemorative postal stamps to honour eminent scholars, practitioners and great master healers of AYUSH systems.

"These commemorative postal stamps highlight the great work and acknowledge the achievements of the great master healers of AYUSH systems," according to an official release.

He will also present yoga awards to the winners of PM's Award for 'Outstanding Contribution for Promotion and Development of Yoga', which were announced on the International Day of Yoga this year at Ranchi.

Two winners from the previous year will receive the awards at the event being organised by the Ministry of AYUSH in Vigyan Bhawan here.