Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to confer the status of deemed university on the National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) here on the occasion of fifth Ayurveda Day on November 13 via video conferencing, official sources said.
It will be a historic step not just in the modernization of Ayurveda education, but in the evolution of traditional medicine itself, they said.
The Ayurveda Day is observed every year from 2016 on the birth anniversary of Dhanwantri, revered as a god of the traditional Indian medicine. Potential role of Ayurveda in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic will be the focus of this year's Ayurveda Day observation.
It will provide the 175-year-old NIA autonomy to upgrade the standard of Ayurveda education, frame various courses as per emerging national and international demand and excel in modern research to generate more evidence, they said.
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and NIA officials will also participate in the online programme, the sources said.
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