Ramdev's institute to lead to wider acceptance of Ayurveda: PM Modi

Statement was made during the inaugration of Patanjali Research Institute in Haridwar on Wed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the world would accept ayurvedic products "with alacrity" if they were packaged in a "modern way".

Inaugurating a research institute at Yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth, designed to facilitate clinical trials and the modern packaging of ayurvedic medicines, he said it was a big step forward towards "holistic" healthcare.

The institute, he added, would pave the way for a wider acceptance of India's traditional therapeutic systems.

"The main roadblock in the wider acceptance of ayurvedic medicines is the old-school, elaborate system of administering them. If ayurvedic medicines are packaged in a modern way, the world will accept them with alacrity," he said.

With the hi-tech research institute equipped with a state-of-the-art laboratory, "a significant step" had been taken in that direction, Modi said, addressing a gathering after the inauguration.