Govt working on setting up nationwide 'AYUSH Grid'

The AYUSH Ministry is in the process of setting up a nationwide 'AYUSH Grid' connecting all hospitals and laboratories so that case histories and observations can be collated to generate evidence about the efficacy of the traditional systems of medicine, including Ayurveda, sources said.

The move is in line with the government's digital India motto. Prime Minister Narendra Modi too had last week at a Yoga Awards ceremony emphasised on the need to create a homogenous system by setting up 'AYUSH Grid' on the lines of one nation, one tax and one nation, one mobility card.

The Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology have already inked a pact to collaborate with each other for digitisation of the AYUSH sector.

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has agreed to advise and give technical support to AYUSH Ministry for planning and development of the grid project.

"This will be beneficial for all stakeholders of AYUSH including citizens of the country and in turn will help to achieve various national and international goals in the healthcare sector," Dr Rajesh Kotecha, Union Ayush Secretary had said while signing the pact.

The move has been welcomed by the Ayush experts and manufacturers of traditional medicines.

Executive director of AIMIL Pharma Ltd said, "This will instil confidence among people and bring transparency and accountability in the sector at a time when the government is focussing on universal healthcare."