With an eye on reviving indigenous and traditional medicine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today earmarked a Minister of State (Independent Charge) to look after Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH).
Shripad Yesso Naik has been made Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ayush, said a communique issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan here today.
Earlier, the Department was under the ambit of the Health Minister, under whose ministry it functioned.
The move came after Modi effected a Cabinet reshuffle earlier in the day.
