category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU Chandigarh Haryana Health and AYUSH Minister Anil Vij today announced that the state government employees will also get reimbursement for Ayurvedic medicines treatment besides allopathic medicine. The Minister said, like allopathic medicines, now Ayurvedic medicines will also be reimbursed, I signed the file yesterday. The Health Minister Anil Vij was addressing as the chief guest during 75 lakh Surya Namaskar Abhiyan, a state level programme organised at Ambala Cantt today. The AYUSH Minister also said that the state government is making consistent efforts to promote Ayurveda and Yoga on a large scale. During the recent cabinet meeting, a decision of giving separate status to the AYUSH Department was taken which led the department to hold its own identity on the lines of other departments. To promote yoga, a Yoga Commission has been formed by the state government. The government has taken a pledge to set up Yogashalas in 6500 villages of the state. Meanwhile, 1000 Yogashalas have been built and the construction of the rest is underway. The Ayush Minister also said that AYUSH University in Kurukshetra has been set up to promote the treatment done by alternative medicine. The AYUSH stream includes Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy systems of healthcare and treatment. The Ayush University has been expanded on 100 acres of land. People across the world will come to take education in Haryana. He informed that National Institute of Ayurveda is being set up in Panchkula at a cost of about Rs. 270 crore. It will be complete by the month of December. A 250-bedded hospital will also be built inside the campus. This institute will nurture around 500 budding doctors. He said that Unani College has been set up in Nuh, Homeopathic College in Ambala Cantt and Naturopathy Hospital is being built in Devar Khana. He informed that the state has about 569 AYUSH health wellness centres, 4 Ayurvedic hospitals, 6 AYUSH primary health hospitals, 19 Unani hospitals, 26 homeopathic, 21 AYUSH wings and every district hospital in Haryana has a separate AYUSH wing. He said that every year in the budget of AYUSH, efforts are being made to promote AYUSH. The Government is laying emphasis to promote treatment using Ayurvedic medicines on the lines of other medicines in the country. Haryana Government also proposes to include Ayurveda subjects in the MBBS degree in the state. The AYUSH Minister also said that use of ayurvedic medicines should be increased on the pattern of use of allopathic so as to provide alternative treatment to the patient. He also said that the way a doctor diagnoses a patient before prescribing allopathic medicine, similarly a scientific diagnosis should also be performed before prescribing Ayurvedic medicines as well. (editor dailyworld.in)