The National Ayush Mission (NAM) aims to enhance the Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy (AYUSH) sector in India by providing cost-effective services, upgrading educational institutions, and improving drug quality control. The initiative focuses on preventive and promotive healthcare, with particular emphasis on integrating AYUSH practices into the national health system and promoting wellness through yoga and lifestyle interventions. Outcomes include increased access to AYUSH services, improved educational standards, and a reliable supply of quality medicinal plants.

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2. AYUSH for Holistic Healthcare
PREVENT
SUSTAIN
PROMOTE
Focus on Health
ENABLING
ENVIRONMENT

3. Policy Directives
• Integration of AYUSH in healthcare delivery
system and national health programs.
• Evidence-based application and research in
AYUSH.
National Health Policy-
1983
National Health Policy-
2002
• Utilization of AYUSH practitioners in population
stabilization programs.
National Population
Policy-2000
• Inclusive growth and overall development of
AYUSH.
National Policy on Indian
Systems of Medicine and
Homeopathy-2002

4. Focused Objectives for AYUSH
Mainstreaming the potential of AYUSH by-
i) Ensuring access to AYUSH services
ii) Introduction of Yoga in schools and work places for health
promotion.
iii) Building research and public health skills for preventive and
promotive healthcare.
iv) AYUSH orientation to grass root health workers and village
health-sanitation and nutrition committees.
v) Bridge courses for mid-level healthcare providers
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5. Mission of NAM
Aimed at augmenting AYUSH sector in
terms of health services, educational
infrastructure, drugs quality control and
sustainable development of medicinal plants.

6. NATIONALAYUSH MISSION
The Government of India has launched the National AYUSH Mission in
2014 with the objectives of:
Providing cost effective AYUSH Services through upgrading AYUSH
Hospitals & Dispensaries, & co-location at PHCs, CHCs and DHs
 Upgradation of AYUSH Educational Institutions
Upgradation of ASU & H Pharmacies, Drug Testing Laboratories &
strengthening of ASU & H drug enforcement mechanism
Supporting the cultivation of medicinal plants to provide sustained
supply of quality raw-materials

7. Components of NAM
A. Core/Essential activities
 AYUSH Services
• Co-location at PHC, CHC, DH (Set Mission Target)
• Stand Alone AYUSH Hospital &Dispensaries Upgradation.
• Setting up of upto 50 bedded AYUSH Hospital.
• Supply of Essential Drugs
• Public Health Outreach Activity, AYUSH Gram, School Health Program
 AYUSH Educational Institutions
• Upgradation of UG and PG Educational Institutions
• Setting up of new Educational Institutions in Govt. sector.
 ASU&H Drugs Quality Control
• Strengthening of State Pharmacies of ASU&H
• Strengthening of State Drug Testing Laboratories.
• Supporting the Drug Enforcement Mechanism
 Medicinal Plants

8. Flexible Components of NAM
 AYUSH wellness Centres including Yoga & Naturopathy
 Telemedicine.
 Sports-Medicine through AYUSH
 Innovations in AYUSH
 Research & Development in areas related to Medicinal Plants
 Voluntary Certification Scheme: Project based
 IEC activities
 Market Promotion, Market Intelligence and buy back interventions
 Re-imbursement of testing charges
 Crop Insurance

9. Salient features
• Focus to new initiatives:
Preventive and Promotive Healthcare,
School Health Programme
Public Health Outreach Activity,
AYUSH Gram,
Promotion of health care by way of Behaviour Change Communication (BCC)
• The resource allocation to the States/UTs based on population, backwardness
and performance of the State/UT
• Building institutional capacity to enhance implementation efficiency and
absorption capacity of the States

10. Central and State Share pattern:
• Special Category States (NE States and hilly States of Himachal Pradesh,
Uttrakhand, UT of Jammu and Kashmir):-Grant-in-aid component-90%
and State share-10%
• Other States & UTs with legislature-Centre State sharing pattern:-60% :
40%.
• UTs without legislature :- UTs without legislature 100% will be funded by
the Government of India GIA.

11. NAM Directorate
Chaired by Secretary (AYUSH), Joint Secretary in-charge of NAM - ex-officio
Mission Director
Appraisal Committee
Chaired by Mission Director
National Programme
Management Unit
(PMU)
National AYUSH Mission:
Organizational Structure at National Level

12. State AYUSH Society with Governing Body Chaired by Chief Secretary
Executive body of the State AYUSH
Society Chaired by Principal
Secretary/Secretary, AYUSH
State Programme
Management Unit
(PMU)
National AYUSH Mission:
Organizational Structure at State Level

13. Central Government
Treasury Route
(Through RBI)
State Government (Budget)
Centre
Share
State
Share
State AYUSH Society
Implementing Agencies
National AYUSH Mission:
Fund Flow Mechanism

14. • Indication of State Allocation by Ministry of AYUSH (Budget provision of
NAM):
• Budget provision by the State/UT Governments along with matching State
Share:
• Preparation and Submission of State Annual Action Plan by the State AYUSH
Society.
• Approval and release of GIA by the Central Government.
• Drawing of funds from State Treasury-State AYUSH Society.
• Implementation and UC submission.
National AYUSH Mission: Timely Implementation

15. • National AYUSH Mission (NAM) - AYUSH Gram- one village per block is selected for
adoption of AYUSH way of life and interventions for health care.
• 356 units are supported under NAM
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16. AYUSH OPD at Azara PHC, Assam (Renovations under
NAM support)
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Photographs of Important works taken up in some States
under NAM
Co-location of AYUSH facility at Chiephobozou CHC,
Nagaland

17. School Health Programme
Nagaland
(Public Health outreach)
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Siddha Doctors Distributing decoctions
during Dengue outbreak in Puducherry
(Public health outreach)

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30 bedded Integrated AYUSH Hospital,
Noklak, Nagaland
Integrated AYUSH Hospital Sikkim
(newly constructed building under NAM)

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50 bedded Integrated AYUSH Hospital, Topshikhata, West Bengal

20. Expected Outcomes
• Better access to AYUSH services through increase in number of AYUSH
Hospitals and Dispensaries, availability of drugs and providing special
attention on preventive and promotive aspects.
• Improvement in AYUSH education through upgraded educational
institutions.
• Sustained availability of Quality Raw Material for AYUSH systems of
medicine.
• Improved availability of quality ASU&H drugs through increase in the
number of Pharmacies, Drug Laboratories and improved enforcement
mechanism of ASU&H drugs.