New wing to start at Kurukshetra Ayush varsity

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 27

Haryana Ayush Minister Anil Vij directed officers to start another wing of Ayush at Shri Krishna Ayush University, Kurukshetra. This will include homoeopathic, yoga, yunani and siddha disciplines in addition to ayurveda.

Presiding over the meeting of senior officers of the Ayush Department and Ayush University today Vij said this university would be the first of its kind in the world. He said these courses should be given equal importance so that students can showcase their talent in every field. He said Shri Krishna Government Ayurvedic Medical College would soon be part of Shri Krishna Ayush University, Kurukshetra, which was as per the University Act. He also directed that an OPD of Ayush should start in state dispensaries soon, which should be held three days in a week. Additional Chief Secretary, Health Department, Rajeev Arora said all decisions taken at the meeting would be implemented soon.

Vice-Chancellor Baldev Kumar said he wanted to create a post-covid care Ayush centre at ayurvedic college, so that such patients could be given quick health benefits. With this, PhD in various subjects will be started soon at the university and homeopathy OPD will be started as well. The Director General, Ayush Department, Sushil Saran, and other officers were present during the meeting.