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AYUSH
02 DEC 2025 9:43PM by PIB Delhi
MoUs for promotion and research of Ayush

The Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India has signed 25 Country to Country MoUs with different foreign countries and 52 Institute to Institute level MoUs with different international organizations for the promotion and research of Ayush systems. The details are attached to Annexure I and Annexure II respectively.

Ministry of Ayush has taken following initiatives to integrate Ayush practices with modern healthcare systems.

  • Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Ayush Vertical: The Ayush Vertical under DGHS, established by the Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), serves as a dedicated institutional mechanism for planning, monitoring, and supervising Ayush-specific public health programs. This vertical provides technical support to both ministries in developing strategies for public health, healthcare, Ayush education, and training. It also functions as a repository of Ayush-based technical knowledge and oversees the management of hospitals, dispensaries, and medical education under the Ministry of Ayush.
  • Development of Standard Treatment Guidelines (STG): A series of STGs within the Ayush system of medicine is being developed by the Ayush Vertical under DGHS. The STGs on 6 common Musculoskeletal Disorders was published in 2024. Recently, STGs on 5 common metabolic disorders - Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, Gout, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), and Dyslipidemia—across the Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy systems, with Yoga integrated with all was released during the NAM Conclave held on May 1-2, 2025. To enhance the capacity of Ayush physicians, Ayush vertical has conducted National Level Master Training in collaboration of Central Health Education Bureau (CHEB) across all States on these developed STGs, ensuring their effective dissemination to end users. These Master Trainers are conducting state level training in a cascading manner.
  • Integrative Departments and extended OPD services in Tertiary Care Hospitals: The Ministry of Ayush and MoHFW have jointly established Integrated Ayush Departments in Central Government Hospitals to promote integrative healthcare. As part of this initiative, the Department of Integrated Medicine has been set up and is operational at Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC) & Safdarjung Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.

These departments provide preventive, promotive, and therapeutic medical services, including a fully functional Panchakarma unit. Additionally, extended OPD services by Ayush Research Councils are available at VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi.

  • Indian Public Health Standards for Ayush healthcare facilities: With the active technical support from the Ayush Vertical under DGHS,  Ministry of Ayush (MoA)  has successfully published and launched the  Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) for Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs) (Ayush) and Ayush Hospitals. It is a set of uniform standards for infrastructure, human resources, medicines, and service quality. These standards enable States and UTs to deliver quality Ayush healthcare services.
  • Public Health Advisories: Ministry of Ayush has released two Public Health Advisories on Heat Wave and Monkey Pox in coordination with National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
  • Ayush-ICMR Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research (AI-ACIHR): MoU has been signed with ICMR for high-quality research on integrative medicine, aiming to formalize integrative healthcare delivery and support policy recommendations through AI-ACIHR. Joint efforts are in place to conduct high-quality clinical trials on identified areas/disease conditions of national importance with promising integrative therapies to generate evidence for wider acceptance. 5 such centres have been set up at 4 AIIMS viz., AIIMS Delhi (Gastro-intestinal Disorders and Women and Child Health), AIIMS Jodhpur (Geriatric Health), AIIMS Nagpur (Cancer Care), AIIMS Rishikesh (Geriatric Health).
  • Collaborative Research with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) under Ministry of Ayush and ICMR has undertaken a research study on Anaemia entitled “Efficacy and safety of Punarnavadi Mandura alone and in combination with Drakshavaleha compared to iron folic acid in the treatment of moderate iron deficiency anaemia among non-pregnant women of reproductive age group”: a community-based three arm multi-center randomized controlled trial. The study is being carried out at 8 different sites namely MGIMS Wardha, AIIMS Jodhpur, NITM Bengaluru, RIMS Ranchi, KEM Hospital Research Centre, AIIMS New Delhi, AIIMS Bhopal, and AIIMS Bibinagar.
  • Integrated Education: Yoga training is now integrated into the undergraduate medical (MBBS) curriculum. Additionally, a mandatory one-week internship in Ayush has been incorporated into the one-year compulsory internship for medical undergraduates. The Nursing Council of India has introduced a one-year Post Basic Nursing Diploma in Ayush.

Leading institutions like the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) offer interdisciplinary education and postgraduate (PG) and Ph.D. courses in integrative healthcare.

  • One Health approach: It exemplifies integration, adopting a holistic perspective that encompasses human, animal and environmental health, recognizing their interconnectedness. The One Health Committee, led by the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA), embodies this unified approach, providing seamless and comprehensive care that extends to planetary well-being.

 

The number of Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Sowa-Ripga practitioners registered with National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH) and National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) is attached at Annexure III and Annexure IV.

The budget allocation of Ministry of Ayush during past five years is attached at Annexure V.

Annexure-I

S.No

Title of MoU

Country
  1.  

MoU between The Government of the Republic of India and The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional System of Medicine and Homoeopathy

Bangladesh
  1.  

MoU between The Government of the Republic of India and The Government of Plurinational State of Bolivia on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional System of Medicine and Homoeopathy

Bolivia
  1.  

Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Ayush of the Government of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Health of the Federative Republic of Brazil on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy

Brazil
  1.  

MoU between Ministry of Ayush of The Republic of India and National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of The People’s Republic of China Concerning Cooperation in Traditional Medicine

China
  1.  

MoU between The Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy of the Republic of India, and the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Republic of Colombia, regarding Cooperation on Traditional Systems of Medicine of India

Colombia
  1.  

MoU between The Ministry of Ayush and The Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of Cuba on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy

Cuba
  1.  

MoU between The Government of the Republic of India and The Government of Republic of Equatorial Guinea on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine

Equatorial Guinea
  1.  

MoU between  The Government of the Republic of India and The Government of Republic of Gambia on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine

Gambia
  1.  

Joint Declaration of Intent between  The Ministry of Ayush of The Republic of India regarding Cooperation in the Sector of Alternative Medicine and The Federal Ministry of Health of the Federal Republic of Germany and

Germany
  1.  

MoU between The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Republic of India and The Ministry of Human Resources of Hungary on  Cooperation in the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine

Hungary
  1.  

MoU between  The Government of the Republic of India and The Government of Islamic Republic of Iran on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine

Iran
  1.  

MoU between Ministry of Ayush of The Republic of India and The Kanagawa Prefectural Government of Japan in the field of Healthcare and Wellness

Japan
  1.  

MoU between  The Government of the Republic of India and The Government of Malaysia on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine

Malaysia
  1.  

MoU between  The Government of the Republic of India and The Government of Mauritius on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine

Mauritius
  1.  

MoU between  The Government of the Republic of India and The Government of Mongolia on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy

Mongolia
  1.  

MoU between Ministry of Ayush, India and Department of Traditional Medicine, Ministry of Health and Sports, Myanmar  on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine

Myanmar
  1.  

MoU between  The Government of the Republic of India and The Government of  Nepal  on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine

Nepal
  1.  

MoU between  The Government of the Republic of India and The Government of  Republic of Guinea  on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy

Republic of Guinea
  1.  

MoU between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Cooperation in the field of Traditional System of Medicine

Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
  1.  

MoU between  The Government of the Republic of India and The Government of   Sao Tome & Príncipe on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy

Sao Tome & Príncipe
  1.  

MoU between  The Government of the Republic of India and The Government of  Republic of  Suriname   on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine

Suriname
  1.  

MoU between  The Government of the Republic of India and The Government of  Republic of   Trininad and Tobago   on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine

Trininad and Tobago
  1.  

MoU between  The Government of the Republic of India and The Government of   Turkmenistan  on Cooperation in Yoga and Traditional Systems of Medicine

Turkmenistan
  1.  

MoU between The Republic of Zimbabwe (Represented herein by the Minister of Health and Childcare) and The Republic of India (Represented herein by the Minister of Ayush)  on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy

Zimbabwe
  1.  

MoU between the Government of the Republic of India and  The Republic of Angola  on cooperation in the Field of Ayurveda and other Traditional Systems of Medicine.

Angola

 

 

                                                                                                                                 Annexure-II

Sl. No.

Details of MoU

Country

1.

MoU between Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of AYUSH (on behalf of all the research councils- CCRAS, CCRUM, CCRS, CCRH, CCRYN) and the University of  Mississippi, USA, on behalf of National Centre for Natural Products Research (NCNPR) for cooperation in the field of traditional medicine

USA

2.

MoU between CCRH and Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, UK

United Kingdom

3.

MoU between Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) and College of Homeopaths of Ontario (CHO), Canada

Canada

4.

United States Pharmacopoeia Convention and Pharmacopoeia Commission of Indian Medicine

USA

 

5.

MoU on cooperation in the field of Research and Education in Homeopathy Medicine was signed between CCRH and Universidad Maimonides, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentina

6.

MoU on Cooperation in Research and Development in the field of Ayurvedic Science was signed between Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) and the Medical Research Infrastructure and Health Services fund of the Tel Aviv Sourasky medical Institute (TASMC), Israel

Israel

7.

MoU between Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science, on Behalf of All Research Councils, Ministry of AYUSH(Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy), Government of India located in New Delhi, (“CCRAS”) and The Governors of the University of Alberta as Represented by the Integrative Health Institute Located in Edmonton, ALBERTA, Canada

Canada

8.

MoU between National Institute of Ayurveda and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia in the field of Education, Training, Research, Publication and Popularization of Ayurveda in Malaysia

Malaysia
  1.  

MoU between Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) and Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) with Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Convention of the United States (HPCUS)

USA
  1.  

MoU between Scientific Society for Homoeopathy (WissHom), Germany and Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH)

Germany
  1.  

Agreement on cooperation in the field of Research and Education in Homoeopathy between Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) and Federal University of Rio De Janerio (FURJ), Brazil

Brazil
  1.  

MoU on cooperation and collaboration in the field of Ayurveda between the All India Institute of Ayurveda, (AIIA), Ministry of Ayush and European Academy of Ayurveda (Birstein), (REAA) Germany

Germany
  1.  

MoU on Cooperation in the field of Research in Homeopathic Medicine was signed between Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) and Centre for Integrative Complementary Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

Israel

  1.  

MoU on cooperation in the field of Research in Homeopathy was signed between Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) and National Institute of Integrative Medicine (NIIM), Australia

 

Australia
  1.  

MoU on Establishment of an Academic Collaboration in Ayurveda between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and College of Medicine (UK) was signed during the visit of Hon’ble PM of India to UK

 

United Kingdom
  1.  

MoU on collaboration in the field of Ayurveda was signed between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and the Medical University of Graz, Graz Austria

 

Austria
  1.  

MoU on cooperation in the field of Unani medicine was signed between Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) and State Educational Establishment“ Tajik State Medical University named AbualiIbn Sino”

Tajikistan

 
  1.  

MoU on the establishment of an academic collaboration in Ayurveda has been signed between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Ministry of Ayush and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, USA

 

USA

 
  1.  

MoU  CCRAS, Ministry of Ayush and Department of Neurology and Complementary Medicine, Lutheran, Hospital Hattingen, Germany for Cooperation in the field of Research and Education in Ayurveda

 

Germany

 
  1.  

MoU between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and Wester Sydney University (WSU), Australia

 

Australia

 
  1.  

MoU between MORARJI DESAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF YOGA (MDNIY) MINISTRY OF AYUSH, GOVT OF INDIA NEW DELHI and DIVINE VALUES SCHOOL, ECUADOR (DVSE)

 

Ecuador

 
  1.  

MoU between Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, (CCRAS) Ministry of Ayush Government of the Republic of India and University of Debrecen, Hungary (UD) on the Intention of Establishment of European Institute of Ayurvedic Sciences (EIAS), Hungary

 

Hungary

 
  1.  

MoU between NIA & the University of West Indies for Collaboration in the field of Education, Training, Research, Treatment, Publication etc

 

West Indies

 
  1.  

An Agreement signed between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Ministry of Ayush and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UK for undertaking research on Ashwagandha for promoting recovery from Covid-19 in the UK.

 

United Kingdom

 
  1.  

MoU between Shimane University, Japan and All India Institute of Ayurveda

 

Japan

 
  1.  

MoU between Fizz, Frankfurt, Germany and All India Institue of Ayurveda

 

Germany

 
  1.  

MoC with Japan

 

Japan

 
  1.  

MoU between CCRUM and Hamdard University Bangladesh

 

Bangladesh

 
  1.  

MoU between CCRAS, Ministry of Ayush and OCCAM, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services, Government of the United States of America

 

USA

 
  1.  

Memorandum of Understanding between Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS),
Ministry of Ayush, and The Institute for Social medicine,  Epidemiology and the Health Economics, Charite University Medical Centre, Berlin Germany

 

Germany

 
  1.  

Institute for the History of Medicine, Robert Bosch Foundation, Stuttgart, Germany
on Cooperation in the Field of Development of Museum on AYUSH System  and Archives on Homoeopathy

 

Germany

 
  1.  

MoU between MORARJI DESAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF YOGA (MDNIY) MINISTRY OF AYUSH, GOVT OF INDIA NEW DELHI and Leaders Development Institute (LDI), Ministry of Sports Saudi Arabia

 

Saudi Arabia

 
  1.  

MoU between Rashtriya Ayurved Vidyapeeth (RAV) and Fundacion De Salud Ayurveda Prema, Argentina

 

Argentina

 
  1.  

MoU between AIIA and Future Vision Institute, Brazil and University of Sao Paulo Brazil

 

Brazil

 
  1.  

MoU between AIIA and The University General Hospital in La Reunion - CHU de La Reunion in the field of Ayurveda

 

Chu de La Reunion

 
  1.  

MoU between AIIA, The Fedral University of Rio De Jenerio (UFRJ) and The Brazilian Academic Consortium for Integrative Health (CABSIN), Brazil 

 

Brazil

 
  1.  

MoU between National Institute of Ayurveda Jaipur and Philippines institute of traditional and Alternative Healthcare, (PITHAC)Philippines

Philippines

 
  1.  

MoU between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and University Health Netwrok (UHN), Canada

 

Canada

 
  1.  

Agreement on Co-operation in collaborative research in the field of Ayurveda and Siddha between
CCRAS, Romanian Society of
Medicine and Suraj Ayurveda Clinic and Research Centre Pune.

 

Romania

 
  1.  

MoU between CCRAS and PHFI for Ayush- WHO-PHFI collaborative project entitled Assessment of integration of AYUSH System into the public health system for combating COVID-19.

 

WHO

 
  1.  

India Yoga Center (IYC), Korea

 

Korea

 
  1.  

MoU between AIIA and UCMH, Havana Cuba The Establishment of an Academic Collaboration In Ayurveda

 

Cuba

 
  1.  

MoU between AIIA and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

 

Japan

 
  1.  

MoU Between MDNIY and Sarv Yoga International Italy

 

Italy

 
  1.  

MoU Between ITRA and National Institute of Health, Republic of Peru

Peru
  1.  

MoU between AIIA and Kvarner Health Tourism Cluster, Croatia

Croatia
  1.  

MoU between NIA and Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine

Thailand
  1.  

MoU between All India Institute of Ayurveda and Sri Vajera Foundation and Associated Institutions 

Brazil
  1.  

MoU Between CCRUM and Allied Health professions Council of South Africa (AHPCSA)

South Africa
  1.  

A Tripartite MoU between Charles University Czech

Republic with NIA, Jaipur and MDNIY New Delhi was signed on 17.07.2024 on the Establishment of Academic Collaboration in Ayurveda and Yoga

Czech

Republic
  1.  

MoU between Indonesian Food Drug Authority of The Republic of Indonesia and Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homeopathy, Ministry of Ayush, of the Republic of India on cooperation in the field of Traditional Medicine Quality Assurance.

Indonesia
  1.   

MoU between Institute of Teaching & Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Ministry of Ayush, Government of the Republic of India and institute of Traditional and Alternative Medicine, PMB 31, Ho, Ghana

Ghana

 

                                                                                                                               Annexure-III

 

S.No.

States/UTs

Total No. of registered practitioners on 30.09.2025

1

Uttrakhand

1015

2

Meghalaya

464

3

Direct Registration NRH

108

4

Tripura

798

5

Haryana

1790

6

Gujarat

39362

7

Goa

1034

8

Jharkhand

1087

9

Himachal Pradesh

720

10

Punjab

4386

11

Nagaland

188

12

Chhattisgarh

2310

13

Maharashtra

89274

14

Jammu & Kashmir

491

15

Madhya Pradesh

23554

16

Delhi

6408

17

Kerala

15515

18

Tamilnadu

9705

19

Uttar Pradesh

41944

20

West Bengal

40475

21

Telangana

5427

22

Karnataka

16202

23

Rajasthan

10093

24

Arunachal  Pradesh

623

25

Bihar

36718

26

Andhra Pradesh

3668

27

Assam

2095

28

U.T. Chandigarh

202

29

Orissa

10511

 

Total

366167

 

 

                                                                                                                               Annexure-IV

Total number of Ayush Practitioners registered with NCISM

Detail of ISM practitioners's received form State Board/Council

Sr. No.

State Name

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Sowa-Rigpa

Total

1

Andhra Pradesh

2130

701

 

 

2831

2

Arunachal Pradesh

127

2

 

5

134

3

Assam

1819

 

 

 

1819

4

Bihar

1820

3249

 

 

5069

5

Chhattisgarh

5238

325

 

 

5563

6

Delhi

5874

3193

 

 

9067

7

Goa

842

 

 

 

842

8

Gujarat

27012

237

 

 

27249

9

Haryana

10223

71

 

 

10294

10

Himachal Pradesh

6634

5

 

 

6639

11

Jammu

2257

2497

 

70

4824

12

Jharkhand

324

96

 

 

420

13

Karnataka

45457

2122

15

 

47594

14

Kerala

11054

220

359

 

11633

15

Madhya Pradesh

17287

2463

 

 

19750

16

Maharashtra

105109

8894

1

 

114004

17

Mizoram

27

 

 

 

27

18

Odisha

5113

66

 

 

5179

19

Punjab

12369

52

 

 

12421

20

Rajasthan

15129

1295

 

 

16424

21

Tamil Nadu

2925

703

7805

 

11433

22

Telangana

4266

2779

 

 

7045

23

Uttar Pradesh

44056

17512

 

 

61568

24

Uttarakhand

4741

193

 

8

4942

25

West Bengal

2494

454

 

 

2948

Total

334327

47129

8180

83

389719

 

 

Annexure-V

Budget Estimate, Revised Estimate and Actual Expenditure in respect to Ministry of Ayush During last five years

(Rs. In Crore)

Year

Budget Estimate

Revised Estimate

Actual Expenditure

2020-21

2122.08

2322.08

2291.98

2021-22

2970.30

2664.42

2538.42

2022-23

3050.00

2845.75

2663.30

2023-24

3647.50

3000.00

2916.31

2024-25

3712.49

3497.64

3468.64*

 

*Provisional Expenditure

This information was given by the Minister of State (IC) for Ayush Shri Pratap Rao Jadhav in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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