PM Modi inaugurates Global AYUSH Investment and Innovation Summit

  • PM inaugurates Global AYUSH Investment & Innovation Summit in Gandhinagar.
  • The DG WHO commends the Prime Minister and Indian government for harnessing the power of innovation in public health.
  • “Your championing will bring significant change in the use of traditional medicines”, DG tells the Prime Minister.
  • PM gives a Gujarati name ‘Tulsi Bhai’ to Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus.
  • The possibilities of investment and innovation in the field of AYUSH are limitless.
  • AYUSH sector has increased to more than $18 billion from less than $3 billion in 2014.
  • India is a treasure trove of herbal plants, it is, in a way our ‘Green Gold’.
  • More than 50 MoUs with different countries have been formalized in the last few years. Our AYUSH experts are developing ISO standards in collaboration with the Bureau of Indian Standards. This will open a huge export market for AYUSH in more than 150 countries.
  • AYUSH Aahar of FSSAI will greatly facilitate the producers of herbal nutritional supplements.
  • Special AYUSH mark will give people all over the world the confidence of quality AYUSH products.
  • Government will develop a network of AYUSH parks to encourage the promotion, research and manufacturing of AYUSH products across the country.
  • India is going to introduce a special AYUSH visa category to facilitate people to travel to India for AYUSH therapy.
  • Main reasons behind the prosperity of Ayurveda has been its open source model.
  • Amrit Kaal of next 25 year will prove to be the golden period of traditional medicines.