Development projects worth ₹177.5 crore have been sanctioned this financial year in Ayush sector, a statement issued by the Health Minister Veena George said.
Four new Ayush integrated hospitals, including a hospital in the tribal area at a cost of ₹15 crore, will be readied. The Naturopathy hospital at Varkala will be elevated to an international level at ₹15 crore. This apart, 87 Ayush hospitals will be renovated by spending ₹30 lakhs to ₹1 crore.
Physiotherapy units will be set up in all government homeopathy hospitals. Ayush lounges are being planned in all international airports. The government also plans to develop 17 ayurveda hospitals so that these can facilitate medical tourism. Also, 50 ayurveda and homoeopathy hospitals will be elevated to meet NABH standards, the statement said.