Objectives of Ayush Mission
The Government has launched the National AYUSH Mission with the objectives of:
providing cost effective AYUSH Services, with a universal access through upgrading AYUSH
Hospitals and Dispensaries,
co-location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres
(CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs),
strengthening institutional capacity at the state level through upgrading AYUSH educational
institutions, State Govt. ASU&H Pharmacies, Drug Testing Laboratories and ASU & H enforcement
mechanism,
supporting cultivation of medicinal plants by adopting Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) so as to provide sustained supply of quality raw-materials and support certification mechanism for quality standards,
Good Agricultural/Collection/Storage Practices and supporting setting up of clusters through convergence of cultivation, warehousing, value addition and marketing and development of infrastructure for entrepreneurs.