UPSC Express

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.