Four Ayush colleges will be set up in A.P., says Health Minister
The Andhra Pradesh government is investing ₹414 crore to develop the AYUSH sector, including the construction of four new Ayurveda colleges and several integrated hospitals. The initiative aims to promote medicinal plant cultivation and traditional medicine.
Why it matters
This investment reflects a state-level push to integrate traditional medicine into the public healthcare system and boost the agricultural economy.
With the aim of making Andhra Pradesh a hub of AYUSH, the government has initiated development works worth ₹414 crore to strengthen the sector, said Minister for Health, Medical and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav.
Addressing a workshop on the importance of cultivation and marketing of medicinal and aromatic plants at Tummalapalli Kalakshetram in Vijayawada on Wednesday, Mr. Satya Kumar Yadav said four Ayurveda colleges are coming up in the State at a cost of ₹280 crore, including the one each at Dharmavaram and Pithapuram, and a Unani medical college in Proddatur. The Naturopathy Medical College in Visakhapatnam is nearing completion. All these facilities are being developed at ₹70 crore each.
He said integrated AYUSH hospitals would be set up at Tirupati, Giddalur, Nandigama, Tenali, Tekkali and Rampachodavaram, with an investment of ₹90 crore.
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