Kerala to set up an independent AYUSH University
The Kerala government is establishing an independent AYUSH University to centralize education, research, and clinical services for traditional medicine systems. A committee has been formed to draft the necessary legislation within two months.
Why it matters
Creating a dedicated university aims to standardize and elevate the academic and research quality of Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, and other traditional medical systems.
The Kerala government has initiated steps to establish an independent AYUSH University to coordinate education, research, clinical services and drug development across the State’s AYUSH systems of medicine.
Health Minister K. Muraleedharan said in an official release on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) that a four-member committee has been constituted to prepare the draft legislation for the proposed university.
The committee will have the Principal Secretary, AYUSH department as the chairperson and the State mission director of the National AYUSH Mission as convener. The other members of the committee are the director of Ayurveda medical education and the principal and controlling officer of the Government Homoeopathic Medical College.
Mr. Muraleedharan said the State was taking a historic step by moving to create a new academic framework for the AYUSH sector.
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