20-Apr-2022: Ministry of Defence signs MoUs with Ministry of AYUSH to start Ayurveda Centres at 37 Cantonment & 12 AFMS military hospitals

Two MoUs have been signed by Ministry of Defence (MoD) with Ministry of AYUSH (MoA), one for starting Ayurveda Centres at 37 Cantonment Hospitals and another for starting Ayurveda Centres at 12 Military Hospitals of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS). These MoUs were signed during the three-day mega event, Global Ayush Investment & Innovation Summit, organised at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat from April 20-22, 2022. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the august gathering during the inaugural function, where Director General, World Health Organisation (WHO) was also present.

Signatories for these MoUs were Special Secretary, MoA Shri Pramod Kumar Pathak, DGAFMS Surg Vice Admiral Rajat Datta and Additional Director General Defence Estates Smt Sonam Yangdol.

This will make available well-established and time-tested therapies of Ayurveda to the residents of Cantonments, including families of Armed Forces personnel and civilians depending on these hospitals. These Ayurveda Centres will be functional across the country from May 01, 2022.

Army

S No	Military Hospital	Command
1.	Base Hospital Delhi Cantt	Western Command
2.	CH (WC) Chandi mandir	Western Command
3.	CH (CC) Lucknow	Central Command
4.	CH (SC) Pune	Southern Command
5.	CH (EC) Kolkata	Eastern Command
6.	MH Jabalpur	Central Command
7.	MH Jaipur	Southern Western Command
8.	166 MH, Jammu	Northern Command
9.	151 BH, Guwahati	Eastern Command

Navy

          (a)      INHS Asvini, Mumbai

Air Force

          (a)      CH (AF) Bangalore

          (b)      11 Air Force Hospital, Hindon

30-Mar-2022: 37 Cantonment Hospitals to start Ayurveda clinics from May 01, 2022

With a view to provide benefits of Indian traditional Ayurveda System of medicine to a wider clientele, Ministry of Defence has decided to operationalise Ayurveda Centres at 37 Cantonment Hospitals across the country from May 01, 2022.

The decision was taken at a recent high level meeting held between the Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar and the Secretary Ministry of AYUSH, Vaidya Rakesh Kotecha. The move will make available well-established and time-tested therapies of Ayurveda to the residents of Cantonments including Armed Forces personnel, their families and civilians availing health services from these hospitals.

To support this initiative, Ministry of AYUSH is providing skilled AYUSH Doctors and Pharmacists to these 37 Cantonment Hospitals. It has also been decided that officials of Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE), Ministry of Defence and Ministry of AYUSH would work in close collaboration to make these 37 Ayurveda Centres functional.

List of 37 Cantonment Board Hospitals to operationalise Ayurveda Centres