New Delhi (NVI): The Union Cabinet today approved a proposal for inclusion of the Ayush Health & Wellness Centre component of the Ayushman Bharat progamme in National Ayush Mission, with an aim of reducing burden on secondary and tertiary health care.
The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared the proposal to establish a holistic wellness model based on AYUSH principles and practices, focusing on preventive promotive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative healthcare by integration with the existing public health care system.
It will also provide informed choice to the needy public by making the AYUSH services available.
The proposal entails expenditure of Rs 34,000 crore for operationalization of AYUSH HWCs within a period of five years, 12,000 new Ayush wellness and health centres will be made at the existing 12,500 centres and sub-centres of the Ayush ministry.
Among other things, it will also reduce out of pocket expenditure due to “self-care” model and validate a holistic wellness model in target areas.
The National Health Policy 2017 has advocated mainstreaming the potential of AYUSH systems –Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sows-rigpa and Homoeopathy — within a pluralistic system of Integrative healthcare.
The Government of India in February 2018 decided that 1.5 lakh health and wellness Centres would be created by transforming existing Sub health Centres and Primary Health Centres to deliver Comprehensive Primary Health Care.
The vision of the proposal is to establish a holistic wellness model based on AYUSH principles and practices, to empower masses for “self care” to reduce the disease burden.
