Partnership & Collaboration

International & Collaboration

The proactive efforts made by India in positioning the Ayurveda and Yoga as the soft power of India and at the same time generating evidence about the health benefits as well as safety of these systems has given significant boost to demand of Ayurveda, Yoga and other Indian traditional systems of medicine across the world. The Ministry developed a Central Sector Scheme for promotion of International Cooperation (IC Scheme) with the mandate to promote and strengthen awareness about Ayush Systems of Medicine; to facilitate international promotion, development and recognition of Ayush Systems in foreign countries; to foster interaction of stakeholders and market development of Ayush at international level; to support international exchange of experts and information; to give boost to Ayush products in International market and to establish Ayush Academic Chairs in foreign countries.

Vision and Objectives of Scheme:

The scheme is meant for achieving the following objectives:

To promote and strengthen awareness and interest about Ayush Systems of Medicine at the international level. To facilitate international promotion, development and recognition of Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Homoeopathy To foster interaction of stakeholders and market development of Ayush at international level. To support international exchange of experts and information for promotion and propagation of Ayush systems. To give boost to Ayush products/ services / education/ research/ training globally. To promote academics and research through establishment of Ayush Academic Chairs in foreign countries

1. To promote awareness
2. To facilitate international promotion
3. To foster interaction
4. To support exchange
5. To give boost globally
6. To promote academics

Brief about the activities for promotion of Ayush globally:

Ministry of Ayush under its IC scheme undertakes various activities for the promotion of Ayush globally. Under this scheme, the Ministry of Ayush provides support to Indian Ayush Manufacturers/ Ayush Service providers to give boost to the export of Ayush products & ervices; facilitates the International promotion, development and recognition of Ayush system of medicine; foster interaction of stakeholders and market development of Ayush at international level; promote academics and research through the establishment of Ayush Academic Chairs in foreign countries and holding training workshop/symposiums for promoting and strengthening awareness and interest about Ayush Systems of Medicine at international level.

As of now, the Ministry of Ayush has collaborated with more than 50 countries for the promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and all other Ayush systems by virtue of signing of country-tocountry MoU, research collaborations, MoU for establishing academic chairs of Ayush in foreign universities, setting up of Ayurveda/Ayush hospitals/academic institute, setting up of herbal garden, exchange of experts, deputation of Ayush experts, organizing workshops, conferences etc. Moreover, every year 104 seats are allocated to foreign countries coming from different parts of the world to learn Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani etc. respective Ayush systems. The students are provided scholarships, tuition fees, to and fro air fare etc. to study Ayush systems in India. Total 66 seats have been confirmed under the scheme for academic year 2022-23. At present 260 students from following 32 countries are taking Ayush education in different institutes under Ayush Fellowship Scheme:

Memorandum of Understanding with different Countries:

As of now, Ministry of Ayush has signed 24 Country to Country MoUs for Cooperation in field of Traditional Medicine and Homoeopathy with Nepal, Bangladesh, Hungary, Trinidad & Tobago, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Myanmar, WHO- Geneva, Germany (Joint declaration), Iran, Sao Tome & Príncipe, Equatorial Guinea, Cuba, Colombia, Japan (MoC), Bolivia, Gambia, Republic of Guinea, China, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Suriname, Brazil and Zimbabwe. Under these MoUs, the Ministry is conducting various activities for promotion of Ayush. 43 MoUs for undertaking Collaborative Research / Academic collaboration signed with foreign institutes/universities.

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Establishment of Ayush Academic Chairs at foreign universities/institutes

15 MoUs for setting up Ayush Academic Chairs have been signed with foreign institutes in Australia, Mauritius, Latvia, Hungary, Slovenia, Armenia, Russia, Malaysia, South Africa, Bangladesh, Thailand etc.

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Ayush Information Cell –

Ayush Information Cell have been set up in 39 countries to disseminate authentic information about ASU&H systems of Medicine. Ayurveda day, IDY etc. are also being celebrated every year through Ayush Information Cells.

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National & Collaboration

MoU signed