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NITI Aayog Member (Health) Prof. (Dr.) M. Srinivas Visits CCRAS-NIIMH, Hyderabad
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NITI Aayog Member (Health) Prof. (Dr.) M. Srinivas visited the CCRAS-National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage (NIIMH) in Hyderabad. During the visit, he was briefed on the institute's digital portals, repositories, historical research, and documentation of traditional systems of medicine. He commended the digitisation of rare manuscripts and the maintenance of historical scientific records. Prof. Srinivas suggested adopting international standards for museum maintenance, introducing training and post-doctoral programmes, positioning NIIMH as an educational tourism destination, engaging with regulatory bodies like NCISM and NMC, and developing mini-museums at Institutions of National Importance.