11th AYURVEDA DAY

The government released a backgrounder on the 11th Ayurveda Day, celebrated annually around the autumnal equinox on September 23rd under the theme "Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow." The release details India's strategy to integrate Ayurveda and other traditional healing systems into mainstream public healthcare through the National Ayush Mission (NAM) and National Health Mission (NHM). Key developments include upgrading health facilities into Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, establishing Departments of Integrative Medicine in central government hospitals, extending telemedicine via eSanjeevani, incorporating Ayurveda terms into the WHO ICD-11 module, implementing insurance coverage through IRDAI mandates and general insurance empanelments, and advancing research via schemes like AYURGYAN and AYUR SWASTHYA Yojana alongside digital translation initiatives like Anuvadini AI.