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Gorakhpur, 13 November (HS). The construction work of the state’s first AYUSH University in Gorakhpur, which is earning fame as the City of Knowledge, is expected to be completed by the end of this month. In this university named after Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath, along with traditional courses on all medical systems related to AYUSH, unique courses will also be run as per the needs of today’s era. Regarding this, on the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, officers of the AYUSH department are engaged in comparative study of AYUSH courses being run in other states of the country so that more new courses can be drafted to be run here. At present, a plan has been prepared to run a dozen courses including PhD.
The campus of Ayurveda University is 52 acres.
The foundation stone of Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath AYUSH University, being built on an area of 52 acres in Pipri, Bhathat, was laid by the then President Ramnath Kovind on 28 August 2021. AYUSH University is one of the dream projects of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. After laying the foundation stone, he came here several times and took stock of the construction work. Now its construction is almost complete. The remaining work related to finishing is also expected to be completed by 30 November 2024.
It is noteworthy that before the coming into existence of AYUSH University, there were separate institutions for the medical systems of Ayurveda, Unani, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Yoga and Siddha, which are collectively called AYUSH. But, from the session 2021-22, all the government and private AYUSH colleges of the state are now regulated by the AYUSH University only. In the current session 2024-25, 97 colleges/institutions of AYUSH education (Ayurveda, Homeopathy and Unani) of the state are affiliated with this university. In this session, altogether about seven thousand students of undergraduate and postgraduate courses are studying in all these colleges.
Vice Chancellor of Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath AYUSH University, Prof. AK Singh says that along with graduation and post graduation, many more employment related courses will be started as per the intention of the Chief Minister. The upcoming action plan made by AYUSH University regarding the courses includes PhD, B.Sc Nursing Ayurveda, B Pharma Ayurveda, B Pharma Homeopathy, B Pharma Unani, Panchakarma Assistant Diploma, Panchakarma Therapist Diploma, Diploma for Foreign Students, Ksharsutra Diploma, Agnikarma Diploma, Includes Uttarvasti Diploma and Yoga Naturopathy Diploma. Apart from this, some certificate courses will also be started.
So far one lakh patients have availed consultation benefits in Ayush OPD
AYUSH OPD at AYUSH University was inaugurated by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on 15 February 2023. Since then, an average of 300 patients seek consultation every day in the OPD of Ayurveda, Homeopathy and Unani. After the launch of OPD, till now about one lakh have taken benefit of consultation from AYUSH doctors. Now with the opening of AYUSH hospital here, excellent treatment facilities through Ayurveda, Unani, Homeopathy, Yoga, Naturopathy etc. will also be available.
Health tourism and medicinal farming will get a boost, employment opportunities will be created.
Promotion of AYUSH medical system will also create employment opportunities in AYUSH health tourism. If work is done seriously on this, then the people of the villages around this first AYUSH University of the state can be linked with some form of employment. With the full functioning of AYUSH University, it will pave the way for the prosperity of farmers and employment for the youth. People will be able to earn additional income by collecting herbs growing nearby. Farmers will get more benefit from medicinal farming. AYUSH University can become an agent of employment and positive change on a large scale.