Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday said nine new Ayurveda colleges are being established in the state as his government expands AYUSH healthcare. Speaking at the 11th National Ayurveda Day programme in Bhopal, Yadav also launched projects worth more than Rs 184 crore and indicated that AYUSH intern doctors could soon receive good news on their stipend.
He also credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government with taking Yoga and Ayurveda to a wider global audience. Twelve AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres are being developed at major tourist destinations as the government links traditional medicine with tourism. A new Ayurveda college built at a cost of Rs 102 crore was inaugurated in the tribal-dominated Dindori district. The Union Ministry of Ayush fixed September 23 as the annual date for Ayurveda Day through a Gazette notification issued in March 2025. The Chief Minister also said the AYUSH Department’s budget has increased 16-fold compared with 2002-03.
Addressing the programme at Pandit Khushilal Sharma Government Autonomous Ayurveda College, Yadav said Ayurveda has been part of Indian culture and daily life for centuries. He said ingredients and spices commonly used in Indian kitchens are closely linked with Ayurvedic traditions. He said the matter had been discussed with Higher Education and AYUSH Minister Inder Singh Parmar and directions had already been issued. The Chief Minister said the interns would receive good news soon. The state government said the college would expand access to Ayurvedic education and healthcare in the region. The ministry said the autumnal equinox, when day and night are nearly equal, was among the practical and symbolic reasons for choosing the date. He said the state government has now started the process of establishing nine more Ayurveda colleges.
