Team TrickyScribe: PM Narendra Modi launched, inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple projects related to the health sector worth around Rs 12,850 crore at All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) in New Delhi on the occasion of Dhanteras on Tuesday.
Addressing the gathering, the PM noted the occasion of Dhanvantari Jayanti and Dhanteras and conveyed his best wishes to all business owners of the country as most people tend to buy something new for their homes, and also extended advanced greetings for Diwali.
The Prime Minister underlined that this Diwali is a historic one as Lord Shri Ram’s temple in Ayodhya will be lit up with thousands of diyas, making the celebrations unprecedented. “Lord Ram has once again returned to his abode in this year’s Diwali”, the Prime Minister remarked, adding that this wait is finally over not after 14 but 500 years.
PM Modi said that it is no coincidence that this year’s festival of Dhanteras is an amalgamation of prosperity and health but a symbol of India’s culture and philosophy of life.
Quoting sages and saints, the Prime Minister explained that health is considered supreme wealth and this ancient notion is finding acceptance across the world in the form of Yoga.
PM Modi expressed happiness that Ayurveda Diwas is now being celebrated in more than 150 countries today and claimed that it is proof of the growing attraction towards Ayurveda, and India’s contribution to the world from its ancient past.
The Prime Minister underscored that in the past decade, the country had witnessed the beginning of a new chapter in the health sector with the amalgamation of knowledge of Ayurveda with Modern medicine. He added that All India Institute of Ayurveda had been a focal point of this chapter.
He said that seven years ago on Ayurveda day, he was fortunate to dedicate the first phase of the institute to the country and today with the blessings of Lord Dhanvantri, he was inaugurating the second phase of the institute.
He noted that it would be possible to see the ancient techniques like Panchakarma infused with modern technology in this institute along with advanced research studies in the fields of Ayurveda and medical science.
Noting that the progress of a nation is directly proportional to the health of its citizens, the Prime Minister highlighted the government’s priority to the health of its citizens and outlined the five pillars of health policy. He listed the five pillars as preventive healthcare, early detection of ailments, free and low-cost treatment and medicines, availability of doctors in small towns and lastly expansion of technology in health services. “India is looking at the health sector as holistic health”, he said, adding that the projects of today provide a glimpse of these five pillars.
Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey said that Bihar too got its share with four programs worth over ₹35 crore aligned for the state.
Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Chaudhary expressed his gratitude to PM Modi for including 40 lakh senior citizens of the state under the scheme for free medical treatment. He said nobody will now be forced to sell land and other immovable assets for bearing treatment cost.
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