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c) Status of Deemed to be University on National Institute of Ayurveda

(NIA) Jaipur: -NIA was conferred the Deemed to be University status under
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De novo category on 13 November 2020. NIA is the first Central Government
funded Institute to be declared as Deemed to be University in the field of
Ayush. This feather in cap achievement came as recognition of NIA having

175 years of legacy and for promoting the growth and development of
Ayurveda as a model Institute with higher standards of Teaching, Training,

Research, and Patient Care with a scientific outlook to the knowledge of
Ayurvedic System of Healthcare.

d) Setting up of All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi: The first ever
All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), set up along the lines of AIIMS to

bring synergy between the traditional wisdom of Ayurveda and modern
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diagnostic tools and technology was established on 17 October, 2017 at
New Delhi. Within the short duration of its establishment, AIIA has gained
a wide national and international recognition. It has started working to

facilitate quality patient care by providing integrated healthcare services,
research and bridging the gaps in the scientific information about quality,

safety and efficacy of Ayurveda products and developing benchmarks of
Ayurvedic education, research and healthcare.

e) Inclusion of Sowa-Rigpa into Ayush systems in 2010: The Government
has suitably amended the Allocation of Business Rules and inter-alia included

the business of formulation of policy for development and propagation of
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Sowa-Rigpa under the ambit of Ministry of Ayush. Legalising Sowa-Rigpa as

an Ayush system has enabled the protection and preservation of this oldest
and most well-documented medicine system in the world and has helped its

propagation and development.
f) Setting up of National Research Institute of Sowa-Rigpa: The National

Research Institute of Sowa-Rigpa was upgraded to “National Institute of Sowa
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Rigpa” in Leh, UT of Ladakh with the approval of Cabinet on 20 November,
2019 with provision for Research, Education and Public Health. NISR acts
as an apex institute for Sowa-Rigpa system with the mandate to undertake

interdisciplinary education and research programmes in Sowa-Rigpa in
collaboration with national and international institutes.

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