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Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (I.T.R.A.)

The Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA)
is the first ‘Institute of National Importance’ in the sector
of AYUSH. The parliament of India passed the ‘Institute of
Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Act, 2020’ and the

provisions of this act came into force on 15 October 2020.
The ITRA is formed by the amalgamation of three different
institutes namely (i) The Institute of Post Graduate Teaching
and Research in Ayurveda (IPGT & RA), (ii) Shree
Gulabkunverba Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, and (iii) The Indian
Institute of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jamnagar. In
addition, the Maharshi Patanjali Institute for Yoga Naturopathy
Education and Research (MPIYNER), a constituent SFI
college of the Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar is also

integrated with the ITRA under the department of
Swasthavritta.

Rashtriya Ayurved Vidyapeeth (RAV)
Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth (RAV) located at New Delhi
is an autonomous organisation under Ministry of Ayush,
Govt of India. RAV was established on 11th Feb. 1988

with the objective of promoting knowledge and practice of
Ayurveda. In order to preserve and to arrange the transfer
of the knowledge of Ayurveda from eminent scholars to
young aspirants, Vidyapeeth initiated the Member of RAV
(MRAV) and ‘Certificate of RAV’ courses.

North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicine (NEIFM)

The North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Folk Medicine
Research (NEIAFMR), Pasighat (Erstwhile North Eastern

Institute of Folk Medicine) is an autonomous National
Institute under the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India.
The Institute is located in the Pasighat, in the East Siang
district of Arunachal Pradesh. The Institute intends to
document and assess Local Health Traditions, Healing
Knowledge, Drugs Therapeutic product development based
on Traditional knowledge, protection of Traditional Knowledge
through IPR regime, support conservation and sustainable
use of Traditional Practices, Biodiversity, etc. The Institute

will also provide Undergraduate courses and quality patient India
care service under the Ayurvedic system of medicines.
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