On the occasion of 5th Ayurvedic Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate two reputed institutes which are future-ready Ayurveda institutions namely the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar and the other, National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur to the nation. Ministry of Ayush confirmed the information.
Both the institutes are premier institutions of Ayurveda in the country. The former has been conferred the status of an Institution of National Importance (INI) by an Act of Parliament and the latter that of an Institution Deemed to be University (De novo Category) by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the ministry said.
The Ministry of AYUSH, since 2016, has been observing the “Ayurveda Day” every year on the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti (Dhanteras).
