New Indian Express
Kottayam, Kerala, India
Tuesday, October 13, 2014
KOTTAYAM: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said that the state will get an Ayurveda University soon. He was speaking at the 51st Ayurveda Seminar organiSed by the Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala at the Mammen Mappillai Hall here on Sunday.
He said that the Malappuram District Collector has been assigned with the duty of making proposals for the purpose. “The Collector will submit a report after holding discussions with the various parties. The University, which also gives importance to research, will bring attention to the ‘Kerala Model’ Ayurveda. The government will extend its help in popularising this concept across the country,” he said.
“Kerala will become the first state in the country with Ayurveda dispensaries in every panchayat and municipality. As many as 25 new dispensaries were announced in the previous Budge t and only 1 2 panchayats were left out of the network. However, decision has been taken to launch outlets in these panchayats also,” he said.
He also said that the greatest challenge faced by the industry is the lack of medicinal plants and other raw materials. “The government is encouraging medicinal gardens among planters and farmers. “An amendment was also made encouraging planters to devote five per cent of their farms and orchards for the cultivation of medicinal plants,” the Chief Minister said. He released the book, ‘50 years of Kottakkal Seminar’ by Vaidyaratnam P S Warrier and Ayurveda College associate professor M V Vinod Kumar. The first copy was received by Kottayam district medical officer (Ayurveda) Rati B Unnithan.
The function was presided over by Kottayam Municipal Chairman M P Santhosh kumar. Arya Vaidya Sala general manager K S Mani, Malayala Manorama editorial director Thomas Jacob, municipal councillor K R G Warrier and M V Vinod Kumar also spoke at the function.
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