MOD signs MoU with Ministry of AYUSH

Apr 20:Two MoUs have been signed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with the Ministry of AYUSH (MoA), one for starting Ayurveda Centres at 37 Cantonment Hospitals and another for starting Ayurveda Centres at 12 Military Hospitals of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS). These MoUs were signed during the three-day mega event, Global Ayush Investment & Innovation Summit, organised at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat from April 20-22, 2022. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the august gathering during the inaugural function, where Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO) was also present.

Signatories for these MoUs were Special Secretary, MoA Shri Pramod Kumar Pathak, DGAFMS Surg Vice Admiral Rajat Datta and Additional Director General Defence Estates Smt Sonam Yangdol.

This will make available well-established and time-tested therapies of Ayurveda to the residents of Cantonments, including families of Armed Forces personnel and civilians depending on these hospitals. These Ayurveda Centres will be functional across the country from May 01, 2022. 

The list of 37 Cantonment hospitals is as follows:

 1Agra
 2Allahabad
 3Bareilly
 4Dehradun
 5Mhow
 6Pachmarhi
 7Shahjahanpur
 8Jabalpur
 9Badamibagh
 10Barrackpore
 11Ahmedabad
 12Dehuroad
 13Khadki
 14Secunderabad
 15Dagshai
 16Ferozepur
 17Jalandhar
 18Jammu
 19Jutogh
 20Kasauli
 21Khasyol
 22Subathu
 23Jhansi
 24Babina
 25Roorkee
 26Danapur
 27Kamptee
 28Ranikhet
 29Lansdowne
 30Ramgarh
 31Mathura
 32Belgaum
 33Morar
 34Wellington
 35Amritsar
 36Bakloh
 37Dalhousie

The list of 12 military hospitals of AFMS is as follows:

  1. Army
S NoMilitary HospitalCommand
1.Base Hospital Delhi CanttWestern Command
2.CH (WC) ChandimandirWestern Command
3.CH (CC) LucknowCentral Command
4.CH (SC) PuneSouthern Command
5.CH (EC) Kolkata  Eastern Command
6.MH JabalpurCentral Command
7.MH Jaipur Southern Western Command
8.166 MH, Jammu Northern Command
9.151 BH, GuwahatiEastern Command
  1. Navy

          (a)      INHS Asvini, Mumbai

  1. Air Force

          (a)      CH (AF) Bangalore

          (b)      11 Air Force Hospital, Hindon

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