Promotion of the Ayush system in Kerala
Kerala Strengthens Ayush Services with Major Funding and 700 Wellness Centres
By PIB Delhi
(a) Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM), Central assistance provided to the State of Kerala during the last three years and the current year against the proposals received through the State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) is as follows:
| Sl. No | Year | Amount (In lakhs) |
| 1 | 2022-23 | 4399.827 |
| 2 | 2023-24 | 7989.400 |
| 3 | 2024-25 | 11037.960 |
| 4 | 2025-26 | 5138.390 |
| Total | 28565.577 | |
(b) Public Health being a State subject, the establishment of new Ayush wellness centres in Kerala comes under the purview of the respective State Governments. However, under NAM, as per the proposals received from the State Government of Kerala through SAAPs, the Ministry of Ayush has approved upgrading 700 Dispensaries as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush), and as reported by the State Government, all are operational and providing holistic healthcare to the community through different Ayush interventions, including Yoga.
(c) For promotion and propagation of Medical Value Travel (MVT), Ministry of Ayush has successfully organized an Ayush MVT Summit for the South Zone on 26th May 2025 in Chennai with participation from the States of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana, and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
This information was given by the Minister of State (IC) for Ayush, Shri Pratap Rao Jadhav, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 17th MARCH 2026.
