Union minister of State for Ayurveda,Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) Shripad Yesso Naik has agreed to sanction AYUSH hospitals in all the districts in Nagaland in a phase manner.
The union minister made the assurance after a proposal for AYUSH hospitals in all the districts and a separate department for AYUSH in the state was submitted by minister of Health and Family Welfare, S. Pangnyu Phom during their meeting in New Delhi on September 2.
According to Kuolie Mere, PRO (IPR) Nagaland House, New Delhi, the union minister was also impressed on the implementation of central project in the state and said that Nagaland could become one of the best AYUSH mission state in the country in the coming days.
The union minister has also accepted the invitation to visit Nagaland and to inaugurate AYUSH Hospital in Tuensang, the release stated. Meanwhile, Pangnyu briefed Shripad on the implementation of central scheme in the state and its functioning in the interior district. He also appreciated the union minister for his continuous support to the state.