NEW DELHI: Former Union Health Minister and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad dismissed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s criticism that not much work had been done by the Ministry of Ayush in the past, saying the PM had not done enough research before making such a remark.
“I used to believe the Prime Minister speaks after doing a lot of research. But I found his research to be zero. Under the UPA government, the Ministry of Ayush did maximum work and also got its new buildings.
Azad also released a “list of achievements” of the Ministry during 2009-2014 when he headed the department.
Among the achievements, he said grant-in-aid amounting to Rs 623.93 crore was given to states/Union Territories for establishment of Ayush facilities in 803 additional primary health centres, 113 community centres and 24 district hospitals during the span.
Thirty-eight government-aided colleges/institutions were given grant-in-aid amounting to Rs 85.16 crore for upgrading . Azad said the Ministry had also given permission to start nine new Ayurveda and one Unani medical colleges during the period, while additional 600 and 1,394 seats were permitted in undergraduate and postgraduate courses respectively in existing 125 Ayurveda and Siddha and Unani medical colleges.
Under the UPA, he said, the ministry focused on research on diseases which were of national health importance.
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