National Ayush Mission (NAM) | National Ayush Mission Scheme

National Ayush Mission (NAM)- Relevance for UPSC Exam

• GS Paper 2: Governance, Administration and Challenges- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.

National Ayush Mission (NAM)- Context

• Recently, the Cost-effective Ayush services under the National Ayush Mission (NAM) have gotten major boost in the Union Budget 2022-23.
• The total allocation of budget to Ayush Ministry in the last 7 years has increased over four times from 691 Cr to Rs 3050 Cr.

Union Budget 2022-23: Key provisions about National Ayush Mission scheme

• Increase in Budget: under National Ayush Mission (NAM), the Union budget 2022-23 has Increased the Budget amount, up to Rs 800 Crore. The NAM had earlier received a budget of Rs 500 Cr.
• Expected Benefits: It will help Ayush Ministry in-
  • The up-gradation of its hospitals and dispensaries,
  • Support cultivation of medicinal plants and
  • In many other areas including an increase in export of value-added items of medicinal plants.

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National Ayush Mission (NAM)- Key Points

• About: National AYUSH Mission (NAM) is a flagship scheme of the Ministry of AYUSH, launched in 2014.
  • National AYUSH Mission is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Union Government.
• Implementation: National AYUSH Mission (NAM) launched during 12th Plan for implementing through States/UTs.
• Mandate: NAM aims to promote AYUSH medical systems through-
  • Cost effective AYUSH services,
  • Strengthening of educational systems,
  • Facilitate the enforcement of quality control of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani & Homoeopathy (ASU &H) drugs and
  • Sustainable availability of ASU & H raw materials.

National Ayush Mission (NAM)- Vision of the NAM Scheme

• To provide cost-effective and equitable AYUSH health care throughout the country by improving access to the services.
• To revitalize and strengthen the AYUSH systems making them as prominent medical streams in addressing the health care of the society.
• To establish a holistic wellness model based on AYUSH principles and practices
• To improve educational institutions capable of imparting quality AYUSH education
• To promote the adoption of Quality Control of ASU&H Drugs and make available the sustained supply of AYUSH raw materials.

National Ayush Mission (NAM)- Key Objectives

• To provide cost-effective AYUSH Services, with universal access through-
  • Upgrading AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries,
  • Co-location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs).
• To establish a holistic wellness model based on AYUSH principles and practices to-
  • Empower masses for ‘self-care’ to reduce the disease burden, out of pocket expenditure and
  • Provide informed choices to the needy public.
• To strengthen institutional capacity at the state level through upgrading AYUSH educational institutions, State Govt. ASU&H Pharmacies, Drug Testing Laboratories and ASU & H enforcement mechanism.
• Support cultivation of medicinal plants by adopting Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) so as to-
  • Provide a sustained supply of quality raw-materials and
  • Support certification mechanism for quality standards, Good Agricultural/Collection/Storage Practices.
• Support setting up of clusters through convergence of cultivation, warehousing, value addition and marketing and development of infrastructure for entrepreneurs.

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