The Ministry of Ayush marked 2025 as a transformative year of evidence‑based growth, global leadership, and people‑centric healthcare, moving India’s traditional health systems from the margins toward the mainstream. The ministry strengthened research, regulation, digital integration, and international credibility while expanding infrastructure and extending holistic healthcare to millions, aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation for a new Central Ayurveda Research Institute campus in Rohini, Delhi, featuring a 100‑bed research hospital, specialised clinics, advanced laboratories, and training facilities. This major expansion follows decades in rented premises and supports modern diagnostics and therapies alongside traditional treatments.
The President of India inaugurated an international Unani conference at Vigyan Bhawan, showcasing innovation and India’s extensive network of education, research, and healthcare institutions. At the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, Ayush services including OPDs, mobile health units, wellness halls, yoga sessions, and therapeutic interventions served over nine lakh pilgrims, along with distribution of medicinal plants and promotion of traditional health awareness.
India and Indonesia finalised a cooperation agreement on traditional medicine quality assurance to elevate global standards. The WHO’s 2025 ICD‑11 update introduced a dedicated module for Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani, enabling systematic global reporting, dual coding, better data collection, and evidence‑based policymaking, enhancing the visibility and clinical relevance of traditional medicine internationally.
The first phase of the Desh Ka Prakriti Parikshan Abhiyaan achieved five Guinness World Records with over 1.29 crore prakriti assessments. A large-scale Yoga Mahotsav marked the 100‑day countdown to the 11th International Day of Yoga, reinforcing yoga’s global public health impact.
WHO recognised India’s AI‑driven Ayush innovations, highlighting breakthroughs like the Ayush Grid, Ayurgenomics, digital platforms including SAHI, NAMASTE, and the Ayush Research Portal, and the launch of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library. This affirmed India’s leadership in evidence‑based, technology-enabled traditional medicine, with the sector valued at around US$43.4 billion globally.
Collaborative initiatives included a biosafety and outbreak simulation workshop for homoeopathy researchers, a global homoeopathy convention, regional workshops on herbal manufacturing practices, and World Homoeopathy Day events. Agreements to host the second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in New Delhi brought global experts together to advance evidence‑based traditional medicine.
The year also saw integration of traditional medicine into public health systems, capacity building through national summits, and new infrastructure such as a 400‑seat hostel at the National Institute of Homoeopathy. A Brazilian vice president’s visit to the All India Institute of Ayurveda highlighted international cooperation in education, research, and clinical excellence.
These developments collectively underscored the ministry’s efforts to expand access, enhance scientific credibility, strengthen global partnerships, and promote people‑centred, evidence‑driven healthcare across traditional systems throughout 2025.
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