New Delhi, April 14 -- The government is revamping Ayurveda institutes, modernizing hospitals, upgrading research and globalizing traditional systems for medical tourism, as announced in Union Budget 2026.

Morbidity codes for Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani systems have now been incorporated into the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Diseases, and an index for the International Classification of Health Interventions through traditional medicines has also been agreed upon.

This could, in time, position India as a hub for Ayurvedic and traditional medicine treatments.

But can treatments at AYUSH centres be claimed in a cashless manner like allopathic procedures?

The answer lies in how insurers currently interpret su...