Bhubaneswar, Aug. 4 -- A total of 422 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs are now functional across Odisha after the union Government upgraded Ayush dispensaries into Health and Wellness Centres under the National Health Mission (NHM) and subsequently redesignated them as Ayushman Arogya Mandirs.
Union Minister of State for AYUSH Prataprao Jadhav informed the Rajya Sabha while replying to a question from Rajya Sabha member Dilip Ray on the measures being taken to strengthen Ayurveda and improve access to traditional healthcare in Odisha through scientific integration.
The Minister said that although public health is primarily a State subject, the Centre extends financial and technical support to states under centrally sponsored schemes such as the Na...