Centre to set up Rs 16.05 cr research centre for Unani medicine in Hyderabad
The ministries of Ayush and minority affairs took a significant step to promote and develop the Unani system of medicine in India. The Unani medicine facilities will be upgraded in cities such as Hyderabad, Chennai, Lucknow, Silchar, and Bengaluru
By Newsmeter Network Published on 25 May 2023 12:39 PM GMT
New Delhi: A centre for fundamental research in Unani medicine will be established at a cost of Rs. 16.05 crores at the National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders, Hyderabad.
On Thursday, the ministries of Ayush and minority affairs took a significant step to promote and develop the Unani system of medicine in India. The Unani medicine facilities will be upgraded in cities such as Hyderabad, Chennai, Lucknow, Silchar, and Bengaluru.
The ministry of minorities affairs has approved a grant of Rs. 45.34 crores under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK), a Centrally-sponsored scheme (CSS), an Ayush ministry statement said. The grant has been approved for establishing various facilities of Unani medicine at various locations.
The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) has been sanctioned a total of Rs. 35.52 crores and the National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM), Bengaluru has been sanctioned Rs. 9.81 crores, the statement said.
The grant of CCRUM project for Hyderabad and the projects of NIUM, Bengaluru would be released once their DPRs are approved and other technicalities finalised.
The ministry has proposed a cost of Rs. 8.15 crores for a pre-clinical laboratory facility at the Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Chennai; Rs. 8.55 crores for a centre of Ilaj bit Tadbeer (regimental therapy) for musculoskeletal disorders at the Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Lucknow; and Rs 2.75 crores for a centre of Ilaj bit Tadbeer for skin and lifestyle disorders at the Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Silchar.
The NIUM, Bengaluru will get Rs. 5.55 crores to establish a Vishram Girah for patientsā attendants and Rs. 4.26 crores for a skill centre of model Unani cosmetic care, a small-scale Unani pharmacy and Unani crude drug storage.
The proposals were considered by the Empowered Committee of the ministry of minority affairs in its meeting held on 2 March, and an amount of Rs. 4.86 crores have already been released to the CCRUM as the first installment (25%) of the total sanctioned cost of its three projects in Chennai, Lucknow, and Silchar, the statement added.
Unani is Perso-Arabic traditional medicine practiced in Muslim culture in South Asia and modern-day Central Asia. The origins of Unani medicine are found in the doctrines of the ancient Greek physicians Hippocrates and Galen.
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