Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated 73 new AYUSH Health & Wellness Centres across Jammu and Kashmir under the Ayushman Bharat initiative.
AYUSH stands for Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy.

How many centres opened and where?

A total of 73 centres were inaugurated, distributed across districts as follows:

• Udhampur – 9

• Rajouri – 7

• Reasi – 6

• Baramulla – 5

• Budgam – 4

• Bandipora – 4

• Doda – 4

• Ramban – 4

• Jammu – 3

• Srinagar – 3

• Kathua – 3

• Kupwara – 3

• Poonch – 3

• Anantnag – 3

• Pulwama – 3

• Kulgam – 2

• Ganderbal – 2

• Shopian – 2

• Samba – 2

• Kishtwar – 1

What did the LG say?

1. Healthcare in J&K is improving

He said that medical facilities in J&K have undergone major improvements in recent months.

2. AYUSH is being fully integrated into the healthcare system

The government aims to bring AYUSH into mainstream healthcare to offer:

• Preventive care

• Curative treatments

• Rehabilitation support

• Guidance on healthy living, yoga, and natural practices

3. AYUSH centres will be a game changer

The LG said these centres will:

• Promote holistic wellness

• Encourage self-care and home remedies

• Make primary healthcare more accessible

• Strengthen traditional systems of medicine

Awareness and Training

The LG emphasized the need to:

• Create awareness among people

• Train healthcare staff

• Highlight the strengths of AYUSH systems

Interaction with staff

During the event, he interacted with staff at various AYUSH centres and asked about:

• Daily and monthly patient numbers

• Type of free healthcare services being provided

Launch of “Arogya Siddhi”

The LG also launched “Arogya Siddhi”, a collection of clinical outcomes showing how AYUSH treatments are helping patients across J&K.

Future Plans

• Out of 571 approved AYUSH centres,

  • 94 have been completed in Phase 1

  • 100 more will be completed in Phase 2

Who attended the event?

Senior officials present physically or virtually:

• Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar — Advisor to the LG

• BVR Subrahmanyam — Chief Secretary

• Atal Dulloo — Financial Commissioner, Health & Medical Education

• Dr. Mohan Singh — Director AYUSH

• Doctors and staff from various wellness centres