The Ministry of Ayush has linked AYUSH integration to the National Health Mission (NHM) as a way to widen access to public health services and give patients a choice of medical systems within government facilities. The policy direction is not limited to service delivery; it also covers education, research, drug regulation, and institutional coordination.
What the Ministry of Ayush says is being done
The Ministry of Ayush says AYUSH services are being co-located at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs), and District Hospitals (DHs). The stated model is a single-window service delivery mechanism in which a patient can choose among systems of medicine at the same facility.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare supports AYUSH doctors and paramedics and their training under NHM. The Ministry of Ayush supports AYUSH infrastructure, equipment, furniture, and medicines under the National Ayush Mission (NAM). The release describes this as a shared-responsibility model.
Current scale of co-location
As on 30 December 2025, NHM support covered co-location of AYUSH services in 13,249 health facilities. The release breaks this up into PHCs, CHCs, district hospitals, and other health facilities, and says States and Union Territories also received funding support for deployed AYUSH doctors and paramedics.
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