What happened
The Ministry of Ayush inaugurated Prakriti Café at Ayush Bhawan as a workplace initiative linked to Ayush Ahaar. The Ministry presented the café as a space for healthier eating habits, affordable wholesome food, and awareness about nutrition as part of preventive healthcare.
The initiative is not a regulatory reform or a new welfare scheme. It is a workplace nutrition intervention inside the Ministry of Ayush, aimed at modelling healthier food choices in daily life.
Background and earlier position
The Ministry of Ayush has been promoting food and nutrition through the Ayush Ahaar idea, which draws on India’s traditional knowledge systems and emphasises balanced, wholesome eating. The new café extends that message into a government workplace setting rather than limiting the Ministry of Ayush to public messaging.
What changed now
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