The Ministries of Ayush and Minority Affairs have joined forces to promote and aid in the growth of India's Unani System of Medicine. The Ministry of Minorities Affairs has allocated RS 45.34 crore through the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK), a centrally sponsored scheme. Unani Medicine will be upgraded with the support of this scheme in Hyderabad, Chennai, Lucknow, Silchar, and Bengaluru. The grant approved by the Ministry of Minorities will help in the establishment of various facilities of Unani Medicine in the mentioned locations.
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Ministry of Ayush and Minority Affairs Collaborate for Development Unani Medicine System
A grant of Rs 35.52 crore has been approved by the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), while a grant of Rs 9.81 crore has been approved by the National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM) Bengaluru. A center will be established in Hyderabad for the fundamental research in Unani Medicine at the National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders at a cost of Rs 16.05 crore.
The Ministry has suggested a preclinical laboratory facility at the Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine in Chennai for Rs 8.15 million. Rs 8.55 crore has been allotted for a center of Ilaj bit Tadbeer for musculoskeletal disorders at the Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Lucknow and Rs 2.75 has been allotted for a center of Ilaj bit Tadbeer for skin and lifestyle disorders at the Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Silchar. The NIUM Bengaluru has been allotted Rs 5.55 crore for the establishment of a Vishram Girah for patient attendants and Rs 4.26 crore for a skill center of model Unani Cosmetics care, small-scale Unani pharmacy, and Unani crude drug storage.
On March 2, 2023, the Employment Committee of the Ministry of Minority Affairs met to discuss the proposals, and Rs 4.86 crore was paid to the CCRUM as the first installment, or 25% of the total sanctioned cost of its three projects. The CCRUM grant for the Hyderabad and NIUM projects will be released after the DPRs are approved and the other technicalities are finalized.
About Unani Medicine
Unani medicine is a traditional system of healing and health maintenance observed in South Asia. The origins of Unani medicine are found in the doctrines of the ancient Greek physicians. As a field, it was later developed and refined through systematic experiments by the Arabs.
The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), a government-sponsored initiative, aided in the translation of classical heritage, the organisation of clinical trials, the improvement of drug standardisation, and the investigation of toxicological and phytopharmacological properties of natural products long used by Unani doctors.
