Chandigarh, February 2- Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal here today accorded approval to a proposal to include the name of the Department of AYUSH in the Business of the Haryana Government (Allocation) Rules, 1974 as a separate department by unbundling it from the Department of Health and Department of Medical Education & Research for optimal development and propagation of the AYUSH education & AYUSH systems of healthcare in the State.

In coordination with the Directorate of AYUSH Haryana, the Government of India is setting up a National Institute of Ayurveda at Panchkula and a Post Graduate Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy Education & Research at Devarkhana, Jhajjar.

Further, the Government of India is also supporting Haryana to establish 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Mayyer, Hisar, a Govt. Unani College & Hospital at Akera, Nuh and Government Homoeopathic College & Hospital at Chandpura, Ambala Cantt.

Shri Krishna AYUSH University, Kurukshetra is also established by the State Government to strengthen the AYUSH education and research in the state of Haryana.

Therefore to maintain effective synergy and coordination on these important projects and to ensure adequate expertise, the subject of AYUSH education needs to come within the purview and responsibilities of the Directorate of AYUSH.