In order to provide the holistic treatment through Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) to the patients, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided to set up a separate 'Directorate of AYUSH'.
A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of the council chaired by Member of Parliament Meenakashi Lekhi on Wednesday.
A senior NDMC official said under AYUSH system of medicine it provides primary care through its 13 homeopathic dispensaries, 12 Ayurvedic dispensaries, two Unani dispensaries, two Yoga and naturopathy centre besides other.
He also said this system of holistic treatment has no side effects. It had been originated and dedicated to the mankind of the entire universe by our great seers and saints thousands of years ago for the wellness of the human being, he said.
In the meeting, the council has also given its nod for setting up of the 'Centre of Excellence' in community wellness at Tughlak Crescent in New Delhi.
“It would provide technology solution and innovation, training and institutional strengthening, behavior and social norms and to strengthen the partnerships with government, civil society, academia and private sector,” he said.
He further said that the thrust would also be given to scientific methods of door to door collection of waste and transport it to 'Waste Treatment Plants'.
