Haryana Health and AYUSH Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said that the Central Council of Indian Medicine has approved introduction of post graduate courses in five subjects for 24 seats in Shri Krishna AYUSH University, Kurukshetra.
For this, classes would be started in the current academic session 2019-20, he said.
The Minister said that in this regard, approval letter has been received from Union Ministry of AYUSH. This would provide Ayurvedic doctors of the state, an opportunity to do post graduation in their home state, which would also reduce the shortage of postgraduate Ayurvedic doctors in the state.
This will promote Ayurveda and improve the proper infrastructure, academic and medical facilities in the Shri Krishna Ayurvedic College and Hospital, he said.
Dr Baldev Kumar, Vice Chancellor, AYUSH University said that 6 seats each in Shareer Rachna, Kriya Shareer, Shalya Chikitsa and 3 seats each in child diseases and Panchkarma have been approved in the college. For this, the Central Council had inspected the medical college and hospital in the last month.
Extension information was sought about Herbal Park, women hostel, men hostel, OT, lab, class room, laboratory and other important places. After which, the Central Council accorded its approval for the introduction of postgraduate courses in the subjects, he said.
Dr Kumar said that admission to these seats would be done according to the instructions of Central Council of Indian Medicine. For this, on government orders, the University would carry out the preparations for the admission process.