Haryana is all set to take people back to nature for curing the ailments of modern living; and to give medical tourism a fillip in the process.
In its attempts to boost up traditional Indian medicinal therapies, the BJP-led Haryana Government has planned to set up an international level Yoga and Naturopathy
centre at Panchkula.
Once operational, it will offer among other things, Kerala Massage, which has remained a big attraction for the tourists from across the country and overseas to visit South Indian States. The traditional Indian therapeutics like Panchkarma, mud and hydro therapy will also be made available in the centre. The centre will offer 20 such traditional therapies, which are otherwise available with ‘Neem-Hakeems’ or in private sector at exorbitant prices.
The centre is planned to be set up under the expert advice of Baba Ramdev and his Patanjali Yogapeeth. A chunk of 12 acres of land has been identified for the setting up of the centre and Haryana Government has got assent from the Patanjali administration to provide technical advice for setting up the centre.
The Yoga and Naturopathy centre will have OPD, where routine treatment based on conventional medical systems will be available. The centre will have residential facility for 100 people at a time. Patients with chronic disease will be treated and the centre will also facilitate the attendants of patients by providing them space to stay during the treatment.
A separate meditation centre and Yoga hall will be other major attractions of the centre.
Divulging about the plans for the centre, Director General of Ayush, Haryana, Gulshan Ahuja said, “The demand for traditional Indian therapeutics has been growing constantly in India as in the last decade the awareness about Ayurveda and Yoga has improved.”
“The medico-tourism is fast gaining ground in India. I visited the Patanjali Yogapeeth in Hardwar and Jindal Nature Care Institute in Bangalore to learn about the know how of the administration of the institute.” said Ahuja.
Instead of going alone for the project, the government has planned to set up the centre in PPP (Public-Private Partnership) mode. 12 companies have shown their interest in working with the government to set up the centre.
So far, 12 expression of interest were received by the department and all the parties have been asked to file their detailed technical plans to set up the centre, Ahuja said.
Ahuja said that the final call on the mode of construction will be taken once the department got the detailed technical plans of the interested parties. “The department can go further with the setting up of the centre on its own too if the private parties are not found to be suitable,” he added.