The Uttarakhand Ayurveda University was set up in 2009 by the State Government under the Uttarakhand Ayurveda University Act, 2009. The University at present has two colleges, the Gurukul Ayurveda College and Rishikul Ayurveda College located in Haridwar. The land on which the University campus is located in the Harrawala area of Dehradun was the land of irrigation department, which was transferred to the University. located in a sprawling campus of 9.93 hectares, the building of administrative block and Vice Chancellor’s residence was constructed at a cost of Rs1818.03 lakh. During his speech, the Chief Minister Harish Rawat assured the teachers and students that the Government would provide sufficient funds for further development of the university.