Tourism, Culture and Spirituality Minister Usha Thakur said that Ayurveda is the backbone of Indian culture. Ayurveda can cure all the diseases of the body. Thakur was addressing the gathering at the launch of Ayurveda Wellness Center at Mahakali Society in Trilanga and in Bagheera Jungle Resort Mocha (Kanha).
Stating the need for health consciousness, Thakur said that the first joy is a healthy body. We all should adopt Vedic way of life and Ayurveda medicine to stay healthy. The tourism department will provide benefits of Ayurveda medicine to the common man by establishing wellness centers in tourist places and major cities of the state and also make them aware to adopt Vedic way of life. Thakur inaugurated the Wellness Center at Mahakali Complex in Trilanga by lighting the lamp and cutting the ribbon.
Thakur also virtually inaugurated the Ayurveda Wellness Center at Bagheera Jungle Resort located near Kanha National Park. Principal Secretary Tourism and Culture Sheo Shekhar Shukla virtually joined the programme. Shukla said that as per the wishes of Chief Minister Chouhan, Tourism Development Corporation and in collaboration with the MS Ramaiah Group, Bangalore, famed for wellness and in the healthcare centre, wellness centers are being established in the units of Tourism Corporation in the state. On February 19, 2021, an MoU was signed between Tourism Development Corporation and Ramaiah Group and the state's first wellness center has been started at Hotel Glen View, a unit of Tourism Development Corporation located in Pachmarhi.
Managing Director Tourism Development Corporation S Viswanathan informed that tourists and general public will be treated with Indian Ayurveda treatment method like Panchakarma, Kayakalpa and authentic Kerala Ayurveda treatment method at the wellness centers of Bhopal and Bagheera resorts. With the establishment of wellness centers in the units of Madhya Pradesh tourism, the tourists staying in the units of the corporation as well as the tourists will also get the benefit of this facility.