Ayurveda is gaining popularity in Haryana as more than 15.4 lakh OPD services were undertaken under National Rural Health Mission in the State in 2013.
A spokesman of AYUSH Department said that more than 15.25 lakh general OPDs and 15,276 panchkarma were undertaken during the year. The department is providing medical relief, medical education and health awareness through AYUSH to the masses particularly in the rural areas of the State, an official said.
At present health care through AYUSH is being provided by the Department with the network of three Ayurvedic Hospital, one Unani Hospital, six Ayurvedic Prathmic Swasthya Kendras, 458 Ayurvedic Dispensaries, 18 Unani Dispensaries, 20 Homoeopathic Dispensaries and one Institute of Indian Systems of Medicine and Research, Panchkula.
He said that 33 AYUSH dispensaries including 29 Ayurvedic, two each Unani and Homeopathic, three Specialty Clinics of AYUSH at Gurgaon, Hisar and Ambala and one Specialised Therapy Centre, Jind have been relocated and upgraded as AYUSH Wing. A specialised Therapy Centre of AYUSH in PGIMS, Rohtak and one Ayurvedic Dispensary Arya Samaj, Charkhi Dadri Bhiwani has been opened.
He said that 21 AYUSH Wings one each at district Hospitals, AYUSH OPDs at 92 CHCs and 100 PHCs have been established. Six Panchkarma Centers one each at Panchkula, Ambala, Gurgaon, Rohtak, Hisar and Jind are functioning fully and establishment of remaining 15 Panchkarma Centres is under progress.