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Murmu Concludes Two-Day UP Visit with AYUSH University Inauguration

The inauguration centralises 98 AYUSH colleges to bolster healthcare capacity in eastern Uttar Pradesh.

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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath greets President Droupadi Murmu in Gorakhpur on Monday in the presence of governor Anandiben Patel and Union minister of state for health and family welfare Anupriya Patel. (PTI PHOTO)

Overview

  • Throughout the two-day visit, Murmu presided over the 11th convocation of the Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Bareilly and the inaugural convocation of AIIMS Gorakhpur, conferring degrees and medals to graduating students.
  • She inaugurated the Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath AYUSH University in Pipri Bhathat, a ₹268-crore campus uniting Ayurveda, Unani and Homoeopathy colleges under one institution.
  • At Gorakhpur’s Gorakhnath Temple, she offered prayers before laying foundation stones for a new academic block, auditorium, Panchakarma centre and girls’ hostel at Mahayogi Gorakhnath University’s Aarogyadham campus.
  • Authorities enforced a three-tier security system that included suspended OPD services at AIIMS and a 5-km no-fly zone around the President’s venues.
  • The itinerary underscores efforts to strengthen healthcare education in eastern Uttar Pradesh and position Bareilly and Gorakhpur as service hubs for Bihar and Nepal.