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Odisha Announces ₹85-Crore Ayurveda College in Rairangpur, Plans Eight New Panchakarma Centres

The move leverages a state–Centre partnership under the National AYUSH Mission to expand training capacity across rural districts.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the Rairangpur college will be set up this year with joint support from the state government and the Centre.
  • The government will add eight Panchakarma centres this year to extend Ayurvedic therapeutic services to more districts.
  • One Panchakarma unit is operating in Kendrapara, with two more under construction in Bargarh and Keonjhar.
  • Three integrated AYUSH hospitals are being built in Dhenkanal, Berhampur and Balasore under the National AYUSH Mission.
  • Officials reported existing capacity of three government Ayurvedic colleges, four homeopathic colleges, nine AYUSH hospitals, 1,011 dispensaries, and over 2.3 crore Ayurveda patients served this year.