1.3 Role of Ayurveda in India’s Health Care
Ayurveda is quite popular, being practiced throughout the country including tribal and remote areas where other modes of therapies are not readily available. Though it does not have as an elaborate organized structure as its modern counterpart, it plays a major role in meeting the health-care needs of a large section of India. There are separate directorates of the ISM & H in 18 states. Though Ayurveda is popular in all these states, this system is more prevalent in the states of Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Orissa. In the state of Tamilnadu the Siddha system is prevalent.
At present there are 611,413 practitioners of TSM, 26,032 hospitals/dispensaries, and approximately 8,500 Ayurvedic drug manufacturers in the country. There are more than 190 Ayurvedic colleges turning out more than 7,000 Ayurvedic graduates and around 700 postgraduates every year (Tables 1.1 and 1.2). The government of India is well aware of the resources and is taking steps to integrate ISM in primary health care and national health programs. This growing attitude change is demonstrated by the drafted national policy mentioned above.
Soure: Lakshmi chandra Mishra, scientific Basis for Ayurvedic Therapies; 2004 by CRC Press LLC
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