CM Majhi announces Ayurveda college for Rairangpur

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday announced that the state government, in association with the centre, will establish a new Ayurveda college at Rairangpur of Mayurbhanj district at the cost of Rs 85 crore.

Addressing the state-level National Ayurveda Day 2025 event at Jayadev Bhawan here, the chief minister said his government is initiating several programs to promote Ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicine in the state.

"Three additional AYUSH hospitals combined with the government-operated ones are coming up in Dhenkanal, Berhampur and Balasore under National AYUSH Mission and there will be a new college at Rairangpur. Apart from the three government-operated Ayurveda colleges," he further said.

While the district headquarters hospital at Kendrapara has a Panchakarma service centre, two more units will be set up at Bargarh and Keonjhar soon. Eight such centres will be set up in other district headquarters hospitals in the current financial year and these steps aim to provide better healthcare facilities in traditional ways, the chief minister said.

Describing Ayurveda as India's valuable contribution to the globe, Majhi supplemented that the motive behind spreading it is not only as a health care system but also as a means to transfer the ancient wisdom, philosophical perception and cultural value for people's health. Such systems are gaining popularity across the globe and the globe is looking towards India for its time-tested wisdom.

Referring to the significance of Ayurveda as a holistic system of health care aimed at balance diet, lifestyle, and natural treatments, the chief minister also reaffirmed further that even though people make heavy use of modern medicine, its side effects and cost consideration have driven people to resort to alternative treatments like Ayurveda.

He also emphasized the importance of health consciousness and embracing yoga as life. "The state government is working hard for the development of Ayurveda education, research and treatment while the Health department has taken all possible steps to make AYUSH accessible to masses in rural and urban sectors," the CM added.

Health minister Mukesh Mahaling told that the department has already provided medical treatment to over 2.3 crore patients in the form of Ayurvedic treatment this year. The chief minister also released a newsletter by the AYUSH directorate at the event.