Wednesday, 06 November 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
Uttarakhand will host the tenth World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo from December 12 to 15 in Dehradun.
Chief Secretary Radha Raturi reviewed the preparations of the event at the State secretariat on Tuesday. In the meeting the CS directed the AYUSH, tourism, Public Works department, culture, transport, higher education and medical education departments to make the necessary preparations for the Congress. She said that Uttarakhand has got a historic and golden opportunity by hosting the World Ayurveda Congress. The CS directed that the achievements of the State in the field of Ayurveda should be showcased during the Congress. She said that the participation of all stakeholders, educational institutions associated with Ayurveda, enterprises and State and central level organizations, AYUSH health care and international representatives should be ensured for the event.
A total of 4,501 national and international delegates have registered for the upcoming event so far.
The CS directed the District Magistrate of Dehradun to nominate nodal officers for various arrangements for organizing the World Ayurveda Congress. She also directed the Culture department to conduct various cultural programmes during the World Ayurveda Congress.
The World Ayurveda Congress is a platform established by the World Ayurveda Foundation, which aims to promote Ayurveda . The first Congress was organized in Kochi in 2002 as an outreach programme. The theme of this year’s World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo is ‘digital health’.
Secretaries Ravinath Raman, Dipendra Kumar Chaudhary, additional secretary Vijay Kumar Jogdande and officials of the concerned departments were present in the meeting.
