Developments underway, projects proposed to enhance role of Ayurved in public interest
Thursday, 12 September 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Uttarakhand Ayurved University is working towards developments which will not only enhance it organisationally but also boost the professional scope for its students and Ayurved in Uttarakhand. The university will capitalise on the rising interest in Ayurved and wellness, coupled with the immense scope for this in Uttarakhand.
The university’s registrar Ramji Sharan Sharma said that the university is transforming to the e-office system to make the university’s functioning paperless. Further, the university is also planning to upload the marksheets of its students on DigiLocker. With the marksheets of the students being made available on DigiLocker, the students will not have to bother with its verification. The markesheets will not get lost and the students will not have to visit the university to secure the document. Apart from this, the university is also focusing on ensuring timely exams and declaration of results so that the students passing out can conveniently progress on their professional path. Further, the Uttarakhand Ayurved University has also requested the Treasury to enable an automated salary system in the university, as is done in government institutions.
Sharma said, “There are about 1,300 admissions per year in the university and its affiliated institutions. We have three campuses and hospitals in each of them. About 10 years ago, Ayurved was looked down upon but in recent years, people have understood its importance with Yoga and herbal medicine becoming popular across the world. Ayurved is comparatively more popular in south India. Due to factors like lack of awareness, it is less popular in the north. A State like Uttarakhand has immense scope for Ayurved and holistic healing. This can not only ensure good health of the public and also enhance the economy. This is reflected in the rising popularity of Ayurved courses,” he said.
Regarding the ongoing projects and plans of the university, the registrar said, “We should move towards specialisation as in fields like sports injury, for example. We are also focusing on documentation of research based knowledge and acting upon it further. The university has sent proposals for projects like Vriksh Ayurved- which entails using Ayurved for ensuring the health of flora and enhancing the potency of medicinal plants.
We are also awaiting approval from the AYUSH ministry for another proposed project which will involve experimenting on 100 people by giving them a diet according to their individual Doshas- Vata, Pitta and Kapha. We want to ascertain if dietary discipline based on individual physiological compositions can do away with the need for medication generally used for lifestyle diseases,” he said.
