Ministry of Ayush 2025: A Transformative Year of Evidence-Based Growth & Global Leadership
2025 was a watershed year for India’s Ministry of Ayush, marked by global summits, record-breaking outreach, digital innovation, and the evidence-based integration of traditional medicine into mainstream healthcare worldwide.
As 2025 draws to a close, the Ministry of Ayush stands at the pinnacle of a historic transformation. This year has been nothing short of a watershed moment, marking India’s decisive journey from being the guardian of ancient wellness traditions to becoming the global epicenter of evidence-based, technology-driven, and people-centric traditional healthcare. Aligned with the visionary blueprint of Viksit Bharat@2047, the Ministry has not only consolidated India’s leadership in systems like Ayurveda, Yoga, and Homoeopathy but has also seamlessly integrated them into the fabric of modern global health systems.
Building the Future: Infrastructure & Research
A cornerstone of 2025’s progress was the monumental boost to research infrastructure. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the new Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI) campus in Delhi—a ₹187 crore, state-of-the-art facility. This marks a transformative shift from decades in rented premises to a 2.92-acre hub featuring a 100-bed research hospital and advanced labs.
2025 By The Numbers: A Year of Records
Global Leadership: India Sets the Agenda
The year’s pinnacle was India co-hosting the Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The summit concluded with the landmark Delhi Declaration and saw the launch of revolutionary initiatives:
- Ayush Mark: A global quality certification benchmark.
- My Ayush Integrated Services Portal (MAISP): The master digital portal for Ayush services.
- Traditional Medicine Global Library: For equitable global access to knowledge.
Strategic partnerships were also strengthened globally, including an MoU with Indonesia on quality assurance and deepened collaboration with Germany on integrative health systems.
Digital Revolution & Quality Assurance
A defining theme was the fusion of ancient wisdom with frontier technology. A WHO technical brief highlighted India’s pioneering role in AI integration, citing breakthroughs like Ayurgenomics and the Ayush Grid.
The launch of the Ayush Nivesh Saarthi portal by Ministers Piyush Goyal and Prataprao Jadhav created a one-stop digital platform to attract global investment. Concurrently, India led regional efforts on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for herbal medicines, reinforcing its role as a standard-setter.
Unprecedented Public Health Outreach
Maha Kumbh Mela: A Healthcare Marathon
Ayush emerged as a trusted healthcare pillar for over 9 lakh pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh, deploying 20 OPDs and 90+ doctors. The initiative blended healthcare with ecology through the distribution of 25,000 medicinal plants.
International Day of Yoga 2025
PM Modi led a record-breaking gathering of 3 lakh participants in Visakhapatnam. The 100-day countdown via Yoga Mahotsav 2025 and initiatives like Yogandhra Abhiyan (engaging 2 crore citizens) demonstrated yoga’s mass appeal.
Sectoral Growth Across Ayush Systems
Each discipline saw focused advancement:
- Homoeopathy: World Homoeopathy Day 2025 in Gandhinagar became the largest global gathering for the system, with over 8,000 delegates.
- Unani Medicine: President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the International Unani Conference, stressing innovation for global integration.
- Ayurveda: The 10th National Ayurveda Day launched the DRAVYA portal and new integrative oncology units.
- Naturopathy: Celebrated in Pune with a focus on Gandhian ideals of natural living and self-reliance.