The Ministry of AYUSH is in the process of setting up a nationwide digital platform called “AYUSH GRID”, said Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, the Union Ayush Minister.
Objective: The AYUSH GRID aims to bring onboard all AYUSH facilities including hospitals and laboratories and to promote traditional systems of healthcare.
Ministry of AYUSH has conceptualized AYUSH GRID Project for digitalization of the entire AYUSH Sector.
Initiatives: Currently, Ayush Ministry has launched Pilot Projects like AYUSH Hospital Information Management System (A-HMIS), Tele-Medicine, Yogaloctaor Application, Bhuvan Application, Yoga Portal, Case Registry Portal, etc. and these projects will be co-opted in AYUSH GRID Project in future.
12,500 AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) are proposed to be established by up gradation of existing State Government AYUSH dispensaries and Sub Health Centres by the year 2023-24. Total financial allocation proposed for the scheme is Rs. 3399.35 crores over the time period of five years.
