India to start AYUSH visa category for foreigners seeking traditional treatments: PM Modi

Gandhinagar, April 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India would soon introduce a special AYUSH visa category for foreign nationals, who wanted to come to the country to take advantage of traditional medicine.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Global AYUSH Investment and Innovation Summit at Gandhinagar in the presence of WHO DG Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

PM Modi said to address the growing demand of foreign nationals in traditional medicine India would soon introduce a special AYUSH visa category for foreign nationals, who wanted to come to India to take advantage of AYUSH therapy. [caption id="attachment_623907" align="aligncenter"] Prime Minister Narendra Modi[/caption] Also Read | Breaking News LIVE: Covid-19 cases on rise among children; parents demand online classes Narendra Modi said the possibilities of investment and innovation in the field of AYUSH were limitless. "We are already witnessing an unprecedented boom in the production of AYUSH medicines, supplements and cosmetics," added the Prime Minister. "We are going to make a special AYUSH hallmark. This hallmark will be applied to the highest quality Ayush products made in India," added PM Modi. The PM said it was very important that the farmers involved in growing medicinal plants should get the facility to easily connect with the market. For this, the government was also working on modernisation and expansion of the AYUSH e-marketplace. [caption id="attachment_623906" align="aligncenter"] India to start AYUSH visa category for foreigners seeking traditional treatments: PM Modi[/caption] "So far, this year, 14 startups have joined the unicorn club. I am confident that unicorns will soon emerge from among the AYUSH ecosystem" said PM Modi. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said "he feels privileged to come to the land of Mahatma Gandhi". Also read | 400th Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur: PM Modi to release commemorative coin, postage stamp on April 21 [caption id="attachment_623905" align="aligncenter"] WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus[/caption] -PTC News