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The Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), under the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of Ayush today inaugurated an Extension Outpatient Department (OPD) in Rohini of New Delhi.
The new facility will further strengthen the delivery of accessible, quality and evidence-based Ayurvedic healthcare services to the people of North-West areasin Delhi.
Prof. (Vaidya) Rabinarayan Acharya, Director General, CCRAS, inaugurated the facility in the presence of senior officials and dignitaries.
Addressing the gathering, Prof. (Vaidya) Rabinarayan Acharya said, CCRAS’s commitment to expanding the reach of evidence-based Ayurveda and making quality Ayurvedic healthcare services more accessible to the public.
He emphasised the importance of strengthening clinical services and extending the benefits of Ayurveda to communities through institutional and outreach initiatives.
Dr. Hemanta Panigrahi, Institute In-charge, CARI, delivered the welcome address, while Dr. N. Srikanth, Deputy Director General, CCRAS, highlighted the importance of expanding evidence-based Ayurvedic clinical services at the community level.
Deepak Kochhar, Deputy Director (Administration), CCRAS, and M. Shivkumar Reddy, Superintendent Engineer, CPWD were also present on the occasion.
The initiative is in line with the Ministry of Ayush’s continued efforts to strengthen the Ayush healthcare ecosystem, expand institutional healthcare infrastructure and make traditional systems of medicine more accessible to citizens.
Such outreach facilities also support the broader objective of integrating evidence-based practices of Ayurveda into accessible and community-oriented healthcare delivery.
