On Tuesday, the ministry of Ayush said that the center is planning a new homeopathy institute in national capital and the new institute will offer PG courses in seven disciplines. “The intake of PG students will be seven students per department per academic year. The intake of PhD students will be 10 students per year. The OPD part of the hospital will consists of general and speciality clinic,” it said in a statement.
According to the ministry, the institute will be set up in Narela that will have a 100-bed hospital and will be a center of excellence in quality
education and research. The institute will target only PG and PhD level teaching to fill the gap in high-quality research and treatment in Homeopathy.
The project will be built with a cost of INR 302 crore and will offer facilities such as residential accommodation for faculty, Operation theatre, ICU beds, Radiology, Physiotherapy, Yoga, Pharmacy and Housekeeping services.
“Besides, other auxiliary functions include diagnostic and supporting facilities along with Central laboratory for Clinical Diagnosis and Investigations will be also available,” it said.
Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik laid the foundation stone for National Institute of Homeopathy. Addressing the gathering, Naik said that Homoeopathy is gaining acceptance and its popularity is growing al over the world and in India. “In order to bring uniformity in admission of students in AYUSH institutions and to ensure that meritorious students come to AYUSH streams, from the year 2016- 17, The Ministry has started the admission process into AYUSH UG courses by using the merit list of National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) conducted by CBSE,” Naik said.