NITI Aayog suggests strategic roadmap to make Ayurveda global

Updated On: 03 July, 2026 10:54 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI

Ashok Kumar Lahiri, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, stated that the globalisation of Ayurveda presents a unique opportunity to establish India as a global leader in traditional medicine while unlocking substantial economic value, creating employment, strengthening exports, and reinforcing India''s cultural and knowledge-based soft power

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NITI Aayog on Thursday suggested that the government should create a global Ayurveda register (GAR) and adopt a strategic approach towards the recognition of the traditional medicine system in India.

The Aayog, in a report titled ''Strategic Roadmap for Making Ayurveda Global'', further said that the government should establish a world federation for Ayurveda and yoga. It also recommended that the government should formulate an ayurvedic pharmacopoeia-export edition.