108 Proposals for Starting New Ayurveda colleges Received in 2016, LOI given to 64 colleges: AYUSH Minister
108 Proposals for Starting New Ayurveda colleges Received in 2016, LOI given to 64 colleges: AYUSH Minister
The Government has received 65 proposals for starting new Ayurveda colleges in 2017 till date. The Government received 39 proposals during the year 2014; 65 proposals during the year 2015 and 08 proposals during the year 2016 to open new Ayurveda colleges. Out of these, 16 colleges in 2014 and 44 colleges in 2015 were permitted by the Government. Out of the 108 proposals received during 2016, Letter of Intent (LOI) has been issued to 64 colleges and 02 are under process for grant of LOI.
As on 26.07.2017, there 341 Ayurveda colleges in the country.
Status of proposals received & permitted during last 03 years to start new Ayurveda Colleges
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |||
| Proposals | Permissions | Proposals | Permissions | Proposals | LOI issued |
| 39 | 16 | 65 | 44 | 108 | 64 (+2) |
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
