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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 10 October 2015 |
| Director | Prof. Dr Tanuja Manoj Nesari |
| Location | |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University of Delhi. |
| Website | www |
The All India Institute of Ayurveda, Delhi (abbreviated AIIA Delhi or AIIA) is a public Ayurveda medicine and research institution located in New Delhi, India. [1] [2]
The proposal for the establishment of AIIA at New Delhi originated from then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's declaration to establish a state-of-the-art National Ayurveda Hospital at the ceremony of Vaidya Ram Narayan Sharma Memorial Award Distribution on 5 May 2000, under the aegis of All India Ayurveda Congress.[ citation needed ]
The cornerstone of the institute was laid in 2007 upon approval of the Finance Ministry in 2003. The Government of India recommended the proposal to develop the institute focused on R&D, safety evaluation, and quality standards of Ayurveda medicines. The institute has been providing out-patient services since 2009. [3] In 2014, the Government of India established the Ministry of Ayush and AIIA Delhi, an autonomous institute under the Ministry of AYUSH. [4] [3] AIIA was first inaugurated in October 2010. [5] Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, inaugurated the Institute for a second time in 2017. [5]
AIIA is the publisher of the Journal of Ayurveda Case Reports (AyuCaRe), a quarterly peer-reviewed journal. [6] [7]
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