Budget 2026-27 for AYUSH: AYUSH sector has been given a big boost in Budget 2026-27. This time the budget of Rs 4408 crore allocated for AYUSH has been increased by 10 percent compared to last year. While it has been announced to open 3 new All India Ayurveda Institutes in other states of the country, there has also been talk of improving AYUSH pharmacy and drug testing laboratories, but do you know that AYUSH sector not only covers Ayurveda or Ayurvedic treatment but also many other ancient traditional medical systems of India, which can help in getting rid of even the most serious lifestyle diseases.

First let us know what AYUSH got in the budget?
Let us tell you that in the Budget 2026-27, it has been proposed to establish 3 new All India Ayurveda Institutes to increase the capacity for good quality education, research and high level treatment in Ayurveda. The decision as to where these institutions will be opened has not been taken yet, but several parameters have been decided.

AYUSH centers will be set up in the five regional medical value tourism hubs proposed in the budget, where AYUSH services including diagnosis, post-treatment care and rehabilitation will be linked to medical tourism. Wellness and yoga will be included as essential skills in the new health system for the elderly and assisted care. Under this, 1.5 lakh caregivers will be trained next year through NSQF related training programs.

about this Union AYUSH Minister Prataprao Jadhav Said that in this budget, compared to last year’s budget, the budget for AYUSH has been specifically increased by 10 percent. Our traditional treatment methods work both ways. These are preventive i.e. they provide protection and after the disease occurs, they are curative i.e. they also provide treatment.

There itself Professor Pradeep Kumar Prajapati, Director of All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi Said, ‘It is a matter of joy for us that the Central Government has announced the opening of 3 new All India Ayurveda Institutes and the budget for AYUSH has been increased. Like All India Institute of Ayurveda New Delhi And Goa has played an important role in the management of lifestyle disorders and chronic diseases, similarly now many patients will benefit from the formation of new AIIAs in other states.

Which medical methods are used in AYUSH for treatment?
If you also think that AYUSH means only Ayurveda then it is not so. AYUSH includes 6 ancient medical systems of India, under which diseases are treated along with providing preventive measures. Let us know about them…

1. A means Ayurveda – Lord Dhanvantari is considered to be the father of this Indian medical system which is more than five thousand years old. Whereas Charak Samhita which is considered to be the main text of Ayurveda, its author is Acharya Charak. Ayurveda also includes surgery, the father of which is Maharishi Sushruta. This Indian medicine is based on three doshas like Vata, Pitta and Kapha and suggests ways to balance them.
2. Y means Yoga and Naturopathy – Yoga, one of the oldest medical systems of India, is considered a science and its father is Maharishi Patanjali. He composed Patanjali Yoga Sutra. This method keeps the body healthy through the systematic system of Ashtanga Yoga i.e. Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi. Whereas naturopathy is the treatment done by adapting oneself to nature and nature. Mahatma Gandhi is considered to be its originator, although its roots are very deep in India.
3. Yu means Unani medical system, it is based on the principles of Hippocrates and Galen. It treats diseases by balancing the four major fluids of the body – blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile – through natural herbs, diet (Ilaaj-Bil-Geedha) and lifestyle (Ilaaj-Bil-Tadbeer). It focuses on the body’s natural healing powers.
4. S means Siddha – In this medical system developed in Tamil Nadu, South India, minerals like mercury, sulfur and herbs are used for treatment. This is also a system 5 to 7 thousand years old. It is based on the balance of Vata, Pitta and Kapha in the body. It focuses on physical, mental as well as spiritual well-being.
5. S i.e. Sowa Rigpa – is an ancient traditional medical system prevalent in northern India, Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal and Himalayan regions, about 2500 years old. Which is called the science of medicine in Bhoti language as Amchi Chikitsa or Sowa Rigpa. It is said that its father is Lord Buddha. The Government of India gave it official recognition as an independent traditional medicine under Ayurveda in 2010. In this the elements of air, earth and water are balanced. Also, treatment is done by pulse examination, urine analysis, and examination of the tongue.
6. H means Homeopathy, it was discovered 200 years ago by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. It works on the principle of ‘like cures like’ (similia similibus curentur). That means the same thing which has caused disease to someone can also make that person healthy. For this, the medicine is treated by diluting it as many times as possible. Today it is quite popular in India and treats many serious diseases.