**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Ayush participated in the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, showcasing AI-enabled solutions for traditional medicine. The Ayush Pavilion featured AI-powered chatbots and Yoga Posture AI. The Secretary of Ayush emphasized leveraging India's Sovereign AI Models to strengthen the Ayush digital ecosystem, ensuring data integrity and interoperability.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Ayush Pavilion at the Summit:**
* Showcased digital initiatives and technology-enabled public health tools.
* Featured AI-powered chatbots and Yoga Posture AI for accurate yoga asana performance.
* **Ayush Grid and MAISP:**
* The Ayush Grid represents India's digital public health infrastructure for traditional medicine.
* The My Ayush Integrated Services Portal (MAISP) is a unified digital gateway for Ayush services.
* **AI Applications:**
* Intelligent chatbots offer personalised wellness guidance.
* Yoga Posture AI provides real-time posture analysis.
* AI tools are under development to support clinical decision-making and research analytics.
* **Collaborative Initiatives:**
* The IIT Jodhpur Centre of Excellence presented research at the intersection of digital health, AI, and traditional medicine.
* The IndiaAI-Ministry of Ayush Innovation Challenge attracted interest from startups and researchers.
**Impact Analysis**
**Citizens/Public**
* **Impact:** Enhanced access to authentic Ayush services through technology-supported platforms. Improved personalized wellness guidance and safety in Yoga practice through AI tools.
* **Action Required:** Utilize available AI-based chatbots for support, and make use of available technology-supported access to Ayush services.
**Practitioners and Institutions**
* **Impact:** AI-based chatbots to support citizens, and efforts to embed digital intelligence into traditional healthcare frameworks.
* **Action Required:** Adopt advanced technologies and digital intelligence in healthcare frameworks.
**Researchers and Startups**
* **Impact:** The IndiaAI-Ministry of Ayush Innovation Challenge encourages the development of AI-driven solutions.
* **Action Required:** Participate in the IndiaAI-Ministry of Ayush Innovation Challenge.
**Ministry of Ayush**
* **Impact:** Reinforces the need to strengthen the Ayush digital ecosystem.
* **Action Required:** Promote responsible adoption of advanced technologies.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Ayush: Union Ministry focused on traditional medicine systems, driving AI adoption in the Ayush sector.
Ayush Grid: India's digital public health infrastructure for traditional medicine, aiming to integrate healthcare services through a unified platform.
My Ayush Integrated Services Portal (MAISP): Unified digital gateway within the Ayush Grid, integrating healthcare services, education, research, medicinal plant information, drug administration, and public outreach.
India–AI Impact Summit 2026: Summit serving as a platform for the Ministry of Ayush to present its AI initiatives and engage in discussions on the future of AI in traditional healthcare.
IIT Jodhpur Centre of Excellence: Research center contributing to the intersection of digital health, artificial intelligence and traditional medicine.
AYUSH
Ayush at India AI Impact Summit: Strong Visitor
Engagement Highlights Growing Interest in
Citizen-Centric Digital Ayush Solutions
India’s Sovereign AI Models must be leveraged to strengthen
the Ayush digital ecosystem: Secretary, Ministry of Ayush
Posted On: 20 FEB 2026 5:38PM by PIB Delhi
At the India–AI Impact Summit 2026, the Ayush Pavilion of the Union Ministry of Ayush has drawn
sustained engagement from visitors, innovators and international delegates, who interacted with the
Ministry’s AI-enabled solutions for traditional medicine systems. The Pavilion, as part of the broader
Summit exhibition, has generated notable interest in AI-powered chatbots and Yoga Posture AI — a
computer vision-based solution that enables users to assess, correct and accurately perform Yoga asanas
with enhanced precision and safety.
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, along with Vaidya Rabinarayan Acharya, Director
General, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), and senior officials, reviewed the
Ayush Pavilion exhibits showcasing digital initiatives and technology-enabled public health tools. The
Secretary also appreciated the Ayush Grid team for presenting a structured and impactful demonstration of
technology-driven interventions designed to strengthen service delivery, research, education and
governance across the Ayush sector. The Secretary, along with senior officials, also visited pavilions of
other key exhibitors and engaged in insightful interactions, including Sarvam AI, Meity, Meta, Google and
other leading organisations in the domain.He noted the practical utility of AI-based chatbots developed to support citizens, practitioners and
institutions, reflecting ongoing efforts to embed digital intelligence into traditional healthcare frameworks.
Emphasising the strategic importance of indigenous AI capabilities for healthcare transformation, he
stated, “India’s Sovereign AI Models must be leveraged to strengthen the Ayush digital ecosystem while
ensuring data integrity, inclusivity and global interoperability. We must integrate artificial intelligence
with traditional knowledge responsibly to create scalable, people-centric healthcare solutions.”
The Ayush Pavilion at the summit presents the comprehensive architecture of the Ayush Grid — India’s
digital public health infrastructure for traditional medicine. At the core of this ecosystem is the My Ayush
Integrated Services Portal (MAISP), a unified digital gateway that integrates healthcare services,
education, research, medicinal plant information, drug administration, and public outreach through a
single platform. The initiative aims to enable seamless, technology-supported access to authentic Ayush
services for citizens and institutions.
Live demonstrations of AI-enabled tools have been a major point of interaction for visitors. Intelligent
chatbots provide personalised wellness guidance and service navigation, while the Yoga Posture AI system
demonstrates how real-time posture analysis can enhance accuracy, safety and accessibility in Yoga
practice. The Pavilion also showcases AI tools under development to support clinical decision-making,
standardisation, research analytics and public health outreach across Ayush disciplines.
In addition, initiatives of the IIT Jodhpur Centre of Excellence are being presented, highlighting ongoing
research at the intersection of digital health, artificial intelligence and traditional medicine. Interactive
displays provide insights into collaborative research and emerging AI applications in traditional healthcare
systems.
The IndiaAI–Ministry of Ayush Innovation Challenge has also attracted interest from startups and
researchers visiting the Pavilion, reflecting growing engagement with AI-driven solutions for public health
applications.
Through its participation in the India–AI Impact Summit 2026, the Ministry of Ayush is presenting how
traditional health knowledge systems can be strengthened through responsible adoption of advanced
technologies, contributing to the broader dialogue on inclusive, people-centric applications of artificial
intelligence.
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