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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AYUSH
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3258
ANSWERED ON 07/08/2026
ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDA
†3258. SHRI SUDHAKAR SINGH
Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government is aware that the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New
Delhi is a premier National Institute for Ayurvedic medicine, education, research and super-
speciality healthcare services, whereas no institute of such stature is available in the State of
Bihar, if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the Government proposes to establish an All India Institute of Ayurveda in Bihar
on the lines of the AIIA, New Delhi;
(c) if so, the current status, proposed location, sanctioned cost and the construction timeline
therefor and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(d) the details of the action plan of the Government to expand advanced facilities such as
Ayurvedic medicine, higher education, research and panchakarma in Bihar?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH
(SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a) to (d) At present no such proposal is under consideration. However, in pursuance of
the announcement made in the recent Union Budget regarding the establishment of
three new AIIA institutes, two committees—namely, the Selection Committee and the
Project Core Committee (PCC)—have been constituted by the Ministry of Ayush for
the purpose of site selection under the Challenge Method. Accordingly, necessary
action has been initiated in line with the Budget announcement.
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