**Executive Summary**
On February 25, 2026, the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, inaugurated the National Arogya Fair 2026 in Shegaon, Buldhana, Maharashtra. The President highlighted the invaluable contribution of AYUSH systems of medicine to citizens' health and felicitated six senior Vaidyas for their contributions to AYUSH healthcare. The goal is to make traditional systems of medicine more accessible and popular through modern scientific interventions, innovations and global collaboration to be an integral part of the holistic healthcare system.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Inauguration & Felicitations:**
* The National Arogya Fair 2026 was inaugurated in Shegaon, Buldhana, Maharashtra.
* President Droupadi Murmu felicitated six senior Vaidyas for their contributions to AYUSH healthcare.
* **Importance of AYUSH:**
* AYUSH systems (Yoga, Ayurveda, and Siddha) have made an invaluable contribution to citizens' health.
* These systems have been serving people since the dawn of modern medicine.
* AYUSH systems offer guidance on leading a healthy and balanced life.
* The world is recognizing the importance of integrative medicine in disease prevention.
* **Medicinal Plants & Environmental Balance:**
* Farms, kitchens, and forests contain a treasure trove of medicinal plants and health-protecting herbs.
* Conserving and enhancing this wealth is crucial for providing raw materials for medicines and maintaining environmental balance.
* Cultivating medicinal plants improves economic conditions of farmers and contributes to soil health and conservation.
* Promoting AYUSH systems improves people's physical and economic health and supports environmental conservation.
* **Future Development of AYUSH:**
* Evidence-based research, standardization of medicines, and quality control will enhance the recognition and acceptance of AYUSH systems.
* The Ministry of AYUSH is striving in this direction, with general guidelines for research and drug development established in accordance with international standards.
* Efforts are underway to establish AYUSH systems as reliable, scientific solutions to modern health challenges.
* Traditional systems of medicine will be made more accessible and popular through modern scientific interventions, innovations and global collaboration.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of AYUSH**
* **Impact**
* The Ministry's efforts to promote AYUSH systems and integrate them into the mainstream healthcare system are acknowledged and encouraged.
* **Action Required**
* Continue striving for evidence-based research, standardization, and quality control of AYUSH practices.
* Advance efforts in research and drug development in accordance with international standards.
**AYUSH Practitioners (Vaidyas)**
* **Impact**
* The contributions of senior Vaidyas are recognized and celebrated.
* **Action Required**
* Continue contributing to the field of AYUSH healthcare.
**Citizens / General Public**
* **Impact**
* Emphasis on the importance of AYUSH systems for health and well-being, encouraging the adoption of related practices.
* **Action Required**
* Consider incorporating AYUSH practices like Yoga and Ayurveda into their lifestyles for stress-free and healthy living.
**Farmers**
* **Impact**
* Promoting the cultivation of medicinal plants improves their economic conditions
* **Action Required**
* Consider the cultivation of medicinal plants
Key Entities Referenced
AYUSH: Refers to traditional and non-conventional systems of healthcare and medicine including Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy.
National Arogya Fair 2026: A fair focused on AYUSH systems of medicine and healthcare.
Shegaon, Buldhana, Maharashtra: Location of the National Arogya Fair 2026.
Ministry of AYUSH: Indian governmental body promoting the AYUSH systems of medicine.
Droupadi Murmu: President of India who inaugurated the National Arogya Fair 2026.
President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA INAUGURATES NATIONAL
AROGYA FAIR 2026 AT SHEGAON
AYUSH SYSTEMS OF MEDICINE HAVE MADE AN
INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO CITIZENS HEALTH:
PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU
Posted On: 25 FEB 2026 2:26PM by PIB Delhi
The President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the National Arogya Fair 2026 in Shegaon,
Buldhana, Maharashtra today (February 25, 2026). She also felicitated six senior Vaidya who have made
important contribution in the field of AYUSH healthcare.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that in our tradition, overall health is considered the greatest
happiness. Healthy citizens play an important role in strengthening the country. Ayush systems of
medicine have made an invaluable contribution to citizens health. Systems like Yoga, Ayurveda, and
Siddha have been serving people since the dawn of modern medicine.The President said that our farms, kitchens and forests contain a valuable treasure trove of medicinal
plants and health-protecting herbs. Conserving and enhancing this valuable wealth is crucial for providing
raw materials for medicines and maintaining environmental balance. Cultivating medicinal plants not only
improves economic conditions of farmers but also contributes to soil health and conservation. Therefore,
promoting AYUSH systems not only improves people's physical and economic health but also supports
environmental conservation.
The President said that Ayurveda, yoga and other AYUSH systems offer guidance on leading a healthy and
balanced life. Today, the world is recognizing the importance of integrative medicine in disease
prevention. People worldwide are adopting yoga for a stress-free and healthy lifestyle and benefiting from
Ayurvedic treatments and medicines.The President said that steps such as evidence-based research, standardization of medicines, and quality
control will further enhance the recognition and acceptance of AYUSH systems. She was happy to note
that the Ministry of AYUSH is continuously striving in this direction. General guidelines for research and
drug development have been established in accordance with international standards. Numerous scientific
efforts are underway to establish Ayurveda, Yoga, and other AYUSH systems as reliable, scientific
solutions to modern health challenges. She expressed confidence that by making traditional systems of
medicine more accessible and popular through modern scientific interventions, innovations and global
collaboration, we will be successful in making them an integral part of the holistic healthcare system.
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