About Ayush Oushadhi Gunvatta Evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana:
- It is a Central Sector Scheme formulated by the Ministry of Ayush.
- It aims to regulate Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, and Homeopathy (ASU&H) medicines in India, utilizing the framework provided by the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940, and its associated rules.
- Objectives of the Scheme:
- To enhance India's manufacturing capabilities and exports of traditional medicines and health promotion products under the initiative of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
- To facilitate adequate infrastructural & technological upgradation and institutional activities in public and private sector for standardization, quality manufacturing and analytical testing of Ayush drugs & materials.
- To strengthen regulatory frameworks at Central and State level for effective quality control, safety monitoring and surveillance of misleading advertisements of Ayush drugs.
- To encourage building up synergies, collaborations and convergent approaches for promoting standards and quality of Ayush drugs & materials.
- Components:
- Strengthening and up-gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards
- Pharmacovigilance of ASU&H drugs including surveillance of misleading advertisements
- Strengthening of Central and State regulatory frameworks including Technical Human Resource & Capacity Building programs for Ayush drugs
- Support for development of standards and accreditation/ certification of Ayush products & materials in collaboration with BIS, QCI and other relevant scientific institutions and industrial R&D centres
