9th Ayurveda Day: PM launches health projects worth about ₹12,850 crore at AIIA, New Delhi
On 29 October 2024, Dhanvantari Jayanti, Dhanteras and the 9th Ayurveda Day, PM Narendra Modi launched, inaugurated and laid foundation stones for health projects worth about ₹12,850 crore at the All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, and said every elderly person above 70 will get free hospital treatment through the Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card.
Summary
On 29 October 2024, which marked Dhanvantari Jayanti, Dhanteras and the 9th Ayurveda Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched, inaugurated and laid foundation stones for health-sector projects worth about ₹12,850 crore at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi. He inaugurated Phase II of AIIA, which includes a 150-bed Panchakarma hospital, an Ayurvedic pharmacy and a sports medicine unit; he had dedicated the first phase seven years earlier. He laid foundation stones for Central Research Institutes in Yoga and Naturopathy at Khorda (Odisha) and Raipur (Chhattisgarh), and launched the 'Desh Ka Prakriti Parikshan Abhiyan'. He said every elderly person above 70 years would get free hospital treatment through the Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card.
Key facts
- Date
- 29 Oct 2024 — Dhanvantari Jayanti, Dhanteras, 9th Ayurveda Day
- Venue
- All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi
- Projects
- About ₹12,850 crore
- AIIA Phase II
- 150-bed Panchakarma hospital, Ayurvedic pharmacy, sports medicine unit
- CRIYNs
- Foundation stones at Khorda (Odisha) and Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
- Campaign
- Desh Ka Prakriti Parikshan Abhiyan
- 70+ elderly
- Free hospital treatment via Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Which edition of Ayurveda Day was observed on 29 October 2024, coinciding with Dhanvantari Jayanti?
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Correct answer: C — 9th
PIB (Ayush), 29 Oct 2024: the PM launched projects on the occasion of Dhanvantari Jayanti and the 9th Ayurveda Day.
On 29 October 2024, PM Modi launched health-sector projects worth about ₹12,850 crore at which venue?
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Correct answer: A — All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi
PIB (PMO), 29 Oct 2024: projects worth around Rs 12,850 crore were launched at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi.
On 29 October 2024, the PM said elderly people above 70 years would get free hospital treatment through which card?
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Correct answer: D — Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card
PIB (PMO), 29 Oct 2024: every elderly person above 70 years of age will get free treatment in hospital by an Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card.
Consider the following about the Ayush projects of 29 October 2024: 1. Foundation stones were laid for Central Research Institutes in Yoga and Naturopathy at Khorda (Odisha) and Raipur (Chhattisgarh). 2. Phase II of AIIA includes a 500-bed Panchakarma hospital. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (Ayush), 29 Oct 2024: CRIYN foundation stones at Khorda and Raipur; AIIA Phase II includes a 150-bed (not 500-bed) Panchakarma hospital; the 500 figure refers to the seats of its auditorium.