Jamnagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that World Health Organization has entered into a new partnership with India in the form of the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine of traditional medicine which will be a tribute to both India’s contribution and potential in the field of traditional medicine.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in Jamnagar, in the presence of the Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO).
The GCTM will be the first and only global outpost centre for traditional medicine across the world. It will emerge as an international hub of global wellness.
WHO, via this Centre of traditional medicine, has done a new partnership with India. With this move, it is a matter of respect for India’s potential and contribution in the field of traditional medicine. India will take this partnership with full responsibility.”
“More than 5 decades ago, the world’s first Ayurveda University was established in Jamnagar. Here is one of the best Ayurveda Institute Institute of Teaching & Research in Ayurveda.In addition to healing, Ayurveda includes social health, mental health, happiness, environmental health, compassion, empathy and productivity,” he said.
Prime Minister Modi highlighted that Jamnagar’s contributions towards wellness will get a global identity with WHO’s Global Centre for Traditional Medicine.
“About five decades ago, Jamnagar established the world’s first Ayurveda based University. It is named the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda. Jamnagar’s contributions towards wellness will get a global identity with WHO’s Global Centre for Traditional Medicine,” he said.
PM Modi further added that the country’s ultimate goal should be of attaining wellness.
“Our ultimate goal should be of attaining wellness by being free of diseases. It is an important step in the path of life,” he said.
Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a three-day visit to Gujarat from April 18-April 20.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi dedicated to the nation a new dairy complex and potato processing plant at Diyodar, Banaskantha district, built at a cost of over Rs.600 crores.
‘Nari Shakti’ affection for Modi on full display
Earlier, In Banaskantha, Modi received and warm and enthusiastic response from the gathering, which had a large presence of women, as he unveiled multiple projects at Banas Dairy Sankul in Banaskantha in Gujarat.
Women cheered Modi during his speech at the rally. As a speaker referred to Modi’s initiatives during his years as Chief Minister of Gujarat, the Prime Minister became emotional as women cheered and waved enthusiastically.
In his speech, Modi appreciated the spirit of the women of Banas. He bowed to the women of Banaskantha who take care of their cattle as their children. The Prime Minister said that in the last several years, the Banas Dairy has become a hub for empowering local communities, especially farmers and women.
He dedicated to the nation a new dairy complex and potato processing plant at Diyodar, Banaskantha district, built at a cost of over Rs. 600 crores
The new dairy complex is a greenfield project and will enable the processing of about 30 lakh litres of milk, produce about 80 tonnes of butter, one lakh litres of ice cream, 20 tonnes of condensed milk (khoya) and 6 tonnes of chocolate daily.
The potato processing plant will produce different types of processed potato products like french fries, potato chips, aloo tikki, patties, many of which will be exported to other countries.
These plants will empower the local farmers and give a boost to the rural economy in the region.
