MP offers assured career progression scheme for Ayush doctors

BHOPAL: In parity with the Health department, the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) pay scale will now be extended to AYUSH specialists and officers in Madhya Pradesh, benefitting 2,698 personnel -- including 1,453 Ayurvedic doctors, 228 homeopathic practitioners, and 85 Unani physicians.

In a landmark gesture on the 10th National Ayurveda Day on Tuesday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced sweeping reforms for the AYUSH department, heralding a new era of recognition and expansion for traditional medicine in the state.

Chief Minister Yadav was addressing the state-level celebration at Kushabhau Thakre Auditorium in Bhopal.

He announced that all AYUSH medical officers will be elevated to first-class status and granted senior designations.

Chief Minister Yadav also announced the inauguration of 12 new AYUSH hospitals, including two 50-bed facilities in Ujjain and Khajuraho, and 10-bed hospitals across 10 districts such as Pachmarhi, Mandsaur, and Agar-Malwa.

The AYUSH public health programme will now operate in 55 districts, and a new "Karunya" initiative will offer Ayurvedic care to cancer patients.

Under the National AYUSH Mission, eight new Ayurvedic colleges are being established, with three -- in Jhabua, Shujalpur, and Dindori -- opening this year.

B.Sc. Nursing courses will commence in Bhopal, Jabalpur, and Ujjain, each with 30 seats.

Additionally, new pharmacy buildings and a 50-bed hospital in Khandwa are underway.