Union Minister Shri Prataprao Jadhav hails Union Budget 2026 for strengthening holistic healthcare and promoting traditional medicine

• Union Budget 2026-27 allocated ₹4,408 crore to the Ministry of AYUSH, framed by MoS (I/C) AYUSH Shri Prataprao Jadhav as a thrust to "Health for All" and "Viksit Bharat" via traditional medicine.
• Signals the government's strategy of mainstreaming AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, Homoeopathy) into India's integrative healthcare architecture.
• Relevant for GS-II (Health/Government schemes) and GS-III (Economy, S&T, indigenous knowledge).