Expansion of Ayush Infrastructure

• National Ayush Mission (NAM) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Ayush launched in 2014-15 to develop and promote Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) through State/UT-level infrastructure, education, drug quality and medicinal plants.
• Latest expansion: 203 Integrated Ayush Hospitals (IAHs) and 383 Ayush dispensaries approved across States/UTs (Mar 2026) to scale traditional medicine delivery.
• Important for UPSC because it intersects GS-II (health policy, CSS, federalism) and GS-III (indigenous knowledge, pharma economy).