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EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
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No. 280] NEW DELHI, WEDNES DAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2023/KARTIKA 17, 194 5
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MINISTRY OF AYUSH
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 7th November , 2023
F. No. A.11019/05/2016 -HPC (Pt 1) .—The Ministry of Ayush, Government of India has decided to
celebrate “Ayurveda Day” every year on the day of Dhanwantri Jayanti (Dhanteras). Various activities shall be
undertaken by the stake holders throughout the Country for promotion, propagation and p opularisation of Ayurveda.
2. The Ministry of Ayush, Government of India has instituted “National Dhanwantri Ayurveda Award” to be
conferred on this day of eminent Vaidyas and Ayurveda experts to motivate them to adopt best practices of Ayurveda
in pursui t of excellence and has established the following guidelines governing the award, in this behalf : -
Title of the Award Details
National Dhanwantari Ayurveda Award Citation, Trophy (Dhanwantari Statue) and Cash reward
of Rupees five lakh.
Purpose:
To enc ourage excellence through competition. These awards would help to promote and motivate adoption of best
practices in the pursuit of excellence in Ayurveda.
Eligibility Criteria Parameters:
Scope of Work Significant contribution in the field of Ayurveda in terms of promotion and propagation
of Ayurveda at National or International Level or
Teaching or Research and development or Policy and planning for Ayurveda promotion
and integration at National level, integration of Ayurveda in various National Health
Programs benefiting people at large scale etc.
Tenure and Longevity Renowned Ayurvedic practitioners with minimum twenty years professional experience.
Field or Social Impact The Ayurveda professionals should have direct or indirect impact on the society through
work in the field of Ayurveda at the national and international level.
Age Not less than forty years.
Educational
Qualification A Degree in Ayurveda recognised as per the provisions of the National Commission for
Indian System of Medicine Act, 20 20 or The Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970
as applicable would be eligible for the award.
Past awardees
considered or not Past awardees will not be considered for second time for the same award.
Nature and Number of Awards:
There shall be three awards to be given annually.
Method of Selection:
The Selection Committeee shall have the following composition as given below: -
(i) Secre tary, Ministry of Ayush ; - Chairman;
(ii) Three Ayurveda experts to be nominated by the Secretary - Members.
A panel of awardees would be prepared by the selection committee for final selection by the Hon’ble
Minister of Ayush.
The Selection Committee will invite online nominations in the prescribed format uploaded on the National
Awards Portal (http://awards.go v.in). The Selection Committee will devise its own procedure to select the awardees.
Presentation of Award:
The award shall be presented at the time of Annual “Ayurveda Day” to be celebrated on Dhanwantari Jayanti
(Dhanteras) and the names of awardees shall be published in the Official Gazette.
This Resolution is issued in supersession of earlier Resolution dated 1st June, 2017 (F.No.11019/05/
2016 -(HPC).
BISHWAJIT KUMAR SINGH , Jt. Secy.
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