Siddhi 2.0 was organized from 25-26 November 2025 at Regional Ayurveda Research Institute (RARI), Vijayawada, as an industry-research innovation meet to explore research opportunities, strengthen partnerships, and promote technology transfer to accelerate translational research and innovation in Ayurvedic medicine. Around 100 delegates including representative from 25 Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical companies from Southern India along with Researchers, Academicians, Clinicians, state Ayush officials participated in the said programme. 

The programme was aimed to promote meaningful dialogue between Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) and Pharmaceutical industry to promote the evidence based Ayurveda medicine complying quality, safety, efficacy and rational use adhering to prevalent guidelines in order to make them more viable commercially.

The CCRAS also has opened avenue to take up research based products developed by the Council for commercialization by pharmaceutical industry and CCRAS has generated awareness regarding its research as well as commercialization policy through the said platform.

The CCRAS also made the industry and stakeholders aware about its Ayush entrepreneurship programme i.e. Ayush Startup Incubation Centre.

The Government has implemented a comprehensive strategy to strengthen regulations, surveillance and testing to reduce microbial contamination in Ayurvedic and herbal medicines as detailed below:

1. The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 & rules made thereunder have exclusive regulatory provisions regarding manufacture for sale or for distribution of Ayurvedic, Siddha, Sowa- Rigpa, Unani, and Homoeopathy drugs. It is mandatory for the manufacturers to adhere to the prescribed requirements for licensing of manufacturing units & medicines including proof of safety & effectiveness, compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) as per Schedule T & Schedule M-I of Drugs Rules, 1945 and quality standards of drugs given in the respective pharmacopoeia.
2. Rule 160 A to J of the Drugs Rules, 1945 provides the regulatory guidelines for approval of Drug Testing Laboratories for carrying out such tests of identity, purity, quality and strength of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs as may be required under the provisions of these rules, on behalf of licensee for manufacture of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs.
3. Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) on behalf of Ministry of Ayush lays down the Formulary specifications and Pharmacopoeial Standards for Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic drugs, which serves as an official compendia for ascertaining the Quality Control (identity, purity and strength) of Ayush drugs, as per the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 & rules made thereunder. Compliance to these quality standards are mandatory for Ayush drugs being manufactured in India.
4. Pharmacovigilance Centres for Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic drugs set up in different parts of the country under the Central Sector Scheme of Ministry of Ayush are mandated to report adverse drug reactions to the respective State Regulatory Authorities.
5. Central Sector Scheme, Ayush Oushadhi Gunavatta evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY) has been implemented for the year 2021-2026. One of the components of this Scheme is to strengthen and up-grade Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards.
6. An Ayush vertical has been created in Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) to strengthen regulatory measures ensuring safety and quality of Ayush drugs. Further, CDSCO issues WHO Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product (WHO-CoPP) to Ayush drugs having compliance to such standards.
7. Quality Certifications Scheme implemented by the Quality Council of India (QCI) for grant of Ayush mark to Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani products on the basis of third party evaluation of quality in accordance with the status of compliance to domestic and international standards.
8. Enhanced Raw Material Sourcing: The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) promotes the cultivation of medicinal plants using Good Agricultural and Collection Practices to ensure the supply of quality raw materials, reducing the risk of contamination from wild sources.

The increased funding for Post Graduate Ayush Institutions and new Ayush Colleges is effectively addressing the growing need for skilled, research-oriented faculty and practitioners in the country.   

• Dedicated financial assistance has been provided for upgrading infrastructure, laboratories, herbal gardens and clinical departments in Ayush colleges. Grants-in-aid under Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes have supported the expansion of PG seats and the modernisation of teaching facilities.  
• The number of seats across Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathy and Yoga & Naturopathy has increased over the last few years, improving opportunities for advanced training and specialisation.
• Faculty development programmes (FDPs), Continuing Medical Educatioin (CME) and Research Methodology Workshops have been regularly conducted with Central funding.
• Increased funding has enabled institutions to establish research labs, drug standardization units, pharmacognosy labs and clinical trial infrastructure.

 

The details of increase in the No. of Ayush Colleges, UG and PG Seats, No. of Ayush Practitioners, Ayush Hospitals and Dispensaries in the country from 2013-14  are  detailed below:-

 

1. 1. 1. Increase in No. of Colleges and Seats in Ayush Stream : Since the academic year 2013-14, there has been a significant increase in the number of undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) Colleges and seats in Ayush courses. 

The No. of Undergraduate and Post-graduate colleges have increased from 520 and 138 Colleges respectively in 2013-14 to 921 and 266 Colleges respectively till date. Similarly, the UG seats have increased from 31514 in 2013-14 to 66718 2025-26 and PG seats have increased from 3167 in 2013-14 to 7782 seats in 2025-26.

 

1. 1. 2. Increase in No. of Ayush Practitioners: The No. of Ayush Practitioners have increased from 7,36,258 in the year 2014 to 7,47,499 in the year 2025. 
      3. Increase in No. of Ayush Hospitals and Dispensaries: The No. of Ayush Hospitals and Dispensaries have increased from 3605 and 26130 respectively in the year 2013-14 to 3885 and 37804 respectively in the year 2024-25.

Research Councils and Institutes under the Ministry of Ayush are carrying out Clinical trials which are designed and carried out in accordance with the predefined objectives following prevailing guidelines, such as the Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for ASU drugs (GCP-ASU) of Ministry of Ayush, Ethical guidelines for Bio-Medical Research (ICMR) and the WHO guidelines for traditional medicines, as required.

Details of the research studies related to Ayurveda concept of Prakriti are mentioned in Annexure-1.

 

Annexure-1

Details of the research studies related to Ayurveda concept of Prakriti

1. 1. Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences

 

1. “Research Project entitled “Development and Validation of Prakriti Assessment Scale”

 

1. Prakriti is a fundamental concept of Ayurveda. Determination of Prakriti is an integral part of Ayurvedic diagnostics and treatment which is now a days interpreted in terms of P4 (Predictive, Preventive, Personalized and Participatory) medicine.
2. It was realized by CCRAS that there is gross variability in Prakriti Assessment Questionnaire being used by various Ayurveda experts/Academicians and clinicians.
3. Council has developed Standardized Prakriti Assessment Scale and AYUR Prakriti Web Portal based on Ayurveda Classics in consultation with eminent experts of Ayurveda, biostatistician and clinical psychologists of renowned institutions across India through various National consultative meetings. This scale has been validated statistically through multi-centre inter-rater agreement study and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (a statistical method) using PCA (Principle Component Analysis) by involving 10 institutes viz. 4 National Institutes namely AIIA, New Delhi; IPGT&RA, Jamnagar; NIA, Jaipur; CBPACS, Delhi; and 6 CCRAS Institutes.
4. The Standard Operative Procedures (SoPs) for capturing each and every predictor described in the classical Ayurveda Texts for assessment of Prakriti has been developed and documented in the form of “Manual of Standard Operative Procedures (SoPs) for Prakriti Assessment Scale”. The Council has obtained Copyright on “A Process for development and Validation of Prakriti Assessment Questionnaire/ scale” dated 19^th July, 2018 (registration no. L-76725/ 2018).
5. Capacity Building: All the Council’s technical officers of Ayurveda (approx. 200) from across the country have been trained and using this portal for various research projects. CCRAS is coordinating with Ayurveda Colleges across the country and is organizing training programmes for faculty members and stakeholders.

2. Research Project entitled “Systems Biology approach to delineate molecular signatures of Prakriti in healthy humans”

 

The Council has undertaken a research project entitled “Systems Biology approach to delineate molecular signatures of Prakriti in healthy humans” to study various signatures of specific Prakriti groups in relation to Multi-omics correlates of Contemporary Sciences i.e. Transcriptomics, Metabolomics, Proteomics, Metagenomics and Exosome study in collaboration with Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi and Center for Clinical research and Education (CCRE), The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU), Bengaluru. The seven institutes of CCRAS viz. CARI Guwahati, CARI Patiala, CARI Mumbai, CARI Bhubaneshwar, NARIP Cheruthuruthy, RARI Gangtok and RARI Lucknow are the study site for enrolling study population.

3. Research Project entitled “Assessment of Prakriti (Ayurvedic body constitution) of patients with Cervical and Ovarian cancers”

 

The research project has been conducted at CARI, Mumbai in collaboration with Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH), Mumbai with the objectives to assess prakriti of newly diagnosed cervical and epithelial ovarian cancer patients and to assess prakriti of apparently healthy female (AHF) and AHF relative (wherever possible) of patients of cervical and epithelial ovarian cancer as control. The study aims to create a database regarding Prakriti of cervical, epithelial ovarian cancer patients.

 

1. 2. National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur

 

1. A Comprehensive Study on the Onset of Rajodarshan and Rajonivritti with special reference to Deha prakriti  and Desha

 

2. A Physiological Study of Interrelationship between Doshaj Prakriti and Dhatu Saar

 

3. A Physiological Study of Mutra Pariksha According to Drha Prakriti With Special Reference to Urine Examination

 

4. An Analytical Study on the Association between Deha Prakriti and Cardiac Efficiency

 

5. A physiological study of nerve conduction velocity in different deha prakriti

 

6. A Physiological Study of Medo Dhatu In Different Deha  Prakriti  With  Special Reference to BMI (Body Mass Index).

 

7. The Relationship of Agnibala in Different Deha Prakriti An Observational Study

 

8. An Observational Study to Assess the Association Of Mandala Kushtha with Special reference to Psoriasis in Ek Dosha Pradhana Deha Prakriti

 

9. A Cross Sectional Study to find out Association Between Deha Prakriti and Event Related Potential in Electroencephalogram

 

10. A Cross-Sectional Study to Find Out Association Between Deha Prakriti and Status Of Cardiovascular Autonomic Functions Of NIA Scholars 

 

11. A cross Sectional Study to evaluate Nerve Conduction Velocity  of Ulnar Nerve in Scholars of NIA Jaipur with Special Reference to Deha Prakriti.

 

12. A Cross-Sectional Study to find out the correlation between Deha Prakriti and DISC personality assessment scale in the scholars of National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur

 

13. A Cross-sectional study to find correlation between Nerve Conduction Velocity of Median Nerve and Deha Prakriti in apparently healthy individuals of 40-50 years of age group.

 

14. An Analytical Study to find an Association Between Dvandvaja Deha Prakriti And Ventilatory Efficiency in Apparently Healthy Individuals in and around the National Institute Of Ayurveda, Jaipur

 

1. 3. National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM)

 

1. 1. Use of Information Technology (IT) in the collection and recording of data helps in generating unbiased data.

 

1. 2. Mizaj Insani Questionnaire is being developed at CCRUM in collaboration with NIUM for Mizaj evaluation for much needed individualized approach in Unani disease management.

 

This information was given by the Minister of State (IC) for Ayush Shri Pratap Rao Jadhav in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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