Prime Minister, Narendra Modi addressed the valedictory function of the 9th World Ayurveda Congress and also inaugurated three National Ayush Institutes - All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Goa; National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM), Ghaziabad; and National Institute of Homoeopathy (NIH), Delhi which will further strengthen research and international collaborations and will also facilitate affordable Ayush services for people.

Developed at a total cost of about Rs. 970 crore, these institutes will increase the intake of students by around 400 along with the addition of about 500 hospital beds.

Addressing the gathering, Modi welcomed all the delegates of the 9th World Ayurveda Congress from around the globe to the beautiful land of Goa and congratulated everyone for the successes of the World Ayurveda Congress. The Prime Minister highlighted that the World Ayurveda Congress is being organised when the journey of Azadi Ka Amrit Kaal is underway.

Modi said that one of the key resolutions of the Amrit Kaal is to ensure global welfare through India’s scientific, knowledge and cultural experience and Ayurveda is a strong and effective medium for that. Referring to India's G-20 Presidency, the Prime Minister informed about the theme of G-20 ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future.

PM expressed happiness that more than 30 countries of the world have given recognition to Ayurveda as a traditional system of medicine. He called for more sustained work to ensure wider recognition of Ayurveda. He said that the three National institutes inaugurated will provide new momentum to the Ayush healthcare system.

Lamenting the delayed global accord, ease and acceptance of Ayurveda in the world, the Prime Minister pointed out that advanced science only considers proof as the holy grail. Stressing the need to continuously work toward the documentation of 'Data Based Evidence', the Prime Minister said that we had Ayurveda's results as well as effects in our favour, but we were lagging behind in terms of evidence. He emphasised that our medical data, research, and journals have to be brought together to verify every claim on modern scientific parameters.

Throwing light on the work done in this regard, the Prime Minister mentioned the creation of an Ayush Research Portal for Evidence-Based Research data. The Prime Minister informed us that data from about 40,000 research studies are available so far, and during the Corona period, we had about 150 specific research studies related to AYUSH.

“We are now moving forward in the direction of forming a 'National Ayush Research Consortium,” he added.

Mentioning the opportunities in Ayurveda and Yoga tourism, especially for a state like Goa, the Prime Minister said that the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Goa can prove to be an important beginning in that direction.

Chief Minister of Goa, Dr. Pramod Sawant; Governor of Goa, P. S Sreedharan Pillai; Union Minister of Ayush, Sarbanada Sonowal; Union Minister of State for Ayush, Dr Munjapara Mahendrabhai; Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism, Shripad Yesso Naik; and President of Vijnana Bharat, Dr. Shekhar Mande were those present on occasion.