Shri Shripad Yesso Naik to inaugurate AROGYA Fair at Varanasi on 12th December, 2015

Bengaluru, December 11, 2015: The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik will inaugurate AROGYA, a comprehensive national level fair on Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi on 12th December, 2015.

This AROGYA Fair has attracted importance as it would involve participation of international delegates. The officials of 16 foreign missions in India would be attending the inaugural function. In addition, the AYUSH Companies of 5 countries have confirmed their participation in the AROGYA Fair.

The Ministry of AYUSH has been organizing AROGYA Fair in the major cities in India since 2005 to promote awareness and showcase development in the various AYUSH Systems. In view of the huge public response for the Fair, the Ministry is organizing AROGYA at BHU from 12/12/2015 to 15/12/2015 in association with the state government of Uttar Pradesh, BHU and Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

Central Research Councils/ National Institutes in the AYUSH System of medicine along with the National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPB), Indian Medicines Pharmaceuticals Corporation Limited (IMPCL) and about 80 private AYUSH Industries will participate in the four day event and showcase their strength in the realm of research, education and development of products to promote healthcare through AYUSH Systems. AROGYA Fair provides an all-encompassing platform to all AYUSH stake holders to come together to project all facts of AYUSH.

The fair aims to create awareness among the members of the public about the efficiency of the AYUSH System, their cost effectiveness and the availability of herbs and plants used for prevention and treatment of common ailments at their door steps through various mass media channels to achieve the objective of health for all.