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New Delhi: The Ministry of Minority Affairs has approved a grant of Rs 45.34 crore to upgrade Unani medicine facilities in Hyderabad, Chennai, Lucknow, Silchar and Bengaluru.
The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) has been allocated a total amount of Rs 35.52 crore, while the National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM) in Bengaluru has been allocated Rs 9.81 crore.
Several facilities for Unani medicine will be established with the grant. These include a centre for fundamental research in Unani Medicine at the National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders in Hyderabad, costing Rs 16.05 crore.
The Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine in Chennai will receive Rs 8.15 crore for a preclinical laboratory facility. The Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine in Lucknow will be granted Rs 8.55 crore for a centre of Ilaj bit Tadbeer (regimental therapy) for musculoskeletal disorders, and the Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine in Silchar will receive Rs 2.75 crore for a centre of Ilaj bit Tadbeer for skin and lifestyle disorders.
The NIUM in Bengaluru will be allocated Rs 5.55 crore for establishing a Vishram Girah (resting place) for patients’ attendants and Rs 4.26 crore for a skill centre of model Unani cosmetic care, a small-scale Unani pharmacy, and Unani crude drug storage.
The proposals were reviewed and approved by the Empowered Committee of the Ministry of Minority Affairs in a meeting held on March 2, 2023.
An amount of Rs 4.86 crore has already been released to the CCRUM as the first instalment (25%) of the total sanctioned cost for its projects in Chennai, Lucknow and Silchar. The grant for the CCRUM project in Hyderabad and the projects of NIUM, Bengaluru will be released once their Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) are approved and other technicalities are finalised.
