New Delhi/ Silchar: Sarbananda Sonowal, Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways & Ministry of Ayush, Government of India inaugurated the Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM), Silchar at Veterinary Bazar, Ghungoor, Silchar, Assam today.
Parimal Suklabaidya, Minister of Transport, Fisheries and Excise, Government of Assam, Dr. Rajdeep Roy, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Silchar, Shri Kripanath Mallah, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Karimganj, Shri Mihir Kanti Shome, MLA, Udharbond, Shri Aminul Hoque Laskar, Former MLA, Sonai, Shri Pramod Kumar Pathak, Special Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, Shri Rohan Kumar Jha, Deputy Commissioner, Cachar, Silchar and Prof. Asim Ali Khan, Director General, Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India also graced the occasion.
Speaking on this occasion, Sarbananda Sonowal said that Ayush sector is growing and achieving unprecedented milestones under the leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji. He said that the RRIUM, Silchar with a 50-bedded hospital would serve healthcare needs of the people of Assam. He further said that there is a vast variety of medicinal herbs and plants in the hills and forests of Assam and this institute would focus on exploiting these resources for the benefit of mankind along with other research and development activities in Unani Medicine.
Parimal Suklabaidya said that the traditional systems of medicine including Unani Medicine always played important role in meeting the global health care needs. He further said that through this institute Unani Medicine is going to play a greater role in improving the standard of health care services in the region.
Dr. Rajdeep Roy said that the Government of India under the leadership of Shri Narendra Modi Ji has been paying a very special attention for the development of indigenous systems of medicine and this institute set up with a cost of around Rs. 45 crore is an important milestone in this direction.
Kripanath Mallah said that Unani Medicine is an integral part of our healthcare system and it is going to play an important role in research as well as healthcare delivery in the region.
Pramod Kumar Pathak said that the Government of India has always paid a very special attention for the development of indigenous systems of medicine in India. It has been providing increasing funds and support for multi-faceted development of Ayush systems including Unani Medicine.
Earlier, Prof. Asim Ali Khan expressed his gratitude to the Ministry of Ayush and Government of Assam for their support in the establishment of RRIUM, Silchar.
The inaugural ceremony concluded with the vote of thanks proposed by Dr. Akhtar Hussain Jamali, Research Officer Incharge, RRIUM, Silchar.

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