Ghaziabad: The foundation stone for National Institute of Unani Medicine was laid by AYUSH Minister Shripad Yesso Naik on Friday, at Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.
Mr Naik told that his Ministry is establishing the Institute in Ghaziabad as a part of its commitment towards provision and promotion of quality education, research and healthcare services through Unani Medicine and other AYUSH systems. He told this while addressing the foundation ceremony.
Claiming it to be one of the largest institutes of Unani Medicine in Northern India, the minister informed that the institute would be developed with an approximate cost of 300 crore rupees on 10 acres of land.
The institute, according to Mr Naik, would cater to the needs of the masses and would have facilities for quality research and education at postgraduate and PhD levels with a 200 bedded hospital.