Sarbananda Sonowal announces major initiatives for Sikkim

GANGTOK, Sikkim: Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister for AYUSH and Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Government of India launched some major initiatives to promote medical tourism in the state at a 2-day workshop organised by the National Institute of Sowa Rigpa (NISR) and Namgyal Institute of Tibetology (NIT) Gangtok.

Sonowal announced these at the national workshop on Sowa Rigpa – the traditional and medical practices. This move will promote traditional medicinal practices which include Sowa Rigpa, Ayurveda and Naturopathy in Sikkim.

The announcement includes an International Yoga and Naturopathy College in Sikkim to boost medical tourism in the state, a 30 bedded Sowa Rigpa Hospital, Yoga and Wellness centre at every Gram Panchayat in the state, and Ayurveda Medical College under the Satellite Institute programme. Additionally, a Sowa Rigpa building was virtually inaugurated at NIT Deorali, Gangtok and the ministry is also exploring the possibility of establishing a research council for Sowa Rigpa in the state.

Sonowal posted on his twitter account “As part of the National Workshop on Sowa-Rigpa, I am happy to virtually inaugurate the Sowa Rigpa building at the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology in Gangtok. Bringing world-class infra will help modernise and promote this traditional system of medicine.”