The Union Ayush Minister, along with the Assam Chief Minister, laid the foundation stone for a Central Research Institute of Yoga & Naturopathy (CRIYN) and a 100-bedded Yoga & Naturopathy Hospital in Dibrugarh, marking a significant development for the Northeast.
This state-of-the-art institute, spread across 15 acres with an investment of around ₹100 crores, aims to blend traditional Yoga and Naturopathy knowledge with modern technology.
It will focus on education, preventive healthcare, and research, particularly in Cardio Vascular Diseases (CVD) and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD). The institute will also offer educational programs for undergraduate, postgraduate, and advanced research in Yoga & Naturopathy.
The initiative is part of the Ayush movement, promoting the region’s flora & fauna and contributing to wellness, patient care, and medical tourism sectors.
The project aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for the Ayush sector’s expansion, showcasing the rich heritage of traditional medicine. The institute is expected to become a global hub for research and collaboration in Yoga and Naturopathy.
Speaking on the occasion, the Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, “Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, the union government has been lending tremendous support by adding one after another central institution, reinforcing strength to the vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat. With the beginning AIIMS like institutions, medical colleges in every district of Assam, strengthening the Ayush system of medicine with new Ayush hospitals across Assam, and many other progressive steps has bolstered the medical infrastructure in the state. Naturopathy and Yoga are two most important verticals of Ayush which not only cures your ailments but rejuvenates your mind and body to take on every challenge and live a healthy life. With the beginning of this hospital and research centre on Yoga and Naturopathy, people of Assam as well as adjoining region will tremendously benefit from its many benefits.”
The hospital will provide inpatient, outpatient, and day care services. The services offered by the institute are naturopathy diet and nutrition, yoga therapy, massage & manipulative therapies, acupressure, acupuncture, chromotherapy, magneto therapy, physiotherapy and hydrotherapy treatments. It will help patients to effectively manage Obesity, Metabolic syndrome, diabetes, CVD, stroke, Asthma, COPD, Migraine, IBS, IBD, Arthritis, Autoimmune diseases, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases.