National:
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated two future-ready Ayurveda institutions to the nation, on 5th Ayurveda Day via video conferencing. The Ayurveda Day is being observed every year from 2016, on the day of Dhanwantri Jayanti. This year it was celebrated on 13th November 2020.
These two Ayurveda institutions are:
- Institute of Teaching & Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar
- National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur
These institutions are expected to play global leadership roles in the growth and development of Ayurveda in the 21st Century.