Ayurswasthya Yojana: Up-gradation of Facilities to Centre of Excellence (CoE)

• Financial Assistance: Financial assistance of up to ₹10,00,00,000/- for a period of 3 years is provided to eligible institutions for establishing and upgrading Centres of Excellence. - Release of Installment-Based Fund: Funds are released in 3 installments of 40%, 40%, and 20% of the total sanctioned amount, ensuring phased and performance-linked financial support. - Performance-Linked Disbursement: The second and third installments are released only after expenditure of at least 75% of the released amount and submission and acceptance of the Utilization Certificate and satisfactory performance report. - Construction Cost Limit: Expenditure on the construction of buildings is capped at 30% of the approved project budget.

> Note: Purchase of land /vehicle, except ambulance and foreign travel, is not allowed from the grant.

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> Eligible Organisation:

• Ayush teaching institutions recognised under the IMCC Act, 1970, and the HCC Act, 1973,- Other Central/ State Govt. institutes,
• Government-aided Institutions,
• Undertaking/ Universities/ Research Councils/ Autonomous Organisations,
• Non–profit Non-Governmental organisations engaged in one or more specialisations in AYUSH,
• Reputed tertiary care hospitals with at least 250 beds aiming to establish AYUSH tertiary healthcare and research facilities.
• Non-AYUSH reputed research and educational institutes willing to undertake AYUSH projects.

> Eligibility Criteria:

• The organisation should furnish the necessary evidence for its potential in having achieved a level of eminence in the respective field at state level, and further potential to become a Centre of Excellence at the National level, as per the illustrative list placed at Annexure – D of the scheme guidelines.
• The organisation should be registered under the Societies Registration Act / Trust / Companies Act or any other Act.
• The applicant should have a competent core staff in the field in which the Centre of Excellence is proposed.
• The applicant should have a credible and transparent governing body and management committee consisting of reputed persons.
• Applicant shall have to make information available regarding any assistance if ever taken from the Government, along with the details of Utilization Certificate (UC) status of the previous grant availed.
• The institute should have a valid NABH/NAAC or other relevant accreditation/certification.

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&gt; Registration Process:

Step 1: Visit the Ayush NGO Portal.

Step 2: Fill in all the mandatory details and upload the relevant documents.

Step 3: Verify the captcha and click on &amp;quot;Register&amp;quot;. If required, click &amp;quot;Cancel&amp;quot; to discard changes.

&gt; Login Process:

Step 1: Visit the Ayush NGO Portal.

Step 2: Enter the registered email id, password.

Step 3: Type the captcha and click on &amp;quot;Login&amp;quot;.

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• Eligible organizations should apply in the prescribed format (Annexure- A) along with a detailed proposal (two copies) to:

> Director (Schemes),

> Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga &amp; Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy,

> AYUSH Bhawan, B-Block, GPO Complex, INA, New Delhi - 110023.

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