GUWAHATI, OCT 10: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal visited the Dr Jiba Kanta Saikia Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, one of the leading and pioneer Government institutes of homeopathic education and health care system in the North-East India, on the occasion of its 47 Foundation day here today.
The minister paid floral tributes at the bust of Dr Jiba Kanta Saikia who played an invaluable contribution towards the establishment of this college.
Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal, said, “India is well known across the world for its rich & diverse heritage in treating ailments and enriching human lives for thousands of years. There is a huge avenue & opportunity for the traditional medicinal practices in the country. With this vision in mind, our dynamic leader, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji has been working hard to revamp and enable the Ayush system of medicine so that it can work with the modern medicinal practices to cure, heal and enrich human lives.
Today, due to his tireless effort in promoting the traditional medicinal practices, the Ayush sector has immense popularity and widespread acceptability across the world. Under his able leadership, the traditional medicinal practices has also gained much momentum along with the modern medicinal practice. The global market of India’s Ayush market has reached USD 18.2 billion which proves the effectiveness of Ayush system of medicine in enriching human lives.”
While interacting with the students, Sarbananda Sonowalfurther added, “It is a matter of great pride that Dr Jiba Kanta Saikia Homeopathic College & Hospital has been playing a pivotal role in promotion and popularisation of homoeopathy in the region. I must congratulate each one of you for this wonderful achievement. This must not stop and I call upon our young students and doctors to strive for more and play a strong role in the patient care. With the growing opportunity, we must seize the opportunity, provided through a renewed vigour among people for traditional medicine, for professional advancement as well as playing a crucial part in helping people to live a healthy & quality life. We remain committed to enable amenities that are required to reap this wonderful opportunity at hand with a larger goal of making our people healthier and happier.”