The Union Minister of AYUSH Shri Shripad Yesso Naik on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti virtually inaugurated the new unit of National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN) to serve the tribal population at Gohe Budruk in Pune, Maharashtra. The new tribal unit of NIN has 20 beds will provide free clinical services to the tribal population of the area.
There is also a training unit focusing on employment and health of tribal youth. Speaking on the occasion, AYUSH Minister Shri Shripad Yesso Naik said, the new tribal unit of NIN at scheduled tribal area of Gohe Budruk in Ambegaon Taluk of Pune comes with a 20 bedded facility to provide free clinical services to the tribal population of the area. This apart, there is a training unit focusing on employment and health of tribal youth.
This apart, a research unit on tribal practices of health maintenance has also been started. This unit will act as a repository of knowledge base, said the Minister. He said, this unit will work in the areas of education, nutrition and health problems of the tribal population. This tribal unit has been started with cooperation and assistance from the Tribal Development Department, Government of Maharashtra. Shri Naik called for more such collaborative projects in the future.