Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said the state would be developed as the capital of Ayurveda and Yoga. With a view to achieve this target, the state government has already passed the proposal for setting up AYUSH University in Kurukshetra,

Mr. Vij said a five-storey civil hospital was being constructed in Ambala Cantt at a cost of Rs 40 crore which would have Cath Lab, AYUSH services and other necessary facilities.

A building of same size has been approved for housing the Regional Tertiary Cancer Centre. In a bid to develop ancient medicine systems, AYUSH services would be provided in each district hospital, Community Health Centre and Public Health Centre.

Earlier, Vij inaugurated development projects worth Rs 1.93 crore in Ambala Cantonment.These include Guru Ravidas Community Centre set up at the cost of Rs 28.65 lakh in village Nanhera, newly constructed community centre in leprosy home set up at the cost of Rs 14 lakh, Panchkarma Centre set up at the cost of Rs 28 lakh in Subhash Colony, Pal Gadariya Dharamshala set up at the cost of Rs 11 lakh in Dalipgarh, new building of Nagar Sudhar Sabha Nagrik Sadan set up at the cost of Rs 11 lakh in Mahesh Nagar, and boosting station established by the Public Health Engineering Department at the cost of Rs 1 crore in village Kardhan.