National Institute of Sowa Rigpa to be established at Leh

National Institute of Sowa Rigpa to be established at Leh. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik announced that The Government has approved the establishment of National Institute of Sowa Rigpa at Leh (Jammu & Kashmir) . Sowa Rigpa (Amchi) is commonly known as The Tibetan system of Medicine . The System of Sowa Rigpa is practiced in many parts of

India, including Ladakh (Jammu & Kashmir); Sikkim; Darjeeling, Kalimpong (West Bengal); Mon Tawang and West Kameng regions of Arunachal Pradesh; Lahaul, Spiti, Kangra and Kinnaur regions of Himachal Pradesh.

iv. Sowa Rigpa has been recognised by Government of India by amending the Indian Medicine Central Council  (IMCC) Act, 2010.

Ministry of AYUSH

♦ The Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), is a governmental body in India purposed with developing, education and research in ayurveda, yoga,  naturopathy, unani, siddha, and homoeopathy, Sowa-rigpa (Traditional Tibetan medicine), and other Indigenous Medicine systems

♦ Headquarters: Ayush Bhawan,New Delhi

♦ Minister of state independent charge: Shripad Yasso Naik

♦ Founded: November 9, 2014