<span style="color: #222222;">Haryana Health, Family Welfare, and Ayush Minister Anil Vij has announced that Panchkarma centers will be opened in every city of the state. In addition, tourism wellness centers will also be set up in tourist places. He also announced the establishment of a drug testing laboratory within the Ayush department. Interacting with the media at Chandigarh he said that in this regard directions have been given to the officers. Mr Vij said that to promote Ayush in the state a number of steps have been taken. He said that the 5500 Ayush yoga assistants will be recruited soon and they will be assigned the responsibility of yoga training in prestigious parks, Dharamshala, and community centers in urban areas. Similarly, Ayush yoga inspectors and coaches will also be recruited through Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam. Mr Vij said that directions have been given to fill all the vacant posts in the Ayush department immediately. He informed that in the first phase, 1121 Vyamshallas are under construction in the state, with 656 of them handed over to the Ayush department. Subsequently, 892 yoga assistants have been appointed in yoga centers and community spaces. In the next phase, 1353 new yoga centers have been earmarked. He mentioned that the approval to run Ayurvedic pharmacy at Shri Krishna Ayush University has been granted and officials have been directed to begin indoor and outdoor Ayush treatment facilities at the university. The Health Minister said, as discussed with the State Medicinal Plant Board officials have been directed to initiate training programs for the cultivation of medicinal plants for farmers. He said it would help the farmers to strengthen themselves economically. </span><br />