The Government of Goa on 15th July 2021 has notified the scheme called as “Grant of Special Assistance to Ayurveda Institutions Scheme, 2021” which is formulated to promote setting up of Add-on or Stand-alone clinics in this field of medicine viz. Ayurveda by recognized Institutions and to promote and support Educational Institutions to run the educational courses and training Programmes in this field of medicine.
This scheme will be valid for a period of two (02) years and the financial assistance will be provided in form of grant-in-aid, subject to the condition that maximum of 80% of the grant is utilized towards incurring expenditure on pay and allowances of the human resources component and staff position shall be restricted to the maximum as required under various statutes and other recurring expenditure including stipendiary support to the student interns; while 20% of the grant is to be utilized for creating capital and other infrastructural assets for the Institution.
Only those Institutions which are recognized or authorized by the Government or affiliated to the Goa University and recognized by AYUSH Council are entitled for the benefits under this scheme.
The equipments purchased with the aid of the grant will vest with the Government. The Grantee shall maintain a register of the permanent and semi-permanent assets created out of the grants. The register shall be maintained separately in respect of the grants sanctioned and an extract from the register shall be furnished to the Government annually as well as quarterly as required by the Sanctioning Committee.
