Ayush Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal dedicated two new buildings of Ayush institutes to the people of India on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Independence. Today, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the new headquarters office of the Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS) at Tambaram Sanatorium in Chennai, as well as the new extension to the OPD block of the Ayothidoss Pandithar Hospital of the National Institute of Siddha.
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal addressed the gathering, stating, “I am deeply grateful to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for giving a special impetus to all Ayush systems, including Siddha, nationally and internationally.” As a result of this new infrastructure, I believe that further innovations and academic developments will flourish within the minds of scientists, academicians, and students. CCRS and NIS are expected to produce better results in both research and academics.”
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The Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS) is the apex organization for research in the Siddha system of medicine. The main objective of this project is to validate Siddhars’ claims scientifically for global acceptance. By conducting Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trials and publishing more than 30 quality research articles in peer-reviewed journals, CCRS has recently demonstrated the effectiveness of Siddha formulations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
While the National Institute of Siddha (NIS) is an apex and premier Institute for the Siddha system of Medicine with a primary mandate for patient care, teaching and research in higher education for post-graduate and doctoral research scholars.