Ayurveda Day to be Observed on 23 September Annually (from 2025)

Key Highlights

1. Fixed Date Notification

   • Ayurveda Day, started in 2016, was earlier observed on Dhanvantari Jayanti (Dhanteras).

   • From 2025, it will be celebrated on a fixed date – 23 September, giving it a universal calendar identity.

2. Theme for 2025

   • “Ayurveda for People & Planet”.

   • Focus: holistic health + ecological sustainability.

3. Background (2024 milestones)

   • The 9th Ayurveda Day (2024) was a landmark in India’s healthcare journey when PM Modi inaugurated All India Institute of Ayurveda  AIIA Phase II in New Delhi.

   • Launched 4 Centres of Excellence in Ayurveda.

   • Introduced “Desh Ka Prakriti Parikshan Abhiyan”.

   • The first all-India NSSO survey reaffirms that Ayurveda is the most commonly used system of treatment across both rural and urban areas.

4. Global Outreach

   • In 2024, activities held in 150 countries on Ayurveda Day.

   • 2025 observance aims at positioning Ayurveda for tackling lifestyle disorders, climate-linked diseases, stress management.

Significance

• Policy shift: Fixed date = easier global recognition and institutionalisation.

• Soft power diplomacy: Expands India’s cultural and medical outreach worldwide.

• Health relevance: Promotes preventive, lifestyle-oriented, eco-friendly healthcare.

• SDGs link: Supports Good Health & Wellbeing (SDG 3) and Climate Action (SDG 13).