President Droupadi Murmu, inaugurated Saushrutam 2026, a three-day international seminar on Ayurvedic surgery, at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi. The seminar is being organised by AIIA under the Ministry of Ayush on the occasion of Sushruta Jayanti and has brought together eminent surgeons, researchers, academicians and policymakers from India and abroad.
On the occasion, the President inaugurated a state-of-the-art AI-enabled 3 Tesla High-Field MRI facility at AIIA and witnessed the release of the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) study titled Evaluation of Professional Career of Ayurveda Female Graduates – An Observational Exploratory Study.
Addressing the gathering, President Murmu said Acharya Sushruta’s pioneering contributions laid the foundation of scientific and systematic surgical practices in the world. She said Ayurveda’s holistic approach to health continues to hold relevance in modern healthcare.
Murmu said preserving biodiversity is essential for the sustainable growth of Ayurveda and stressed the need to ensure the availability of medicinal plants while strengthening traditional knowledge through scientific validation.
The President called for greater participation of women in the Ayurveda workforce and urged collective efforts to address the challenges women professionals face in building long-term careers.
Commending the Ministry of Ayush for promoting Ayurveda globally, she said the integration of traditional knowledge with advanced technologies, modern diagnostics and scientific research is expanding the scope and credibility of the system. Murmu expressed confidence that initiatives such as Saushrutam 2026 would further strengthen evidence-based practice and enhance the global acceptance of Ayurveda.
