The Ministry of Ayush launched the Ayush Anudan Portal, a digital platform designed to streamline grant applications, approvals and monitoring for organisations seeking funding under various Central Sector Schemes.
Launched by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ayush and Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prataprao Jadhav at Kartavya Bhawan in New Delhi, the portal is part of the government’s broader Ayush Grid initiative aimed at building a digitally integrated ecosystem for the AYUSH sector.
The launch matters for institutions, NGOs, hospitals and practitioners that rely on government grants for research, medicinal plant development, public health initiatives, training programmes and international cooperation projects. By moving the process online, the Ministry is attempting to reduce paperwork, improve tracking and tighten verification mechanisms in a sector that has traditionally depended on manual submissions.
“The primary objective of this portal is to ensure 100% transparency, efficiency, accountability and easy accessibility in the grant management process,” Jadhav said at the launch event.
The portal, developed as an upgraded version of the earlier Ayush NGO Portal, digitises the full lifecycle of grant management, from proposal submission and scrutiny to approval, monitoring and release of funds. It can be accessed directly through the Ayush Anudan platform or via the Ministry’s My Ayush Integrated Services Portal (MAISP), its single-window digital interface.
Officials said the platform is integrated with NITI Aayog’s NGO Darpan Portal, allowing automated authentication and verification of applicant organisations. The Ministry said this would reduce delays and minimise errors in validation procedures.
One of the central features of the portal is a scheme-wise application management system that categorises proposals according to the requirements of different Ministry schemes. Applicants and officials will also be able to track proposals in real time through an integrated dashboard.
The Ministry said the portal would cover schemes linked to research and innovation, capacity building, medicinal plant conservation, international cooperation, information and education campaigns, centres of excellence and public health initiatives, among others.
Eligible applicants include government bodies, private organisations, hospitals, NGOs, non-profit organisations and individual practitioners, depending on scheme-specific criteria. NGOs applying through the portal must be registered on the NGO Darpan platform.
Jadhav said the initiative aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Ease of Doing Business” and “Ease of Living”, while also advancing paperless governance.
The Ayush Ministry has in recent years expanded its digital infrastructure under the ABDM-compliant Ayush Grid initiative across education, healthcare services, research, medicinal plant administration and drug regulation. Officials said the new portal was intended to integrate grant management into that wider digital framework.
The launch, however, comes with operational challenges typical of newly deployed digital systems. Since the platform has only recently gone live, long-term user feedback remains limited. Smaller organisations and rural NGOs with weak digital access may face difficulties navigating the online-only process, while applicants will still need to undergo scrutiny by programme management units and expert committees before approvals are granted.
The Ministry said tutorials and guidance material would be rolled out to help users understand scheme requirements and portal functions.
The government’s larger bet is that digitised grant management could reduce procedural delays and improve institutional trust in AYUSH funding systems. How effectively the platform performs under scale, and whether smaller institutions are able to use it without friction, will become clearer only after wider adoption in the coming months.
