GoI approves creation of 45 posts for NISR Leh

Excelsior Correspondent

LEH, Apr 12: Government of India (GoI) has approved the creation of 45 new posts for the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa (NISR), Leh on various levels.
The Union Cabinet, under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the establishment of the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa at Leh on 20th November, 2019.
The creation of 45 new posts is a historic occasion for the Sowa-Rigpa system of medicine, particularly the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa. Out of the 45 sanctioned posts, 18 are Sowa-Rigpa group (A) posts of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor and Medical Officer while four are for modern Allopathic Doctors and one Research Officer for herbal gardens and the rest are administrative and technical posts.
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The creation of permanent posts will boost the research, education and public health delivery by the Institute, which was registered under the Societies Registration Act of the Union Territory of Ladakh on 13th April, 2020. It started functioning in October 2020 by converting the existing National Research Institute for Sowa-Rigpa under the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences along with existing infrastructure and manpower. Since then, it has been pursuing the creation of permanent posts.
The National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa is an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of AYUSH. The NISR is conceived as an apex institution for Sowa-Rigpa and aims to bring a valid and useful synergy between established practices of Sowa-Rigpa and modern tools and technology in modern health care. It also aims to conduct standard education in Sowa-Rigpa, scientific research, and health care at the highest level.