IndiaAI and AYUSH Ministry Sign MoU for Traditional Medicine AI

# IndiaAI and AYUSH Ministry Sign MoU for Traditional Medicine AI ### Why in News? IndiaAI (under MeitY) and the Ministry of AYUSH have signed an MoU to integrate traditional healthcare research data into **AIKosh**, India's sovereign AI repository. ### What does the MoU entail? - The Ministry of AYUSH will contribute **anonymized health research artefacts** to AIKosh, including research datasets, metadata, AI models, and specialized toolkits. - Stakeholders in the AYUSH ecosystem will get access to the **IndiaAI Compute ecosystem** to develop scalable healthcare solutions. - The MoU is valid for an initial period of **2 years**, with automatic renewal upon mutual agreement, and involves **zero financial commitment** for either party. ### Why is this significant? - This partnership aims to leverage **AI** to advance traditional medicine systems like **Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy**. - By integrating traditional knowledge with modern AI infrastructure, it can enable evidence-based research and innovation in healthcare. ### Exam Connect **IndiaAI Mission** → Under **Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)** **AIKosh** → India's **sovereign AI data and model repository** **Ministry of AYUSH** → Established **2014**, promotes **Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathy**