President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates AYUSH University in UP’s Gorakhpur; CM Yogi says ‘dawn of new era in health’   

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday inaugurated the Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath AYUSH University in Gorakhpur, in the presence of Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

The university has been built at a cost of Rs 268 crore in Pipri, Bhathat, in the district. The event was attended by Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for AYUSH and Food Safety (Independent Charge) Dayashankar Mishra Dayalu, local MP Ravi Kishan Shukla, and other dignitaries.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed the occasion, calling it the beginning of a “new era in health and culture" in the state.   In a post on X on Tuesday morning, Adityanath said, “A new era of health and culture is beginning in Gorakhpur. In the sacred land of Mahayogi Guru Shri Gorakhnath ji, the inauguration of Uttar Pradesh’s first AYUSH University in the august presence of Honourable President Droupadi Murmu ji marks the beginning of a new age in healthcare services."

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