The Ministry of Ayush is implementing a Central Sector Scheme, namely, Ayurgyan Scheme since 2021-2022 having three components viz.

(i) Capacity Building & Continuing Medical Education (CME) in Ayush (ii) Research & Innovation in Ayush and (iii) Ayurveda Biology Integrated Health Research (ABIHR) was also added under the scheme from the year 2023-2024 as a third component. Being a Central Sector Scheme, the scheme is not specific to any State / UT.

Under the Research & Innovation (R&I) in Ayush and ABIHR component of Ayurgyan scheme, financial assistance is provided to eligible organizations for conducting research and development activities as per provisions contained in the scheme guidelines.

Under R & I and ABIHR components, a total of 16 (R&D) projects in Ayurveda has been supported during last three years from 2022-2023 to 2024-2025.

In addition, the research council under the Ministry of Ayush namely Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) also undertakes research activities through their 30 Institutes / Centres located all over India and through collaborative studies with various Universities, Hospitals, and Institutes.

The research activities of the Council include Medicinal Plant Research, Drug Standardization, Pharmacological Research, Clinical Research, Literary Research & Documentation and Tribal Health Care Research Programme.

CCRAS has completed 189 projects in the past three years. The Council has completed 53 projects till 31st January 2026 and 232 projects are ongoing.

The Council has three journals named Journal of Drug Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (JDRAS), Journal of Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (JRAS), and Journal of Indian Medical Heritage (JIMH), which are also available electronically in the public domain free of cost to enable dissemination of the outcomes of research among the public.