Ayurvedic doctors can now perform surgeries in A.P.

Key Points

1. Minister Satya Kumar Yadav approved Ayurvedic doctors to perform independent operations.
2. The decision aligns with the Indian Medicine Central Council (Post Graduate Ayurveda Education) Amendment Regulations of 2020.
3. Ayurvedic students can perform 39 Shalya Tantra (general surgery) procedures.
4. Ayurvedic students can perform 19 Shalakya Tantra (diseases of eye, ear, nose, throat) procedures.
5. Postgraduate courses in Shalya Tantra and Shalakya Tantra to be introduced at Vijayawada Ayurvedic college.
6. The announcement was made on December 23, 2025.