India Observes 10th National Ayurveda Day on September 23, 2025.

National Ayurveda Day 2025 was observed across India on 23rd September 2025 to highlight Ayurveda’s contribution to preventive and curative healthcare. The 2025 observance marked the 10th edition of the day, celebrated under the theme “Ayurveda for People and Planet.”

      - The Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy) declared in 2016 that Dhanvantari Jayanti would be observed as National Ayurveda Day to mainstream Ayurveda in healthcare. The first celebration was held on 28th October 2016.

      - Earlier observed on Dhanteras (with a shifting date each year), the Government of India fixed 23rd September as the permanent date for Ayurveda Day in May 2025.

Main Point :-   (i) The 2025 edition marked the 10th National Ayurveda Day, focusing on the integration of Ayurveda into sustainable healthcare approaches for both human well-being and environmental harmony.

      (ii) On 23rd September 2025, the Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), under the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of AYUSH, organized nationwide outreach programmes in New Delhi to commemorate the day.

(iii) The Ministry of AYUSH also celebrated the 10th National Ayurveda Day at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Goa, highlighting the role of Ayurveda in strengthening healthcare delivery and promoting traditional medicine.