PATNA, Dec. 15 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday distributed appointment letters to newly appointed 1,283 AYUSH doctors at a function in state capital.

At a function organised at "Samvad" at CM Secretariat, Kumar, as a mark of token, distributed appointment letters to 10 newly appointed AYUSH doctors.

Out of 1283 newly appointed AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy) doctors, 685 are Ayurvedic doctors, 393 are Homeopathy and 205 are Unani.

Notably, the appointment of 1283 AYUSH doctors has been made in order to further strengthen health care system in the state.

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