Ludhiana, Feb. 22 -- Ayurvedic dispensaries across the district haven't received any medicine for over a year. The ayurvedic clinic at the civil hospital, known as the Integrated System of Medicine (ISM) wing, has been running either on donations from non-government organisations (NGOs) or the medicines purchased by doctors out of their own pocket, claim health officials.

A health official, requesting anonymity, said the clinic has been without any medicine support from the department since September 2023. "In May last year, we received three types of medicines and that too in low quantity. In September 2023, we received 73 medicines in good quantity. That was the last medicine batch we got," he said.

The clinic, which was reopened in 2...