Srinagar, June 3 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said he was committed to making Jammu and Kashmir a hub of medical and wellness tourism, noting the setting up of several AYUSH hospitals and wellness centres in the Union Territory.

He said the government is all set to make 129 health and wellness centers operational by March 2024 in Jammu and Kashmir.

Speaking at an event organised by the Ministry of Ayush at the University of Kashmir, the LG said J&K has been a major centre of the Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM) since "ancient times".

According to Kalhana's Rajtarangini, a well-developed Ayurveda hospital was functional in "those days", Sinha told the gathering of health professionals and practitioners of ISM. Kalhana wr...