The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), a government medical institution in New Delhi under the Ministry of Ayush, released data showing it treated 37.74 lakh patients over the past ten years. The milestone covers clinical services delivered between October 2016 and September 2026 across its main campus and affiliated centres in five states.
Key facts
- Total patients treated: 37,74,524 between October 2016 and September 2026
- Main campus patients: approximately 30,37,077 at Sarita Vihar, New Delhi
- Outreach centre patients: approximately 7.37 lakh across satellite and affiliated facilities
- Daily OPD capacity: approximately 3,000 patients
- Inpatient beds: 200
- Patient footfall in 2020: approximately 1.23 lakh
- Patient footfall by September 2026: over 5.40 lakh
- Growth: more than fourfold increase in patient visits since 2020
- Outreach locations: Goa, Safdarjung Hospital, UPSC Building, National Cancer Institute (Jhajjar), IAS Training Centre (Mussoorie), and Kevadia
Clinical infrastructure and service reach
AIIA operates from its primary campus in Sarita Vihar, equipped with outpatient and inpatient departments designed to handle large patient volumes. The institute has extended its Ayurveda-based healthcare beyond Delhi through multiple satellite and affiliated facilities across India. These include a centre in Goa, partnership arrangements at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital and the UPSC Building premises, collaboration with the National Cancer Institute at Jhajjar in Haryana, a centre at the IAS Training Centre in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, and a facility in Kevadia, Gujarat.
The geographic spread of these centres reflects an effort to make Ayurvedic consultation and treatment accessible to people across different regions rather than centralising services in Delhi alone.
Surge in patient demand post-pandemic
The institute witnessed a significant shift in public interest towards Ayurveda following the COVID-19 pandemic. Patient visits to AIIA more than quadrupled between 2020 and September 2026. The institute served approximately 1.23 lakh patients in 2020, the year the pandemic began, but this number climbed to over 5.40 lakh by September 2026. This growth suggests increased public confidence in traditional medicine systems during and after the health crisis.
Institute’s broader mission
Beyond clinical patient care, AIIA functions as a research and educational institution for Ayurveda. The institute works to combine traditional medical knowledge with modern scientific approaches, aiming to generate evidence for Ayurvedic treatments and practices. The release mentions that AIIA organised KAUMARACON-2026, an event suggesting ongoing academic and clinical focus on specific medical domains within Ayurveda.
As an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Ayush, AIIA operates as part of the government’s broader strategy to promote India’s traditional medicine systems both nationally and internationally.
What this means for you
If you use Ayurvedic healthcare services in India, AIIA represents one of the country’s primary government facilities for treatment and consultation. The institute’s expansion through satellite centres means patients in states like Goa, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Gujarat may have access to its services without travelling to Delhi. The rising patient footfall indicates that Ayurvedic treatment is becoming more mainstream, suggesting greater integration of traditional medicine into India’s healthcare landscape.
For those interested in Ayurveda as a career or field of study, AIIA’s dual focus on clinical services and research indicates employment and training opportunities. The institute’s partnerships with established institutions like Safdarjung Hospital and the National Cancer Institute also suggest growing medical credibility for Ayurvedic approaches.