Shillong, Oct 31: Governor CH Vijayashankar has stressed the need to promote health awareness among the younger generation and encourage healthy lifestyle practices through education and community participation.
“Promote health awareness among the younger generation and encourage healthy lifestyle practices through education and community participation,” Vijayashankar said at a prize distribution ceremony held at Lok Bhavan, Shillong.
The Governor distributed prizes to winners of various competitions organised by the North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy (NEIAH), Shillong, as part of the 11th Ayurveda Day 2026 celebrations under the theme “Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow.”
H C Chaudhary, Additional Chief Secretary to the Governor, and Vijay Kumar, Director In-charge of NEIAH Shillong, were present during the ceremony.
During the ceremony, 16 students of Kendriya Vidyalaya NEHU were felicitated for securing positions in the quiz competition organised under the Clinical Excellence Showcase and Youth Outreach Programme.
Other competitions conducted as part of the celebrations included poster-making, extempore speech, reels-making, Shloka recitation and Rangoli.
“The initiative aimed to familiarise students with the relevance of traditional medicine in contemporary healthcare. As part of the programme, students were also given exposure to the Institute’s clinical facilities, Panchakarma procedures, research activities and Herbal Garden,” Vijay Kumar said.
NEIAH also organised various outreach activities, including village health camps, yoga sessions, medicinal plant awareness programmes and the NEAyu Platter food fest, along with programmes focusing on women’s health, lifestyle modification and preventive healthcare.
The programme highlighted the importance of Ayurveda in building a healthier future and integrating traditional systems of medicine into modern healthcare.
