The meeting was attended by Heads of all Ayush National Institutions, Research, Councils and advisors of MoA, Chairman of NCSIM and NCH including five newly- distinguished appointed scientists Ayush Distinguished Scientist Chairs Dr Nandini K. Kumar (Interdisciplinary Clinical Research), Dr Arvind Chopra, (Public health and Epidemiology), Dr Sharmila Shekhar Mande (Ayurveda Biology and Basic Sciences), Dr Madhu Dikshit (Pharmaceutical Drug Development) and Dr. B.N. Gangadhar (Consciousness and Cognitive Sciences).The