Raipur. The “Country Nature Test” campaign was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of the ninth National Ayurveda Day on 29 October 2024 under the auspices of the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India. The first phase of this campaign will be launched by Prime Minister Bharat Ratna Late before the Constitution Day on 26th November 2024. Completed by 25 December 2024, the birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Under the online campaign, a target was set to test the nature (Vata-Pitta-Kapha) of one crore citizens of the country according to Ayurvedic principles through mobile application.
In the state, till December 25, 2024, a total of 4,45,897 citizens were tested online as volunteers by a total of 3,551 college teachers, doctors, students, Ayurvedic medical officers and private doctors associated with the Ayurvedic system of medicine. This campaign got a very good response in Chhattisgarh and the performance of the state was much better than many states like Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand.
The first phase of the campaign concluded on 25 December 2024 in Kunkuri of Jashpur district in the chief hospitality of Honorable Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai. On this occasion, a nature test card was presented to the Chief Minister. Chief Minister Sai has appealed to the present public to adopt Ayurveda medical system and conduct nature test. Under the campaign, the nature test of common citizens including the state Governor, Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker, Health and Family Welfare Minister, other MPs, MLAs and public representatives was conducted.
The objective of the “Country Nature Test” campaign is to provide to the general public through the Ayurvedic medical system on mobile application the necessary diet, daily routine, menstrual cycle, abstinence and other important health related advice to stay healthy in different seasons as per their nature. Citizens who have undergone Prakriti test under the campaign have also been provided with “Digital Prakriti Prakriti Card” so that they will not need to undergo separate Prakriti test for any Ayurveda treatment in future. Through nature testing, it will also be possible to prevent and control many future lifestyle diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and cancer.
Free nature testing of citizens based on mobile application will continue in the future also. For this, interested citizens will have to download the “Desh ka Prakriti Pariksha” app from the Play Store of their mobile phone and do “Citizen Login”. After that, they can contact the nearest Ayurveda College, Hospital, District Ayurveda Hospital, AYUSH Wing, Specialized Therapy Centre, Government Ayurveda Dispensaries and private Ayurveda doctors for nature testing.