GVT. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDA
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THE CAMPUS: The main campus of Govt. Ayurveda College is at Puthiyakavu, two kilometers from Tripunithura town in the Vaikom Road. The place is named after the Durga temple (puthiya-new; kavu-temple) famous for the fire works display during the annual festival.
It was a border area in between Cochin and Travancore the erstwhile princely States before the independence of India. The old building of the toll collection centre is still seen in the roadside. On Pathamudayam (the tenth day after Vishu, April 14 or 15) free trade is allowed in the forenoon, which is still re-enacted.
Lack of infrastructure for the introduction of Degree course in Ayurveda prompted the authorities to shift the college to a land with more area. Thus in 1964 a land area of more than 11 acres was acquired for the college at Puthiyakavu and the foundation stone was laid in 1968 by the then Health Minister Sri. B.Wellington. The new college building was opened in 1973 April 9th by the former President of India, Sri.V.V.Giri followed by the complete shifting of the college to the new campus. The campus is named after Acharya Dhanwanthari.
THE COLLEGE: The course offered by Govt. Ayurveda College Tripunithura is B.A.M.S (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) also titled as AYURVEDACHARYA. It is a degree course recognized by Central Council of Indian Medicine, New Delhi, the authorized monitoring agency for education in Indian systems of medicine. The committee appointed by CCIM visits the college periodically reviews the standard before renewing the recognition.
The college is affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. The university conducts examinations and awards degree on satisfactory completion of the course. There are concerned constituted bodies like Board of Studies and Faculty in University to implement the syllabus and curriculum in a proper way.
THE HOSPITAL: Government ayurveda college hospital came into existence in 1960 when the hospital under indigenous medicine department at East Fort Gate, Tripunithura was handed over to the college for the clinical training of the students. By providing rational treatment to suffering public, the hospital is an active presence in the public health scenario of Central Kerala. In 1982 a new two storeyed hospital building was opened in the college campus at Puthiyakavu by the then Health Minister Sri.K.G.R.Kartha. It accommodated Prasootitantra, Koumarabritya, Salyatantra and Salakyatantra wards. There was also an anorectal clinic with Ksharasootra facilities. Kayachikitsa, Rogavijnana and Agadatantra wards remained at the Old Hospital building at Tripunitura. 13 departments came into existence in 1998. A new four storied building for 500 bedded hospital was dedicated to the nation by the then President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Dec. 17, 2005. This enabled to accommodate the all the departments in a single roof. More and more facilities are added in each year updating the quality of service rendered to the suffering humanity.
PHARMACY: Pharmacy is an essential part of any ayurvedic educative institution as quality medicines are needed for rational management of diseases. A small scale pharmacy was established at the hospital compound at East Fort Gate in 1960. It was later shifted to the Puthiyakavu campus in 1974. The present building with necessary machineries started functioning in 1980.
This subsidiary of the college is under the department of Rasasastra & Bhaishajyakalpana(R&B). The separate department for the subject was established in1998 by the bifurcation of Dravyagunavijnana. R & B imparts the knowledge of preparation of medicines in sastric lines. Rasasastra an associate system of ayurveda that incorporates refined forms of metals, minerals etc. as medicines is also taught by R & B. This also needs theoretical and practical knowledge. So a rasasala to give practical training is also a part the department.
The pharmacy presently manufactures medicines worth 8.50 lakhs approximately for free distribution through the collegiate hospital. All the forms of medicines like kashayas, churnas lehyas tailas are produced with quality manufacturing practices.
Proposal to upgrade the pharmacy to attain the GMP(Good Manufacturing Practices) certificate is being considered by the Government of India.
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