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Medium PriorityAyush Mark – Global Quality Benchmark for Traditional Medicine
#Traditional Medicine#Quality Standards#Health Policy
Last updated: 18 December 2025
Core Update
The Ayush Mark has been unveiled as a global benchmark for quality of AYUSH products and services.
What is the Ayush Mark?
Ayush Mark is a quality certification framework intended to standardise and globally benchmark AYUSH products and services.
Purpose
- Promote credibility of AYUSH systems
- Enable international acceptance of traditional medicine products
- Support regulation and quality assurance
Global Context
- Launched alongside WHO-led initiatives on Traditional Medicine
- Supports evidence-based and regulated use of AYUSH
UPSC Relevance
- GS-II: Health policy, international cooperation
- GS-III: Indigenous systems, standardisation
Prelims Trap Alert
⚠️ Ayush Mark is not a GI tag. It is a quality benchmark, not a trademark.
CivisPrime Tip
💡 Revise the objective and certification nature, not event details.
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Quick Recall
3 cardsWhat is Ayush Mark?
Quality certification framework for AYUSH products & services – NOT a GI tag
Ayush Mark launched alongside which international initiative?
WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine 2025
Ayush Mark purpose?
Standardise, globally benchmark, and enable international acceptance of AYUSH products
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