MoS Durgadas Uikey targets recognition for one lakh tribal healers

On 2026-04-02, India's Ministry of Tribal Affairs informed the Lok Sabha that it had set an indicative national target to recognize one lakh tribal healers and engage them as community-level partners in tribal health outreach. The statement was delivered in New Delhi by Union Minister of State Durgadas Uikey, referencing collaboration with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, ICMR-RMRC BB, and the Ministry of AYUSH.