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Prof. Savrikar, to summarise, primarily argues that well-trained AYUSH practitioners will be a reliable cadre of workforce to cater to the acute illness-related healthcare needs of people living in remote rural villages. To support his view, he writes that the number of AYUSH practitioners working in rural areas as reported by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) survey is possibly inaccurate as the sample size of the study was too small [3]. He further goes on to argue that AYUSH practitioners are competent enough to practice Allopathy and to offer their services in rural areas in the public sector. He blames the Government machinery for not giving the AYUSH sector opportunities as deserved. He repeatedly cites (often unsourced) data from the state of Maharashtra to support these arguments.