Department of Ayurveda and Alternative Medicine (DoAA) one of the three departments of the ministry of health and population(mohp) is responsible for programming ,management of information and supervision ,monitoring and evalution of delivery of ayurveda service and promotes healthy life style through its networks facilities all across the country. The system works through simple and theraputic measures along with promotive and rehablitative health of people.Ayurveda health sedrvices are being delivered through 382 institutions under Department of Ayurveda across the country. National and international polices highlit the importance of Ayurveda services in primary health care and for preventing NCDs .The constitution of Nepal calls for the promotion of Ayurveda medicine along with Naturopathy and Homeopathy.The National Ayurveda Health Policy(1995),the National Health Policy(2014) and the Natioan Urban Health Policy(2015) call for expanding Ayurveda services.