Uttarakhand AYUSH Department Adopts E-Office System, Deploys Doctors for Char Dham

Uttarakhand’s AYUSH department officially ended paper-based administration on April 18, 2026. AYUSH Secretary Ranjana Rajguru chaired a review meeting at the Directorate of Ayurveda and Unani Services in Dehradun and issued a mandatory directive: all departmental correspondence moves to the e-office platform immediately. At the same meeting, Rajguru ordered the deployment of AYUSH doctors across Char Dham Yatra sites for the upcoming pilgrimage season.

Uttarakhand AYUSH E-Office: What Changed

Why the Uttarakhand AYUSH E-Office Matters

The Uttarakhand AYUSH e-office directive is part of a statewide push to digitise government administration. The AYUSH department manages hundreds of Ayurvedic and Unani dispensaries across the state, many of which are in remote hill districts where paper-based file movement caused delays of days or weeks. According to the Uttarakhand Department of Ayurvedic and Unani Services, the department runs over 800 dispensaries across 13 districts.

AYUSH Doctors for Char Dham 2026

Beyond the e-office mandate, the April 18 meeting addressed a more immediate operational task: deploying AYUSH doctors at Char Dham Yatra sites. The Char Dham pilgrimage, which covers Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath, sees roughly 40 to 50 lakh pilgrims annually. Medical facilities at high-altitude sites remain stretched during peak months.

What Is the iGot Karmayogi Portal?

The iGot Karmayogi portal is the central government’s civil servant training platform under the Mission Karmayogi programme. All AYUSH department employees must complete mandatory training modules on the platform as part of the e-office transition. The training covers digital workflow management, e-file handling, and citizen service delivery. According to Medical Dialogues, this is one of the most comprehensive digital transitions undertaken by any Uttarakhand health department so far.

Broader Context: Uttarakhand’s Digital Push

The AYUSH e-office directive follows similar mandates issued to other Uttarakhand state departments in 2025 and early 2026. The state has been pushing digital workflow adoption under the National e-Governance Plan. For health departments operating across difficult terrain, the shift is significant. Paper files moving between Dehradun and remote hill dispensaries in Chamoli or Pithoragarh now do so in seconds. For more on Uttarakhand health and city infrastructure updates, follow our Dehradun city news coverage. You can also read about broader development happening around Dehradun’s education and institutional growth in 2026.