Sushrutha is known as the father of surgery, and he is the first Ayurveda physician to perform surgery. After him, many disciples followed his pathway and performed surgeries. But later, surgery on Ayurveda declined gradually, and western medicine became popular in surgery. Recently Govt has issued a notification that allows surgery in Ayurveda hospitals. Based on this ordinance, postgraduate doctors in a specific stream like shalya (surgery)and shalakya(ent and ophthalmology) of Ayurveda can perform around 52 surgical procedures. Squint and cataract surgery, traumatic wound management, foreign body removal from the stomach, excision of cysts or benign tumors, etc. Ayurveda doctors do these surgeries for a very long time. This notification is for more strengthening its legal side.