Lok Sabha Question No. 3722 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: UG and PG Seats
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3722 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH MARCH, 2017

## UG AND PG SEATS

## 3722. SHRI M.B. RAJE SH:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to increase the admission capacity of UG (BAMS) a PG seats in various streams of AYUSH colleges; and
- (b) if so, the det ails thereof, State/ UT - wise and stream - wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a):      Yes. There are provisions to increase the admission capacity of Under - Graduate  and Post - Graduate  seats in  Ayurveda,  Siddha,  Unani  and  Homoeopathy  colleges,  which are prescribed in the following regulations:
- i. The Establishment of New Medical Col lege, Opening of New or Higher Course of Study or Training and Increase of Admission Capacity by a Medical College Regulations, 2003 re with amendment Regulations of 2013 (for Ayurveda, Siddha & Unani) .
- ii. The Establishment of New Medical College (Opening of New or Higher Course of Study or Training and Increase of Admission Capacity by a Medical College) Regulations, 2011 ( Homoeopathy).
- (b): During the year 2016, the Central Government has received 38 applications to increase the admission  capacity  of  Under -graduate  course  of  Ayurveda,  Unani  and  Homoeopathy  and  05 applications to increase the admission capacity of Post - graduate course of Ayurveda. The State/ UT - wise and stream - wise details are given at Annexure.

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## Annexure

## State/Ut - wise number of applications received in April 2016 to increase the admission capacity of Under - g aduatecourseof Ayurveda, Siddha Unani  and Homoeop athy Colleges

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   Ayurveda |   Siddha |   Unani |   Homoeopathy |   Total |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|----------|---------|---------------|---------|
| 1.        | Jammu and Kashmir |          0 |        0 |      01 |             0 |      01 |
| 2.        | Jharkhand         |          0 |        0 |       0 |            01 |      01 |
| 3.        | Karnataka         |         11 |        0 |       0 |            01 |      12 |
| 4.        | Kerala            |         03 |        0 |       0 |             0 |      03 |
| 5.        | Madhya Pradesh    |         02 |        0 |       0 |             0 |      02 |
| 6.        | Maharashtra       |         06 |        0 |       0 |            05 |      11 |
| 7.        | Punjab            |         01 |        0 |       0 |             0 |      01 |
| 8.        | Rajasthan         |         02 |        0 |       0 |            01 |      03 |
| 9.        | Uttar Pradesh     |         01 |        0 |      02 |            01 |      04 |
| Total :   | Total :           |         26 |        0 |       3 |             9 |      38 |

## State/Ut - wise number of applications received in April 2016 to increase the admission capacity of Post - graduate courses of Ayurveda, Siddha Unani  and Homoeop athy colleges

| Sl. No.   | State/UT    |   Ayurveda |   Siddha |   Unani |   Homoeopathy |   Total |
|-----------|-------------|------------|----------|---------|---------------|---------|
| 1.        | Maharashtra |         03 |        0 |       0 |             0 |      03 |
| 2.        | West Bengal |         02 |        0 |       0 |             0 |      02 |
| Total     | Total       |          5 |        0 |       0 |             0 |       5 |