Lok Sabha Question No. 291 (STARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Siddha System of Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

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

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 291 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST, 2017 SIDDHA SYSTEM OF MED ICINE

## *291. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

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

- (a) whether the Siddha system of medicine is popular in foreign countries a the  details  thereof  including  the  names  of  the  countries  where  Siddha  sy f medicine or similar system of medicine is practised;
- (b)  the  details  regarding  cooperation  and  coordination  with  these  countri Research and Development in the Siddha system of medicine; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to popularize the Siddha system of medici the country?

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

- (a) to ( c):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 291 FOR 4 TH AUGUST, 2017

(a) Yes. Siddha System of Medicine is popular in foreign countries and is b practiced  in  Sri  Lanka,  Malaysia  and  Singapore,  who  have  sizeable  populat Tamil  origin.    In  Malaysia,  the  Government  regulates  Siddha  practice Traditional  and  Complementary  Medici ne  (T&CM).    Undergraduate  courses  in Siddha are being imparted  in Sri Lanka by University of Jaffna having a department and also by Trincomalee Campus affiliated to Eastern University. type  of  herbal/traditional  medicines  are  being  practice d  worldwide  especially  in countries like -China, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singa Bhutan, Sri Lanka,  etc .

(b) The  Ministry  of  AYUS H  has  signed  Country  to  Country  Memorandum  of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Ma laysia for Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine including Siddha.  Under the MoU, besid Ayurveda practitioner and two therapists, Ministry of AYUSH ,has deputed a Siddha expert  to  Malaysia  under  Indian  Technical  and  Economic  Co operation  (ITEC) Programme  of  Ministry  of  External  Affairs  (MEA)  to  provide  Siddha  treat including Varmam therapy at the 'Sungai Buloh Hospital' near Kuala Lumpur for a period of one year. He has joined the Hospital on July 5, 2017.

Central Council for Research in Siddha has developed a module for Varmam therapy and provided to Government of Malaysia to establish and propagate the spe therapies in Siddha System of Medicine in Malaysia. Experts have also been d to Sri Lanka  for the curriculu m revision at Trincomalee Campus, Sri Lanka.

(c) Under the Central Sector Scheme of Information, Education a Communication  (IEC)    of  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH , various  steps  including organization of Arogya Fairs/ Melas, Conferences, Exhibitions, Seminars, Workshops, Symposium and publicity , hrough electronic multimedia, print media campaigning, etc. are taken for propagation and promotion of AYUSH Systems of Medicine  including  Siddha  to  create  awareness  amongst  the  citizens  all  o country.

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