Lok Sabha Question No. 2097 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-28
Subject: National AYUSH Mission
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2097 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JULY, 2017

## NATIONAL AYUSH MISSI ON

## 2097. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

## SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER :

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

- (a)  the  aims  and  objectives  of  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  and  Extra  Mural  Research (EMR) scheme;
- (b) the details of s chemes/programmes subsumed in the above Mission;
- (c) the present status of NAM and EMR with a particular reference to Kerala; and
- (d) whether  any targets  have been set under the above Mission/scheme  and if so, the d thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : The aims and objectives of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) are as follows:

- (i )  To  provide  cost  effective  AYUSH  Services,  with  a  universal  access  through  upgrad AYUSH  Hospitals  and  Dispensaries,  co - location  of  AYUSH  facilities  at  Primary  Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs).

- (ii)  To strengthen  institutional  capacity  at  the  state  level  through  upgrading  AY educational  institutions,  State  Government  Ayurveda,  Siddha,  Unani  and  Homoeopathy (ASU&H) Pharmacies, ASU & H Drug Testing Laboratories and enforcement mechanism.

- (iii) Support c ultivation of medicinal plants by adopting Good Agricultural Practices (GAP so  as  to  provide  sustained  supply  of  quality  raw - materials  and  support  certification mechanism for quality standards, Good Agricultural/Collection/Storage Practices.

- (iv)  Support setting  up  of  clusters  through  convergence  of  cultivation,  warehousing,  v addition, marketing and development of infrastructure for entrepreneurs.

Contd…………….

Further, the aims and objectives of Extra Mural Research (EMR) scheme are as follows:

(i) To support research and development in extra mural mode for treatment of priori diseases.

(ii) To standardize/validate and develop scientific evidence for safety, efficacy and qu AYUSH drugs & therapies.

(iii) To make scientific explorati on  f AYUSH system with interdisciplinary approaches.

(iv) To achieve need based outcome in a priority area.

(v) To develop the potential of Human Resource in AYUSH system specially to inculca aptitude and expertise to AYUSH systems.

(b) : The followin g Schemes/components have been merged to form NAM:

- (i) Development of AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries,
- (ii) Development of AYUSH Institutions

(iii)  Development  of  Quality  Control  of  Ayurveda,  Siddha,  Unani  and  Homoeopathy (ASU & H) Drugs

- (iv) National Mission on Medicinal Plants

(c) : An amount of Rs. 2419.65 lakhs has been released to the State of Kerala since ince of  NAM.  Under  EMR,  Rs.75.03  lakhs has  been  released  for  five  proposals  received  from different  organizations  from  the  State  of  Kerala.  Further,  the  priority  area  of  EMR -communicable diseases for the year 2017 - 18.

(d) : Under  NAM  grant- in - aid  is  being  provided  to  State/UT  Gover nments  for  different activities as per their proposed State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs). Since implementation programme  comes  under  the  purview  of  State/UT  Governments,  no  target  has  been  fixed  b Government of India for each State/UT. However, reso urce pool with respect to NAM for each State/UT Government has been communicated to the States/UTs. Accordingly States/UTs are required  to  prepare  their  State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs)  as  per  their  requiremen accordance  with  NAM  guidelines.  Further, under  EMR  scheme,  no  specific  target  has  been fixed.

…………………