Lok Sabha Question No. 2516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Registered Medical Practitioners
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA, VISHNU DAYAL RAM

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2516 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH MARCH, 2018

## RE GISTERED MEDICAL PRA CTITIONERS

## 2516. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

- ( a)  whether  the  number  of  Registered  Medical  Practitioners  (RMPs)/doctors  under  Ayurved Yoga,  Naturopathy,  Unani,  S iddha  and  Homoeopathy  systems  of  medicine  (AYUSH)  has increased during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is proposed to fix patient AYUSH practitioners ratio for expansion of the system of medicine;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to reduce the gap between the number of do and patients in the AYUSH system of medicine in urban and rural areas?

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

- (a) & (b):   As per information available from State Boards/ Councils, the number of AY Practitioners has increased from 7 ,44,563 in 2015 (01.01.2015) to 7,71,468 in 2016 (01.01.2016) and to 7,73,668 in 2017 (as on 01.01.2017)

(c) & (d):      No.

Contd…………

(e):      The Government has taken various steps to promote AYUSH System of Medicine urban and rural areas: -

(i)The  National  Policy  on  Indian  Systems of  Medicine  &  Homoeopathy - 2002, envisages integration of AYUSH with the Health Care Delivery System. Mainstreaming of AYUSH is one of the strategies in National Health Mission (NHM) as well which seeks to provide acce ssible, affordable and quality health care in order to improve the existing health care delivery s

(ii) Government of India has adopted a strategy of co - location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs), thus enabling  choice  to  the  patients  for  different  systems  of  medicines  under  single  window engagement of AYUSH Doctors / paramedics and their training is supported by the Departme of Health & Family Welfare, wh ile the support for AYUSH infrastructure, equipment / furnitur and medicines are provided by Ministry of AYUSH under shared responsibilities .

(iii)  The  Government  of  India  has  approved  the  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  on 15.09.2014 as Centrally Sponsored Scheme comprising the components of AYUSH Services, AYUSH Educational Institutions, Quality Control of ASU & H Drugs and Medicinal Plants t implement  through  State/  UT  Governments.  Under  NAM,  State/  UT  Governments  may  avail financial assistance through su bmission of State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs).

(iv)  The  Ministry  takes  up  initiatives  for  propagation  and  promotion  of  AYUSH  systems medicine  including  Ayurveda  by  organizing  Arogya  fairs/  Melas,  Conferences,  Exhibitio Seminar, Workshops, Symposium a nd also undertaking publicity through electronic multimedia, print media campaigning for awareness amongst the citizens all over the country.

(v) Establishment of Post Graduate Institutes of Yoga and Naturopathy Education and Rese (PGIYNER).

(vi) Estab lishment of OPD of Yoga & Naturopathy.

(vii) Activities through participation in Health Melas/ Exhibition.

(viii)  Celebration  of  International  day  of  Yoga  by  organizing  one  month  Yoga  Trai Programme in all districts of India.

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