Lok Sabha Question No. 657 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Promotion of AYUSH System
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 657 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

## PROMOTION OF AYUSH S YSTEM

## 657. SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

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

- (a) the number of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)/ Agreements signed by the Government to promote AYUSH systemof medicine with other countries during each of the last three years and the current year, country -wise;
- (b) the areas of cooperation/ challenges in such MoUs/ Agreements along with the achievements made so far, country -wise;
- (c) thextent to which the Government has  achieved  the  goal  of  promoting  and propagating AYUSH system of medicine abroad;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  funds  spent  on Research  and  Development  by  India  and the  respective country during the said period, country -wise; an d
- (e) the other efforts taken/ being taken by the Government for seeking international cooperation in the field of health sector under AYUSH system of medicine?

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

(a)  to  (c)  A  statement  indicating  country - wise  details  of  the  Memoranda  of  Understanding (MoUs)/ Agreements signed is at Annexure.  Under the MoUs, each party endeavours to ta steps  for  regulating  teaching ,  practice,  drugs  and  drugless  therapies  of  traditional  systems medicine; exchange experts for training of practitioners, paramedics, scientists, etc. T of MoUs has resulted in setting up AYUSH Academic Chairs; exchange of experts to learn ea h other's  systems,  etc.  Indian  Pharmacopoeia  has  been  adopted  by  the  Govt.  of  Malaysia  as  a reference book.

The steps initiated by the Ministry has generated keen interest in AYUSH systems acros world, as is evident from the number of MoUs signed du ring the last few years.

(d): Ministry of AYUSH has spent Rs. 279.32 Crore; Rs. 188.97 Crore; Rs. 286.38 Crore an Rs.  190.99 Crore during the years 2013 - 14, 2014 - 15, 2015 - 16 and 2016 - 17 (till 1 st Nov. 2016) respectively. The information pertaining to o ther c untries is not available.

(e): To promote and propagate AYUSH systems across the world, AYUSH Information Cells are set up in the premises of the Indian Missions/ICCR Cultural Centres for disseminat authentic  information.  As  of  now,  23  AYUSH Information  Cells  have  been  set  up  in  21 Countries.  The  Ministry  also  organizes/  participates  in  International  exhibitions/  con workshops/  seminars/  road  shows/  trade  fairs,  etc.  to  have  wider  reach  for  intern propagation of AYUSH.  Incenti ves  are  also  being  provided  to  AYUSH  drug  manufacturers/ entrepreneurs/  AYUSH  institutions,  etc.  (a)  for  participating  in  International  exhi conferences/  workshops/  seminars/  road  shows/  trade  fairs,  etc.  for  generating  awar amongst the partic ipating public about the Indian Medicine and; (b) for registration of AYU products with regulatory agencies of different countries to enhance export of the products

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Country-wise  details  of  the  Memoranda  of Understanding/  Agreements signed by the Ministry of AYUSH during the last three years, and the current year:

| Year                      | Name of the Country   | MoU/ Agreement/LoI signed      | MoU/ Agreement/LoI signed          | MoU/ Agreement/LoI signed   | Total    |
|---------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------|
| Year                      | Name of the Country   | Country to Country Cooperation | Setting up of AYUSH Academic Chair | Research Collaboration      | Total    |
| 2013                      | Hungary               | √                              | √                                  |                             | 02 (Two) |
| 2013                      | China                 | √                              |                                    |                             | 01 (One) |
| 2014                      | Nepal                 | √                              |                                    |                             | 01 (One) |
| 2014                      | Bangladesh            | √                              |                                    |                             | 01 (One) |
| 2015                      | Mauritius             | √                              |                                    |                             | 01 (One) |
| 2015                      | Mongolia              | √                              |                                    |                             | 01 (One) |
|                           | Turkmenistan          | √                              | √ *                                |                             | 02 (Two) |
|                           | USA                   |                                |                                    | √                           | 01 (One) |
|                           | Thailand              |                                | √                                  |                             | 01 (One) |
|                           | Indonesia             |                                | √                                  |                             | 01 (One) |
|                           | Russia                |                                | √                                  |                             | 01 (One) |
|                           | London                |                                |                                    | √                           | 01 (One) |
|                           | France                |                                |                                    | √                           | 01 (One) |
| 2016 (till 31st Oct. '16) | Myanmar               | √                              |                                    |                             | 01 (One) |
|                           | Slovenia              |                                | √                                  |                             | 01 (One) |
|                           | Armenia               |                                | √                                  |                             | 01 (One) |
|                           | Canada                |                                |                                    | √                           | 01 (One) |
|                           | WHO, Geneva           |                                |                                    | √                           | 01 (One) |
|                           | USA                   |                                |                                    | √                           | 01 (One) |
|                           | Argentina             |                                |                                    | √                           | 01 (One) |
|                           | Latvia                |                                | √                                  |                             | 01 (One) |

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