Lok Sabha Question No. 225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-15
Subject: Encouragement of AYUSH System by States
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: RITI PATHAK

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 225 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH DECEMBER, 2017

## ENCOURAGE MENT OF AYUSH SYSTEM BY STATES

## 225. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  about  States  encouraging  treatmen through AYUSH system of medicine;
- (b) if so, the deta ils thereof along with the details of the work carried out by the leading S this regard; and
- (c) whether the Government has issued any advisory to other States to promote the AYU system of medicine, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) to (c):No, however, the States/UTs are encouraging the treatment of AYUSH systems of medicine through the existing AYUSH hospitals/dispensaries  in the States/UTs. The States wise number of AYUSH hospitals/dispensaries is furnished at Annexure.

Further, Central Government under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) is supporting the States/UTs for promotion of AYUSH systems of medicine in the country. The Mission envisages better access to AYUSH services, strengthening of AYUSH educational  institutions,  enforcement  of  quality  control  of  Ayurveda,  Siddha  and  Una Homoeopathy (ASU &H) drugs and promotion of medicinal plants for sustainable availability raw- materials for ASU & H drugs in the States/UTs.

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## State wise/System wise Number of AYUSH Hospitals as on 1 -4- 2016

| S. No   | State / UT        |   Ayurved a |   Unani |   Siddha |   Yoga |   Naturopath y |   Homoeopath y |   Sowa - Rigpa |   Total |
|---------|-------------------|-------------|---------|----------|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |           3 |       2 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              3 |              0 |       8 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |          10 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              2 |              0 |      12 |
| 3       | Assam             |           1 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              3 |              0 |       4 |
| 4       | Bihar             |           5 |       1 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              2 |              0 |       8 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |           9 |       1 |        0 |      1 |              0 |              3 |              0 |      14 |
| 6       | Delhi             |           2 |       1 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              2 |              0 |       5 |
| 7       | Goa               |           0 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              0 |              0 |       0 |
| 8       | Gujarat           |          42 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              6 |             16 |              0 |      64 |
| 9       | Haryana           |           9 |       1 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              1 |              0 |      11 |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  |          31 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              1 |              0 |              0 |      32 |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir   |           1 |       1 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              0 |              0 |       2 |
| 12      | Jharkhand         |           1 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              4 |              0 |       5 |
| 13      | Karnataka         |         170 |      18 |        0 |      3 |              6 |             16 |              0 |     213 |
| 14      | Kerala            |         124 |       0 |        1 |      0 |              1 |             31 |              0 |     157 |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    |          21 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              2 |              0 |      23 |
| 16      | Maharashtra       |          63 |       6 |        0 |      0 |              0 |             46 |              0 |     115 |
| 17      | Manipur           |           0 |       2 |        0 |      0 |             13 |              7 |              0 |      22 |
| 18      | Meghalaya         |           3 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              7 |              0 |      10 |
| 19      | Mizoram           |           0 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              8 |              0 |       8 |
| 20      | Nagaland          |           0 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              2 |              0 |       2 |
| 21      | Odisha            |           8 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              6 |              0 |      14 |
| 22      | Punjab            |           5 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              4 |              0 |       9 |
| 23      | Rajasthan         |         118 |      11 |        0 |      1 |              2 |              6 |              0 |     138 |
| 24      | Sikkim            |           1 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              0 |              0 |       1 |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu        |           2 |       1 |      271 |      1 |              0 |              1 |              0 |     276 |
| 26      | Tripura           |           2 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              2 |              0 |       4 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     |        1771 |     204 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              8 |              0 |    1983 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       |         402 |       2 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              1 |              0 |     405 |
| 29      | West Bengal       |           6 |       1 |        0 |      0 |              0 |             12 |              1 |      20 |
| 30      | A&N Island        |           1 |       1 |        1 |      1 |              0 |              1 |              0 |       5 |
| 31      | Chandigarh        |           1 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              1 |              0 |       2 |
| 32      | D & N Haveli      |           0 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              0 |              0 |       0 |
| 33      | Daman & Diu       |           1 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              1 |              0 |       2 |
| 34      | Lakshadweep       |           0 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              0 |              0 |       0 |
| 35      | Puducherry        |           0 |       0 |        0 |      0 |              0 |              0 |              0 |       0 |
| 36      | Telangana         |           7 |       3 |        0 |      0 |              1 |              5 |              0 |      16 |
|         | TOTAL             |        2820 |     256 |      273 |      7 |             30 |            203 |              1 |    3590 |

Source: State Governments & concerned agencies.

## Annexur e

## State wise/System wise Number of AYUSH Dispensaries as on 1 - 4- 2016

| S. No   | State /UT         | Ayurved a   | Unani   | Siddha   | Yoga   | Naturopat hy   | Homoeopa thy   | Sowa Rigpa   | Total   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------|---------|----------|--------|----------------|----------------|--------------|---------|
| (1)     | (2)               | (3)         | (4)     | (5)      | (6)    | (7)            | (8)            | (9)          | (10)    |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 333         | 75      | 0        | 0      | 0              | 193            | 0            | 601     |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 17          | 1       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 95             | 0            | 113     |
| 3       | Assam             | 380         | 1       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 75             | 0            | 456     |
| 4       | Bihar             | 1082        | 449     | 0        | 0      | 0              | 644            | 0            | 2175    |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 956         | 26      | 0        | 0      | 0              | 112            | 0            | 1094    |
| 6       | Delhi             | 37          | 19      | 0        | 0      | 0              | 101            | 0            | 157     |
| 7       | Goa               | 11          | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 15             | 0            | 26      |
| 8       | Gujarat           | 555         | 0       | 0        | 16     | 14             | 216            | 0            | 801     |
| 9       | Haryana           | 483         | 19      | 0        | 0      | 0              | 22             | 0            | 524     |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  | 1112        | 3       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 14             | 4            | 1133    |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 240         | 177     | 0        | 0      | 0              | 0              | 25           | 442     |
| 12      | Jharkhand         | 220         | 54      | 0        | 0      | 0              | 92             | 0            | 366     |
| 13      | Karnataka         | 592         | 50      | 0        | 0      | 5              | 43             | 0            | 690     |
| 14      | Kerala            | 807         | 2       | 6        | 0      | 1              | 661            | 0            | 1477    |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1496        | 64      | 0        | 0      | 0              | 213            | 0            | 1773    |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | 466         | 25      | 0        | 0      | 0              | 1              | 0            | 492     |
| 17      | Manipur           | 36          | 15      | 0        | 17     | 13             | 201            | 0            | 282     |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | 6           | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 6              | 0            | 12      |
| 19      | Mizoram           | 2           | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 22             | 0            | 24      |
| 20      | Nagaland          | 109         | 0       | 0        | 0      | 1              | 93             | 0            | 203     |
| 21      | Odisha            | 624         | 9       | 0        | 35     | 30             | 638            | 0            | 1336    |
| 22      | Punjab            | 489         | 35      | 0        | 1      | 0              | 111            | 0            | 636     |
| 23      | Rajasthan         | 3577        | 120     | 0        | 0      | 3              | 252            | 0            | 3952    |
| 24      | Sikkim            | 2           | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 9              | 1            | 12      |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu        | 96          | 63      | 773      | 104    | 0              | 105            | 0            | 1141    |
| 26      | Tripura           | 36          | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 73             | 0            | 109     |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 340         | 49      | 0        | 0      | 0              | 1575           | 0            | 1964    |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       | 142         | 3       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 60             | 3            | 208     |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 502         | 3       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 2020           | 0            | 2525    |
| 30      | A&N Island        | 11          | 0       | 0        | 2      | 0              | 19             | 0            | 32      |
| 31      | Chandigarh        | 10          | 1       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 10             | 0            | 21      |
| 32      | D&N Haveli        | 8           | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 6              | 0            | 14      |
| 33      | Daman&Diu         | 6           | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 6              | 0            | 12      |
| 34      | Lakshadweep       | 8           | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 7              | 0            | 15      |
| 35      | Puducherry        | 27          | 0       | 24       | 4      | 0              | 17             | 0            | 72      |
| 36      | Telangana         | 426         | 188     | 1        | 0      | 28             | 199            | 0            | 842     |
|         | TOTAL             | 15244       | 1451    | 804      | 179    | 95             | 7926           | 33           | 25732   |

Source: State Governments & concerned agencies.