Lok Sabha Question No. 159 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-15
Subject: Promotion of AYUSH
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, DHARMENDRA YADAV, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 159 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH DECEMBER, 2017

## PROMOTION OF AYUSH

## 159. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

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

- (a) whether India has a rich legacy of medical wisdom carried forward from the ancient ti the form of holistic treatments like AYUSH but has been lagging behind Allopathy system over the years;
- (b) if so, whether there is any proposal to promote/ expand AYUSH as cost effective syst medicine in the country and if so, the details and the steps taken by the Government regard;
- (c) whether the health insurance companies functioning in the country do not offer cover for non -allopathic treatments to their customers and if so, the details and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has taken up the matter with these companies and if so, the d ther eof; and
- (e) the time by which AYUSH systems of medicine would likely to be covered under Healt Insurance Scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- ( a ) & ( b) : India has a rich legacy of medical wisdom carried forward from the ancient t the form of holistic treatment like AYUSH and the legacy is further being promoted/ prop the country by the Government by establishment of Research Councils namely Central Council of

Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Council of Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN) Council of Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Council of Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) &Council of Research in Siddha (CCRS) on scientific line s. The details of the Institutes/Centre State/UT - wise under the Central Research Councils of the Ministry of AYUSH is at A nnexure.

Further, AYUSH system/industries is also being promoted and propagated through va other activities like participation in various national/ international exhibitions, fai defined schemes of the Ministry.

- (c  ): Health  Insurance Regulations,  2013  notified  by  the  Insurance  Regulatory  Developme Authority of India (IRDAI) have provisions for AYUSH coverage in the health insurance p 15 General Insurance companies and standalone health insurance companies are reported t r more  than  60  insurance  products  covering  treatments  of  one  or  more  systems  of  AYUSH. Insurance companies are reportedly offering insurance coverage to the AYUSH systems at p the conventional medical treatment.
- (d): The  guidelines  for  rei mbursement/settlement  of  insurance  claims  related  to  Ayurved Siddha, Unani, Yoga and Naturopathy treatment prepared by the Ministry of AYUSH have b circulated to IRDAI, all the insurance companies and also placed in the Ministry's website.
- (e): The Ministry of AYUSH has taken up the matter of inclusion of AYUSH in the Rasht Swasthya Bima (RSBY) administered by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

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Annexure Details of the number of Institutes/Centres, State/UT/Wise under Central Research Councils under

## Ministry of AYUSH

| Name of State      | Ayurveda   | Yoga & Naturopathy   | Unani   | Siddha   | Homoeopathy   | Total   |
|--------------------|------------|----------------------|---------|----------|---------------|---------|
| Andhra Pradesh     | 1          | -                    | 1       | -        | 2             | 4       |
| Arunachal Pradesh  | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | 1       |
| Assam              | 1          | -                    | 1       | -        | 1             | 3       |
| Bihar              | 1          | -                    | 1       | -        | 1             | 3       |
| Chhattisgarh       | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Delhi              | 1          | 1                    | 3       | 1        | -             | 6       |
| Goa                | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Gujrat             | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | 1       |
| Haryana            | -          | 1*                   | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Himachal Pradesh   | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 2       |
| Jammu and Kashmir  | 2          | -                    | 1       | -        | -             | 3       |
| Jharkhand          | -          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 1       |
| Karnataka          | 2          | 1*                   | 1       | 1        | -             | 3       |
| Kerala             | 2          | -                    | 1       | 1        | 1             | 5       |
| Madhya Pradesh     | 1          | -                    | 2       | -        | -             | 3       |
| Maharashtra        | 3          | -                    | 1       | -        | 1             | 5       |
| Manipur            | -          | -                    | 1       | -        | 1             | 2       |
| Meghalaya          | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Mizoram            | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Telangana          | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 3       |
| Tripura            | -          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 1       |
| Nagaland           | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | 1       |
| Orissa             | 1          | -                    | 1       | -        | -             | 3       |
| Punjab             | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | 1       |
| Rajasthan          | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 2       |
| Sikkim             | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 2       |
| Tamil Nadu         | 2          | -                    | 1       | 3        | 2             | 8       |
| Uttar Pradesh      | 2          | -                    | 6       | -        | 2             | 10      |
| Uttrakhand         | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | 1       |
| West Bengal        | 1          | -                    | 1       | -        | 2             | 4       |
| Name of the UT     | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Andman and Nicobar | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 2       |
| Chandigarh         | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Dadar Nagar Haveli | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Daman & Dei        | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Lakshadweep        | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Puducherry         | -          | -                    | -       | 1        | 1             | 2       |
| Total              | 30         | 3                    | 23      | 7        | 22            | 85*     |