Lok Sabha Question No. 2881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-02
Subject: Homoeopathic Hospitals
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI, BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.28 81 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND DECEMBER, 2016

## HOMOEOPATHIC HOSPITA LS

## 2881. SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI: SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

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

- (a) the details of Homoeopathic medical colleges, hospitals, dispensaries functioning at in the country, St ate/UT - wise including Maharashtra;
- (b) whether the Government has any   proposal to set up more Homoeopathic medical colleg hospitals,  dispensaries  including  Homoeopathic  University  in  the  country,  if  so,  the thereof indicating the funds alloc ated and utilized for the purpose, State/UT - wise and location -wise;
- (c) whetherthe Government proposes to utilize the services of Homoeopathic doctors/practitioners and to create a special cadre for village postings to tide over the doctors in rural parts of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the G overnment has consulted the Medical Council of India (MCI) and the Indian Medical Association (IMA) in this regard, if so, the details thereof along with measures this direction;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  establish  a  National Board  for  promotion  of Homoeopathic in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the fresh steps taken by the Government for development and upgradation of Homoeopat system in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : The  details  of  Homoeopathic  medical  colleges,  hospitals,  dispensaries  functionin present in the country, State/UT - wise including Maharashtra is furnished at Annexure - I.
- (b) : As health is a State subject, the setting up of more Homoeopathic medic al colleg s, hospitals,  dispensaries  including  Homoeopathic  University  in  the  States/UTs  are  under purview of concerned State/UT Governments. However, under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM),  there  is  a  provision  for  setting  up of  new  AYUSH educational Institutions in the States where it is not available in Government sector a up of 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospitals including Homoeopathy in the States/UTs. The

State/UT Governments are required to submit their propos al through the State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) as per the guidelines of the scheme. The details of funds allocated and util new AYUSH educational Institutions and setting up of 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital including Homoeopathy , State/UT - wise and location - wise is furnished at Annexure - II

- (c) : Public Health is State subject. However, under the National Health Mission, (NH technical  and  financial  support  is  provided  to  States/UTs  for  strengthening  their  he systems,  including  mainstreaming  of  AYUSH,  based  on  the  requirements  posed  by  th e States/UTs in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs). This support also includes su for engagement of AYUSH doctors/paramedics including Homoeopathic doctors on contractual basis in co - located public health facilities. Co - location with AYUSH fa cilities, State/UT wise as on 31.03.2016 is furnished at Annexure - III.
- (d) : The matter regarding  allowing limited clinical practice to non -allopathic doctors for allopathic stream has been consulted with Medical Council of India (MCI) and Indian Med al Association (IMA) and other stakeholders. MCI is of the view that any such suggestions w be detrimental to the cause of practicing of 'modern medicine'. The Indian Medical Association has also opposed the practicing of 'modern medicine' by AYUSH doc tors.
- (e) : Government  has  no  proposal  to  establish  a  National  Board  for  promotion  o Homoeopathy in the country.
- (f) : The Central Government has constituted Central Council of Homoeopathy under the provisions  of  Homeopathy  Central  Council  Act,  19 73  to  regulate  education  and  practice  of Homoeopathy.  The  Central  Government  has  also  established  Homeopathy  Pharmacopoeia Laboratory  for  standardization  of  Homoeopathic  Drugs,  Central  Council  for  Research Homoeopathy to carry out research activities in different aspects in Homoeopathy, and National Institute of Homoeopathy at Kolkata having 100 bed hospital, which conducts Degree and P Graduate Degree Courses. The Central Government has constituted Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia committee which is respon sible for making of Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India. Also, the Central Government has provided treatment facilities in Homeopathy unde Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) Scheme.

Further, t he Central Government has made provisions for developm ent and upgradation of  AYUSH  system  of  medicine  including  Homoeopathy  in  the  country  through  Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) and Central Sector Schemes.

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## Annexure - I

## State - wise Number of Homoeopathy Colleges/Institutes in India as on 1.4.2015

| Sl. No.       | States/ UTs       | Under Graduate   | Post Graduate   |
|---------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
| (1)           | (2)               | (3)              | (4)             |
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh    | 4                |                 |
| 2             | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                |                 |
| 3             | Assam             | 3                |                 |
| 4             | Bihar             | 15               | 1               |
| 5             | Chhattisgarh      | 3                |                 |
| 6             | Delhi             | 2                | 1               |
| 7             | Goa               | 1                |                 |
| 8             | Gujarat           | 18               | 4               |
| 9             | Haryana           | 1                |                 |
| 10            | Himachal Pradesh  | 1                |                 |
| 11            | Jharkhand         | 4                |                 |
| 12            | Karnataka         | 11               | 6               |
| 13            | Kerala            | 5                | 2               |
| 14            | Madhya Pradesh    | 20               | -               |
| 15            | Maharashtra*      | 49               | 17              |
| 16            | Odisha            | 6                | 1               |
| 17            | Punjab            | 4                | 1               |
| 18            | Rajasthan         | 8                | 2               |
| 19            | Tamil Nadu        | 12               | 2               |
| 20            | Telangana         | 3                | 1               |
| 21            | Uttar Pradesh*    | 9                | 2               |
| 22            | Uttarakhand       | 2                | -               |
| 23            | West Bengal       | 12               | 3               |
| 24            | Chandigarh        | 1                |                 |
| A L L I N D I | A                 | 195              | 43              |

State wise Number of Homoeopathy Hospitals and Dispensaries as on 1 -4- 2015

| S.No.                       | State / UT                                 | Hospitals   | Dispensaries   |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------|----------------|
| (1) (2)                     | (1) (2)                                    | (3)         | (4)            |
| A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories                |             |                |
| 1                           | Andhra Pradesh                             | 3           | 193            |
| 2                           | Arunachal Pradesh                          | 1           | 96             |
| 3                           | Assam                                      | 3           | 75             |
| 4                           | Bihar                                      | 2           | 644            |
| 5                           | Chhattisgarh                               | 3           | 112            |
| 6                           | Delhi                                      | 2           | 101            |
| 7                           | Goa                                        | 1           | 15             |
| 8                           | Gujarat                                    | 16          | 216            |
| 9                           | Haryana                                    | 1           | 22             |
| 10                          | Himachal Pradesh                           | 0           | 14             |
| 11                          | Jammu & Kashmir                            | 0           | 0              |
| 12                          | Jharkhand                                  | 4           | 92             |
| 13                          | Karnataka                                  | 27          | 43             |
| 14                          | Kerala                                     | 31          | 661            |
| 15                          | Madhya Pradesh                             | 2           | 213            |
| 16                          | Maharashtra                                | 46          | 1              |
| 17                          | Manipur                                    | 7           | 201            |
| 18                          | Meghalaya                                  | 7           | 6              |
| 19                          | Mizoram                                    | 8           | 20             |
| 20                          | Nagaland                                   | 2           | 93             |
| 21                          | Odisha                                     | 6           | 638            |
| 22                          | Punjab                                     | 4           | 111            |
| 23                          | Rajasthan                                  | 0           | 189            |
| 24                          | Sikkim                                     | 0           | 9              |
| 25                          | Tamil Nadu                                 | 1           | 105            |
| 26                          | Tripura                                    | 2           | 73             |
| 27                          | Uttar Pradesh                              | 8           | 1575           |
| 28                          | Uttarakhand                                | 1           | 60             |
| 29                          | West Bengal                                | 12          | 2020           |
| 30                          | A& N Island                                | 1           | 18             |
| 31                          | Chandigarh                                 | 1           | 10             |
| 32                          | D&N Haveli                                 | 0           | 1              |
| 33                          | Daman& Diu                                 | 0           | 6              |
| 34                          | Lakshadweep                                | 0           | 7              |
| 35                          | Puducherry                                 | 0           | 17             |
| 36                          | Telangana                                  | 5           | 199            |
|                             | TOTAL(A)                                   | 207         | 7856           |
|                             | B. CGHS & Central Government Organizations | 5           | 261            |
|                             | TOTAL(A+B)                                 | 212         | 8117           |

## Annexure - II

## The details of funds allocated and utilized for new AYUSH educational Institutions during 2015 - 16, State/UT - wise and location - wise

| State/UT   | Proposal approved                                                    |   Amount approved (Rs. In lakhs) | Utilization*   |
|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------|
| Manipur    | Setting up of new Homoeopathic Medical Collegeat Lamphelpat, Manipur |                           272.22 |                |

The details of funds allocated and utilized for setting up of 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospitals during 2014 - 15, 2015 -16 and 2016 - 17, State/UT - wise and location - wise

|   Sl. No. | State/UT         | Proposal approved                                       |   Units | Amount Approved during 2014-15 (Rs. In lakhs)   | Amount Approved during 2015-16 (Rs. In lakhs)   |   Amount Approved during 2016-17 (Rs. In lakhs) | Utilization*   |
|-----------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Kakinada.        |       1 | 30.00                                           | 50.00                                           |                                           60    |                |
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Vishakhapatnam . |       1 |                                                 | 0                                               |                                          100    |                |
|         2 | Assam            | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital                     |       1 |                                                 |                                                 |                                          100    |                |
|         2 | Assam            | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital                     |       1 |                                                 |                                                 |                                          100    |                |
|         3 | Bihar            | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Patna            |       1 |                                                 | 102.695                                         |                                            0    |                |
|         4 | Goa              | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at North Goa.       |       1 |                                                 | 107.05                                          |                                          105.71 |                |
|         4 | Goa              | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at South Goa        |       1 |                                                 | 107.05                                          |                                          105.71 |                |
|         5 | Gujarat          | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Surender Nagar . |       1 |                                                 | 0                                               |                                          200    |                |
|         6 | Haryana          | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Panchakula       |       1 |                                                 | 83.34                                           |                                          100    |                |
|         7 | Himachal Pradesh | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Kullu .          |       1 |                                                 | 0                                               |                                          100    |                |
|         8 | Karnataka        | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Gadag            |       1 |                                                 | 0                                               |                                          300    |                |
|         8 | Karnataka        | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Mangalore        |       1 |                                                 | 0                                               |                                          300    |                |
|         9 | Manipur          | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Moreh, Chandel   |       1 |                                                 | 0                                               |                                           96    |                |

|     |               | District                                                                                         |    |        |          |         |
|-----|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|--------|----------|---------|
|     |               | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Churancandpur District                                    |  1 |        |    0     | 96.00   |
| 10. | Nagaland      | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Noklak, Tuensang District                                 |  1 |        |  333.33  | 0       |
| 11. | Odisha        | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Dhenkanal Distt.                                          |  1 |        |    0     | 300.00  |
| 12. | Puducherry    | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Dhanwantari Nagar, Gorimedu                               |  1 |        |   70     | 50.00   |
| 13. | Sikkim        | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Kyongsa, Near Bhanu Shalling Area, Gyalshing, West Sikkim |  1 |        |  444.44  | 150.23  |
| 14. | Telangana     | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Anantgiri, Vikarabad, RangareddyDistt.                    |  1 |        |    0     | 200.00  |
| 15. | Uttar Pradesh | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Kushi Nagar                                               |  1 |        |   83.332 | 1500.00 |
|     |               | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Bilhour, Kanpur                                           |  1 |        |   83.332 |         |
|     |               | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at West Katli, Lucknow                                       |  1 |        |   83.332 |         |
|     |               | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Badrasi, Varanasi                                         |  1 |        |   83.332 |         |
|     |               | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital at Nawab Ganj, Bareilly                                      |  1 |        |   83.332 |         |
|     |               | 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital, Basti                                                       |  1 |        |    0     | 390.00  |
| 16. | West Bengal   | 50 bedded integrated Hospital at Topsikhata, District Alipurduar.                                |  1 | 300.00 |  300     | 300.00  |
|     |               | 50 bedded integrated Hospital at Paschim Mednapur District.                                      |  1 |        |    0     | 300.00  |
|     | Total         |                                                                                                  | 27 | 330.00 | 2014.57  | 4953.65 |

Annexure - III State - wise-co- location with AYUSH facilities as on 31.03.2016

|           |                   | Co - located with AYUSH facilities available   | Co - located with AYUSH facilities available   | Co - located with AYUSH facilities available   | Co - located with AYUSH facilities available                   | Co - located with AYUSH facilities available          |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.    | State/ UTs        | DH                                             | CHC                                            | PHC                                            | Other than CHC at or above block level but belowdistrict level | Other health facilities above SC but belowblock level |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 9                                              | 63                                             | 524                                            | 0                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 14                                             | 37                                             | 36                                             | 0                                                              | 6                                                     |
| 3         | Assam             | 24                                             | 52                                             | 193                                            | 13                                                             | 324                                                   |
| 4         | Bihar             | 36                                             | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                                              | 1348                                                  |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 18                                             | 98                                             | 454                                            | 0                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 6         | Delhi             | 20                                             | 0                                              | 133                                            | 0                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 7         | Goa               | 2                                              | 5                                              | 10                                             | 0                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 8         | Gujarat           | 0                                              | 8                                              | 704                                            | 0                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 9         | Haryana           | 21                                             | 92                                             | 100                                            | 0                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1                                              | 32                                             | 102                                            | 0                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 22                                             | 11                                             | 398                                            | 0                                                              | 485                                                   |
| 12        | Jharkhand         | 22                                             | 48                                             | 97                                             | 0                                                              | 267                                                   |
| 13        | Karnataka         | 13                                             | 10                                             | 583                                            | 10                                                             | 0                                                     |
| 14        | Kerala            | 0                                              | 0                                              | 750                                            | 0                                                              | 750                                                   |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    | 36                                             | 78                                             | 388                                            | 0                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 16        | Maharashtra       | 23                                             | 238                                            | 20                                             | 0                                                              | 704                                                   |
| 17        | Manipur           | 7                                              | 17                                             | 77                                             | 1                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 18        | Meghalaya         | 3                                              | 18                                             | 68                                             | 0                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 19        | Mizoram           | 8                                              | 8                                              | 4                                              | 1                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 20        | Nagaland          | 10                                             | 21                                             | 9                                              | 0                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 21        | Odisha            | 3                                              | 314                                            | 1162                                           | 0                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 22        | Punjab            | 22                                             | 70                                             | 159                                            | 23                                                             | 0                                                     |
| 23        | Rajasthan         | 0                                              | 16                                             | 78                                             | 1                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 24        | Sikkim            | 4                                              | 1                                              | 4                                              | 0                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu        | 31                                             | 385                                            | 537                                            | 232                                                            | 0                                                     |
| 26        | Telangana         | 8                                              | 46                                             | 479                                            | 42                                                             | 137                                                   |
| 27        | Tripura           | 3                                              | 18                                             | 84                                             | 11                                                             | 0                                                     |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh     | 102                                            | 666                                            | 627                                            | 0                                                              | 105                                                   |
| 29        | Uttarakhand       | 13                                             | 55                                             | 44                                             | 7                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 30        | West Bengal       | 11                                             | 226                                            | 317                                            | 32                                                             | 1576                                                  |
| 31        | A & N Islands     | 3                                              | 4                                              | 20                                             | 0                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 32        | Chandigarh        | 1                                              | 2                                              | 1                                              | 0                                                              | 13                                                    |
| 33        | D & N Haveli      | 0                                              | 1                                              | 7                                              | 0                                                              | 1                                                     |
| 34        | Daman & Diu       | 2                                              | 2                                              | 2                                              | 0                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       | 1                                              | 3                                              | 4                                              | 0                                                              | 0                                                     |
| 36        | Puducherry        | 4                                              | 4                                              | 39                                             | 0                                                              | 0                                                     |
| All India | All India         | 497                                            | 2649                                           | 8214                                           | 373                                                            | 5716                                                  |