Lok Sabha Question No. 4119 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Utilisation of AYUSH
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4119 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## UTILISATION OF AYUSH

## 4119. SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

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

- (a) the percentage of people utilising/ approaching AYUSH system of medicine in the countr
- (b) whether this has any State - wise differences and if so, the detai ls thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Governmental  patronage  is  required  to  reach  more  people  and  improve quality of care through AYUSH system and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the AYUSH system can be instrumental in achieving universal health coverage India; and
- (e) if so, the opinion of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b):     As per key indicators of the NSS 71 st round onSocial Consumption on Health in Indiaconducted  during  January - June  2014,  it  was  found  that higher  inclination  towards allopathy treatment was prevalent (around 90% in both the sectors) . Only 5 to 7 percent usage of 'other'  including  AYUSH ( Ayurveda, Yoga or Naturopathy Unani, Siddha and homoeopathy) has been reported both in rural and urban are a. It was however, interesting to note higher usage (1 .5 percentage point) of such 'Other' treatment by urban male than its rural counterpart while less usage of the same (0.8 percentage point) by urban female than rural female. Moreove -treated spell w as higher in rural (both for male and female) than urban.

Contd……

As  per  key  indicators  of  NSS  71 st round,  Per  thousand  distribution  of hospitalisation cases (EC) by nature of treatment received during hospitalisation, separately for each UT and gender is given at Annexure.

(c) to (e):Government of India is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) which envisages better access to AYUSH services; strengthening of AYUSH educational institutions, facilitate the enforcement of quality control of Ayurv Siddha and Unani & Homoeopathy (ASU & H) drugs and sustainable availa bility of ASU & H raw- materials in the States/UTs.

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  t he  pa ients    for  different  systems  of  medicines  under  singl window. The engagement of AYUSH Doctors / paramedics and their training is supported by t Department  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare,  while  the  support  for  AYUSH  infrastructure equipment  /  furnitur e  and  medicines  are  provided  by  Ministry  of  AYUSH  under  National AYUSH Mission (NAM).

Further, provision has also been made for following activities under NAM:

i)  Public  Health  Outreach  activity  has  been  included  to  focus  on  increasing awareness  about AYUSH's strength in solving community health problems resulting from nutritional deficiencies, epidemics and vector - borne diseases, Maternal and Child Health Care.

i i) AYUSH Gram is a concept wherein one village per block is selected for a doption of method and practice of AYUSH way of life and interventions of health care. In AYUSH village AYUS based  lifestyles  are  promoted  through  behavioral  change  communication,  training  of  vi health workers towards identification and use of local m edicinal herbs and provision of AYUSH health services.

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ANNEXURE Per thousand distribution of hospitalisation cases (EC) by nature of treatment received during hospitalisation, separately fo r each State/UT and gender

| S.No.   | State/UT          | Rural     | Rural   | Rural     | Rural     | Rural   | Rural     | Urban     | Urban   | Urban     | Urban     | Urban   | Urban     |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|-----------|
| S.No.   | State/UT          | Male      | Male    | Male      | Female    | Female  | Female    | Male      | Male    | Male      | Female    | Female  | Female    |
| S.No.   | State/UT          | Allopathy | AYUSH   | All       | Allopathy | AYUSH   | All       | Allopathy | AYUSH   | All       | Allopathy | AYUSH   | All       |
| (1)     | (2)               | (3)       | (4)     | (5) 1000  | (6) 1000  | (7)     | (8)       | (9)       | (10) 5  | (11) 1000 | (12) 995  | (13) 5  | (14)      |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 985       | 15      |           |           | 0       | 1000      | 995       | 2       | 1000      | 962       | 38      | 1000 1000 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 976       | 24      | 1000      | 961       | 39      | 1000      | 998       |         | 1000      |           |         |           |
| 3       | Assam             | 993       | 8       | 1000      | 999       | 1       | 1000      | 979       | 21      |           | 1000      | 0       | 1000      |
| 4       | Bihar             | 995       | 6       | 1000      | 999       | 1       | 1000      | 990       | 10      | 1000      | 991       | 9       | 1000      |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 996       | 4       | 1000      | 1000      | 0       | 1000      | 1000      | 0       | 1000      | 996       | 4       | 1000      |
| 6       | Delhi             | 1000      | 0       | 1000      | 1000      | 0       | 1000      | 996       | 4       | 1000      | 994       | 6       | 1000      |
| 7       | Goa               | 1000      | 0       | 1000      | 973       | 27      | 1000      | 1000      | 0       | 1000      | 1000      | 0       | 1000      |
| 8       | Gujarat           | 1000      | 0       | 1000      | 1000      | 0       | 1000      | 997       | 3       | 1000      | 997       | 2       | 1000      |
| 9       | Haryana           | 999       | 1       | 1000      | 1000      | 0       | 1000      | 1000      | 0       | 1000      | 999       | 1       | 1000      |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  | 998       | 2       | 1000      | 992       | 7       | 1000      | 944       | 56      | 1000      | 995       | 5       | 1000      |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 990       | 10      | 1000      | 999       | 1       | 1000      | 1000      | 0       | 1000      | 997       | 3       | 1000      |
| 12      | Jharkhand         | 1000      | 0       | 1000      | 1000      | 0       | 1000      | 1000      | 0       | 1000      | 1000      | 0       | 1000      |
| 13      | Karnataka         | 997       | 3       | 1000      | 997       | 3       | 1000      | 994       | 6       | 1000      | 950       | 50      | 1000      |
| 14      | Kerala            | 992       | 8       | 1000      | 981       | 19      | 1000      | 996       | 4       | 1000      | 966       | 34      | 1000      |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | 997       | 3       | 1000      | 995       | 5       | 1000      | 994       | 6       | 1000      | 993       | 8       | 1000      |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | 999       | 1       | 1000      | 999       | 1       | 1000      | 998       | 2       | 1000      | 999       | 1       | 1000      |
| 17      | Manipur           | 991       | 8       | 1000      | 985       | 15      | 1000      | 1000      | 0 0     | 1000      | 1000      | 0       | 1000      |
| 18 19   | Meghalaya Mizoram | 994 982   | 6 18    | 1000 1000 | 982 919   | 19      | 1000 1000 | 1000 977  | 23      | 1000 1000 | 1000 995  | 0 5     | 1000 1000 |
| 20      | Nagaland          | 996       | 4       | 1000      | 992       | 81 8    | 1000      | 943       | 57      | 1000      | 1000      | 0       | 1000      |
| 21      | Odisha            | 994       | 7       | 1000      | 1000      | 0       | 1000      | 969       | 32      | 1000      | 996       | 4       | 1000      |

| 22   | Punjab            |   995 |   5 |   1000 |   1000 |   0 |   1000 |   986 |   14 |   1000 |   998 |   2 |   1000 |
|------|-------------------|-------|-----|--------|--------|-----|--------|-------|------|--------|-------|-----|--------|
| 23   | Rajasthan         |  1000 |   0 |   1000 |   1000 |   0 |   1000 |  1000 |    0 |   1000 |   989 |  11 |   1000 |
| 24   | Sikkim            |  1000 |   0 |   1000 |   1000 |   0 |   1000 |  1000 |    0 |   1000 |  1000 |   0 |   1000 |
| 25   | Tamil Nadu        |   989 |  11 |   1000 |    993 |   7 |   1000 |   976 |   24 |   1000 |   994 |   7 |   1000 |
| 26   | Telangana         |   993 |   7 |   1000 |   1000 |   0 |   1000 |   996 |    4 |   1000 |   998 |   2 |   1000 |
| 27   | Tripura           |   990 |  11 |   1000 |    994 |   6 |   1000 |   994 |    6 |   1000 |   997 |   3 |   1000 |
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh     |   999 |   1 |   1000 |    997 |   3 |   1000 |   994 |    7 |   1000 |   990 |  10 |   1000 |
| 29   | Uttarakhand       |  1000 |   0 |   1000 |   1000 |   0 |   1000 |  1000 |    0 |   1000 |  1000 |   0 |   1000 |
| 30   | West Bengal       |   998 |   2 |   1000 |   1000 |   0 |   1000 |  1000 |    0 |   1000 |   998 |   2 |   1000 |
| 31   | A&N Islands       |  1000 |   0 |   1000 |   1000 |   0 |   1000 |  1000 |    0 |   1000 |   989 |  11 |   1000 |
| 32   | Chandigarh        |  1000 |   0 |   1000 |   1000 |   0 |   1000 |  1000 |    0 |   1000 |  1000 |   0 |   1000 |
| 33   | Dadra & N. haveli |  1000 |   0 |   1000 |   1000 |   0 |   1000 |  1000 |    0 |   1000 |  1000 |   0 |   1000 |
| 34   | Daman & Diu       |  1000 |   0 |   1000 |   1000 |   0 |   1000 |  1000 |    0 |   1000 |  1000 |   0 |   1000 |
| 35   | Lakshadaweep      |  1000 |   0 |   1000 |    884 | 116 |   1000 |   958 |   42 |   1000 |  1000 |   0 |   1000 |
| 36   | Puducherry        |  1000 |   0 |   1000 |   1000 |   0 |   1000 |   994 |    6 |   1000 |   962 |  38 |   1000 |
| All  | All               |   995 |   4 |   1000 |    997 |   3 |   1000 |   993 |    8 |   1000 |   988 |  12 |   1000 |

NSS KI (71/25.0): Key Indicators of Social Consumption in India: Health EC: Excluding Childbirth