Lok Sabha Question No. 1097 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-21
Subject: AYUSH Wellness Centres
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR, J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY, ANOOP MISHRA, KIRRON KHER

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1097 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JULY, 2017

## AYUSH WELLNESS CENTR ES

1097. ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

SHRI J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY:

SHRI ANOOP MISHRA :

SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any plan/scheme to open AYUSH Wellness Centres/AYUSH Kendras in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) whether the Government has received any request in this regard and if so, the detail along with action taken thereon; and
- (d)the details of mechanism put in place for proper implementation of the said scheme i regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)to (c): Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM), there is provision for financial assistance to open AYUSH Wellness Centres in the country including Andhra  Pradesh.    Government  of  India  has  received  proposals  to  open  AYUSH  Wellness C entres from different States/UTs including Andhra Pradesh through State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) and accordingly grant - i -aid has been released t o them. Status of Grant - in - aid provided for opening AYUSH Wellness Centres State/UT -wise is furnished at Annexure -I .
- (d) : National AYUSH Mission (NAM) envisages an institutional mechanism governed by a Mission Directorate at National level and State AYUSH Society at the State level for proper implementation of the Scheme as furnished at Annexure -II.

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## NATIONAL AYUSH MISSION

## States/ UTs -wise AYUSH Wellness Centresassisted during the financial year 2014 - 15, 2015 - 16 and 2016- 17

| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs Name          | 2014- 15   | 2015- 16   | 2016- 17   |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | -          | 3          | 3          |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            | 4          | 9          | -          |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | -          | 1          | 1          |
| 4         | Assam                     | 2          | 2          | 10         |
| 5         | Bihar                     | -          | -          | -          |
| 6         | Chandigarh                | -          | 3          | -          |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              | -          | 10         | 12         |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | -          | -          | -          |
| 9         | Daman & Diu               | -          | 2          | 2          |
| 10        | Delhi                     | 1          | 4          | -          |
| 11        | Goa                       | -          | 4          | 4          |
| 12        | Gujarat                   | -          | 5          | 6          |
| 13        | Haryana                   | 21         | 10         | -          |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          | -          | 31         | 14         |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir           | 4          | 2          | 12         |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 | -          | 1          | -          |
| 17        | Karnataka                 | -          | -          | -          |
| 18        | Kerala                    | 5          | 10         | 2          |
| 19        | Lakshadweep               | -          | -          | 1          |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh            | -          | 31         | 31         |
| 21        | Maharashtra               | -          | -          | -          |
| 22        | Manipur                   | 3          | 3          | 3          |
| 23        | Mizoram                   | -          | 5          | 3          |
| 24        | Meghalaya                 | 1          | -          | -          |
| 25        | Nagaland                  | 1          | 3          | 4          |
| 26        | Odisha                    | -          | 34         | 14         |
| 27        | Puducherry                | 1          | 1          | 1          |
| 28        | Punjab                    | -          | 2          | -          |
| 29        | Rajasthan                 | -          | -          | 295        |
| 30        | Sikkim                    | -          | -          | -          |
| 31        | TamilNadu                 | -          | 9          | 17         |
| 32        | Telangana                 | 2          | 4          | 5          |
| 33        | Tripura                   | 12         | 5          | 5          |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh             | -          | 17         | 42         |
| 35        | Uttrakhand                | -          | -          | -          |
| 36        | West Bengal               | -          | -          | -          |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                     | 57         | 211        | 487        |

## Institutional Mechanishm for implementation of National AYUSH Mission Scheme

## 1. NationalLevel :

## 1.1 Mission Directorate:

The Mission at National level will be governed by a National AYUSH Mission Directorate, const i tuted w i th fol l ow i ng me m ber s.

|   S No. | Designation                                                                        | Status           |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|       1 | Secretary (AYUSH)                                                                  | Chairperson      |
|       2 | AS & FA or his nominee                                                             | Member           |
|       3 | A.S. & M.D., NRHM, Department of Health                                            | Member           |
|       4 | CEO, NMPB                                                                          | Member           |
|       5 | Mission Director, Horticulture                                                     | Member           |
|       6 | J.S. dealing with ASU &H drugs/Institutions                                        | Member           |
|       7 | Drug Controller General of ASU & H Drugs Technical officer dealing DCC             | / Sr. Member     |
|       8 | Advisers of Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Unani,                                          | Siddha Member    |
|       9 | Joint Secretary in -charge of CSS - (will be ex - officio Mission Director of NAM) | Member Secretary |

## 1.2 Appraisal Committee:

The Mission at National level will be facilitated by a National AYUSH Mission Appraisal Committee,const i tuted w i th fol l ow i ng me m ber s.

|   S No. | Designation                                                                               | Status                |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|       1 | Joint Secretary i/c of NAM                                                                | Chairperson           |
|       2 | J.S. dealing with ASU &H drugs/Institutions                                               | Member                |
|       3 | CEO/Dy. CEO, NMPB                                                                         | Member                |
|       4 | Mission Director, Horticulture or his                                                     | representative Member |
|       5 | Representative from NRHM, Deptt. of Health                                                | Member                |
|       6 | Representative of IFD                                                                     | Member                |
|       7 | Additional Drug Controller General of ASU Drugs / Sr. Technical officer dealing DCC       | & H Member            |
|       8 | Advisers/Joint Advisers/Dy. Advisers of Homoeopathy, Unani, Siddha , and Medicinal Plants | Ayurveda, Member      |
|       9 | Director/Dy. Secretary i/c of NAM                                                         | Member Secretary      |

## 2. State Level:

The  Mission  at  State  level  will  be  governed  and  executed  by  a State  AYUSH  Mission Society, const i tuted w i th fol l ow i ng me m ber s.

## 2.1 Composition of Governing Body:

|   Sl. No | Designation                                                                                | Status             |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|        1 | Chief Secretary                                                                            | Chairperson        |
|        2 | Principal Secretary/Secretary I/c of AYUSH/ (Health F.W.)                                  | & Member Secretary |
|        3 | Principal Secretary/Secretary (AYUSH Medical                                               | Education) Member  |
|        4 | Principal Secretary (Finance)                                                              | Member             |
|        5 | Principal Secretary (Planning)                                                             | Member             |
|        6 | PrincipalSecretary Forests & Horticulture dealing Medicinal Plants                         | with Member        |
|        7 | Mission Director, NRHM                                                                     | Member             |
|        8 | Commissioner(AYUSH)/Director General(AYUSH)/ Director Ayurveda, Unani, Homoeopathy, Siddha | Member             |
|        9 | Nodal Officer, State Medicinal Plants Board                                                | Member             |
|       10 | State ASU &H Drug Licensing Authority                                                      | Member             |

## 2.2 Ordinary Business:

Providing AYUSH System overview, review of AYUSH policy and programme implementations,  inter - sectoral  co - ordination,  advocacy  measures  required  to  promote AYUSH visibility and approval of S tate Annual Action Plan (SAAP).

## 2.3 Composition of Executive Body:

|   S No. | Designation                                                                                              | Status                       |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|       1 | Principal Secretary/Secretary I/c of AYUSH/ (Health                                                      | & F.W.) Chairperson          |
|       2 | Principal Secretary/Secretary (AYUSH Medical                                                             | Education) Vice- Chairperson |
|       3 | Commissioner (AYUSH) /Director General (AYUSH)/Director -Ayurveda, Unani, Homoeopathy, Siddha            | Member Secretary             |
|       4 | Mission Director, NRHM                                                                                   | Member                       |
|       5 | Representative of State Finance/Planning Department                                                      | Member                       |
|       6 | Representatives of Forest & Horticulture Department                                                      | Member                       |
|       7 | Nodal Officer, State Medicinal Plants Board                                                              | Member                       |
|       8 | ASU &H State Licensing Authority                                                                         | Member                       |
|       9 | Senior Technical officers dealing with Homoeopathy, Unani, Siddha, Yoga and Naturopathy Medicinal Plants | Ayurveda, and Member         |
|      10 | State AYUSH Programme Manager                                                                            | Member                       |

## 2.4 Ordinary Business:

Review of detailed expenditure and implementation of Mission, Preparation of State An Action Plan and submit for approval for Governing body, Execution of the approved S Annual Action Plan including release of funds as per annual action plan, follo w up action on decision of the Governing body, Monitoring and evaluation and Maintain accounts of society, and administration of the society.