Lok Sabha Question No. 166 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-29
Subject: Integrated Research in Modern and Traditional Medicines
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 166 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH DECEMBER, 2017 INTEGRATED RESEARCH IN MODERN AND TRADIT IONAL MEDICINES

## †*166. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL "NISHANK":

## SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

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

- (a) whether any strategy is being formulated by the Government for treating diseases  through  integration  of  Ayurveda,  Indian  Systems  of  Medicine  and healing with Allopathic system in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of steps being taken to promote integrated research by expert modern and traditional medicines; and
- (d) the details of funds allocated for such research projects during each three years and the current year?

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

- (a)to( d):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 166* FOR 29 TH DECEMBER, 2017

(a) Yes.

(b) In order to facilitate the integration of AYUSH system with Allopathic in  various  aspects  of  healthcare  in  the  Country,  the  Government  has  incl mainstreaming  of  AYUSH  and  Integration  of  AYUSH  systems  at  the  level knowledge systems in the National Health Policy 2017. The Policy also recognises need  for  integrated  courses  for  Indian  System  of  Medicine,  Modern  Scienc Ayurgenomics.Since Public Health, Hospitals & Dispensaries are State subje per the 7th Schedule of the Constitu tion of India, the Government of India's strategy for the integration of different system of healthcare focuses on medical re health education. The Government of India has initiated a proposal for integrat AYUSH systems in the upcoming new 19 All Indian Institute of Medical Scie (AIIMS).  The  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)envisages  mainstreaming  of AYUSH through co-location of AYUSH facili ties at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community  Health  Centres  (CHCs)  and  District  Hospitals  (DCs)  and  ensu availability  of  AYUSH  drugs  and  trained  manpower in  such  health  centres  and hospitals.

(c) The  Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research  thr ough  its  constituent laboratories is engaged in discovery and development of drugs using modern as well as traditional knowledge based approach. The Council has tested hun hypotheses regarding the appropriate minimal, optimal or standardized composition, mechanisms  of  action,  safety  and  efficacy  of  traditional  remedies  using approach. The Council is also involved in Drug discovery from plant and micr be  positioned  in  AYUSH  mode  and  modern  medicine  and  integrated  research  l id entification of secondary metabolites present in plants for chemical finger metabolomics  studies.  The  development  of  scientifically  validated  formu includes formulations based on traditional knowledge and folklore for manage variou s disease conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, lipidemia, allergic c infection etc.

The  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  set  up five  autonomous  Research  Councils functioning under it, namely, (i) Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic (CCR AS), (ii) Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), (iii) C Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), (iv) Central Council for Rese in  Siddha  (CCRS)  &  (v)  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Yoga  and  Naturop (CCRYN) with the manda te to undertake research in their respective system.

The following  projects  have  been/are  being  undertaken  for  integrati Ayurveda with Allopathic System:

- (i) Operational study to explore the feasibility of integrating Ayurv modern system of m edicine in Safdarjung hospital for the management of Osteoarthritis.
- (ii) Feasibility of introducing Indian System of Medicine (Ayurveda) i National Reproductive and Child Health Services at Primary Health (PHC) level in Himachal Pradesh.
- (iii) Under a coll aboration with Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Department of Atomic  Energy,  the  Central  Ayurvedic  Research  Institute  in  Ca (CARIC),  Mumbai  undertakes  integrative  treatment  procedures  for management of Cancer.
- (iv) The All India Institute of Ayurveda, New De lhi has signed MOUs with National Institute for Cancer Prevention and Research (NICPR), N under  Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  (ICMR)  for  conducti screening and spreading awareness for Breast and Cervical cancer with  All  India  Institute  of  Me dical  Sciences  (AIIMS)  for  research  in cancer prevention & treatment.

(d) The Ministry of AYUSH provides lump - sum grants - in - aid  to all the Research Councils  for  undertaking  various  research  activities,  including  research  r integration of systems of healthcare. The details of the funds allocated during three years and current year as on to the five Research Councils under th Ministry of AYUSH are as under: -

Rs. In Crores

| Name of the Council   |   2014- 15 |   2015- 16 |   2016- 17 |   2017- 18 |
|-----------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| CCRAS                 |     134.56 |     173    |     154    |      175   |
| CCRYN                 |      15.94 |      19.29 |      27    |       32   |
| CCRUM                 |      78.14 |     107.68 |     112.29 |      123   |
| CCRS                  |      13.68 |      19.57 |      22.42 |       25   |
| CCRH                  |      49.82 |      83    |      81.5  |       95.5 |

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