Lok Sabha Question No. 2213 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-28
Subject: Ayurveda Colleges
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: RAOSAHEB PATIL DANVE

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2213 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JULY, 2017

## AYURVEDA COLLEGES

## 2213. SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVE PATIL:

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

- (a) the details of the recognised ayurvedic colleges in the country, State/ UT - wise;
- (b)  whether the  Government  proposes  to  open/grant  recognition  to  new  ayurvedic  college particularly in backward and tribal areas in the country and if so, the details thereof -wise;
- (c) whether the Government has received any proposals in this regard, if so, the etails thereof; and
- (d) the action taken by the Government thereon during the last three years and the curre State/UT - wise?

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

- (a):      The details of ayurvedic colleges in the country State/UT -wise are given at Annexure - I .
- (b):            Presently,  there  is  no  proposal  with  the  Central  Government  for  opening ayurvedic  college  in  the  country.  However,  last  year  the  North  East  Institute  of  Ayur Homoeopathy (NEIAH) at Shillong opened.
- (c):      Yes, the Government ha s received 65  proposals for starting new Ayurveda colleges, th year. The State/UT - wise details are given at Annexure - II .
- (d):      The Government received 39 proposals during the year 2014; 65 proposals duri year 2015 and     108 proposals during the year 2016 to open new Ayurveda colleges. Ou these, 16 colleges in 2014 and 44 colleges in 2015 were permitted by the Government. Out of the 108 proposals received during 2016, Letter of Intent (LOI) has been issued to 64 colleges are under process for grant of LOI. The State/UT -wise details are given at Annexure - III.

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## ANNEXURE -I

## STATE/UT - WISE NUMBER OF AYURVEDA COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY

( As on26.07 .201 7)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   Ayurveda |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    |         03 |
| 2.        | Assam             |         01 |
| 3.        | Bihar             |         08 |
| 4.        | Chandigarh        |         01 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      |         05 |
| 6.        | Delhi             |         03 |
| 7.        | Goa               |         01 |
| 8.        | Gujarat           |         20 |
| 9.        | Haryana           |         11 |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh  |         03 |
| 11.       | Jammu and Kashmir |         01 |
| 12.       | Jharkhand         |         01 |
| 13.       | Karnataka         |         66 |
| 14.       | Kerala            |         18 |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh    |         19 |
| 16.       | Maharashtra       |         71 |
| 17.       | Meghalaya         |         01 |
| 18.       | Orissa            |         06 |
| 19.       | Pondicherry       |         01 |
| 20.       | Punjab            |         16 |
| 21.       | Rajasthan         |         12 |
| 22.       | Tamil Nadu        |         06 |
| 23.       | Telangana         |         05 |
| 24.       | Uttar Pradesh     |         48 |
| 25.       | Uttarakhand       |         10 |
| 26.       | West Bengal       |         04 |
| Total     | Total             |        341 |

## ANNEXURE -II

STATE/UT - WISE NUMBER OF AYURVEDA PROPOSALS RECEIVED IN 2017

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   Ayurveda |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    |         00 |
| 2.        | Assam             |         00 |
| 3.        | Bihar             |         00 |
| 4.        | Chandigarh        |         00 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      |         01 |
| 6.        | Delhi             |         00 |
| 7.        | Goa               |         00 |
| 8.        | Gujarat           |         09 |
| 9.        | Haryana           |         01 |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh  |         01 |
| 11.       | Jammu and Kashmir |         00 |
| 12.       | Jharkhand         |         00 |
| 13.       | Karnataka         |         03 |
| 14.       | Kerala            |         00 |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh    |         05 |
| 16.       | Maharashtra       |         14 |
| 17.       | Meghalaya         |         00 |
| 18.       | Orissa            |         00 |
| 19.       | Pondicherry       |         00 |
| 20.       | Punjab            |         00 |
| 21.       | Rajasthan         |         08 |
| 22.       | Tamil Nadu        |         01 |
| 23.       | Telangana         |         00 |
| 24.       | Uttar Pradesh     |         20 |
| 25.       | Uttarakhand       |         02 |
| 26.       | West Bengal       |         00 |
| Total :   | Total :           |         65 |

## State/Union territory - wise status of proposals received & permitted during last 03 years to start new Ayurveda Colleges

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2014      | 2014        | 2015      | 2015        | 2016      | 2016       |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Proposals | Permissions | Proposals | Permissions | Proposals | LOI issued |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 01        | 01          | 00        | 00          | 01        | 00         |
| 2.        | Assam             | 00        | 00          | 00        | 00          | 00        | 00         |
| 3.        | Bihar             | 01        | 00          | 01        | 00          | 00        | 00         |
| 4.        | Chandigarh        | 01        | 00          | 00        | 00          | 00        | 00         |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      | 00        | 00          | 03        | 01          | 01        | 01*        |
| 6.        | Delhi             | 01        | 00          | 01        | 01          | 00        | 00         |
| 7.        | Goa               | 00        | 00          | 00        | 00          | 00        | 00         |
| 8.        | Gujarat           | 03        | 01          | 06        | 06          | 12        | 10         |
| 9.        | Haryana           | 04        | 02          | 02        | 01          | 01        | 00         |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 00        | 00          | 01        | 01          | 00        | 00         |
| 11.       | Jammu and Kashmir | 00        | 00          | 00        | 00          | 01        | 01         |
| 12.       | Jharkhand         | 01        | 00          | 00        | 00          | 01        | 01*        |
| 13.       | Karnataka         | 02        | 02          | 05        | 05          | 09        | 08         |
| 14.       | Kerala            | 01        | 00          | 02        | 01          | 00        | 00         |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 01        | 01          | 02        | 00          | 10        | 08         |
| 16.       | Maharashtra       | 02        | 01          | 03        | 02          | 06        | 04         |
| 17.       | Meghalaya         | 00        | 00          | 01        | 01          | 00        | 00         |
| 18.       | Orissa            | 00        | 00          | 00        | 00          | 00        | 00         |
| 19.       | Pondicherry       | 00        | 00          | 00        | 00          | 00        | 00         |
| 20.       | Punjab            | 04        | 00          | 05        | 03          | 03        | 01         |
| 21.       | Rajasthan         | 02        | 01          | 01        | 00          | 13        | 00         |
| 22.       | Tamil Nadu        | 01        | 01          | 02        | 00          | 00        | 00         |
| 23.       | Telangana         | 00        | 00          | 00        | 00          | 00        | 00         |
| 24.       | Uttar Pradesh     | 12        | 06          | 25        | 18          | 39        | 25         |
| 25.       | Uttarakhand       | 02        | 00          | 05        | 04          | 09        | 06         |
| 26.       | West Bengal       | 00        | 00          | 00        | 00          | 02        | 01         |
| Total :   | Total :           | 39        | 16          | 65        | 44          | 108       | 66         |