Lok Sabha Question No. 167 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-15
Subject: All India Institute of  Ayurveda
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 167 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH DECEMBER, 2017

## ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDA

## 167. DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

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

- (a) whether the Government has inaugrated the first ever Ayurveda Hospitals on the lines India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with amount incurred thereon;
- (c)whether the Government has also launched the All India Institute of Ayurveda, if so details and objectives thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has asked/issued guidelines to private companies to contrib part  of  their  Corporate  Social  Responsibi lity  funds  for  setting  up  of  Ayurveda  Hospitals  and developing Yoga, if so, the details thereof and response of the companies thereon; and
- (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government for AYUSH led health revolution i country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) : All India Institute of Ayurveda has been established at Sarita Vihar, New Delhi as an  Autonomous  Body  under  Ministry  of  AYUSH  on  All  India  Institute  of  Medical  Sciences (AIIMS) pattern at a cost of Rs. 157.00 crore. The institute has been dedicated to the N Hon'ble Prime Minister of India on 17 th October, 2017 .

Contd……….

AIIA is a 200 bedded referral hospital and shall impart Post Graduate (PG) and P degree  courses  in  Ayurveda.  First  batch  of  Post  Graduate  course  has  been  started  in Institute has also started Out - Patient Department ( OPD) and In - Patient Department (IPD) facility with major specialties in Ayurveda.

- (d) :      No .
- (e) : Details are given in the enclosed Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 167

(i) Ministry of AYUSH has set up Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences fo undertaking coordination formulating, developing and promoting research on scientific li Ayurvedic sciences through medicinal plant research (Medico - ethno botanical survey, pharmacognosy  and  tissue  culture),  Drug  Standardization  Pharmacological  Research,  Clini Research  Literary  Research  and  Documentation.  The  activities  of  the  Council  are  carrie t through 30 institutes / Centres/ Units located all over India and also through collaborat with various universities, hospitals and institutes.

(ii) The Ministry of AYUSH also notified National AYUSH Mission (NAM) on 29.09.2014 which envisages better  access  to  AYUSH  services  though  upgradation  of  AYUSH  Hospitals, Dispensaries,  setting  up  of  co - located  AYUSH  facilities  and  50  bedded  integrated  AYUSH Hospital; strengthening of AYUSH educational institutions, facilitate the enforcement of control  of  Ayurveda,  Siddha  and  Unani  &  Homoeopathy  (ASU  &  H)  drugs  and  sustainable availability of raw materials for ASU & H drugs in the State/ UTs.

(iii) Central  Council  for  Research  in  Yoga  &  Naturopathy  (CCRYN),  New  Delhi,  an autonomous organization under the Ministry of AYUSH has a Collaborative Research Centre to verify the efficacy of Yoga & Naturopathy in various diseases.

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## ANNEXURE