Lok Sabha Question No. 6473 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: AYUSH Based Research
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 6473 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH APRIL, 2018

## AYUSH BASED RESEARCH

## 6473. SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any concrete proposals to provide AYUSH based research an referral facilities to treat diseases such as cancer as well as life - styl e diseases; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  &  (b):            Yes, The  Central  Government  provides  AYUSH  based  research  and  referral facilities  to  treat  diseases  such  as  cancer  as  well  as  life  style  diseases  by  support research efforts in this area.  There are five autonomous Research Councils, namely (i) ral Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences  (CCRAS),  (ii)  Central  Council  for  Research Yoga  and  Naturopathy  (CCRYN)  (iii)  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Unani  Medicine (CCRUM)  (iv)  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Siddha  (CCRS)  and  (v)  Central  Counci l  for Research  in  Homoeopathy  (CCRH)  under  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH  with  the  mandate  to undertake research in their respective system.  Ministry of AYUSH through CCRAS, CCRH, CCRUM and CCRS has launched a programme to integrate Ayurveda, Homoeopathy and Unani and  Siddha  with  National  Programme  for  Prevention  and  Control  of  Cancer,  Diabetes Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) in some district of identified States.  The objective  of  the  programme  is  prevention  and  early  diagnosis  of  these  diseases ;  reduce complications  and  drug  dependency  through  these  systems.    Government  also  supports  int -mural,  extra - mural  and  collaborative  research  to  encourage  AYUSH  Systems  to  develop procedures and therapies for management of cancer and life style diseases, through the units of its  own  Research  Councils  and  Institutes.    The  details  of  AYUSH  Research  Counci Institutes/Ce ntres are appended at Annexure.

Annexure Details of the number of Institutes/Centres, State/UT/Wise under Central Research

## Councils under Ministry of AYUSH

| Name of State      | Ayurveda   | Yoga & Naturopathy   | Unani   | Siddha   | Homoeopathy   | Total   |
|--------------------|------------|----------------------|---------|----------|---------------|---------|
| Andhra Pradesh     | 1          | -                    | 1       | -        | 2             | 4       |
| Arunachal Pradesh  | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | 1       |
| Assam              | 1          | -                    | 1       | -        | 1             | 3       |
| Bihar              | 1          | -                    | 1       | -        | 1             | 3       |
| Chhattisgarh       | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Delhi              | 1          | 1                    | 3       | 1        | -             | 6       |
| Goa                | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Gujrat             | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | 1       |
| Haryana            | -          | 1*                   | -       | -        | -             | 1       |
| Himachal Pradesh   | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 2       |
| Jammu and Kashmir  | 2          | -                    | 1       | -        | -             | 3       |
| Jharkhand          | -          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 1       |
| Karnataka          | 2          | 1*                   | 1       | 1        | -             | 5       |
| Kerala             | 2          | -                    | 1       | 1        | 1             | 5       |
| Madhya Pradesh     | 1          | -                    | 2       | -        | -             | 3       |
| Maharashtra        | 3          | -                    | 1       | -        | 1             | 5       |
| Manipur            | -          | -                    | 1       | -        | 1             | 2       |
| Meghalaya          | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Mizoram            | -          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | -       |
| Telangana          | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 3       |
| Tripura            | -          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 1       |
| Nagaland           | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | 1       |
| Orissa             | 1          | -                    | 1       | -        | 1             | 3       |
| Punjab             | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | 1       |
| Rajasthan          | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 2       |
| Sikkim             | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 2       |
| Tamil Nadu         | 2          | -                    | 1       | 3        | 2             | 8       |
| Uttar Pradesh      | 2          | -                    | 6       | -        | 2             | 10      |
| Uttrakhand         | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | 1       |
| West Bengal        | 1          | -                    | 1       | -        | 2             | 4       |
| Name of the UT     | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Andman and Nicobar | 1          | -                    | -       | -        | 1             | 2       |
| Chandigarh         | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Dadar Nagar Haveli | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Daman & Diu        | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Lakshadweep        | -          | -                    | -       | -        | -             | -       |
| Puducherry         | -          | -                    | -       | 1        | 1             | 2       |
| Total              | 30         | 3                    | 22      | 7        | 23            | 85*     |