Lok Sabha Question No. 165 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-29
Subject: Treatment of Cancer
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 165 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH DECEMBER, 2017 TREATMENT OF CANCER

## *165. SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has encouraged Ayurveda and other systems of trea under AYUSH for development and use of Indian generic medicines for the trea of cancer; 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 ):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 165* FOR 29 TH DECEMBER, 2017

(a) Yes.

(b)1. The Government promotes the use of Ayurveda and other AYUSH Systems in the management of Cancer by supporting various research efforts in this are are five autonomous Research Councils, namely, (i) Central Council for Rese Ayurvedic  Sciences  (CCRAS),  (ii)  Central  Council  for  Research in  Homoeopathy (CCRH),  (iii)  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Unani  Medicine  (CCRUM), Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS) & (v) Central Council for Resea Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN) functioning under the Ministry of AYUSH with th man date to undertake research in their respective system. They are also e extending  health  care  services  and  undertaking  research  on  non - communicable diseases, among which cancer is one of the areas of focus. As far as develop use of Indian g eneric medicines for treatment of cancer is concerned, classica (single/  formulations)  of  AYUSH  systems  are  being  used  as  per  demands  o individual patients, for which the M/o AYUSH has put in place facilitatory like drug standardisatio n, pharmacological research etc.

2. Ayurvedic, Siddha   and Unani Medicines defined in Section 3(a) of the and  Cosmetics  Act,  1940  are  manufactured  in  accordance  with        the  for mentioned in the   authoritative books as listed in the First Sche dule to the Act. Such medicines, some of which are used as adjuvants in the treatment and managem cancer, are considered as classical or generic. Through the Drugs and Cosme 1940 and rules thereunder, the Government has made provisions for t he regulation and Quality Control of these medicines. Proof of safety and effectiveness of var of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani medicines, including those used in the manageme cancer, is required   for   manufacturing license.

3. The Minis try of AYUSH through CCRAS, CCRH and CCRUM has launched a programme to integrate Ayurveda, Homoeopathy and Unani with Nationa Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Di and  Stroke  (NPCDCS)  in  one  district  each  of  six ident fied  States.  The  major objective of the programme is prevention and early diagnosis of these diseas complications and drug dependency through these systems.

4. The Government has set up an All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) at ita Vihar, New Delhi as an apex institute for Ayurveda, whose mandate includes r into treatment of cancer. AIIA has formed collaboration with National Inst Cancer Prevention and Research (NICPR), Noida under Indian Council of Medi Resear ch (ICMR) for conducting screening and spreading awareness for Breast Cervical cancer, and with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for in cancer prevention & treatment.

5. Under  a  collaboration  with  Tata  Memorial  Centre  (TMC),  De partment  of Atomic  Energy,  the  Central  Ayurvedic  Research  Institute  in  Cancer  (CAR Mumbai, which is a unit of the CCRAS, undertakes integrative treatment proc for the management of Cancer.

6. The  Government  also  supports  intra - mural,  extra - mural and  collaborative research  to  encourage  AYUSH  Systems  to  develop  procedures  and  therapies management of cancer, through the units of its own Research Councils and Ins as well as through universities, hospitals and institutes.

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