Lok Sabha Question No. 438 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Industry Clusters for Manufacturing of Ayurvedic Medicines
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 438 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH DECEMBER , 2016 INDUSTRY CLUSTERS FO R MANUFACTURING OF A YURVEDIC MEDICINES

## †*438. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

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

- (a) whether the Government has set up or proposes to set up industry clusters equipped with uniform scientific manufacturing of Ayurvedic medicines and if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise;
- (b) the allocation made to each clust er and he details of guidelines issued in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has started or proposes to start a golden triangle partnership for the s Ayurvedic products;
- (d) if so, the details and objectives thereof; and
- (e) the b enefits likely to be accrued ther from?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI,

ANSWER SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a)to( e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 438* FOR 16 TH DECEMBER

## , 2016

(a)  &  (b)  Yes,  the  Government  has  setup  industry  clusters  equipped  with  testing  facilities  such toxicology center, process and product va lidation laboratory, raw material testing, standardization laborato better quality assurance and control for scientific manufacturing of Ayurvedic medicines.

The detail is at Annexure - A .

The guidelines are given at Annexure - B .

(c)  No,  th e  Government  has  not  started  any  such  partnership  for  certification  of  Ayurvedic  products proposal to start the same.

- (d) Does not arise in view question (c) above.
- (e) Does not arise in view question (c) above.

| Annexure- A   | Annexure- A                                                                                                             | Annexure- A        | Annexure- A                                    | Annexure- A                 | Annexure- A        |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
| S. No         | Name of SPVs with Address                                                                                               | Total Project Cost | Total Grant - in - aid Sanctioned (Rs in Lakh) | Total Released (Rs in Lakh) | Remarks            |
| 1             | Ayurpark Health Care Limited, Chelakere Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka                                              | 168, 1736.00       | 1000.00                                        | 991.82                      | Completed          |
| 2             | CARE Keralam, Kinfra Small Industries Park, Nalukettu Road, Kinfra Park Thrissur, Kerala                                | P.O., 1692.00      | 1000.00                                        | 968.81                      | Completed          |
| 3             | Herbal Health Research Consortium Ltd. 277, East Mohan Nagar, Amritsar, Punjab                                          | Pvt. 1679.00       | 1000.00                                        | 985.00                      | Completed          |
| 4             | M/s Ayushraj Enterprises Pvt. Ltd; Sushilpura South, Ajmer Road Bridge, Shyam Nagar 2nd Lane, Sodala, Jaipur, Rajasthan | 35, 1620.00        | 970.00                                         | 952.34                      | Completed          |
| 5             | Konkan Ayur PharmaPvt. Ltd.Gat No. 144, A/p.: Dhamani, Tal.: Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra                       | Dist. : 1479.00    | 888.00                                         | 862.60                      | Nearing Completion |
| 6             | Sanskar Ayush Medicare Pvt Ltd; Nagar, Jwalapur, Haridwar, Uttrakhand                                                   | Arya 1785.00       | 1000.00                                        | 600.00                      | Nearing Completion |

| 7     | Maharashtra Ayurved Center Pvt. Aradhana, 55, Amchi Colony, Pashan -NDA Road, Bawdhan khurd, Pune, Maharashtra      | Ltd., 1582.00   |   949.00 |   770.24 | Nearing Completion   |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|----------|----------|----------------------|
| 8     | Traditional Ayurveda Cluster of Tamilnadu, 48, Grand West Trunk Road, Kancheepuram Dist., Srip erumbudur, Tamilnadu | 1659.00         |      965 |   499    | On - going           |
| 9     | Rushikulya Ayurvedic Cluster pvt Ajodhya Nagar, 2nd lane, Berhampur, Ganjam, Orissa                                 | Ltd, 999.00     |      599 |   120    | On - going           |
| 10    | Lepakshi Ayush Park Private Limited, - 72 PVC Colony, Bellary Road, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh                       | 5 1801.00       |     1000 |   200    | Court Case           |
| Total | Total                                                                                                               | 11573.00        |     6807 |  6949.81 |                      |

## Guidelines for release of funds under AYUSH Clusters Schemes

- (a)The assistance would be restricted to 60% of the Project Cost subject to a maximu 15.00  crores.  The  remaining  40%  would  be  required  to  be  arranged  by  the  SPV  thr equity,  borrowings  from  Banks  /  Financial  Institutions  and  other  Sources.  The  as stance from the Department of AYUSH will be utilized only for physical infrastructure, civ construction of building, plants & machinery and equipments, All remaining expen purchase of land of SPV salary of cluster development executive, join t participation in national and international exhibition, business delegations abroad and brand de etc. will be borne by SPV.
- (b)Project cost for the purpose of the scheme shall mean the total cost of proposed in as mentioned in Section 4.
- (c)The scheme would be modular in nature with a provision to add interventions to the a project DPR while implementation is on. The addition however should be in conform the over all project and the scheme objectives and subject to approval by P AC.

## AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

- (d)SPVs may dovetail funds from other sources as well for the project, provided the duplication  of  funding  for  the  same  component/  intervention.  However,  in  cases dovetail ing, it shall be ensured that the contribution of the participating units least 10% of the overall project cost.
- (e)The project cost of the components of a common facility, (such as those mentione core interventions), for the purpose of th is Scheme, shall include Land, Building, Plant an machinery, Support infrastructure such as water supply, electricity supply, roads to  the  condition  that  it  shall  be  the  responsibility of  the  SPV  to  bring  in  land  as  its contribution.
- (f)While the funding under the scheme is generally for development of Greenfield faci PAC may also consider the proposal of SPV for upgrading/ strengthening of any ex facility into a common facility based on the merit of such proposal.
- (g)The cost of profess ional experts engaged by SPV will be part of the project cost.
- (h)The cost incurred by SPV on services, expenses incurred on trainers fee, logistics training material, exposure visit, IT support for SPV, salary of CDE (Cluster dev executi ve), Resource centre, designing and printing of brochure, stall space rent, hosting  of  website,  cost  of  hiring  PR  Agency,  advertising  and  promotion  etc components for project cost.
- (i)The interventions listed under heading scope and coverag e are indicative in nature, any other need based intervention subject to approval by the PAC is eligible to be funded scheme. Nature of such an intervention, whether core or add on would be decided PAC.

## 6. TIME FRAME

The timeframe for im plementation of the project is 3 years from the date of approval.