Lok Sabha Question No. 144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-02
Subject: Ayurveda and Homoeopathic College
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: LAKHAN LAL SAHU

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTIO N NO. 144 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND FEBRUARY, 2018

## AYU RVEDA AND HOMOEOPATH IC COLLEGE

## 144. SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

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

- (a) the number of Ayurveda and Homoeopathic colleges which have been given recognition b the Government/set up by the Government in the count ry during the last three years and the current  year,  State/UT -wise  and  the  criteria  fixed  for  granting  recognition/setting  up  s colleges;
- (b) whether the cases of alleged irregularities and malpractices in granting approval/re to the Ayurveda and Homoeopathic colleges have come to the notice of the Government; and
- (c) if so, the number of such cases which have come to the light and the details of t taken by the Government in this regard, State/UT -wise?

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

- (a) : The  number  of  Ayurvedaand  Homoeopathic  colleges  recognised  by  the Government/setup by the Government in the country during last three years.

|   S. No | Year     | No of colleges                  |
|---------|----------|---------------------------------|
|       1 | 2014- 15 | 444 (including 23 new colleges) |
|       2 | 2015- 16 | 431 (including 22 new colleges) |
|       3 | 2016- 17 | 464 (including 51 new colleges) |
|       4 | 2017- 18 | 460 (including 74 new colleges) |

The State/UT -wisedetail is annexed (Annexure).

Contd..........

All Ayurveda and Homoeopathic Institutions including new Ayurveda and Homoeopathic  colleges    have  to  fulfil  the  minimum  standards  requirement  in  terms infrastructure,  teaching  and  training  facilities  referred  in  Indian  Medicine  Central (Requirement  of  Minimum  standards  for  under  graduate  Ayurveda  Colleges  an d  attached hospitals)  regulation  2016,  Indian  Medicine  Central  Council    (Post  graduate  Ayurv education) regulation 2016 and Homoeopathic Central Council (Minimum standards Requirement of Homoeopathic colleges and attached hospitals) regulation 2013 to ensure tha quality education is maintained.

(b) & (c) : No information regarding the cases of alleged irregularities and malpractices in granting approval/recognition to the Ayurveda and homoeopathic colleges have come to the notice of the Government.

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## List of Ayurveda and Homoeopathic colleges

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Ayurveda   | Ayurveda   | Ayurveda   | Ayurveda   | Homoeopathy   | Homoeopathy   | Homoeopathy   | Homoeopathy   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2014-15    | 2015-16    | 2016-17    | 2017-18    | 2014-15       | 2015-16       | 2016-17       | 2017-18       |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 2          | 3          | 3          | 3          | 04            | 04            | 05            | 05            |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 01            | 01            | 01            | 01            |
| 3.        | Assam             | 1          | 1          | 1          | 1          | 03            | 03            | 03            | 03            |
| 4.        | Bihar             | 5          | 4          | 4          | 4          | 15            | 15            | 15            | 15            |
| 5.        | Chandigarh        | 1          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 01            | 01            | 01            | 01            |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh      | 4          | 3          | 5          | 4          | 03            | 03            | 03            | 03            |
| 7.        | Delhi             | 2          | 2          | 3          | 2          | 02            | 02            | 02            | 02            |
| 8.        | Goa               | 1          | 1          | 1          | 0          | 01            | 01            | 01            | 01            |
| 9.        | Gujarat           | 11         | 12         | 18         | 25         | 17            | 18            | 19            | 31            |
| 10.       | Haryana           | 8          | 9          | 10         | 7          | 01            | 01            | 01            | 01            |
| 11.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 2          | 2          | 3          | 3          | 01            | 01            | 01            | 01            |
| 12.       | Jammu and Kashmir | 1          | 1          | 0          | 1          | 00            | 00            | 00            | 00            |
| 13.       | Jharkhand         | 1          | 1          | 0          | 0          | 04            | 04            | 04            | 05            |
| 14.       | Karnataka         | 55         | 46         | 46         | 34         | 11            | 11            | 11            | 11            |
| 15.       | Kerala            | 17         | 16         | 15         | 1          | 05            | 05            | 05            | 05            |
| 16.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 11         | 12         | 13         | 16         | 19            | 20            | 23            | 24            |
| 17.       | Maharashtra       | 64         | 57         | 49         | 35         | 49            | 50            | 50            | 53            |
| 18.       | Meghalaya         | 0          | 0          | 1          | 0          | 00            | 00            | 01            | 01            |
| 19.       | Odisha            | 5          | 4          | 4          | 5          | 06            | 06            | 06            | 06            |
| 20.       | Pondicherry       | 1          | 1          | 1          | 0          | 00            | 00            | 00            | 00            |
| 21.       | Punjab            | 13         | 12         | 9          | 12         | 04            | 04            | 04            | 04            |
| 22.       | Rajasthan         | 10         | 10         | 10         | 9          | 08            | 08            | 08            | 08            |
| 23.       | Tamil Nadu        | 4          | 5          | 5          | 3          | 10            | 12            | 12            | 12            |
| 24.       | Telangana         | 2          | 2          | 2          | 1          | 02            | 03            | 04            | 05            |
| 25.       | Uttar Pradesh     | 22         | 21         | 43         | 55         | 10            | 10            | 10            | 11            |
| 26.       | Uttarakhand       | 6          | 6          | 10         | 14         | 02            | 02            | 02            | 02            |
| 27.       | West Bengal       | 4          | 3          | 4          | 2          | 12            | 12            | 12            | 12            |
| Total     | Total             | 253        | 234        | 260        | 237        | 191           | 197           | 204           | 223           |

## ANNEXURE