Lok Sabha Question No. 1686 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Aarogya Health Fair
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1686 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH MARCH, 2017

## AAROGYA HEALTH FAIR

## 1686. DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  organizes  'Aarogya  Health  Fair'  across  the  country  in  order  to establish its identity and make it accessible in small cities;
- (b) if s o, the details thereof and the fairs organised in different States till date alo details of places where these fairs were organised;
- (c) whether the Government also proposes to organise such fairs at district and block levels in different States including Chhattisgarh; and
- (d) 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) to (d): The Ministry has been organizing a comprehensive fair on health care on AYUSH Systems called ' ÁR O GYA' in collaboration with the Trade Organizations , reputed NGOs and the concerned State Governments.The Ministry has decided t o organiz e National Arogya Fair s i n th e State capital s and other important cities ofal lth e S t at es includin g metr o citie s. The Ministry has also decided organize State Arogya fairs at the State capital (smaller and NE States) or the district headquarters preferably with large rural population including Chhattisgarh .

Details  of National  Arogya  Fairs  and  State  A rogya  Fairs have  been  organized  so  far are furnished at Annexure-I& II respectively.

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## National Arogya Fairs since 2007

|   Sl.No |   Year | City/State                               | Date                      |
|---------|--------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|       1 |   2007 | Delhi                                    | 26- 29 Oct, 2007          |
|       2 |   2008 | Indore, Madhya Pradesh                   | 4- 7 Jan, 2008            |
|       3 |   2008 | Amritsar, Punjab                         | 15- 18 Mar, 2008          |
|       4 |   2008 | Dehradun,Uttrakhand                      | 20- 23 Apr, 2008          |
|       5 |   2008 | Delhi                                    | 31 Oct -3 Nov, 2008       |
|       6 |   2009 | Mumbai, Maharashtra                      | 30 Jan -2 Feb, 2009       |
|       7 |   2009 | Patna, Bihar                             | 6- 9 Dec, 2009            |
|       8 |   2009 | Srinagar, J & K                          | 29 Sept. -3 Oct. 2009     |
|       9 |   2010 | Bangalore Karnataka,                     | 9- 13 Dec, 2010           |
|      10 |   2011 | Coimbatore Tamil Nadu,                   | 28- 30 Jan, 2011          |
|      11 |   2010 | Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh                  | 12- 15 Nov, 2010          |
|      12 |   2012 | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh                | 12- 15 Oct, 2012          |
|      13 |   2013 | Chandigarh                               | 10- 13 May, 2013          |
|      14 |   2013 | Lucknow                                  | 25- 28 Oct,2013           |
|      15 |   2013 | Jammu &Kathua                            | 21- 24, 28 - 29 Dec, 2013 |
|      16 |   2014 | Kolkata                                  | 8- 11 Feb, 2014           |
|      17 |   2014 | New Delhi                                | 6- 9 Nov, 2014            |
|      18 |   2015 | Bangalore, Karnataka                     | 21- 24 Jan, 2015          |
|      19 |   2015 | Guwahati, Assam                          | 30 Jan to 2 Feb, 2015     |
|      20 |   2015 | Raipur, Chhattisgarh                     | 6- 9 Feb, 2015            |
|      21 |   2015 | Jaipur, Rajasthan                        | 13- 16 Feb, 2015          |
|      22 |   2015 | Bhubaneswar, Orissa                      | 22- 25 Feb 2015           |
|      23 |   2015 | Trivandrum                               | 21- 24, May 2015          |
|      24 |   2015 | Varanasi                                 | 12- 15 Dec, 2015          |
|      25 |   2016 | Bangalore, Prashanti Kutiram             | 3- 7 Jan, 2016            |
|      26 |   2016 | Parade Ground, Dehradun                  | 5- 8 Feb, 2016            |
|      27 |   2016 | Bidhan Sabha Ground, Ranchi, Jharkhand   | 12- 15 Feb, 2016          |
|      28 |   2016 | PCMC, Chinchwad, Pune                    | 19- 22 Mar, 2016          |
|      29 |   2016 | Goa                                      | 26- 29 Mar, 2016          |
|      30 |   2016 | Bangalore (Gayatri Vihar, Palace Ground) | 10- 13 Sept.2016          |
|      31 |   2016 | Kolkata (Science City)                   | 1- 4 Dec, 2016            |

## Annexure - I

## State ArogyaFairs since 2008

|   Sl.No |   Year | City/State                       | Date                   |
|---------|--------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
|       1 |   2008 | Nellore, Andhra Pradesh          | 26- 27 Apr, 2008       |
|       2 |   2008 | Thrissur, Kerala                 | 11- 15 Feb, 2008       |
|       3 |   2009 | Ludhiana, Punjab                 | 20- 23 Mar, 2009       |
|       4 |   2008 | Jaipur, Rajasthan                | 16- 21 Dec, 2008       |
|       5 |   2010 | Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh      | 18- 22 Mar, 2010       |
|       6 |   2009 | Guwahati, Assam                  | 4- 7 Dec, 2009         |
|       7 |   2010 | Raipur, Chattisgarh              | 14- 17 Mar, 2010       |
|       8 |   2010 | Una, Himachal Pradesh            | 25- 27 Sept. 2010      |
|       9 |   2009 | Imphal, Mainpur                  | 27- 30 Nov. 2009       |
|      10 |   2009 | Shillong, Meghalaya              | 1- 4 May, 2009         |
|      11 |   2010 | Aizwal, Mizoram                  | 13- 15 Apr 2010        |
|      12 |   2009 | Kohima, Nagaland                 | 18- 20 Mar 2009        |
|      13 |   2010 | Bhubaneswar, Orissa              | 23- 26 Feb, 2010       |
|      14 |   2010 | Bhatinda, Punjab                 | 12- 15 Feb 2010        |
|      15 |   2010 | Gangtok, Sikkim                  | 12- 16 Mar 2010        |
|      16 |   2010 | Chennai, Tamil Nadu              | 29- 30 May 2010        |
|      17 |   2010 | Agartala, Tripura                | 12- 15 Feb 2010        |
|      18 |   2010 | Haridwar, Uttrakhand (KumbhMela) | 14 Jan -14 Apr ,2010   |
|      19 |   2011 | Rohtak Haryana,                  | 26-28 Feb, 2011        |
|      20 |   2011 | Dumka Jharkhand,                 | 12- 15 Mar, 2011       |
|      21 |   2011 | Aizwal Mizoram,                  | 9- 12 May, 2011        |
|      22 |   2010 | Amritsar Punjab,                 | 18- 21 Dec, 2010       |
|      23 |   2010 | Ajmer, Rajasthan,                | 28 Oct -3 Nov, 2010    |
|      24 |   2011 | Dehradun, Uttrakhand             | 8- 11 Jul, 2011        |
|      25 |   2012 | Nanded, Maharashtra              | 12- 15 May, 2012       |
|      26 |   2012 | Bangalore, Karnataka             | 9- 13 Feb, 2012        |
|      27 |   2012 | Thiruvananthpuram, Kerala        | 9- 14 Feb, 2012        |
|      28 |   2012 | Jaipur, Rajasthan                | 6- 9 Jan, 2012         |
|      29 |   2012 | Agartala, Tripura                | 18- 22 Feb, 2012       |
|      30 |   2012 | Anandpur Sahib, Punjab           | 23- 26 Nov, 2012       |
|      31 |   2012 | Bhubaneswar, Orissa              | 9- 12 Nov, 2012        |
|      32 |   2012 | Ziro Lower Subansiri, Arunachal  | Pradesh 3- 6 Oct, 2012 |
|      33 |   2012 | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh           | 7- 10 Dec,2012         |
|      34 |   2012 | Lunglei, Mizoram                 | 20- 23 Nov, 2012       |
|      35 |   2012 | Dimapur, Nagaland                | 16- 19 Mar, 2012       |

## Annexure - II

|   36 |   2013 | Gangtok, Sikkim                 | 3- 7 Apr, 2013.   |
|------|--------|---------------------------------|-------------------|
|   37 |   2013 | Gardhiwal, Punjab               | 5- 6 Oct, 2013    |
|   38 |   2013 | Thrissur, Kerala                | 12- 16 Dec, 2013  |
|   39 |   2014 | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala,     | 20- 24 Feb, 2014  |
|   40 |   2015 | Gandhinagar, Gujarat            | 9- 13 Jan, 2015   |
|   41 |   2015 | Chandigarh                      | 12- 15 Mar, 2015  |
|   42 |   2015 | Panchkula, Haryana              | 23- 25 Feb,2015   |
|   43 |   2015 | Goa                             | 27- 30 Mar, 2015  |
|   44 |   2015 | East Imphal, Manipur            | 24- 27 Apr 2015   |
|   45 |   2015 | Aizwal, Mizoram                 | 5- 8 May, 2015    |
|   46 |   2016 | Rajkot, Rajasthan               | 8- 10 Jan, 2016   |
|   47 |   2016 | Agartala, Tripura               | 22- 24 Jan, 2016  |
|   48 |   2016 | Ambala Cantt.                   | 3- 6 Mar, 2016    |
|   49 |   2016 | Shillong, Meghalaya             | 18- 20 Nov, 2016  |
|   50 |   2016 | Ridge, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh | 26- 28 Nov, 2016  |
|   51 |   2017 | Jhorthan, Sikkim                | 14- 17 Jan, 2017  |
|   52 |   2017 | Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh     | 20- 22 Feb, 2017  |

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