Lok Sabha Question No. 273 (STARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Awareness Programmes for Ayurveda
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 273 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH JANUARY, 2018 AWARENESS PROGRAMMES FOR AYURVEDA

## *273. SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

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

- (a)  whether  his  Ministry  has  implement variousschemes/ programmes  to  create awareness regarding ayurveda in the country;
- (b) if so, the det ails thereof; and
- (c) the funds allocated and utilised for the purpose during each of the las and the current year, programme/ scheme and State/UT - wis ?

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

- (a)to ( c):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 273* FOR 5 TH JANUARY , 201 8

(a)& (b): The Ministry of AYUSH has implemented the Central Sector Scheme of Information, Education  and  Communication  (IEC)  for  c reation  of  awareness  amongst  the  citizens  about  th AYUSH Systems including Ayurveda , their cost - effectiveness and their strengths. The IEC activit for promotion of Ayurveda include organization of Arogya Fairs both at the National and theState Level,  observation  of  designated 'd ays ' dedicated  to AYUSH  Systems  like  Ayurveda  Day, organ isation  of  Ayurveda  Parv, participation  in  health  f airs, m elas  and exhibitions, providing financial  assistance to  reputed  organizations for  organizing events  like  s eminars,conferences, symposiums, w orkshop,meeting etc.  on  AYUSH  Systems  and providing  incentives  to  AYUSH Industry  to  participate  in  Arogya  and  other promotionalevent s. Preparation  and  distribution  of authentic publicity material on AYUSH Systems and m ulti - media campaigns for popularization of AYUSH Systems including Ayurveda are also taken up under the I EC scheme of the Ministry.

Ayurveda Day is observedon the day of Dhanwantri Jayanti every year to create awaren regarding Ayurveda system of medicine in the country.

In  addition,  the  Ministry  is  implementing  the  Centrally  Spon sored  Scheme  of  National AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  since  29.09.2014  in  which  provisions  have  been  made  for  spreadin awareness  of  AYUSH  systems  of  medic ine  including  Ayurveda  through  public  h ealth  outreach activit es for  managing  community  health  problems.  Adopt ion  of  villages  for  interventions  of health care through AYUSH Gram and School Health Programme by addressing the health needs school going children are also taken up under NAM.

The  Ministry  has  set - up  an  autonomous  Research  Council,  namely,  Central  Council  fo Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences  (CCRAS)  for  planning,  coordinating  and  implementing  med research  in  the discipline of  Ayurveda.The  Council  has  30  r esearchunits  functi on ng  under  it. Besides research work, the Council is also engaged in popularizing the Ayurveda system among the masses by publishing brochures on subjects of common interest in healthcare in English, r egional  languages.  The  subjects covered  in  t hese  brochures include  prevention  of  diseases  and health  promotion  through  Ayurveda.  CCRAS  also  strives  to  create  awareness  through  out programs like the Swasthya Rakshan Program (SRP), Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Program und Schedule  Caste  Sub  Plan (SCSP)  Research  Program,  Tribal  Health  Care  Research  Program (THCRP)  and  theprogramme  fori ntegration  of  AYUSH  with  National  Program  for  Control  of Diabetes Cancer and Stroke (NPCDCS) .

The  Ministry  has  also  set - up  a  few  National  Institutes  which  are institutions  that  pursue excellence.  Out of these, the National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, All India Institut New Delhi, Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth, New Delhi, North Eastern Institutes of Ayurve Homoeopathy,  Shillong  and  Institute for  Post  Graduate  Teaching  &  Research  in  Ayurveda, Jamnagar are devoted to Ayurveda. These Institutes, besides imparting education, are als in healthcare and outreach activities which help to create awareness among the general pub

(c): The allocation  and  utilisation  for  funds  under  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  of  Info Education and Communication (IEC) is done centrally without any State/UT - wise  categorisation. Details of funds allocated and utilised during the last three years and the current year is given at Annexure.

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## Annexure

## Funds allocated and utilized for the purpose during the last three years and the cu rent year

(Rs in Crores)

| Scheme/ Programme          | 2014- 15   | 2014- 15   | 2014- 15   | 2015- 16   | 2015- 16   | 2015- 16   | 2016- 17   | 2016- 17   | 2016- 17   | 2017- 18   | 2017- 18                  |
|----------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|---------------------------|
|                            | BE         | RE         | AE         | BE         | RE         | AE         | BE         | RE         | AE         | BE         | Expenditure as 19.12.2017 |
| Information, Education and | 17.50      | 17.00      | 16.71      | 20.00      | 30.00      | 27.70      | 30.00      | 27.00      | 24.66      | 34.00      | 21.41                     |

BE -Budget Estimate

RE -Revised Estimate

AE -Actual Expenditure