Lok Sabha Question No. 1077 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-21
Subject: Opening of AYUSH Medical College
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: RAM PRASAD SARMAH, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1077 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JULY, 2017

## OPENING OF AYUSH MED ICAL COLLEGE

## 1077. SHRI RAM PRASAD SARMAH: SHRI P.K. BIJU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal for opening AYUSH Medical College i State of Assam and if so, the deta ils thereof;
- (b) the number of medical colleges working in the country, State/UT - wise particularly in North Eastern Region;
- (c) whether there is a acute shortage of AYUSH medical college in North Eastern Region a so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the corrective measures taken by the Government to address the issue?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : No .
- (b) :      The  d etail s of State/UT -wise number of medical colleges in the country including in North Eastern Region aregiven at Annexure .
- (c)  &  (d) There  are  01  Homoeopat hy  college  in  Arunachal  Pradesh, 01  Ayurveda  and  0 3 Homoeopathy colleges in Assam, and 01 Ayurveda and 0 1 Homoeopathy college in Meghalaya.

The number of AYUSH medical colleges in North Eastern Region is less in comparison to the States in other Regions of the country.

Contd........

Health and E ducation are State subject, and Medical Colleges are normally set up either State Government or Private sector Institutions. However, in view of the special in the North Eastern Region, the Central Government has recently established a North E astern Institute  of  Ayurveda  and  Homoeopathy  at  Shillong,  Meghalaya  to  impart  education Ayurveda and Homoeopathy.

Further,  the  Ministry of  AYUSH  implementing  a  programme  namely  Central Government  Nomination  (CGN)  to  Bachelor  courses  of  Ayurveda,  Siddh a,  Unani  and Homoeopathy in selected colleges of the country for deficient States. In this programme are  total  59  seats  in  Ayurveda,  Siddha,  Unani  and  Homoeopathy  courses  are  reserved deficient  States,  out  of  these,  10  seats  in  Ayurveda,  01  seat in  Unani  and  15  seats  in Homoeopathy courses are reserved for North Eastern States.

Similarly,  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH  implementing  a  programme  namely  Central Government  Nomination  (CGN)  to  Post -graduate  courses  of  Ayurveda,  Siddha,  Unani  and Homoeopathy i n selected colleges of the country for deficient States. In this programme, are  total  35  seats  in  Ayurveda,  Siddha,  Unani  and  Homoeopathy  courses  are  reserved deficient States including North Eastern States.

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## STATE/UT -WISE NUMBER OF AYURVEDA, SIDDHA, UNANI AND HOMOEOPATHY COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY INCLUDING NORTH EASTERN REGION

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   Ayurveda |   Siddha |   Unani |   Homoeopathy |   Total |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|----------|---------|---------------|---------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    |         03 |       00 |      01 |            05 |      09 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh |         00 |       00 |      00 |            01 |      01 |
| 3.        | Assam             |         01 |       00 |      00 |            03 |      04 |
| 4.        | Bihar             |         08 |       00 |      05 |            15 |      28 |
| 5.        | Chandigarh        |         01 |       00 |      00 |            01 |      02 |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh      |         05 |       00 |      01 |            03 |      09 |
| 7.        | Delhi             |         03 |       00 |      02 |            02 |      07 |
| 8.        | Goa               |         01 |       00 |      00 |            01 |      02 |
| 9.        | Gujarat           |         20 |       00 |      00 |            19 |      39 |
| 10.       | Haryana           |         11 |       00 |      00 |            01 |      12 |
| 11.       | Himachal Pradesh  |         03 |       00 |      00 |            01 |      04 |
| 12.       | Jammu and Kashmir |         01 |       00 |      03 |            00 |      04 |
| 13.       | Jharkhand         |         01 |       00 |      00 |            04 |      05 |
| 14.       | Karnataka         |         66 |       00 |      05 |            11 |      82 |
| 15.       | Kerala            |         18 |       01 |      01 |            05 |      25 |
| 16.       | Madhya Pradesh    |         19 |       00 |      04 |            23 |      46 |
| 17.       | Maharashtra       |         71 |       00 |      06 |            50 |     127 |
| 18.       | Meghalaya         |         01 |       00 |      00 |            01 |      02 |
| 19.       | Orissa            |         06 |       00 |      00 |            06 |      12 |
| 20.       | Pondicherry       |         01 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      01 |
| 21.       | Punjab            |         16 |       00 |      01 |            04 |      21 |
| 22.       | Rajasthan         |         12 |       00 |      03 |            08 |      23 |
| 23.       | Tamil Nadu        |         06 |       09 |      01 |            12 |      28 |
| 24.       | Telangana         |         05 |       00 |      03 |            04 |      12 |
| 25.       | Uttar Pradesh     |         48 |       00 |      14 |            10 |      72 |
| 26.       | Uttarakhand       |         10 |       00 |      01 |            02 |      13 |
| 27.       | West Bengal       |         04 |       00 |      01 |            12 |      17 |
| Total :   | Total :           |        341 |       10 |      52 |           204 |     607 |

## ANNEXURE

(As on 31.01.2017)