Lok Sabha Question No. 2922 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-02
Subject: Achievements of CCRAS
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL, B. SREERAMULU

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2922 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND DECEMBER, 2016

## ACHIEVEMENTS OF CCRA S

## 2922. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL: SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

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

- (a) the details of major achievements of Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sci (CCRAS) during the last one year;
- (b) the funds allocated and utilised for various activities of CCRAS during the said period;
- (c) whether the CCRAS fixes any specific target to be achieved every year and if so, the thereof during the said period and if not, the reasons therefor;
- d) whether herbal medicines has been developed by the CCRAS for the control of Asthma; and
- (e) if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to manufacture this m on large scale and supply to the public at reasonable price and if not, the re sons thereof?

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

- (a):  The  major  achievements  of  the  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Scien (CCRAS)  durin g last one year are at Annexure -I.
- (b): The funds allocated and utilized by CCRAS during 2015 - 16 & 2016 - 17 are as under: -

(Amount in Rupees)

| Year     |           | allocation   | Utilization                         |
|----------|-----------|--------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2015- 16 | Plan      | 96.00 cr     | 83.56 cr                            |
|          | Non -Plan | 77.00 cr     | 81.36 cr (includes unspent balance) |
| 2016- 17 | Plan      | 86.00 cr     | 45.08 cr (upto 10.11.16)            |
|          | Non -Plan | 84.00 cr     | 55.98 cr (upto 10.11.16             |

- (c): The details of the targets fixed during last one year are at Annexure -II.
- (d) & (e): CCRAS  has  developed  a  coded  Ayurvedic drug  'AYUSH - A'  for  Bronchial Asthma. The clinical trial of 'AYUSH - A' for Asthma has been started at 3 peripheral Institutes of CCRAS.

## Major Achievements of CCRAS during last one year

## Collaborative Clinical Research

Under the Collaborative Clinical Research ,one study on coded Ayurvedic drugs on Improvement in quality of life of Breast cancer patients has been concluded .

## Drug Research Programme

## Medicinal Plant Research

Medico- ethno - botanical  survey  conducted  18  tours  in  selected  areas  of  5 states . D uring  the survey 83 museum samples, 850.55 Kg raw drug collected and documented 139 folk claims.  4 new medicinal plants introduced in demonstrative gardens of Institutes. 3 Intra Mural Med Plant Research projects have been completed

## Drug Standardization

Under Drug Standardization, 54 singles drugs and 28 compound formulations have been carr out

## Pharmacological Research

Under this programme, 5 Intra Mural Pharmacological Research Projects have been completed .

## Literary Research Programme

8  books  have  been  published. Further3  Intra  Mural  Lterary  Resear ch  projects  have  been completed.

AYUSH  Research  Portal -A  web  based  portal  for  Research  publication  in A YUSH  is successfully continued and the information being updated periodicall y. Till date 21839 scientific publications have been uploaded.

## Outreach Activities

- Tribal Health Care Research Programme

Under tribal health care research programme, the Council has covered a populatio 1,24,577  out  of  which  1,08,311  were  triba l  people . 252  folk  claims/ local  health traditions ( LHTs )have been documented.

- Ayurvedic  Mobile  Health  Care  Research  Programme  under  Scheduled  Castes Sub Plan (SCSP)

A total 51001 Scheduled Castes population surveyed, 105 villages/colonies covered .

- Swasthya Rakshan Programme

A total of96 villages/colonies covered for providing medical aids to 24308 patients.

- Integration  of  AYUSH  (Ayurveda)  with  National  Programme  for  Prevention  and control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke ( NPCDCS )started in 3 districts Surendra Nagar (Gujarat), Bhilwara (Rajasthan) &Gaya (Bihar).

## Patent and Commercialization

CCRAS  has  developed  an  anti - d abetic  drug  AYUSH - 82  and  the  License  has  been  granted through National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), New Delhi to three firms.

## CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN AYURVEDIC SCIENCES

Outcome/Targets (2015 - 16)

| S. No.   | Name of the Scheme/ Programme                              | Objective/ Outcome                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Outlay (BE) (Rs. in Crore)   | Outlay (BE) (Rs. in Crore)   | Outlay (BE) (Rs. in Crore)              | Quantifiable Deliverables                                             | Projected Outcomes                                                                         | Process/ Timelines   | Remarks/ Risk Factor   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the Scheme/ Programme                              | Objective/ Outcome                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Non - Plan                   | Plan                         | Complementary Extra Budgetary Resources | Quantifiable Deliverables                                             | Projected Outcomes                                                                         | Process/ Timelines   | Remarks/ Risk Factor   |
| 1        | 2                                                          | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4(i)                         | 4(ii)                        | 4(iii)                                  | 5                                                                     | 6                                                                                          | 7                    | 8                      |
|          | Central Council for Research Ayurvedic Sciences, New Delhi | in To undertake scientific research for validation Ayurveda system of medicine. The core research areas comprise Medicinal Plant Research (Medico - ethno botanical Survey, Drug Standardization, Pharmacological Research, Clinical Research, Literary research a nd Documentation | 86.07                        | 115.00                       | NIL                                     | 1. Intra Mural Clinical Research 3. 4. 5.                             |                                                                                            |                      |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | Projects to be initiated - 20                                         | Clinical efficacy safety of the interventions                                              | and 3 years          |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | of                           |                              |                                         | Projects to be carried forward - 34                                   | Clinical efficacy safety of the interventions                                              | 3 years              |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | 2. Collaborative Clinical Research Projects                           | 2. Collaborative Clinical Research Projects                                                |                      |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | Research project to be initiated - 2                                  | Clinical efficacy of interventions                                                         | the 3 years          |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | Projects to be carried forward - 5                                    | Clinical efficacy of interventions                                                         | 2 years              |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | Medicinal Plant Research                                              | Medicinal Plant Research                                                                   |                      |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | Projects to be initiated - 6                                          | Botanical standardization & Documentation                                                  | 1 year               |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | Projects to be carried forward -16                                    | Botanical standardization & Documentation                                                  | 1 year               |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | Standardization & Quality assurance                                   | Standardization & Quality assurance                                                        |                      |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | New projects to be undertaken approval of IMR -PEMC                   | after Preparation of Drug/Isolation of active compounds/ comparative Phyto- chemical study | 3 years              |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | Projects to be carried forward - 11                                   | after Preparation of Drug/Isolation of active compounds/ comparative Phyto- chemical study | 3 years              |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | Pharmacology Research (Pre -clinical)                                 | Pharmacology Research (Pre -clinical)                                                      |                      |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | Projects to be initiated - 5                                          | Pre clinical efficacy and safety of drugs                                                  | 1 year               |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | Projects to be carried forward - 7                                    | Pre clinical efficacy and safety of drugs                                                  | 1 year               |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | 6. Tribal Health Care Research Programme                              | 6. Tribal Health Care Research Programme                                                   |                      |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | Population to be covered demographic studies                          | for 28000                                                                                  | 1 year               |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | Documentation of LHTs/Folk Claims                                     | 100                                                                                        | 1 year               |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | 7. Literary Research and Documentation                                | 7. Literary Research and Documentation                                                     |                      |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | Publication of Journals/ Texts/ Monographs/Technical Reports etc. - 8 | Revival, Retrieval ancient/rare books/ manuscripts                                         | of 1 year            |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | Projects to be carried forward - 6                                    | Revival, Retrieval ancient/rare books/ manuscripts                                         | 1 years              |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | Projects to be initiated - 3                                          | Revival, Retrieval ancient/rare books/ manuscripts                                         | 2 years              |                        |
|          |                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                              |                              |                                         | AYUSH Research portal                                                 | Continuous process                                                                         |                      |                        |

## Annexure - II