Lok Sabha Question No. 2005 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-29
Subject: Integrating Alternative Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO . 2005 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH DECEMBER, 2017

## INTEGRATING ALTERNAT IVE MEDICINE

## 2005. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that there is a need of integrating alternative med the healthcare system;
- (b) if so, the detai ls thereof;
- (c)  whether  such  healthcare  system  makes  economic  sense  as  allopathy  treatment  can expensive for poor patients, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether the  Government  is  taking  any  effective  steps  to  leverage  its  vast  knowle reservoir of traditional medicine to boost domestic healthcare in the country; and
- 0(e) if so, the response of the Government in this regard?

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

- (a): Yes.
- (b) : In order to facilitate the integration of AYUSH systemswithAllopathy in various aspects of healthcare in the Country, the Government has included the mainstreaming of AYUSH an Integration of AYUSH systems at the level of knowledge systems in the National Health Po 2017. The policy also recognises the need for integrate d courses for Indian System of Medicine, Modern  Science,  Ayurgenomics. Since  Public  Health,  Hospitals  &  Dispensaries  are  State subjects as per the 7th Schedule of the Constitution of India, the Government of India's strategy for  the  integration  of  differen t  system  of  healthcare  focuses  on  medical  research  and  health education. The Government of India has initiated a proposal for integration of AYUSH syste in  the  upcoming  new  19  All  Indian  Institute  of  Medical  Sciences  (AIIMS).  The  Natio AYUSH Mission (NAM) envisages mainstreaming of AYUSH through co - location of AYUSH facilities  at  Primary  Health  Centres  (PHCs),  Community  Health  Centres  (CHCs)  and  Distr Hospitals (DCs) and ensures availability of AYUSH drugs and trained manpower in such health centres and hospitals.

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(c) : Traditional  systems  of  medicine  and  Homoeopathy  can  offer  solutions  which  ar considerably more affordable than treatment solutions offered by modern medicine, depen upon the condition of the patient and the assessment of the physician.

(d) : Yes.

(e) : The Government have launched National AYUSH Mission (NAM) under which grants -in - aid is provided to States / UTs to take up various activities to develop and promote healthcare facilities. The Government have set up five autonomous Research Coun cils, namely, (i)  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences  (CCRAS),  (ii)  Central  Council Research  in  Homoeopathy  (CCRH),  (iii)  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Unani  Medicin (CCRUM),  (iv)  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Siddha  (CCRS)  &  (v)  Ce ntral  Council  for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN) with the mandate to undertake research in thei respective  system.  Some  of  the  units/  institutes  under  these  Councils  are  also  enga extending  health  care  services  and  undertaking  research  on non- communicable  diseases.  The Ministry of AYUSH has also established a number of national level institutes in differen to promote the growth of AYUSH systems for ensuring healthcare facilities to different s of the Society.

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