Lok Sabha Question No. 4139 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Arogya Health Fair
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4139 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## AROGYA HEALTH FAIR

## 4139. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  need  to  organise  'Arogya/Ayush  Health  Fair'  in various  parts  of  the  country  in  order  to  educate  the positive  aspects  of  Ayush  Systems  of medicines to the common people in the country and to make it accessible in small cities;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  number  of  fairs  organised  till  date,  State/  U -wise  and location - wise;
- (c) whether the Government also proposes to organise such fairs at district and block leve different States particularly in Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes. Under Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of Information Education an Communication  (IEC)  in  AYUSH,  the  Ministry  organizes  National  level  Arogya Fairs,  State level Arogya Fairs, Yoga Fests/Utsavs and Ayurveda Parvs to aware the public in the cou about  AYUSH  Systems  of  Medicine  through  appropriate  government  and  non -government institutions.
- (b) 33 National level Arogya fairs and 54 State level Arogya fairs have been organized since 2007. The details of National and State level Arogya Fairs are at Annexure - I & II. In addition, the Ministry has organized 13 Yoga Fests/Utsavs so far through Central Council for Resear Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN)in different states/UTs. The details of Yoga Fests/Utsavs are Annexure - III.

The Ministry also organized 7 Ayurveda Parvs at Delhi, Nagpur (Maharashtra), Pati (Punjab),  Ahmedabad  (Gujarat),  Bangalore  (Karnataka),  Jaipur  (Rajasthan)  and  Patna  (Bi during September 2017 to March 2018.

- (c)At present no such proposal is under consideration in the Ministry.
- (d) No information to furnish.

## Annexure - 1

## Details of National Arogya Fairs organized till the date

|   S No | State/UT        | Location         | Date                                     |
|--------|-----------------|------------------|------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh  | Visakhapatnam    | 8- 11 September, 2017                    |
|      2 | Assam           | Guwahati         | 30 Jan to 2 Feb, 2015                    |
|      3 | Bihar           | Patna            | 6- 9 December, 2009                      |
|      4 | Chhattisgarh    | Raipur           | 6- 9 February, 2015                      |
|      5 | Goa             | Goa              | 26- 29 March, 2016                       |
|      6 | Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar         | 29 Sept. -3 Oct. 2009                    |
|      6 | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu &Kathua    | 21- 24,28- 29 December, 2013             |
|      7 | Jharkhand       | Ranchi           | 12- 15 February, 2016                    |
|      8 | Karnataka       | Bangalore        | 9- 13 December, 2010                     |
|      8 | Karnataka       | Bangalore        | 21- 24 January, 2015                     |
|      8 | Karnataka       | Bangalore        | 3- 7 January, 2016                       |
|      8 | Karnataka       | Bangalore        | 10- 13 Sept.2016                         |
|      9 | Kerala          | Thiruvanthapuram | 21- 24, May 2015                         |
|     10 | Madhya Pradesh  | Indore           | 4- 7 January, 2008 7- 10 April, 2017     |
|     11 | Maharashtra     | Mumbai           | 30 January -2 February, 2009             |
|     12 | Odisha          | Bhubaneswar      | 22- 25 February 2015                     |
|     13 | Punjab          | Amritsar         | 15- 18 March, 2008                       |
|     14 | Rajasthan       | Jaipur           | 13- 16 February, 2015                    |
|     15 | Tamil Nadu      | Coimbatore       | 28- 30 January, 2011                     |
|     15 |                 | Chennai          | 5- 8 May, 2017                           |
|     16 | Telangana       | Hyderabad        | 12- 15 October, 2012                     |
|     17 | Uttar Pradesh   | Lucknow          | 12- 15 November, 2010                    |
|     17 | Uttar Pradesh   | Lucknow          | 25- 28 October,2013                      |
|     18 | Uttarakhand     | Dehradun         | 20- 23 April, 2008                       |
|     18 | Uttarakhand     | Dehradun         | 5- 8 February, 2016                      |
|     19 | West Bengal     | Kolkata          | 8- 11 February, 2014 1- 4 December, 2016 |
|     20 | Chandigarh      | Chandigarh       | 10- 13 May, 2013                         |
|     21 | Delhi           | New Delhi        | 26- 29 October, 2007                     |
|     21 | Delhi           | New Delhi        | 31 Oct. -3 Nov. 2008                     |
|     21 | Delhi           | New Delhi        | 6- 9 November, 2014                      |
|     21 | Delhi           | New Delhi        | 4- 7 December, 2017                      |

## Annexure - II

## Details of State Arogya Fairs organized till the date

|   S No | State/UT          | Location                      | Date                  |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Nellore                       | 26- 27 April, 2008    |
|      2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar                      | 18- 22 March, 2010    |
|      2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Ziro Lower Subansiri District | 3- 6 October, 2012    |
|      2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar                      | 20- 22 February, 2017 |
|      3 | Assam             | Guwahati                      | 4- 7 December, 2009   |
|      4 | Chhattisgarh      | Raipur                        | 14- 17 March, 2010    |
|      5 | Goa               | Goa                           | 27- 30 March, 2015    |
|      6 | Gujarat           | Gandhinagar                   | 9- 13 January, 2015   |
|      7 | Haryana           | Rohtak                        | 26-28 February, 2011  |
|      7 | Haryana           | Panchkula                     | 23- 25 February,2015  |
|      7 | Haryana           | Ambala Cantt.                 | 3- 6 March, 2016      |
|      8 | Himachal Pradesh  | Una                           | 25- 27 Sept. 2010     |
|      8 | Himachal Pradesh  | Ridge, Shimla                 | 26- 28 November, 2016 |
|      9 | Jharkhand         | Dumka                         | 12- 15 March, 2011    |
|     10 | Karnataka         | Bangalore                     | 9- 13 February, 2012  |
|     11 | Kerala            | Thrissur, Kerala              | 11- 15 February, 2008 |
|     11 | Kerala            | Thiruvananthapuram            | 9- 14 February, 2012  |
|     11 | Kerala            | Thrissur                      | 12- 16 December, 2013 |
|     11 | Kerala            | Thiruvananthapuram            | 20- 24 February, 2014 |
|     12 | Madhya Pradesh    | Bhopal                        | 7- 10 December, 2012  |
|     13 | Maharashtra       | Nanded                        | 12- 15 May, 2012      |
|     14 | Manipur           | Imphal                        | 27- 30 Nov. 2009      |
|     14 | Manipur           | East Imphal                   | 24- 27 April 2015     |
|     15 | Meghalaya         | Shillong                      | 1- 4 May, 2009        |
|     15 | Meghalaya         | Shillong                      | 18- 20 November, 2016 |
|     16 | Mizoram           | Aizwal                        | 13- 15 April 2010     |
|     16 | Mizoram           | Aizwal                        | 9- 12 May, 2011       |
|     16 | Mizoram           | Lunglei                       | 20- 23 November, 2012 |
|     16 | Mizoram           | Aizwal                        | 5- 8 May, 2015        |
|     17 | Nagaland          | Kohima                        | 18- 20 March 2009     |
|     17 | Nagaland          | Dimapur                       | 16- 19 March, 2012    |
|     17 | Nagaland          | Mokukchung                    | 12- 16 December, 2017 |
|     18 | Odisha            | Bhubaneswar                   | 23- 26 February, 2010 |
|     18 | Odisha            | Bhubaneswar                   | 9- 12 November,2012   |

|   19 | Punjab      | Ludhiana       | 20- 23 March, 2009         |
|------|-------------|----------------|----------------------------|
|   19 | Punjab      | Bhatinda       | 12- 15 February 2010       |
|   19 | Punjab      | Amritsar       | 18- 21 December, 2010      |
|   19 | Punjab      | Anandpur Sahib | 23- 26 November, 2012      |
|   19 | Punjab      | Gardhiwal      | 5- 6 October, 2013         |
|   20 | Rajasthan   | Jaipur         | 16- 21 December, 2008      |
|   20 | Rajasthan   | Ajmer          | 28 Oct. -3 November, 2010  |
|   20 | Rajasthan   | Jaipur         | 6- 9 January, 2012         |
|   20 | Rajasthan   | Rajkot         | 8- 10 January, 2016        |
|   21 | Sikkim      | Gangtok        | 12- 16 March 2010          |
|   21 | Sikkim      | Gangtok        | 3- 7 April, 2013.          |
|   21 | Sikkim      | Jhorthan       | 14- 17 January, 2017       |
|   21 | Sikkim      | Jorethang      | 14- 16 January, 2017       |
|   22 | Tamil Nadu  | Chennai        | 29- 30 May 2010            |
|   23 | Tripura     | Agartala       | 12- 15 February 2010       |
|   23 | Tripura     |                | 18- 22 February, 2012      |
|   23 | Tripura     |                | 22- 24 January, 2016       |
|   24 | Uttarakhand | Haridwar       | 14 January -14 April ,2010 |
|   24 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun       | 8- 11 July, 2011           |
|   25 | Chandigarh  | Chandigarh     | 12- 15 March, 2015         |

## Annexure - III

Yoga Fest organized through CCRYN

|   S.No | State          | Location    | Date                         |
|--------|----------------|-------------|------------------------------|
|      1 | Chandigarh     | Chandigarh  | 17 th - 19 th March, 2017    |
|      2 | Chhattisgarh   | Raipur      | 18 th - 20 th May, 2018      |
|      3 | Goa            | Goa         | 25 th - 27 th March, 2017    |
|      4 | Gujarat        | Ahmadabad   | 24 th - 26 th February, 2017 |
|      5 | Jharkhand      | Ranchi      | 18 th - 20 th May, 2018      |
|      6 | Karnataka      | Bangalore   | 6 th - 8 th January, 2017    |
|      7 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal      | 25 th - 27 th February, 2017 |
|      8 | Maharashtra    | Mumbai      | 24 th - 26 th March, 2017    |
|      8 | Maharashtra    | Pune        | 18 th - 20 th June, 2018     |
|      9 | Odisha         | Bhubaneswar | 24 th - 26 th March, 2017    |
|     10 | Rajasthan      | Jaipur      | 21 st - 23 rd July, 2018     |
|     11 | Uttar Pradesh  | Lucknow     | 23 rd - 25 th March, 2017    |
|     12 | West Bengal    | Kolkata     | 17 th - 19 th March, 2017    |