Lok Sabha Question No. 6603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Central Regulatory Agency
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), RITI PATHAK

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 6603 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH APRIL, 2018

## CENTRAL REGULATORY A GENCY

## 6603. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  set  up/proposed  to  set  up  a  Central  Regulat ory  Agency  for medicines based on AYUSH in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which such an agency is likely to be se country;
- (c)  whether  the  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic Sciences  (CCRAS)  regulates  the research institutions across the country;
- (d) if so, the details of the location of these institutes in the country, State/UTwise; a
- (e) whether the Government has reviewed the performance of these institutions and if so, the details of the achievements made by these institutions so far?

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

- (a)  &  (b):  Ministry  of  AYUSH  in  the  Central  Government  has  a  Drug  Control  Cell  to  de regulatory  matters  of  Ayurvedic,  Siddha,  Unani  and    Homoeopathy drugs  and  to  coordinate  with State regulatory authorities. Recently, a vertical structure of AYUSH has been created wi Drugs  Standard  Control  Organization  vide  order  dated  05.02.2018  to  oversee  the  regul Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and Ho meopathy (ASU&H) drugs from central level.
- (c) & (d):  The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), an autonomou under  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH,  Government  of  India  for  undertaking,  coordinating,  formu developing and promoting research on scientific lines in Ayurvedic sciences. CCRAS has a ne of 30 peripheral centers located all over India to carry out research activities in the f and also undertakes collaborative studies with various universities, hospital s and scientific institutes. List of Council's peripheral centres is annexed.

(e):   The Ministry of AYUSH has constituted Review Committees from time to time to ass functioning and performance of CCRAS and its peripheral centres.  Major achievem ents of CCRAS centres include the following -

- i. Carried out 65 clinical research projects in intramural mode on 37 diseases/condit collaborative  projects  during  the  last  ten  years.  Completed  657  medico - ethno - botanical surveys and 10 intramural proj ects under medicinal plants research programme.
- ii. Drug research studies and intramural projects carried out for standardization of 480 single drugs and 300 compound formulations of Ayurveda.
- iii. 10  literary  research  projects  and  51  projects  for  evaluation  of safety,  toxicity  and pharmacological activities of Ayurvedic drugs have been carried out.
- iv. Published 142 books, monographs, select research papers etc. and launched web - based portal for research outcomes of AYUSH systems.
- v. Published 1152 research papers ; signed 62 MoUs with national and international institu out  of  which  20  MoUs  are  presently  operational;    filed  18  patent  applications; technology  to  industry  for  10  Ayurvedic  products;  and  developed  standard  Ayu terminology,  morbid ity codes, integrated research protocols and integrated clinical support system.
- vi. Undertaken activities in the areas of Clinical Research, Medicinal Plant Research -ethnobotanical Survey, Pharmacognosy and Cultivation), Drug Standardization, Pharmacological Research, Literary Research & Documentation, Tribal Health Programme, Geriatric Health Care and delivery of health care services through ou -patient departments (OPDs) and in - patient departments (IPDs).
- vii. Performed outreach activities viz.  Swasthya Rakshan Programme, Ayu veda Mobile Health Care Programme under Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCSP) and integration of Ayurveda in National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Card io - vascular Disease and Stroke (NPCDCS), Tribal Health Care Research Programme (THCRP) and initiation o the process for setting up 20 Ayurvedic Health Centres in the states of Assam, Arunach Pradesh and Sikkim under North East Plan.
- viii. Exploratory  studies conducted  for  the  feasibility  of  integration  of  Ayurveda  wit conventional  medical  system  through  pilot  projects  on  osteoarthritis  and  Reprod Child Health care.
- ix. Formulated of research policy for scientific development of Ayurveda through intramural and collaborative modes.

Annexure List of Institutes/Centres under Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)

| State                    |   S. No. | Name of the Institutes/Centre/Units                                                                                                        |
|--------------------------|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh           |        1 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Skin disorders, Payakapuram, Vijayawada-520015                                                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh        |        2 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Itanagar -791111                                                                                     |
| Andaman& Nicobar Islands |        3 | Regional Research Center of Ayurveda, Port Blair - 744101                                                                                  |
| Assam                    |        4 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Gastro-Intestinal Disorders, Borsojai, Beltola, Guwahati-781028                                   |
| Bihar                    |        5 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Infectious Diseases, D Block, Rajindra Memorial Res., Institute Building, Agam Kuan, Patna-800007 |
| Delhi                    |        6 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Road No.66, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi - 110026                              |
| Gujarat                  |        7 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Skin Disorders, Megani Nagar, Ahmedabad- 380016                                                   |
| Himachal Pradesh         |        8 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Nutritional Disorders , Gandhi Bhawan, Mandi-175001                                               |
| Jammu& Kashmir           |        9 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Urinary Disorders, JDA Housing Colony, Ban Talab, Rajender Nagar, Jammu-181123                    |
| Jammu& Kashmir           |       10 | National Research Institute for Sowa-Rigpa, Old Leh Road, Leh- 194101                                                                      |
| Karnataka                |       11 | Advanced Centre for Ayurveda in Mental Health &Neuro- sciences, Ayurvedic Research Unit, NIMHANS, Hosur Road, Bangalore-560029             |
| Karnataka                |       12 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Metabolic Disorders, Govt. Central Pharmacy Annexe, Ashoka Pillar, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560011    |
| Kerala                   |       13 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Neuromuscular & Musculo-Skeletal Disorders, Cheruthuruthy- 679531                                  |
| Kerala                   |       14 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Life style related Disorders, Poojapura, Trivandrum-695012                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh           |       15 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Drug Development, Amkho, Gwalior-474009                                                           |
| Maharashtra              |       16 | Raja Ramdeo Anandilal Podar (RRAP) Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Cancer, RA Podar College, Worli, Mumbai- 400018                 |
| Maharashtra              |       17 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Mother and Child Health, NIT Complex, Nandanwan, Nagpur-440009                                    |
| Maharashtra              |       18 | Regional Ayurveda Institute for Fundamental Research, Pune                                                                                 |
| Nagaland                 |       19 | Herbal Ayurveda Research Centre, Lumami - 798601                                                                                           |
| Orissa                   |       20 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Hepatobiliary Disorders, Bharatpur, Bhubaneswar-751003                                             |
| Punjab                   |       21 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Respiratory Disorders, Moti Bagh Road, Patiala-147001                                              |

| Rajasthan     |   22. | M.S. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Endocrine Disorders, Indira Colony, Bani Park, Jhotwara Road, Jaipur- 302016.   |
|---------------|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sikkim        |    23 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Tadong, Gangtok -737102                                                                 |
| Tamil Nadu    |    24 | Dr. Achanta Lakshmipati Research Centre for Ayurveda, VHS Campus, TTTI Post, Chennai-600113                                   |
| Tamil Nadu    |    25 | Captain Srinivasa Murthy Regional Ayurveda Drug Development Institute, Chennai.                                               |
| Telengana     |    26 | National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage, Hyderabad                                                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh |    27 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Eye Diseases, Indira Nagar, Lucknow-226016                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh |    28 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute , Jhansi                                                                                 |
| Uttarakhand   |    29 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Thapla, Ranikhet- 263645, Almora                                                        |
| West Bengal   |    30 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Drug Development,4CN Block, Sector V, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata-700091                    |