Lok Sabha Question No. 932 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-21
Subject: Yoga and Naturopathy
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY, NEELAM SONKER, ANOOP MISHRA, KIRRON KHER

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 932 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JULY, 2017

## YOGA AND NATUROPATHY

## 932. COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

HRI ANOOP MISHRA:

SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide treatment through Yoga and Naturopathy in the country, particularly in rural and remote areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with funds allocated for the purpose during each of the last three years, State/ UT - wise;
- ( c) whether the Government has formulated any policy for promoting Yoga and Naturopathy in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has issued any directives for registration of Yoga and Naturo practitioners and to make the said d isciplines more comprehensive in nature, if so, the detail thereof; and
- (e) the total number of colleges offering the said curriculum in the country, State/UT - wise?

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

- (a): Yes.
- (b): The Ministry of AYUSH has established the following three organizations for the development of Yoga and Naturopathy and also for providing treatment through Yoga and Naturopathy in the country and the details of their activities are as under :-

## 1. Central  Council  for  Research  in  Yoga  &  Naturopathy  (CCRYN),  New Delhi :

- 1) Establishment of Post Graduate Institutes of Yoga and Naturopathy Education and Research (PGIYNER): 2 PGI work has been commenced

- 2) Running  of Central Research Institute  of  Yoga  &  Naturopathy (CRIYN): One  CRI  is  functional  with  OPD  and  20  bedded  indoor

Hospital.

- 3) Running of OPD of Yoga & Naturopathy : 07 OPDs are functional.

2. Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), New Delhi :-MDNIY is  running  Yoga  OPD.  It  is  also  providing  Yoga  treatment  in  19  CGHS Wellness Centre and 4 Yoga Therapy Centres in Tertiary/Allopathy

Hospitals 3. National  Institute  of  Naturopathy  (NIN),  Pune  :NIN  is  going  to establish 'Nisarg Gram' which consists of Naturopathy Hospital (250 Beds) at new site Yewalewadi, Tal. Haveli, Pune. As part of outreach activities, it is running a sanatorium for HIV+ve patients at Panchagani, Dist.Satara. The details of funds allocated to these institutes are at Annexure-A. (c):          The  National  Health  Policy-2017  covers  the  entire  health  sector, including  Yoga  &  Naturopathy.    Further,  the  Ministry of  AYUSH  has constituted  a  National  Board  for  Promotion  and  Development  of  Yoga  & Naturopathy  (NBPDYN),  which  provides  advice  on education  &  practice  of Yoga & Naturopathy, as well as formulation of policy for promotion of Yoga & Naturopathy in the country. (d): Yes, Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy(CCRYN) at the behest of Ministry of AYUSH is registering institutionally qualified BNYS/ND Degree holders who registered with State statutory boards. As regard, Yoga personal, the Quality Council of India (QCI) at the behest  of  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  developed  a  Scheme  for  Voluntary Certification of Yoga Professionals. The Focus of the scheme is to certify the competence of Yoga professionals providing Yoga lessons/classes as Yoga Instructors/Yoga Teachers or by any other nomenclature. Scope of certification  has  been  categories  as  (i)  Level  1-Yoga  Instructor  (ii)  Level  2Yoga Teacher (iii) Level 3-Yoga Master (iv) Level 4-Yoga Acharya (v) Level 5Yoga Guru. Two Levels- Level-1, Level-2 have been launched. (e): At present there are 21 Colleges in the Country which imparts 5½ years

- Bachelor of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences course. List is at Annexure - B.

## Annexure-A

## Funds Allocated for the purpose during each of the last three Years

(1). CCRYN: Details of the funds released and utilized during each of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  State/UT-wise  are  as under:-

## (Rs. In lakhs)

|   S. N. | Head                       | Head   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 | 2017-18 (Current year)   |
|---------|----------------------------|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|
|       1 | Funds Allocated/ Earmarked | Plan   |   1270    |      1705 |      2400 | 3200.00                  |
|       2 | Expenditure/ utilised      | Plan   |    625.49 |      1067 |      2565 | 1833.00 upto 30.6.17     |

(2). MDNIY's: Plan Budget for the last 3 years is as follows :

| Year    |   Plan BE (Rs. In Crores) |
|---------|---------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                         9 |
| 2015-16 |                        12 |
| 2016-17 |                         4 |

(3). NIN. Pune : The funds allocated by the Ministry of AYUSH to the National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN) for providing Naturopathy  &  Yoga  Health  Care  services  and  facilities  are  as under :-

| Year    | Amount (Rs. In lakhs)   |
|---------|-------------------------|
| 2014-15 | Rs.280.00               |
| 2015-16 | Rs.1266.00              |
| 2016-17 | Rs.2590                 |

## Annexure-B

## List of Bachelor of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences Medical Colleges (BNYS) in India

| S. No.         | Name of the College                                                                                 | Name & Contact No.                              | Email                       |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                      | ANDHRA PRADESH                                  | ANDHRA PRADESH              |
| 1.             | Gandhi Naturopathic Medical College, Ameerpet, Hyderabad-500016                                     | Ph:040- 23730462(F), 23731786 (H)               | neerajareddy_ dr@yahoo.co m |
| 2.             | Narayana Yoga & Naturopathy Medical College, Chintareddypalem, Nellore-524 002                      | M:09490166164 , Ph:0861- 2337433                | drsatyanand@ gmail.com      |
| 3.             | Devs Yoga & Naturopathy Medical College, Devnagar, Ankireddypalli, Keesara, Rangareddy Dist.-501301 | Ph. 040- 27121323 M:09490601323 , M:09849267595 | drsultanas@g mail.com       |
| CHATTISGARH    | CHATTISGARH                                                                                         | CHATTISGARH                                     | CHATTISGARH                 |
| 4.             | Shri Mahavir Medical College Of Naturopathy And Yogic Science, Nagpura, Dist. Durg - 491001         | Ph: 0788- 3297104, 2111633, 2621205             | mahavircollege @gmail.com   |
| GUJRAT         | GUJRAT                                                                                              | GUJRAT                                          | GUJRAT                      |
| 5.             | Morarji Desai Institute of Naturopathy & Yoga, Karelibaug, Vadodara-390008                          |                                                 | mdinys2004@ gmail.com,      |
| KARNATAKA      | KARNATAKA                                                                                           | KARNATAKA                                       | KARNATAKA                   |
| 6.             | S.D.M. College of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences, Ujire- 574240(D.K.)                                 | Ph: 08256- 236188, Fax: 08256-236844            | sdmcnys@gmail .com          |
| 7.             | Alvas College of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences, Moodbidri - 574 227 (D.K.)                           | Ph: 08258- 238111, 261072 Fax: 236731           | acnys@alvas.or g            |
| 8.             | Govt. Nature Cure & Yoga College, PKTR Hospital, KRS Road, Mysore - 570002,                         | Ph: 0821- 24433701                              |                             |
| 9.             | SVYASA College of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences, Eknath Bhavan, Kempegowda Nagar, Bangalore-560 019  | Ph: 26612669, Fax: 26608645,                    | svyasa@svyasa. org          |
| MADHYA PRADESH | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                      | MADHYA PRADESH                                  | MADHYA PRADESH              |
| 10.            | Sant Hirdaram Medical Collage of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences, Bairagarh, Bhopal-462012             | Ph: 0755- 2643288 264413, 2645151               | shmcnys@gmail .com          |

| 11.           | Sanchi Naturopathy College, Barla (Sanchi), Dist. Raisen -464551                                                                                              | M: 9203913301/0 2                              | admission@sn crc.com                               |
|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| RAJASTHAN     | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                     | RAJASTHAN                                      | RAJASTHAN                                          |
| 12.           | Vivekanand Yoga and Naturopathy College, Kaharon ki Dhani, District Sikar - 332403 Rajasthan                                                                  | M: 09461902762                                 |                                                    |
| 13.           | Om Shiva Yoga And Naturopathy Medical College, Mangalwad Chouraha, Chittaurgarh , Udaipur, Rajasthan                                                          | M: 9414857959                                  |                                                    |
| 14.           | Swasthya Kalyan Institute of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences, Lal Kothi, Tonk Road, Jaipur - 302004 Rajasthan                                                  | Ph: 0141 - 2573935                             |                                                    |
| TAMIL NADU    | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                                                                    | TAMIL NADU                                     | TAMIL NADU                                         |
| 15.           | JSS Institute of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences, Navakkarai, Palghat Road, Coimbatore- 641105                                                                   | Ph:0422- 2656394, 2656395 Fax: 2656470         | jssinyscoimbat ore@gmail.co m btcmurthy@g mail.com |
| 16.           | Sivaraj Naturopathy and Yoga Medical College, Siddhar Kovil Road, Thumbathulipatty, Salem - 636 307                                                           | Ph: 0427- 2481006                              | manavalanmns h@yahoo.co.in,                        |
| 17.           | Govt. Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College, Anna Nagar, Chennai-600106                                                                                        | Ph: 044- 26281563, 26216244                    |                                                    |
| 18.           | Sree Ramakrishna Medical College of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences, Padanilam, Kulasekharam - 629161 Kanyakumari Dist.                                          | Ph:04651- 2578425                              |                                                    |
| 19.           | S.V.S. Medical College of Yoga & Naturopathy and Research Institute Salem Main Road, Bhangaram, Thottium Post Kallakurichi 626 202 Villupuram District        |                                                |                                                    |
| UTTAR PRADESH | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                                 | UTTAR PRADESH                                  | UTTAR PRADESH                                      |
| 20.           | Maharishi Aurobindo Subharti College of Naturopathy & Yoga Science, N.H. 58, Delhi-Haridwar By Pass Road, Meerut- 250005                                      | Ph: 0121- 2439578, 3058038                     | meusims2008 @gmail.com                             |
| 21.           | Kunwar Shekhar Vijendra Medical College of Naturopathy Yogic Sciences, Adarsh Institutional Area, Babu Vijendra Marg, Gangoh - 247 341 Dist. Saharanpur, U.P. | Tel. 01331- 234500/23455 5 Fax: 01331- 236300. | shobhit125@y ahoo.co.in                            |