Lok Sabha Question No. 211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-15
Subject: Scientific Recognition to Traditional Systems
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 211 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH DECEMBER, 2017

## SCIENTIFIC RECO GNITION TO TRADITION AL SYSTEMS

## 211. DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  more  Ayurvedic  Treatment  and  Researc Centres to accord sc ientific recognition to the traditional systems of medicine;
- (b) if so, the details thereof State/UTwise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (c)  the  measures  being  adopted  by  the  Government  to  set  formal  procedure/  protocol strengthen the standardisation and c ertification process of the aforesaid traditional systems medicine in the country; and
- (d) the details of system in place for scientific and statutory recognition and trial tes quality of such traditional medicine in the absence of necessary formal protocol in the co

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): There are five Research Councils at present under the aegis of Ministry of AYUS One of them, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) carries out their treatment  and  research  activities  through  30  peripheral  Units/  Institutes  (The  State/ - wise details  are  given  at  Annexure).  However,  presently  there  is  no  proposal  to  establis Ayurvedic Treatment and Research Centres.
- (c): Pharmacopoeial Laboratory of Indian Medicine, Ghaziabad under Ministry of AYUSH is a Standards setting cum Drugs Testing Laboratory at National Level for Indian Medicines which include drugs of Ayurveda, Unani andSiddha syst ems.
- (d): Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Chennai is approved as Drug Testi Laboratory  by  the  State  Drug  Licensing  Authority  of  Tamil  Nadu  for  testing  of  qualit Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Medicines taking into consideration pharma c poei l standard.

## Annexure

## Details of the number of Units/Centres, State/UT - wise under Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences

| Sl. No   | Name of State      |   No. of Units/ |
|----------|--------------------|-----------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh     |               1 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh  |               1 |
| 3.       | Assam              |               1 |
| 4.       | Bihar              |               1 |
| 5.       | Delhi              |               1 |
| 6.       | Gujarat            |               1 |
| 7.       | Himachal Pradesh   |               1 |
| 8.       | Jammu and Kashmir  |               2 |
| 9.       | Karnataka          |               2 |
| 10.      | Kerala             |               2 |
| 11.      | Madhya Pradesh     |               1 |
| 12.      | Maharashtra        |               3 |
| 13.      | Telangana          |               1 |
| 14.      | Nagaland           |               1 |
| 15.      | Orissa             |               1 |
| 16.      | Punjab             |               1 |
| 17.      | Rajasthan          |               1 |
| 18.      | Sikkim             |               1 |
| 19.      | Tamil Nadu         |               2 |
| 20.      | Uttar Pradesh      |               2 |
| 21.      | Uttrakhand         |               1 |
| 22.      | West Bengal        |               1 |
| 23.      | Andman and Nicobar |               1 |
|          | Total              |              30 |