Lok Sabha Question No. 4326 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-11
Subject: Grant-in-Aid under NAM
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4326 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH AUGUST , 2017

## GRANT - IN - AID UNDER NAM

## 4326. SHRI KESINENI NANI:

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

- (a) the total amount of Grant - in - Aid transferred to Andhra Pradesh under the National AYUSH Mission along with the funds allocated under diffe rent activities;
- (b) the number of public health outreach activities organised in Andhra Pradesh, district - wise;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to start Integrated AYUSH Hospitals in the said S and if so, the details of funds allocated and disbursed for the purpose; and
- (d) the number of villages selected under AYUSH Gram in Andhra Pradesh, district - wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : The  total  fund  allocated  and  approved/released  to  State  Andhra  Pradesh  under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) since inception of NAM i.e. 15.09.2014 is furnishe d at Annexure - I.
- (b) : Ministry of AYUSH approved 39 units of public health outreach activities under NAM the State of Andhra Pradesh till date. However, as reported by the State Government of A Pradesh, the State has not organized the public health outreach activities till date.
- (c) : Health is a State subject. Therefore, setting up of Integrated AYUSH Hospital co under  purview  of  the  State  Government.  However,  under  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of National AYUSH Mission (NAM), there is a provision of financial assistance for setting up of upto  50  bedded  integrated  AYUSH  Hospital. The  Ministry  has  approved  two  50 - bedded integrated AYUSH hospitals at Kakinada and Visakhapatnam in the State of Andhra Prades under  NAM.  In  this  regard,  Rs.  20 8.85  lakhs  and  Rs.  168.85  lakhs  have  been  approved for Kakinada and Visakhapatnam respectively till date.
- (d) : As per the information provided by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, the numb of villages selected for AYUSH Gram under NAM in Andh ra Pradesh, district - wise is furnished at Annexure - II.

## Annexure - I

## The fund allocated and approved/released to State Andhra Pradesh under NAM (as on 31.07.2017)

the the

| Year     | Allocation of Central (Rs. in lakhs)   |   Share Central Share approved/released (Rs. in lakhs) | Remark                                               |
|----------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 2014- 15 | 309.925                                |                                                309.925 | -                                                    |
| 2015- 16 | 900.693                                |                                               1400.38  | This includes committed liability the previous year. |
| 2016- 17 | 1,013.500                              |                                               1125.53  | This includes committed liability the previous year. |
| 2017- 18 | 1118.400                               |                                                985.182 | -                                                    |

## Annexure - II

## The number of villages selected under AYUSH Gram in Andhra Pradesh, district - wise

| Sl. No.   | Name of the District   |   Number of Villages |
|-----------|------------------------|----------------------|
| 1.        | Srikakulam             |                   36 |
| 2.        | Viziyanagaram          |                   37 |
| 3.        | Visakhapatnam          |                   39 |
| 4.        | East Godavari          |                   51 |
| 5.        | West Godavari          |                   49 |
| 6.        | Krishna                |                   44 |
| 7.        | Guntur                 |                   57 |
| 8.        | Prakasham              |                   55 |
| 9.        | Nellore                |                   44 |
| 10.       | Chittoor               |                   53 |
| 11.       | YSR Kadapa             |                   39 |
| 12.       | Kurnool                |                   42 |
| 13.       | Anantapuram            |                   53 |
| Total     | Total                  |                  599 |