Lok Sabha Question No. 2936 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Ayurvedic Hospital for Cancer Treatment
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2936 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH March, 2021

## AYURVEDIC HOSPITAL F OR CANCER TREATMENT

## 2936. DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up Ayurvedic  hospitals  for  the  treatment  of cancer in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of such AYUSH hospitals presently functional in the country, State/UT - wise, stream - wise, location - wise; and
- (d) whether any breakthrough has been made for the treatment of diseases like cancer through Ayurvedicdrugs and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS AND ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a)  &  (b)  As  Public  Health  is  a  State  subject,  opening  of  Ayurvedic  Hospitals  fo treatment of cancer comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments. There no such p roposals to open Ayurvedic hospitals for the treatment of cancer by the Centra Government.  However,  under  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  there  is  a  provision  of financial  assistance  to  States/UTs  for  setting  up  of  upto  50  Bedded  Integrated  AY Hospitals  including  Ayurveda system  where  patients  suffering  from  various  ailments  can avail  treatment.  The  status  of  approved  upto  50  bedded  Integrated  AYUSH  Hospital State/UT wise is furnished as Annexure . Further, All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Sarita Vihar has establish ed an integrative Cancer Care Department.
- (c ) : Public Health being a State subject, the details of such AYUSH Hospitals prese functional in the country, State/UT - wise, stream -wise, location - wise are not being maintained by the Government of India.

(d): As far as Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) is concerned the council has carried out the following Research & Development activities related to Ayurveda drug in cancer: -

(i) Council has undertaken drug development of AYUSH QO L-2C for improving the quality of life in cancer patients. The clinical studies were conducted at St. John's Medical College, Bengaluru  and  AIIMS,  New  Delhi  in  breast  cancer  patients  and  at  Bhagwan  Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Jaipur in lu ng cancer patients. The technical report of the study conducted at AIIMS has been published.

(ii) CCRAS has undertaken research on coded drug Carctol - S under drug development. The clinical study on ovarian cancer in collaboration with Tata Memorial Hospita l and ACTREC.

(iii)  CCRAS  has  conducted  in - vitro  experimental  study  for  screening  of  some  medicinal plants for anticancer activity. The details published in book entitled 'Report on screening of single herbal drug extracts for potential anti - cancer activit y'.

(iv)An  intra - mural  research  study  to  evaluate  and  explore  the  mechanism  of  action  o anticancer Ayurvedic plants using cell based assays has been initiated at Regional Ay Institute for Fundamental Research, Pune.

The council is also carrying out screening for cancer in the program for Integration of AYUSH (Ayurveda) with National Programme for Prevention & Control of Cancer, Diabetes Cardiovascular Diseases & Stroke (NPCDCS)' programme and Stroke (NPCDCS).

## State /UT wise status of appr oved upto 50 Bedded Integrated AYUSH Hospitals: -

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                  |   Units |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |       1 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            |       2 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         |       0 |
| 4         | Assam                     |       2 |
| 5         | Bihar                     |       1 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                |       1 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              |       8 |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |       1 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu               |       0 |
| 10        | Delhi                     |       0 |
| 11        | Goa                       |       2 |
| 12        | Gujarat                   |       2 |
| 13        | Haryana                   |       1 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          |       2 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir           |       4 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 |       1 |
| 17        | Karnataka                 |       2 |
| 18        | Kerala                    |       2 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep               |       1 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh            |       5 |
| 21        | Maharashtra               |       4 |
| 22        | Manipur                   |       4 |
| 23        | Mizoram                   |       1 |
| 24        | Meghalaya                 |       2 |
| 25        | Nagaland                  |       4 |
| 26        | Odisha                    |       3 |
| 27        | Puducherry                |       2 |
| 28        | Punjab                    |       2 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                 |       6 |
| 30        | Sikkim                    |       1 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                |       3 |
| 32        | Telangana                 |       3 |
| 33        | Tripura                   |       2 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh             |      21 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand               |       3 |
| 36        | West Bengal               |       2 |
| Total     |                           |     101 |