Lok Sabha Question No. 689 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Universities of AYUSH
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN, SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTIO N NO. 689 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH JULY, 2018

## UNIVERSITIES OF AYUS H

## 689. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

## SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

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

- (a) the details of universities of AYUSH system of medicines in the country, State/UT -wise;
- (b) whether the Government has received any requests regarding setting up of such universit and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up such universities including yoga university various parts of the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise;
- (d)  the  number  of  yoga  schools  proposed  to  be  opened  by  the  Government in  the  country, State/UT - wise particularly in Rajasthan; and
- (e) the other steps being taken by the Government to promote AYUSH system of medicines the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : As per information received from University Grant Commission, Universities of AYUSH system of medicines in the country, State/UT - wise information of University of AYUSH System of Medicine is as follows:

Bhavan,

|   S. No. | Name of the State/UT   | Name of the Universities                                                                                                                       |
|----------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Chhattisgarh           | AYUSH and Health Sciences University of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. (State University)                                                               |
|        2 | Gujarat                | (i) Gujarat Ayurveda University, Chanakya Jamnagar, Gujarat. (State University) (ii) Lakulish Yoga University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. University) |
|        3 | Karnataka              | Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana,                                                                                                  |

Ayurveda

Jaipur,

|    |             | Bangalore, Karnataka. (Deemed to be University)                                                                                                                                                |
|----|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4 | Punjab      | Guru Ravidas Ayurved University, Jodhamal Road, Hoshiarpur, Punjab. (State University)                                                                                                         |
|  5 | Rajasthan   | (i) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishna Rajasthan University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, (State University) (ii) Homoeopathy University, Saipura, Sanganer, Rajasthan. (Private University)                   |
|  6 | Uttarakhand | (i) Uttarakhand Ayurveda University, Railway Station Harrawala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. (State University) (ii) University of Patanjali, Patanjali Yogpeeth, Uttarakhand. (Private University). |

- (b) & (c) : Universities are established either by Act of Parliament or by Act of the Legislatures. As per UGC information, there is no proposal pending before UGC for inclusi any AYUSH University in the UGC list.
- (d) : Nil .
- (e) : The details of the steps being taken by the Government to promote AYUSH system of medicines in the country is as under:

(i) Established new Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathic colleges those fulfilled t minimum standards requirement in terms of infrastructure, teaching and tra ining facilities referred in Indian Medicine Central Council (Requirement of Minimum standards for und graduate  Ayurveda  Colleges  and  attached  hospitals)  Regulation  2016,  Indian  Medici Central Council (Requirement of Minimum standards for under graduat e Unani Colleges and attached hospitals) Regulation 2016, Indian Medicine Central Council (Requirement Minimum standards for under graduate Siddha Colleges and attached hospitals) Regulati 2016 and Homoeopathic Central Council (Minimum standards Requ irement of Homoeopathic  colleges  and  attached  hospitals)  Regulation  2013  to  ensure  that  qua education is maintained.

Only  such  colleges  which  have  complied  to  the  requirement  of  said  Regulation have been granted permission by the Central Government.

(ii) Establishment of Post Graduate Institutes of Yoga and Naturopathy Education an Research (PGIYNER) with 200 bedded Yoga and Naturopathy hospital at Jhajjar, Haryana and Nagmangala, Karnataka.

(iii) Establishment of Central Research Institutes of Y oga & Naturopathy in Odisha, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Jammu & Kashmir alongwith 100 bedded indoor hospital facilities and OPDs.

- (iv) Setup of regulatory frame work and laid down the standard of drugs in pharmacopoeia and providing grant - in - aid to States for quality control activities.