Lok Sabha Question No. 278 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-06
Subject: Ayurvedic System of Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 278 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH DECEMBER , 2019 AYURVEDIC SYSTEM OF MEDICINE

## *278. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

Will  the  Minister  of  AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,

UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to promote Ayurvedic syst of medicine, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons the refor;
- (b) whether the Government has set up Ayurvedic clinics or started Ayurv treatment at existing Government hospitals/ clinics during the last one ye
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  for  promotion Ayurvedic system of medicine?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d ):A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 278* FOR 6 TH DECEMBER , 2019

(a) Central  Government  is  implementing  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM) through  States/UTs for  development  and promotion of AYUSH systems of medicine including Ayurvedic system .The Mission inter - alia makes  following  provisions  for  promotion  of  AYUSH systems including Ayurvedic system.

(i)  Co - locat ion  of  AYUSH  facilities  at  Primary  Health  Centers  (PHCs), Community Health Centers (CHCs) and Districts Hospitals (DHs).

(ii)  Up  gradation  of  exclusive  State  Government  AYUSH  Hospitals  and Dispensaries.

(iii) Setting up of upto 50 bedded integrated AYUSH H ospital.

(iv)Upgradation  of  State  Government  Under - Graduate  and  Post - Graduate Educational Institutions.

(v) Setting up of new State Government AYUSH Educational Institutions in t States where it is not available in Government Sector.

(vi) Strengthening of State Government/State Government Co - operatives/Public Sector  Undertakings for  manufacturing  of  quality  medicines  in  AYUSH Systems.

(vii) Strengthening of State Drug Testing Laboratories for ASU &H Drugs for stringent quality control .

(viii) Support fo r cultivation of Medicinal Plant including processing and po -harvest  management to  ensure  supply  of  quality  raw  material  for  AYUSH medicine and other products .

Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), an apex autonomous  body  under  Ministry  of  AYUSH  is  mandated  for  undertaking, coordinating, formulating, developing and promoting research on scientific in Ayurveda. The main activities of the council comprises of following:

i) Cli nical Research, ii) Drug Research (Medicinal Plants Research, Drug Standardization a quality control, Pharmacology Research)

iii) Literary Research

In  addition,  this  Ministry  has  also  taken  various  initiatives  und Information Education and Communi cation (IEC) Scheme for propagation and promotion  of  AYUSH  systems  for  treatment  of  common  ailments  through media and other publicity activities like organizing Arogya fairs, conferences, seminars  on  AYUSH  System.  Further,  Ministry  is  also  supporting  diffe rent activities  under  NAM  like  AYUSH  gram,  Public  Health  outreach  activitie information  education  and  communication  (IEC)  activities,  organization Yoga, conductingperipheral  OPD  and Medical  camps,  behavioural  change communication,  training  of  village health  workers  towards  identification  and use of local medicinal herbs.

(b) & (c) Public Health is a State subject. Setting up of Ayurvedic clinics or starting Ayurvedic  treatment  at  existing  Government  hospitals/  clinics comes under purview of respective State/UT Governments. Central Government has provided Grant - in - aid to the States/UTs for Co-location of AYUSH facilities at Primary  Health  Centers  (PHCs),  Community  Health  Centers  (CHC s)  and District Hospitals (DHs), Up gradation of exclusive St ate Government AYUSH Hospitals & Dispensaries ,Setting up of up to 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital and Supply  of  essential  drugs  to  AYUSH  Hospitals & Dispensaries including  Ayurveda  under  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  AYUSH Mission ( NAM ) durin g 2018 - 19 as furnished at ANNEXURE - I .

During  last  one  year  following  steps  have  been  taken  to  start  Ayurv treatment facilities.

i ) To provide quality healthcare facility in Ayurveda, National level inst such as All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) at Delhi, National Insti Ayurveda  (NIA),  Jaipur, Institute  for  Postgraduate  Teaching  &  Research  in Ayurveda (IPGT&RA)  at Jamnagar  andNorth  Eastern  Institute  of  Ayurveda and  Homeopathy (NEIAH)  at  Shillong  are  providing  tertiary  Ayurvedic healthcare to the public in addition to education and research.

ii) 30 Peripheral Research institutes under CCRAS are also working in dif ferent parts of Country under Ayurveda.

iii)  3186  Ayurveda  Hospitals  are  also  working  in  different  States/UT provide Ayurveda based treatment facilities to the people.

iv) One Ayurveda Hospital and 33 Ayurveda Dispensaries/Units under Centra Government Health Schemes (CGHS) are also providing Ayurvedic treatment facilities.

v) Ministry of AYUSH has signed an Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) with the Ministry of Defence for the establishment of Ayurveda units under

Health establishments of Min istry of Defence/ Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) at Palliative Care Centre, Base Hospita Delhi  Cantt.,  Army  Research  and  Referral  Hospital,  Delhi  Cantt.,  Air  Fo Hospital, Hindon, Ghaziabad and Five identified Ex -Servicem en Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) Polyclinics in Delhi -NCR. Ayurveda Units at Base Hospital  Delhi  Cantt. and  ECHS  Polyclinic,  Lodhi  Road,  New  Delhi,  have started functioning.

(d) The allocation of funds for the promotion of AYUSH systems of medicine including Ayurveda by the Central Government during 2018 - 19  and  2019 - 20 are furnished at ANNEXURE - II.

## ANNEXURE - I

The State/UT - wise details of financial assistance provided during 2018 - 19 for Co - locati on of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centers Community Health Centers (CHC s) and District Hospitals (DHs), Up gradation of exclusive State Government AYUSH Hospitals & Dispensaries ,Setting up of up to 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital and Supply of essential drugs to AYUSH Hospitals & Dispensaries including Ayurveda.

(PHCs),

| Sl. No.   | Name of                  | PHCs   | PHCs                           | CHCs   | CHCs                           | DHs   | DHs                            |
|-----------|--------------------------|--------|--------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------|-------|--------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               | Units  | Amount Approved (Rs. in Lakhs) | Units  | Amount Approved (Rs. in Lakhs) | Units | Amount Approved (Rs. in Lakhs) |
| 1.        | Andaman & NicobarIslands | 19     | 62.70                          | 4      | 22.00                          | 3     | 17.10                          |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh           | 0      | 0.00                           | 0      | 0.00                           | 0     | 0.00                           |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 1      | 23.30                          | 4      | 93.20                          | 2     | 26.60                          |
| 4.        | Assam                    | 36     | 331.30                         | 11     | 53.30                          | 22    | 150.40                         |
| 5.        | Bihar                    | 0      | 0.00                           | 0      | 0.00                           | 0     | 0.00                           |
| 6.        | Chandigarh               | 8      | 44.60                          | 6      | 73.00                          | 16    | 81.40                          |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh             | 0      | 0.00                           | 0      | 0.00                           | 1     | 35.00                          |
| 8.        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 7      | 23.10                          | 2      | 10.00                          | 1     | 5.00                           |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu              | 1      | 3.00                           | 2      | 6.00                           | 3     | 13.00                          |
| 10.       | Delhi                    | 0      | 0.00                           | 0      | 0.00                           | 0     | 0.00                           |
| 11.       | Goa                      | 26     | 78.00                          | 4      | 20.00                          | 4     | 20.00                          |
| 12.       | Gujarat                  | 0      | 0.00                           | 0      | 0.00                           | 0     | 0.00                           |
| 13.       | Haryana                  | 109    | 162.27                         | 106    | 183.51                         | 21    | 28.42                          |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh         | 0      | 0.00                           | 0      | 0.00                           | 0     | 0.00                           |
| 15.       | Jammu & Kashmir          | 0      | 0.00                           | 0      | 0.00                           | 0     | 0.00                           |
| 16.       | Jharkhand                | 0      | 0.00                           | 0      | 0.00                           | 0     | 0.00                           |
| 17.       | Karnataka                | 5      | 11.50                          | 0      | 0.00                           | 0     | 0.00                           |
| 18.       | Kerala                   | 0      | 0.00                           | 0      | 0.00                           | 0     | 0.00                           |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep              | 8      | 24.00                          | 6      | 30.00                          | 4     | 20.00                          |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh           | 325    | 486.00                         | 105    | 275.00                         | 35    | 461.00                         |
| 21.       | Maharashtra              | 0      | 0.00                           | 0      | 0.00                           | 0     | 0.00                           |
| 22.       | Manipur                  | 84     | 25.20                          | 17     | 8.50                           | 9     | 6.30                           |
| 23.       | Mizoram                  | 9      | 69.70                          | 11     | 120.50                         | 11    | 62.70                          |
| 24.       | Meghalaya                | 0      | 0.00                           | 0      | 0.00                           | 0     | 0.00                           |
| 25.       | Nagaland                 | 11     | 70.00                          | 23     | 174.00                         | 13    | 120.00                         |

| 26.   | Odisha        |    0 |    0.00 |   0 |    0.00 |   0 |    0.00 |
|-------|---------------|------|---------|-----|---------|-----|---------|
| 27.   | Puducherry    |   29 |   38.5  |   3 |    4    |   5 |    8.5  |
| 28.   | Punjab        |    0 |    0    |   0 |    0    |   0 |    0    |
| 29.   | Rajasthan     | 1582 |  425.6  | 432 |  129.6  | 145 |   43.5  |
| 30.   | Sikkim        |    3 |    0.9  |   2 |    1    |   4 |    2.8  |
| 31.   | Tamil nadu    |  572 | 1617.5  |   1 |   35.5  |   3 |  137.1  |
| 32.   | Telangana     |    0 |    0    |   0 |    0    |   9 |   51.3  |
| 33.   | Tripura       |    0 |    0    |   0 |    0    |   0 |    0    |
| 34.   | Uttar Pradesh |    0 |    0    |   0 |    0    |   0 |    0    |
| 35.   | Uttrakhand    |   82 |   14.3  |  20 |    6.6  |  39 |   26    |
| 36.   | West Bengal   |    0 |    0    |   0 |    0    |   0 |    0    |
|       | Total         | 2917 | 3511.47 | 759 | 1245.71 | 350 | 1316.12 |

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs        | Upgradation of AYUSH Hospitals   | Upgradation of AYUSH Hospitals   | Upgradation of AYUSH Dispensaries   | Upgradation of AYUSH Dispensaries   | Setting up upto 50 bedded Integrated AYUSH Hospitals   | Setting up upto 50 bedded Integrated AYUSH Hospitals   |
|-----------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs        | Units                            | Amount Approved (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Units                               | Amount Approved (Rs. in Lakhs)      | Units                                                  | Amount Approved (Rs. in Lakhs)                         |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1                                | 45.28                            | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            | 9                                | 110.20                           | 22                                  | 110.00                              | 1                                                      | 255.40                                                 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1                                | 4.50                             | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 4         | Assam                     | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 2                                                      | 865.60                                                 |
| 5         | Bihar                     | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 6         | Chandigarh                | 6                                | 31.20                            | 13                                  | 78.30                               | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              | 0                                | 0.00                             | 147                                 | 1070.33                             | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 0                                | 0.00                             | 2                                   | 0.20                                | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 9         | Daman & Diu               | 2                                | 23.07                            | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 10        | Delhi                     | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 11        | Goa                       | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 12        | Gujarat                   | 38                               | 126.60                           | 768                                 | 76.80                               | 2                                                      | 550.00                                                 |
| 13        | Haryana                   | 2                                | 78.50                            | 499                                 | 472.46                              | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          | 19                               | 236.95                           | 350                                 | 226.75                              | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir           | 4                                | 2.80                             | 471                                 | 357.10                              | 2                                                      | 240.27                                                 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 17        | Karnataka                 | 130                              | 1846.20                          | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 2                                                      | 10.00                                                  |
| 18        | Kerala                    | 259                              | 2397.52                          | 1497                                | 269.70                              | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 19        | Lakshadweep               | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 1                                                      | 143.50                                                 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh            | 0                                | 0.00                             | 21                                  | 420.00                              | 1                                                      | 199.75                                                 |
| 21        | Maharashtra               | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 22        | Manipur                   | 2                                | 194.40                           | 1                                   | 0.10                                | 4                                                      | 708.59                                                 |
| 23        | Mizoram                   | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 1                                                      | 150.00                                                 |
| 24        | Meghalaya                 | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 25        | Nagaland                  | 0                                | 0.00                             | 3                                   | 60.00                               | 2                                                      | 521.00                                                 |
| 26        | Odisha                    | 9                                | 13.08                            | 1190                                | 639.00                              | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 27        | Puducherry                | 1                                | 2.00                             | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 1                                                      | 352.78                                                 |
| 28        | Punjab                    | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 29        | Rajasthan                 | 140                              | 60.00                            | 4063                                | 1895.43                             | 1                                                      | 436.00                                                 |
| 30        | Sikkim                    | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 1                                                      | 364.80                                                 |
| 31        | Tamil nadu                | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 1                                                      | 400.00                                                 |
| 32        | Telangana                 | 13                               | 92.27                            | 41                                  | 63.30                               | 0                                                      | 0.00                                                   |
| 33        | Tripura                   | 2                                | 350.65                           | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 1                                                      | 451.12                                                 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh             | 0                                | 0.00                             | 114                                 | 2287.73                             | 21                                                     | 7328.25                                                |
| 35        | Uttrakhand                | 8                                | 16.00                            | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 2                                                      | 600.00                                                 |
| 36        | West Bengal               | 0                                | 0.00                             | 730                                 | 795.00                              | 2                                                      | 450.00                                                 |
|           | Total                     | 635                              | 5631.22                          | 9932                                | 8822.2                              | 48                                                     | 14027.06                                               |

| Sl. N o.   | Name of States/UTs        | Supply of Essential Drugs at Hospitals & Dispensaries   | Supply of Essential Drugs at Hospitals & Dispensaries   | Supply of Essential Drugs at Hospitals & Dispensaries   | Supply of Essential Drugs at Hospitals & Dispensaries   |
|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. N o.   | Name of States/UTs        | Hospitals ( Units )                                     | Amount Approved (Rs. in Lakhs)                          | Dispensaries ( Units )                                  | Amount Approved (Rs. in Lakhs)                          |
| 1          | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 2          | Andhra Pradesh            | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 706                                                     | 839.30                                                  |
| 3          | Arunachal Pradesh         | 102                                                     | 123.00                                                  | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 4          | Assam                     | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 5          | Bihar                     | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 6          | Chandigarh                | 16                                                      | 23.00                                                   | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 7          | Chhattisgarh              | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 8          | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 1                                                       | 3.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 9          | Daman & Diu               | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 10         | Delhi                     | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 11         | Goa                       | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 1                                                       | 3.00                                                    |
| 12         | Gujarat                   | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 100                                                     | 200.00                                                  |
| 13         | Haryana                   | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 499                                                     | 249.50                                                  |
| 14         | Himachal Pradesh          | 34                                                      | 51.00                                                   | 1196                                                    | 777.94                                                  |
| 15         | Jammu & Kashmir           | 4                                                       | 2.50                                                    | 604                                                     | 241.60                                                  |
| 16         | Jharkhand                 | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 17         | Karnataka                 | 91                                                      | 114.00                                                  | 659                                                     | 329.50                                                  |
| 18         | Kerala                    | 14                                                      | 10.00                                                   | 221                                                     | 197.00                                                  |
| 19         | Lakshadweep               | 2                                                       | 9.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 20         | Madhya Pradesh            | 23                                                      | 34.50                                                   | 1265                                                    | 3434.81                                                 |
| 21         | Maharashtra               | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 22         | Manipur                   | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 23         | Mizoram                   | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 24         | Meghalaya                 | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 25         | Nagaland                  | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 26         | Odisha                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 27         | Puducherry                | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 28         | Punjab                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 29         | Rajasthan                 | 140                                                     | 247.70                                                  | 3562                                                    | 1068.60                                                 |
| 30         | Sikkim                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 31         | Tamil nadu                | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 32         | Telangana                 | 6                                                       | 10.00                                                   | 328                                                     | 292.50                                                  |
| 33         | Tripura                   | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    |
| 34         | Uttar Pradesh             | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 3947                                                    | 6319.00                                                 |
| 35         | Uttrakhand                | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 843                                                     | 563.50                                                  |
| 36         | West Bengal               | 0                                                       | 0.00                                                    | 2062                                                    | 481.26                                                  |
|            | Total                     | 433                                                     | 627.7 0                                                 | 15993                                                   | 14997.51                                                |

## ANNEXURE - II

Funds allocated by Central Government for the promotion of AYUSH systems of medicine including Ayurveda during 2018 - 19 and 2019 - 20

| Sl. No.   | Name of the scheme/Institute                                     | Actual Expenditure/Allocation (Rs. in Crore)   | Actual Expenditure/Allocation (Rs. in Crore)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the scheme/Institute                                     | 2018- 19                                       | 2019- 20                                       |
| 1.        | National AYUSH Mission                                           | 456.49                                         | 656.00                                         |
| 2.        | Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences               | 267.03                                         | 292.31                                         |
| 3.        | National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur                           | 91.00                                          | 93.50                                          |
| 4         | All India Institute of Ayurveda, Delhi                           | 47.28                                          | 40.00                                          |
| 5.        | Institute of Postgraduate Teaching Resarch in Ayurveda, Jamnagar | and 31.99                                      | 35.00                                          |
| 6.        | Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth, Delhi                             | 9.48                                           | 8.50                                           |
| 7.        | Northeastern Institute of Ayurveda Homoeopathy, Shillong         | and 20.32                                      | 18.02                                          |
| 8.        | Information Education Communication (IEC) Scheme                 | 63.49                                          | 52.60                                          |