Lok Sabha Question No. 5640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Medical Practitioner in Ayush
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Riti Pathak

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 5640 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## MEDICAL PRACTITIONER IN AYUSH

## 5640. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  practitioners  of  Homoeopathy,  Unani,  Siddha  and  Naturopathy  of  Ayu systems  working  in  the  country  along  with  the  total  nu mber  of  hospitals  and  dispensaries  of Ayush system functioning in the country, Statewise including Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to link healthcare facilities of Ayush systems w mainstream system of treatment; and
- (c)whether the Government has proposed to set up any Naturopathy hospital in Madhya Prade and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  number  of  practitioners  of  Homoeopathy,  Unani,  Siddha  and  Naturopathy  of AYUSH systems available in the country ,State - wise including Madhya Pradesh is furnished at Annexure - I. Further, t he number of hospitals and dispensaries of AYUSH system s functioning in the country, State - wise including Madhya Pradesh is furnished at Annexure - II .
- (b) : The National Policy on Indian Systems of Medicine & Homoeopathy -2002, envisages integration of AY USH with the Healthcare Delivery System. Mainstreaming of AYUSH is one of the strategies in National Health Mission (NHM) as well which seeks to provide acces affordable and quality health care in order to improve the existing health care delivery s stem.

Government  of  India  has  adopted  a  strategy  of  Co - location  of  AYUSH  facilities  at Primary  Health  Centres  (PHCs),  Community  Health  Centres  (CHCs)  and  District  Hospitals (DHs),  thus  enabling  choice  to  the  patients    for  different  systems  of  m edicines  under  single window. The engagement of AYUSH Doctors/ paramedics and their training are supported by the Department  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare,  while  the  support  for  AYUSH  infrastructure equipment  /  furniture  and  medicines  are  provided  by  Ministry of  AYUSH  under  shared responsibilities.

(c): Public Health being a State subject, setting up of Naturopathy hospitals comes under purview  ofrespective  State/UT  Governments includingMadhya  Pradesh . However,  under Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM),  there  is  provision  of financial  assistance  for  setting  up  of upto 50  beddedintegrated  AYUSH  hospitals including Naturopathy system. Further, under NAM, there is also a provision fo r financial assistance to States/UTs for setting up of AYUSH Wellness Centres including Yoga & Naturopathy. State/UT Governments may avail eligible financial assistance by projecting the same through State Action  Plan  (SAAP)  as  per  NAM  guideline. Ho wever, the  number  of integrated  AYUSH hospitals upto 50 bed approved to Madhya Pradeshis furnished at Annexure - III .

Further, Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN) under Ministry of AYUSH also runa Wellness Centre at Govt. Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

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Annexure - I State wise Unani, Siddha, Naturopathy and Homoeopathy Registered Practitioners (Doctors)

## as on 1 -1- 2018

| S.No.   | States/UTs        |   Unani |   Siddha |   Naturopathy |   Homoeopathy |
|---------|-------------------|---------|----------|---------------|---------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |     702 |        0 |           123 |          5247 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |       1 |        1 |             0 |           336 |
| 3       | Assam             |       0 |        0 |             0 |          1160 |
| 4       | Bihar             |    7123 |        0 |             0 |         32506 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |     148 |        0 |           102 |          1927 |
| 6       | Delhi             |    2570 |        0 |             0 |          4965 |
| 7       | Goa               |       0 |        0 |             0 |           714 |
| 8       | Gujarat           |     327 |        0 |             0 |         22930 |
| 9       | Haryana           |     216 |        0 |             0 |          5586 |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  |       0 |        0 |             0 |          1282 |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir   |    2596 |        0 |             0 |           410 |
| 12      | Jharkhand         |      54 |        0 |             0 |           538 |
| 13      | Karnataka         |    2074 |        5 |           911 |          9450 |
| 14      | Kerala            |     118 |     2275 |           224 |         13847 |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    |    1783 |        0 |            15 |         18284 |
| 16      | Maharashtra       |    7000 |        0 |             0 |         66947 |
| 17      | Manipur           |       0 |        0 |             0 |             0 |
| 18      | Meghalaya         |       0 |        0 |             0 |           368 |
| 19      | Mizoram           |       0 |        0 |             0 |             0 |
| 20      | Nagaland          |       0 |        0 |             0 |           143 |
| 21      | Odisha            |      26 |        0 |             0 |          9825 |
| 22      | Punjab            |     211 |        0 |             0 |          4411 |
| 23      | Rajasthan         |     983 |        0 |             8 |          8063 |
| 24      | Sikkim            |       0 |        0 |             0 |             0 |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu        |    1182 |     6844 |           788 |          5596 |
| 26      | Telangana         |    4764 |        0 |           314 |          4911 |
| 27      | Tripura           |       0 |        0 |             0 |           447 |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh     |   13884 |        0 |             0 |         34343 |
| 29      | Uttarakhand       |     133 |        0 |             0 |           823 |
| 30      | West Bengal       |    5215 |        0 |             0 |         38231 |
| 31      | A&N Islands       |       0 |        0 |             0 |             0 |
| 32      | Chandigarh        |       0 |        0 |             0 |           165 |
| 33      | D&N Haveli        |       0 |        0 |             0 |             0 |
| 34      | Daman & Diu       |       0 |        0 |             0 |             0 |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       |       0 |        0 |             0 |             0 |
| 36      | Puducherry        |       0 |        0 |             0 |             0 |
| TOTAL   |                   |   51110 |     9125 |          2485 |        293455 |

Source : AYUSH IN INDIA 2018

## State wise/System wise Number of AYUSH Hospitals as on 1 -4- 2018

| S. No.                      | State / UT                  | Ayurveda                    | Unani                       | Siddh a                     | Yoga                        | Naturopath y                | Homoeopat hy                | Sowa - Rigpa                | Total                       |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories |
| 1                           | Andhra Pradesh              | 3                           | 2                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 3                           | 0                           | 8                           |
| 2                           | Arunachal Pradesh           | 10                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 2                           | 0                           | 12                          |
| 3                           | Assam                       | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 3                           | 0                           | 4                           |
| 4                           | Bihar                       | 5                           | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 2                           | 0                           | 8                           |
| 5                           | Chhattisgarh                | 11                          | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 3                           | 0                           | 16                          |
| 6                           | Delhi                       | 2                           | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 2                           | 0                           | 5                           |
| 7                           | Goa                         | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| 8                           | Gujarat                     | 42                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 6                           | 16                          | 0                           | 64                          |
| 9                           | Haryana                     | 4                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 4                           |
| 10                          | Himachal Pradesh            | 33                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 34                          |
| 11                          | Jammu & Kashmir             | 1                           | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| 12                          | Jharkhand                   | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 4                           | 0                           | 5                           |
| 13                          | Karnataka                   | 170                         | 18                          | 0                           | 3                           | 6                           | 16                          | 0                           | 213                         |
| 14                          | Kerala                      | 126                         | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           | 34                          | 0                           | 162                         |
| 15                          | Madhya Pradesh              | 40                          | 4                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 26                          | 0                           | 70                          |
| 16                          | Maharashtra                 | 70                          | 6                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 50                          | 0                           | 126                         |
| 17                          | Manipur                     | 2                           | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 6                           | 0                           | 10                          |
| 18                          | Meghalaya                   | 3                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 7                           | 0                           | 10                          |
| 19                          | Mizoram                     | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| 20                          | Nagaland                    | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| 21                          | Odisha                      | 8                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 6                           | 0                           | 14                          |
| 22                          | Punjab                      | 5                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 4                           | 0                           | 9                           |
| 23                          | Rajasthan                   | 117                         | 11                          | 0                           | 1                           | 2                           | 6                           | 0                           | 137                         |
| 24                          | Sikkim                      | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           |
| 25                          | Tamil Nadu                  | 2                           | 1                           | 289                         | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 294                         |
| 26                          | Tripura                     | 2                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 2                           | 0                           | 4                           |
| 27                          | Uttar Pradesh               | 2104                        | 204                         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 8                           | 0                           | 2316                        |
| 28                          | Uttarakhand                 | 402                         | 2                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 405                         |
| 29                          | West Bengal                 | 6                           | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 11                          | 0                           | 18                          |
| 30                          | A&N Island                  | 1                           | 1                           | 1                           | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 5                           |
| 31                          | Chandigarh                  | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| 32                          | D&N Haveli                  | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 33                          | Daman & Diu                 | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| 34                          | Lakshadweep                 | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |

## Annexure - II

| 35                           | Puducherry                   |    0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| 36                           | Telangana                    |    9 |   4 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   6 |   0 |   20 |
|                              | TOTAL(A)                     | 3186 | 259 | 291 |   8 |  17 | 225 |   0 | 3986 |
| B. CGHS & Central Government | B. CGHS & Central Government |   19 |   8 |   7 |   6 |   2 |   7 |   0 |   49 |
| TOTAL(A+B)                   | TOTAL(A+B)                   | 3205 | 267 | 298 |  14 |  19 | 232 |   0 | 4035 |

## State wise/System wise Number of AYUSH Dispensaries as on 1 - 4- 2018

| S. No.                                    | State / UT                                | Ayurveda                    | Unani                       | Siddha                      | Yoga                        | Naturopat hy                | Homoeop athy                | Sowa Rigpa                  | Total                       |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| A. States/Union Territories               | A. States/Union Territories               | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories |
| 1                                         | Andhra Pradesh                            | 467                         | 112                         | 0                           | 0                           | 20                          | 266                         | 0                           | 865                         |
| 2                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                         | 17                          | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 95                          | 0                           | 113                         |
| 3                                         | Assam                                     | 380                         | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 75                          | 0                           | 456                         |
| 4                                         | Bihar                                     | 1082                        | 449                         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 644                         | 0                           | 2175                        |
| 5                                         | Chhattisgarh                              | 956                         | 26                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 112                         | 0                           | 1094                        |
| 6                                         | Delhi                                     | 40                          | 20                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 103                         | 0                           | 163                         |
| 7                                         | Goa                                       | 96                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 61                          | 0                           | 157                         |
| 8                                         | Gujarat                                   | 560                         | 0                           | 0                           | 16                          | 14                          | 216                         | 0                           | 806                         |
| 9                                         | Haryana                                   | 459                         | 18                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 20                          | 0                           | 497                         |
| 10                                        | Himachal Pradesh                          | 1150                        | 3                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 14                          | 4                           | 1171                        |
| 11                                        | Jammu & Kashmir                           | 240                         | 177                         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 25                          | 442                         |
| 12                                        | Jharkhand                                 | 220                         | 54                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 92                          | 0                           | 366                         |
| 13                                        | Karnataka                                 | 592                         | 50                          | 0                           | 0                           | 5                           | 43                          | 0                           | 690                         |
| 14                                        | Kerala                                    | 806                         | 1                           | 6                           | 0                           | 1                           | 669                         | 0                           | 1483                        |
| 15                                        | Madhya Pradesh                            | 1496                        | 64                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 213                         | 0                           | 1773                        |
| 16                                        | Maharashtra                               | 466                         | 25                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 491                         |
| 17                                        | Manipur                                   | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           |
| 18                                        | Meghalaya                                 | 7                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 6                           | 0                           | 13                          |
| 19                                        | Mizoram                                   | 2                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 26                          | 0                           | 28                          |
| 20                                        | Nagaland                                  | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           |
| 21                                        | Odisha                                    | 624                         | 9                           | 0                           | 35                          | 30                          | 638                         | 0                           | 1336                        |
| 22                                        | Punjab                                    | 489                         | 35                          | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 111                         | 0                           | 636                         |
| 23                                        | Rajasthan                                 | 3580                        | 269                         | 0                           | 0                           | 3                           | 246                         | 0                           | 4098                        |
| 24                                        | Sikkim                                    | 2                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 9                           | 1                           | 12                          |
| 25                                        | Tamil Nadu                                | 99                          | 64                          | 815                         | 173                         | 0                           | 107                         | 0                           | 1258                        |
| 26                                        | Tripura                                   | 37                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 73                          | 0                           | 110                         |
| 27                                        | Uttar Pradesh                             | 2104                        | 49                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1575                        | 0                           | 3728                        |
| 28                                        | Uttarakhand                               | 142                         | 3                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 60                          | 3                           | 208                         |
| 29                                        | West Bengal                               | 502                         | 7                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1523                        | 0                           | 2032                        |
| 30                                        | A&N Island                                | 13                          | 0                           | 0                           | 6                           | 0                           | 18                          | 0                           | 37                          |
| 31                                        | Chandigarh                                | 14                          | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 15                          | 0                           | 30                          |
| 32                                        | D&N Haveli                                | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| 33                                        | Daman & Diu                               | 6                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 6                           | 0                           | 12                          |
| 34                                        | Lakshadweep                               | 8                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 7                           | 0                           | 15                          |
| 35                                        | Puducherry                                | 27                          | 0                           | 26                          | 4                           | 0                           | 17                          | 0                           | 74                          |
| 36                                        | Telangana                                 | 418                         | 183                         | 1                           | 0                           | 28                          | 196                         | 0                           | 826                         |
| TOTAL (A)                                 | TOTAL (A)                                 | 17102                       | 1621                        | 848                         | 235                         | 101                         | 7259                        | 33                          | 27199                       |
| B.CGHS & Central Government Organizations | B.CGHS & Central Government Organizations | 317                         | 36                          | 35                          | 60                          | 14                          | 289                         | 1                           | 752                         |
| TOTAL (A+B)                               | TOTAL (A+B)                               | 17419                       | 1657                        | 883                         | 295                         | 115                         | 7548                        | 34                          | 27951                       |

Source: AYUSH IN INDIA 2018

## Annexure - III

## Status of upto 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital approved under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) in the State of Madhya Pradesh during 201 6- 17 to2018- 19

| Name of the    |             | No. of unit approved   | No. of unit approved   | No. of unit approved   |
|----------------|-------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| State          | Location    | 2016-17                | 2017-18                | 2018-19                |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal      | 1                      | -                      |                        |
| Madhya Pradesh | Indore      | -                      | 1                      |                        |
| Madhya Pradesh | Narsinghpur | -                      | 1                      |                        |
| Madhya Pradesh | Chitrakoot  | -                      | 1                      |                        |
| Madhya Pradesh | Mandleshwar | -                      | -                      | 1                      |
| Total          | Total       | 1                      | 3                      | 1                      |