Lok Sabha Question No. 124 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-21
Subject: Awareness Regarding AYUSH
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO . 124 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JUNE, 2019

## AWARENESS REGARDING AYUSH

## 124. DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any initiative to spread awareness regarding homoeop and ayurveda and encourage their use in the coun try;
- (b) if so, the details of the number of AYUSH dispensaries and hospitals along with the of AYUSH educational institutions running in the country, State/ UT - wise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to increase access to Ayurveda and ho moeopathy systems and strengthen these systems?

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

- (a) : Under  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  Promotion  of  Information,  Education  and Communication  in  AYUSH,  the  Ministry  takes  up  initiatives  for  propagation,  promotion  a awareness of AYUSH systems of medicine including Homoeopathy and Ayurveda by organizing Arogya Fairs/Melas, Ayurveda Parv, Conferences, Exhibitions, Seminars, Workshops, Symposium, celebration of Ayurveda Day & Homoeopathy Day and also undertaking publicity activities  through  electronic  multimedia  and  print  media  amongst  the  citizens  all  o country.
- (b) : The number of AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries along with the number of AYUSH educational institutions running in the country, State/UT - wise are annexed at Annexure - I and Annexure-II.
- (c) : The Ministry has setup Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) and  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Homoeopathy  (CCRH)  for  coordinating,  formulating developing  and  promoting  research  on  scientific  lines  in  Ayurveda  and  Homoeopath respectively  to  increase  access  to  Ayurveda  and  H omoeopathy  systems  of  healthcare.  To Strengthen  these  education  institutions,  the  minimum  standards  are  prescribed  to  be  fu according to the existing AYUSH Regulations.

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|              |                                       |              |              |              |              |              |              |              | Annexure -I   |
|--------------|---------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
| S No.        | State / UT                            | Ayurveda     | Unani        | Siddha       | Yoga         | Naturopathy  | Homoeopathy  | Sowa - Rigpa | Total         |
| A. States/UT | A. States/UT                          | A. States/UT | A. States/UT | A. States/UT | A. States/UT | A. States/UT | A. States/UT | A. States/UT | A. States/UT  |
| 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            | 0            | 1            | 0            | 2             |
| 34           | Lakshadweep                           |              | 0            | 0            | 0            | 0            | 0            | 0            | 0             |
| 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 Govt. Organizations | 19           | 8            | 7            | 6            | 2            | 7            | 0            | 49            |
|              | TOTAL(A+B)                            | 3205         | 267          | 298          | 14           | 19           | 232          | 0            | 4035          |

Source: AYUSH IN INDIA -2018

| S No                         | State / UT                |   Ayurveda |   Unani |   Siddha |   Yoga |   Naturopathy |   Homoeopathy |   Sowa Rigpa |   Total |
|------------------------------|---------------------------|------------|---------|----------|--------|---------------|---------------|--------------|---------|
| 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                           | Lakshdweep                |          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)                 |      17102 |    1621 |      848 |    235 |           101 |          7259 |           33 |   27199 |
| B. CGHS & Central Government | Organizations TOTAL (A+B) |      17419 |    1657 |      883 |    295 |           115 |          7548 |           34 |   27951 |

Source: AYUSH IN INDIA -2018

Annexure - II

State - wise Number of Under Graduate AYUSH Colleg es/Institutes in India as on 01.4.2018

| S No          | States/ UTs       | Ayurveda   | Unani   | Siddha   | Naturopathy   | Homoeopathy   | Total   |
|---------------|-------------------|------------|---------|----------|---------------|---------------|---------|
| (1)           | (2)               | No. (3)    | No. (4) | No. (5)  | No. (6)       | No. (7)       | No. (8) |
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh    | 3          | 1       |          | 2             | 5             | 11      |
| 2             | Arunachal Pradesh |            |         |          |               | 1             | 1       |
| 3             | Assam             | 1          |         |          |               | 3             | 4       |
| 4             | Bihar             | 8          | 5       |          |               | 15            | 28      |
| 5             | Chhattisgarh      | 6          | 1       |          | 1             | 3             | 11      |
| 6             | Delhi             | 2          | 2       |          |               | 2             | 6       |
| 7             | Goa               | 1          |         |          |               | 1             | 2       |
| 8             | Gujarat           | 29         |         |          | 2             | 31            | 62      |
| 9             | Haryana           | 11         |         |          |               | 1             | 12      |
| 10            | Himachal Pradesh  | 3          |         |          |               | 1             | 4       |
| 11            | Jammu & Kashmir   | 2          | 2       |          |               |               | 4       |
| 12            | Jharkhand         | 1          |         |          |               | 5             | 6       |
| 13            | Karnataka         | 72         | 5       |          | 5             | 11            | 93      |
| 14            | Kerala            | 18         | 1       | 1        |               | 5             | 25      |
| 15            | Madhya Pradesh    | 24         | 4       |          | 2             | 24            | 54      |
| 16            | Maharashtra       | 75         | 6       |          |               | 52            | 133     |
| 17            | Meghalaya         | 1          |         |          |               | 1             | 2       |
| 18            | Odisha            | 6          |         |          |               | 6             | 12      |
| 19            | Punjab            | 17         | 1       |          |               | 4             | 22      |
| 20            | Rajasthan         | 12         | 3       |          | 4             | 8             | 27      |
| 21            | Tamil Nadu        | 6          | 1       | 9        | 5             | 12            | 33      |
| 22            | Telangana         | 5          | 2       |          | 1             | 5             | 13      |
| 23            | Uttar Pradesh     | 69         | 16      |          | 3             | 10            | 98      |
| 24            | Uttarakhand       | 16         | 1       |          | 1             | 2             | 20      |
| 25            | West Bengal       | 3          | 1       |          |               | 12            | 16      |
| 26            | Chandigarh        | 1          |         |          |               | 1             | 2       |
| 27            | Puducherry        | 1          | 0       |          |               |               | 1       |
| A L L I N D I | A                 | 393        | 52      | 10       | 26            | 221           | 702     |

Source: AYUSH IN  INDIA 2018

State - wise Number of Post Graduate AYUSH Colleges/Institutes in India as on 01.4.2018

| S.No.         | States/UTs       | Ayurveda   | Unani   | Siddha   | Naturopathy   | Homoeopathy   | Total   |
|---------------|------------------|------------|---------|----------|---------------|---------------|---------|
| (1)           | (2)              | (3)        | (4)     | (5)      | (6)           | (7)           | (8)     |
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh   | 2          |         |          |               | 3             | 5       |
| 2             | Assam            | 1          |         |          |               |               | 1       |
| 3             | Bihar            | 3          |         |          |               | 2             | 5       |
| 4             | Chhattisgarh     | 1          |         |          |               |               | 1       |
| 5             | Delhi            | 2          | 2       |          |               | 1             | 5       |
| 6             | Gujarat          | 5          |         |          |               | 4             | 9       |
| 7             | Himachal Pradesh | 1          |         |          |               |               | 1       |
| 8             | Jammu & Kashmir  | 1          |         |          |               |               | 1       |
| 9             | Jharkhand        | 1          |         |          |               |               | 1       |
| 10            | Karnataka        | 35         | 1       |          | 2             | 6             | 44      |
| 11            | Kerala           | 11         |         |          |               | 2             | 13      |
| 12            | Madhya Pradesh   | 7          |         |          |               | 3             | 10      |
| 13            | Maharashtra      | 41         | 2       |          |               | 16            | 59      |
| 14            | Odisha           | 2          |         |          |               | 1             | 3       |
| 15            | Punjab           | 3          |         |          |               | 1             | 4       |
| 16            | Rajasthan        | 4          |         |          |               | 3             | 7       |
| 17            | Tamil Nadu       | 1          |         | 2        | 1             | 2             | 6       |
| 18            | Telegana         | 1          | 1       |          |               | 1             | 3       |
| 19            | Uttar Pradesh    | 10         | 5       |          |               | 2             | 17      |
| 20            | Uttarakhand      | 5          |         |          |               |               | 5       |
| 21            | West Bengal      |            |         |          |               | 3             | 3       |
| A L L I N D I | A                | 137        | 11      | 2        | 3             | 50            | 203     |

Source: AYUSH IN  INDIA 2018

## State - wise Distribution of Exclusive Post Graduate Medical Colleges by Management Status as on 01.4.2018

| S No             | State / Union Territory   | Government       | Others           | No. of Colleges   |
|------------------|---------------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
| (i) Ayurveda     | (i) Ayurveda              | (i) Ayurveda     | (i) Ayurveda     | (i) Ayurveda      |
| 1                | Delhi                     | 1                | 0                | 1                 |
| 2                | Gujarat                   | 1                | 0                | 1                 |
| 3                | West Bengal               | 1                | 0                | 1                 |
| A L L I N D I A  | A L L I N D I A           | 3                | 0                | 3                 |
| (ii) Unani       | (ii) Unani                | (ii) Unani       | (ii) Unani       | (ii) Unani        |
| 1                | Jammu & Kashmir           | 1                | 0                | 1                 |
| 2                | Karnataka                 | 1                | 0                | 1                 |
| 3                | Telangana                 | 1                | 0                | 1                 |
| A L L I N D I A  | A L L I N D I A           | 3                | 0                | 3                 |
| (iii) Siddha     | (iii) Siddha              | (iii) Siddha     | (iii) Siddha     | (iii) Siddha      |
| 1                | Tamil Nadu                | 1                | 0                | 1                 |
| A L L I N D I A  | A L L I N D I A           | 1                | 0                | 1                 |
| (iv) Homoeopathy | (iv) Homoeopathy          | (iv) Homoeopathy | (iv) Homoeopathy | (iv) Homoeopathy  |
| 1                | Maharashtra               | 0                | 1                | 1                 |
| 2                | Uttar Pradesh             | 0                | 1                | 1                 |
| A L L I N D I A  | A L L I N D I A           | 0                | 2                | 2                 |

Source: AYUSH IN  INDIA 2018