Lok Sabha Question No. 731 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Awareness of Homoeopathy and Ayurveda
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. 731 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH DECEMBER, 2018

## AWARENESS OF HOMOEOP ATHY AND AYURVEDA

## 731. DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government, if any, to spread awareness regarding Homoeopathy Ayurveda and encourage their use;
- (b) the State/U T-wise number of AYUSH dispensaries and hospitals;
- (c)  the  State/UT -wise  number  of  AYUSH  educational  institutions  and  the  steps  taken  to strengthen them; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government, if any to increase access to Ayurveda and Homoeopathy systems of healthcare?

## 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  State/UT - wise  number  of  AYUSH  hospitals  and  dispensaries  is  annexed  at Annexure-I
- (c) :     T he State/UT - wise number of AYUSH educational institutions is annexed at Annexure -II. To Strengthen these education institutions, the minimum standards are prescribed to be fulfilled according to the existing AYUSH Regulations.
- (d) : The Ministry has setup Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) and  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Homoeopathy  (CCRH)  for  coordinating,  form ulating, developing  and  promoting  research  on  scientific  lines  in  Ayurveda  and  Homoeopath respectively to increase access to Ayurveda and Homoeopathy systems of healthcare.

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## State wise/System wise number of AYUSH h ospitals as on 01.04.2017

## Annexure - I

|                                  | State / UT                                 | Ayurveda                         | Unani                            | Siddha                           | Yoga                             | Naturopathy                      | Homoeopathy                      | Sowa - Rigpa                     | Total                            |
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| S No A. States/Union Territories | S No A. States/Union Territories           | S No A. States/Union Territories | S No A. States/Union Territories | S No A. States/Union Territories | S No A. States/Union Territories | S No A. States/Union Territories | S No A. States/Union Territories | S No A. States/Union Territories | S No 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                               | 10                               | 1                                | 0                                | 1                                | 0                                | 3                                | 0                                | 15                               |
| 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                                    | 9                                | 1                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 1                                | 0                                | 11                               |
| 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                             | 21                               | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 2                                | 0                                | 23                               |
| 16                               | Maharashtra                                | 64                               | 6                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 1                                | 0                                | 71                               |
| 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                                | 288                              | 1                                | 0                                | 1                                | 0                                | 293                              |
| 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                                | 15                               | 0                                | 22                               |
| 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                                |
| 36                               | Telangana                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  | 0 0                              | 0                                | 6                                | 0                                | 20                               |
| 34 35                            | Lakshadweep Puducherry                     | 0 0                              | 0 0                              | 0 0                              |                                  | 0                                | 0 0                              | 0 0                              | 0 0                              |
|                                  |                                            | 9                                | 4                                | 0                                | 0                                | 1                                |                                  |                                  |                                  |
|                                  | TOTAL(A)                                   | 3165                             | 256                              | 290                              | 8                                | 17                               | 157                              | 0                                | 3893                             |
| TOTAL(A+B)                       | B. CGHS & Central Government Organizations | 21 3186                          | 8 264                            | 7 297                            | 5 13                             | 2 19                             | 7 164                            | 0 0                              | 50 3943                          |

## State wise/System wise n umber of AYUSH dispensaries as on 01.04.2017

| 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                                       |         99 |       0 |        0 |      0 |             0 |            83 |            0 |     182 |
| 8                                         | Gujarat                                   |        560 |       0 |        0 |     16 |            14 |           216 |            0 |     806 |
| 9                                         | Haryana                                   |        483 |      19 |        0 |      0 |             0 |            22 |            0 |     524 |
| 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 |           659 |            0 |    1473 |
| 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 |            22 |            0 |      24 |
| 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                                 |       3577 |     120 |        0 |      0 |             3 |           252 |            0 |    3952 |
| 24                                        | Sikkim                                    |          2 |       0 |        0 |      0 |             0 |             9 |            1 |      12 |
| 25                                        | Tamil Nadu                                |         97 |      64 |      784 |    121 |             0 |           106 |            0 |    1172 |
| 26                                        | Tripura                                   |         36 |       0 |        0 |      0 |             0 |            73 |            0 |     109 |
| 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 |          1520 |            0 |    2029 |
| 30                                        | A&N Island                                |         13 |       0 |        0 |      2 |             0 |            18 |            0 |      33 |
| 31                                        | Chandigarh                                |         10 |       1 |        0 |      0 |             0 |            10 |            0 |      21 |
| 32                                        | D&N Haveli                                |         10 |       0 |        0 |      0 |             0 |            10 |            0 |      20 |
| 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 |       24 |      4 |             0 |            17 |            0 |      72 |
| 36                                        | Telangana                                 |        418 |     183 |        1 |      0 |            28 |           196 |            0 |     826 |
|                                           | TOTAL (A)                                 |      17128 |    1473 |      815 |    179 |           101 |          7275 |           33 |   27004 |
| B.CGHS & Central Government Organizations | B.CGHS & Central Government Organizations |        288 |      38 |       33 |     55 |            10 |           269 |            1 |     694 |

## Annexure - II

## State - wise Number of Under Graduate AYUSH Colleges/Institutes in India as on 01. 04.2017

| S. No.   | States/ UTs       | Ayurveda   | Unani   | Siddha   | Naturopathy   | Homoeopathy   | Total   |
|----------|-------------------|------------|---------|----------|---------------|---------------|---------|
|          |                   | No.        | No.     | No.      | No.           | No.           | No.     |
| (1)      | (2)               | (3)        | (4)     | (5)      | (6) 2         | (7) 5         | (8)     |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 2          | 1       |          |               |               | 10      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |            |         |          |               | 1             | 1       |
| 3        | Assam             | 1          |         |          |               | 3             | 4       |
| 4        | Bihar             | 8          | 5       |          |               | 15            | 28      |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 5          | 1       |          | 1             | 3             | 10      |
| 6        | Delhi             | 2          | 2       |          |               | 2             | 6       |
| 7        | Goa               | 1          |         |          |               | 1             | 2       |
| 8        | Gujarat           | 19         |         |          | 2             | 19            | 40      |
| 9        | Haryana           | 11         |         |          |               | 1             | 12      |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  | 3          |         |          |               | 1             | 4       |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1          | 2       |          |               |               | 3       |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 1          |         |          |               | 4             | 5       |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 66         | 4       |          | 5             | 11            | 86      |
| 14       | Kerala            | 18         | 1       | 1        |               | 5             | 25      |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    | 19         | 4       |          | 2             | 23            | 48      |
| 16       | Maharashtra       | 71         | 6       |          |               | 49            | 126     |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 1          |         |          |               |               | 1       |
| 18       | Odisha            | 6          |         |          |               | 6             | 12      |
| 19       | Punjab            | 16         | 1       |          |               | 4             | 21      |
| 20       | Rajasthan         | 12         | 3       |          | 3             | 8             | 26      |
| 21       | Tamil Nadu        | 6          | 1       | 8        | 5             | 12            | 32      |
| 22       | Telangana         | 6          | 2       |          | 1             | 4             | 13      |
| 23       | Uttar Pradesh     | 48         | 14      |          | 3             | 9             | 74      |
| 24       | Uttarakhand       | 10         | 1       |          | 1             | 2             | 14      |
| 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   | 338        | 49      | 9        | 25            | 201           | 622     |

State - wise Number of Post Graduate AYUSH Colleges/Institutes in India as on 01. 04.2017

| S.No.         | States/UTs       | Ayurveda   | Unani   | Siddha   | Naturopathy   | Homoeopathy   | Total   |
|---------------|------------------|------------|---------|----------|---------------|---------------|---------|
| (1)           | (2)              | (3)        | (4)     | (5)      | (6)           | (7)           | (8)     |
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh   | 1          | 0       |          |               | 3             | 4       |
| 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           | 10         |         |          |               | 2             | 12      |
| 12            | Madhya Pradesh   | 7          |         |          |               | 3             | 10      |
| 13            | Maharashtra      | 40         | 2       |          |               | 17            | 59      |
| 14            | Odisha           | 2          |         |          |               | 0             | 2       |
| 15            | Punjab           | 3          |         |          |               | 1             | 4       |
| 16            | Rajasthan        | 4          |         |          |               | 3             | 7       |
| 17            | Tamil Nadu       | 1          |         | 2        | 1             | 2             | 6       |
| 18            | Telegana         | 2          | 1       |          |               | 1             | 4       |
| 19            | Uttar Pradesh    | 10         | 5       |          |               | 2             | 17      |
| 20            | Uttarakhand      | 5          |         |          |               |               | 5       |
| 21            | West Bengal      |            |         |          |               | 3             | 3       |
| A L L I N D I | A                | 135        | 11      | 2        | 3             | 50            | 201*    |