Lok Sabha Question No. 4077 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Shortage of Doctors /Staff
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Arun Sao

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4077 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH March, 2021

## SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS /STAFF

## 4077. SHRI ARUN SAO:

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

- (a) whether there is acute shortage of AYUSH doctors and para medical staff in Government hospitals; if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the vacancies o f AYUSH doctorsin the country, State/UT - wise including Chhatisgarh;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  assessment  of patients  offered  treatment  through AYUSH including AIIMS during the last three years;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons thereof?
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government to overcome the shortage of AYUSH doctors?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAI RS AND SPORTS AND ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) &(b): As Public Health is a State subject the information regarding acute shorta AYUSH doctors & paramedical staff and vacancies of AYUSH doctors in the country,State/UT - wise  including  State  of  Chhattisgarh comes  under  the  purview  of  the respective  State  Go vernment.  Therefore,  no  such  data  is  maintained  by  the  Central Government.
- (c) & (d) : No  such  assessment  has  been  made  with  regard  to  patient  treated  throug AYUSH including AIIMS.
- (e) : The availability of AYUSH doctors in the country is ensured by impar ting education at graduate & postgraduate level under different streams of AYUSH.The number of AYUSH colleges which are imparting education along with student intake capacity is furnished Annexure.

## Annexure

## (a)       STATE/UT - WISE NUMBER OF AYUSH COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY

| State            |   Ayurveda |   Unani |   Siddha |   Sowa Rigpa |   Total Colleges |
|------------------|------------|---------|----------|--------------|------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |         03 |      01 |       00 |           00 |                4 |
| Assam            |         01 |      00 |       00 |           00 |               01 |
| Bihar            |         08 |      05 |       00 |           00 |               13 |
| Chandigarh       |         01 |      00 |       00 |           00 |               01 |
| Chhattisgarh     |         06 |      01 |       00 |           00 |               07 |
| Delhi            |         03 |      02 |       00 |           00 |               05 |
| Goa              |         01 |      00 |       00 |           00 |               01 |
| Gujarat          |         34 |      00 |       00 |           00 |               34 |
| Haryana          |         11 |      00 |       00 |           00 |               11 |
| Himachal Pradesh |         03 |      00 |       00 |           00 |               03 |
| Jammu & Kashmir  |         02 |      03 |       00 |           01 |               06 |
| Jharkhand        |         01 |      00 |       00 |           00 |               01 |
| Karnataka        |         78 |      06 |       00 |           00 |               84 |
| Kerala           |         18 |      01 |       01 |           00 |               20 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |         24 |      04 |       00 |           00 |               28 |
| Maharashtra      |         82 |      07 |       00 |           00 |               89 |
| Meghalaya        |         01 |      00 |       00 |           00 |               01 |
| Odisha           |         06 |      00 |       00 |           00 |               06 |
| Puducherry       |         01 |      00 |       00 |           00 |               01 |
| Punjab           |         17 |      01 |       00 |           00 |               18 |
| Rajasthan        |         13 |      03 |       00 |           00 |               16 |
| Sikkim           |         00 |      00 |       00 |           01 |               01 |
| Tamil Nadu       |         07 |      01 |       12 |           00 |               20 |
| Telangana        |         05 |      03 |       00 |           00 |               08 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |         69 |      16 |       00 |           01 |               86 |
| Uttrakhand       |         16 |      01 |       00 |           00 |               17 |
| West Bengal      |         04 |      01 |       00 |           00 |               05 |
| Total            |        415 |      56 |       13 |            3 |              487 |

## (b) STATE/UT WISE UG & PG SEATS IN ASU&SR COLLEGES

| Sl. No.   | State            | Ayurveda   | Ayurveda   | Siddha   | Siddha   | Unani    | Unani    | Sowa Rigpa   | Sowa Rigpa   |
|-----------|------------------|------------|------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------|--------------|
| 1.        |                  | UG Seats   | PG Seats   | UG Seats | PG Seats | UG Seats | PG Seats | UG Seats     | PG Seats     |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh   | 215        | 61         | 00       | 00       | 50       | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 3.        | Assam            | 63         | 30         | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 4.        | Bihar            | 423        | 68         | 00       | 00       | 300      | 25       | 00           | 00           |
| 5.        | Chandigarh       | 60         | 00         | 00       | 00       | 40       | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh     | 445        | 66         | 00       | 00       | 125      | 22       | 00           | 00           |
| 7.        | Delhi            | 200        | 159        | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 8.        | Goa              | 60         | 12         | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 9.        | Gujarat          | 2277       | 218        | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 10.       | Haryana          | 738        | 30         | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 11.       | Himachal Pradesh | 195        | 55         | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 12.       | Jammu & Kashmir  | 153        | 15         | 00       | 00       | 100      | 18       | 15           | 00           |
| 13.       | Jharkhand        | 60         | 24         | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 14.       | Karnataka        | 5495       | 1146       | 00       | 00       | 315      | 88       | 00           | 00           |
| 15.       | Kerala           | 1204       | 284        | 50       | 00       | 60       | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 16.       | Madhya Pradesh   | 1730       | 174        | 00       | 00       | 235      | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 17.       | Maharashtra      | 5837       | 1561       | 00       | 00       | 440      | 21       | 00           | 00           |
| 18.       | Meghalaya        | 63         | 00         | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 19.       | Odisha           | 345        | 29         | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 20.       | Pondicherry      | 63         | 00         | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 21.       | Punjab           | 1010       | 49         | 00       | 00       | 50       | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 22.       | Rajasthan        | 935        | 281        | 00       | 00       | 153      | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 23.       | Sikkim           | 00         | 00         | 00       | 00       | 00       | 00       | 15           | 00           |
| 24.       | Tamil Nadu       | 385        | 60         | 690      | 176      | 75       | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 25.       | Telangana        | 276        | 48         | 00       | 00       | 194      | 63       | 00           | 00           |
| 26.       | UttarPradesh     | 5538       | 442        | 00       | 00       | 1035     | 86       | 15           | 00           |
| 27.       | Uttrakhand       | 1125       | 167        | 00       | 00       | 60       | 00       | 00           | 00           |
| 28.       | West Bengal      | 175        | 24         | 00       | 00       | 40       | 00       | 00           | 00           |
|           | Total            | 29070      | 5003       | 740      | 176      | 3272     | 323      | 45           | 0            |

## ( c ) STATE WISE TOTAL NUMBER OF UG & PG  HOMOEOPATHIC COLLEGES ALONG WITH SEAT CAPACITY

| S. No   | STATE/U.T.           | Number of seats   | Number of seats   | Total               |
|---------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|         |                      | UG seats          | PG seats          | UG seats + PG seats |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 551               | 54                | 605                 |
| 2       | ArunachalPradesh     | 50                | 0                 | 50                  |
| 3       | Assam                | 189               | 0                 | 189                 |
| 4       | Bihar                | 825               | 55                | 880                 |
| 5       | Chandigarh           | 50                | 0                 | 50                  |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh         | 200               | 0                 | 200                 |
| 7       | Delhi                | 188               | 9                 | 197                 |
| 8       | Goa                  | 50                | 0                 | 50                  |
| 9       | Gujarat              | 3525              | 93                | 3618                |
| 10      | Haryana              | 50                | 0                 | 50                  |
| 11      | Jharkhand            | 313               | 0                 | 313                 |
| 12      | HP                   | 75                | 0                 | 75                  |
| 13      | Karnataka            | 1515              | 136               | 1651                |
| 14      | Kerala               | 315               | 73                | 388                 |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh       | 2230              | 127               | 2357                |
| 16      | Maharashtra          | 4560              | 459               | 5019                |
| 17      | Meghalaya            | 63                | 0                 | 63                  |
| 18      | Orissa               | 226               | 19                | 245                 |
| 19      | Punjab               | 270               | 18                | 288                 |
| 20      | Rajasthan            | 785               | 92                | 877                 |
| 21      | Tamil Nadu           | 923               | 76                | 999                 |
| 22      | Telangana            | 475               | 38                | 513                 |
| 23      | Uttar Pradesh        | 1236              | 165               | 1401                |
| 24      | Uttarakhand          | 110               | 0                 | 110                 |
| 25      | West Bengal          | 763               | 91                | 854                 |
|         | TOTAL Colleges = 248 | 19537             | 1505              | 21042               |