Lok Sabha Question No. 1125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: AYUSH Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, DNV Senthilkumar. S.

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1125 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 TH FEBRUARY, 2020

## AYUSH MEDICINE

## 1125. SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

\ DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  companies  manufacturing  Ayurvedic,  Siddha ,  Unani  and  Homoeopathic medicines in the country, State/UT - wise;
- (b) the number of applications received for procurement of licenses to manufacture Ayurv Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic medicines along with the number of them approved in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to formulate uniform rules with regard to grant of li for manufacturing Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic drugs and to ensure thei r safety, quality and standards across the country;
- (d) whether the licenses of any manufacturing company of Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani who ha been found to be indulged in unfair practices has been suspended during each of the las years; and
- (e)if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic drugs to the patients?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): There are 8954 licensed Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani & Homoeopathy manufacturing units in the country.  State/UT - wise details are given in annexure- I .

(ASU&H)

- (b): Under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945, licenses for manufacturing Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy medicines are granted and renewed by the Stat

Licensing Authorities and their records are not maintained at the central level. However basis  of  information  received  from  some  States,  a  tabulated  statement  of  number  of  l applications to manufacture Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy m dicines and number of licenses suspended and cancelled during the last three years and current year is pro Annexure - II .

(c): Exclusive provisions for grant of license to manufacture Ayurveda, Siddha & Unani Homoeopathy drugs are prescri bed in the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules 1945, which are  enforced  by  the  State  Licensing  Authorities.  Drugs  &  Cosmetics  Rules,  1945  s compliance  to  Good  Manufacturing  Practices  and  adherence  to  standards  prescribed  in respective pharmacopoe ias along with and proof of safety and effectiveness.

(d) & (e):    Number of licenses cancelled or suspended by the State Authorities are ment the Annexure - II. Government has taken following steps to strengthen the quality of ASU&H medicines -

- a) Good  Manufacturing  Practices  (GMP)  notified,  which  is  mandatory  for  all Ayurveda,  Siddha,  Unani  &  Homoeopathy  drug  manufacturers  for  grant  of license.
- b) Quality standards of ASU&H drugs are published in respective Pharmacopoieas and Government has set up Pharmacopoeia Commission of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy to develop, revise and publish standards of these medicines.
- c) Pharmacopoeial Laboratory for Indian Medicines & Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia  Laboratory,  Ghaziabad  conduct  training  programs  of  the State Regulators, In - charges of Drug Testing Laboratories, Pharmacies in every year.
- d) Through  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  AYUSH  Mission,    financial support  is  provided  to  the  States/UTs  for  supply  of  essential  medicines dispensaries  &  hospit als  and  for  strengthening  of  pharmacies,  drug  testing laboratories and regulatory capacity building & drug control framework.

Annexure - I State wise number of Licensed Pharmacies sunder AYUSH as on 01.04.2018

| S.No.   | State / UT        | Ayurveda   | Unani   | Siddha   | Homoeopathy   | Total   |
|---------|-------------------|------------|---------|----------|---------------|---------|
| (1)     | (2)               | (3)        | (4)     | (5)      | (6)           | (7)     |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 289        | 16      | 0        | 12            | 326     |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 1          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 1       |
| 3       | Assam             | 43         | 0       | 0        | 0             | 43      |
| 4       | Bihar             | 216        | 22      | 0        | 48            | 286     |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 31         | 0       | 0        | 0             | 31      |
| 6       | Delhi             | 83         | 25      | 0        | 0             | 108     |
| 7       | Goa               | 6          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 6       |
| 8       | Gujarat           | 563        | 0       | 0        | 8             | 571     |
| 9       | Haryana           | 458        | 0       | 0        | 0             | 458     |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  | 159        | 0       | 0        | 8             | 167     |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 20         | 3       | 0        | 3             | 26      |
| 12      | Jharkhand         | 30         | 0       | 0        | 7             | 37      |
| 13      | Karnataka         | 248        | 0       | 0        | 11            | 259     |
| 14      | Kerala            | 766        | 4       | 3        | 0             | 773     |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | 684        | 5       | 0        | 18            | 707     |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | 782        | 13      | 0        | 39            | 834     |
| 17      | Manipur           | 0          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 0       |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | 0          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 0       |
| 19      | Mizoram           | 0          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 0       |
| 20      | Nagaland          | 0          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 0       |
| 21      | Odisha            | 84         | 0       | 0        | 5             | 89      |
| 22      | Punjab            | 277        | 0       | 0        | 0             | 277     |
| 23      | Rajasthan         | 337        | 0       | 0        | 0             | 337     |
| 24      | Sikkim            | 2          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 2       |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu        | 152        | 60      | 205      | 9             | 426     |
| 26      | Telangana         | 425        | 178     | 0        | 34            | 637     |
| 27      | Tripura           | 0          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 0       |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh     | 1576       | 292     | 0        | 30            | 1898    |
| 29      | Uttarakhand       | 281        | 2       | 0        | 0             | 283     |
| 30      | West Bengal       | 151        | 5       | 0        | 160           | 316     |
| 31      | A&N Island        | 0          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 0       |
| 32      | Chandigarh        | 1          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 1       |
| 33      | D&N Haveli        | 7          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 7       |
| 34      | Daman & Diu       | 9          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 9       |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 0          | 0       | 0        | 0             | 0       |
| 36      | Puduchchery       | 28         | 0       | 6        | 5             | 39      |
|         | TOTAL             | 7718       | 625     | 214      | 397           | 8954    |

Annexure - II State - wise Statement of number of license applications for Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy medicines and number of Licenses suspended/ cancelled during the last three year and current year

|   S. No. | State             | Year     |   Application received for license manufactureASU & H Drugs |   to Number of license approved | License suspended   | Licenses Cancelled   |
|----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Bihar             | 2017     |                                                           7 |                               7 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        1 | Bihar             | 2018     |                                                           9 |                               9 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        1 | Bihar             | 2019     |                                                           4 |                               4 | 01                  | Nil                  |
|        1 | Bihar             | 2020     |                                                           2 |                               2 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        2 | Chhattisgarh      | 2017     |                                                           3 |                               3 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        2 | Chhattisgarh      | 2018     |                                                           1 |                               1 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        2 | Chhattisgarh      | 2019     |                                                           5 |                               4 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        3 | Haryana           | 2017     |                                                          61 |                              53 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        3 | Haryana           | 2018     |                                                          78 |                              59 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        3 | Haryana           | 2019     |                                                          86 |                              62 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        3 | Haryana           | 2020     |                                                          03 |                              08 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        4 | Jammu and Kashmir | 2016- 17 |                                                          01 |                              01 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        4 | Jammu and Kashmir | 2017- 18 |                                                          04 |                              03 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        4 | Jammu and Kashmir | 2018- 19 |                                                           0 |                              01 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        4 | Jammu and Kashmir | 2019- 20 |                                                           0 |                               0 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        5 | Jharkhand         | 2017     |                                                           5 |                               5 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        5 | Jharkhand         | 2018     |                                                           6 |                               6 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        5 | Jharkhand         | 2019     |                                                           3 |                               3 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        5 | Jharkhand         | 2020     |                                                           0 |                               0 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        6 | Karnataka         | 2016- 17 |                                                          24 |                              24 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        6 | Karnataka         | 2017- 18 |                                                          23 |                              23 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        6 | Karnataka         | 2018- 19 |                                                          19 |                              19 | 01                  | Nil                  |
|        6 | Karnataka         | 2019- 20 |                                                          11 |                              11 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        7 | Kerala            | 2017     |                                                          48 |                              40 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        7 | Kerala            | 2018     |                                                          49 |                              48 | Nil                 | Nil                  |
|        7 | Kerala            | 2019     |                                                          45 |                              65 | 12                  | Nil                  |

|    |             | 2020     | 3   | 10   | Nil   | Nil   |
|----|-------------|----------|-----|------|-------|-------|
|  8 | Orissa      | 2016- 17 | 14  | 14   | Nil   | Nil   |
|  8 | Orissa      | 2017- 18 | 07  | 06   | Nil   | Nil   |
|  8 | Orissa      | 2018- 19 | 05  | 05   | Nil   | Nil   |
|  8 | Orissa      | 2019- 20 | 08  | 06   | Nil   | Nil   |
|  9 | Tamil Nadu  | 2016- 17 | 58  | 50   | 18    | Nil   |
|  9 | Tamil Nadu  | 2017- 18 | 40  | 32   | 23    | Nil   |
|  9 | Tamil Nadu  | 2018- 19 | 25  | 13   | 25    | Nil   |
|  9 | Tamil Nadu  | 2019- 20 | --  | --   | 03    | 01    |
| 10 | Tripura     | Nil      | Nil | Nil  | Nil   | Nil   |
| 11 | Uttarakhand | 2016- 17 | 16  | 16   | Nil   | Nil   |
| 11 | Uttarakhand | 2017- 18 | 32  | 32   | Nil   | Nil   |
| 11 | Uttarakhand | 2018- 19 | 23  | 23   | Nil   | Nil   |
| 11 | Uttarakhand | 2019- 20 | 14  | 14   | Nil   | Nil   |