Lok Sabha Question No. 2040 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Unani Medical Centre
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Shrirang Appa Barne, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Hemant Patil, Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod

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

## (AYUSH)

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2040 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## UNANI MEDICAL CENTRE

## 2040. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

SHRI RATANSINH MANSINH RATHOD:

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

- (a) whether the Government has inaugurated Unani Medical centre recently, if so, t details thereof;
- (b) the details of funds allocated/ expenditure incurred on purchase of Unani med from different manufacturers and suppliers for supply to various Unani Medi cal Centre;
- (c) whether the Government has set any target to establish AYUSH health and wellne centres in the coming years along with the steps taken by the Government in this reg
- (d)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  created  awareness  among  peop le  about  the advantages of AYUSH systems of medicine, if so, the details thereof and if not, the taken in this direction;
- (e)  the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  e -g vernance  and telemedicine to make Unani and other systems under AYUSH available at the grassroot level; and
- (f) the steps being taken by the Government to popularize AYUSH system of medicin especially Unani System of medicine?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, however, Central Government has laid foundation stone on 1 st March, 2019 to start the construction works at National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIU M) at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
- (b)  Under  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM),  financial assistance of Rs. 411.90Crorehas been provided to States/UTs since 2014 - 15  to  till  date  for supply of essential AYUSH drugs/ medicines includ ing Unani medicines to AYUSH hospitals

and dispensaries .Since implementation of the scheme comes under the purview of State/ UT Government, expenditure incurred on purchase of Unani medicine and suppliers for supply to various  Unani  Medical  Centre isnot maintained  by  Central  Government. As  per  expenditure reported by the States/UTs, Rs. 203 .90Crorehas been utilized for purchase of e sential drugs/ medicines including Unani .

(c) Yes, it is envisaged that AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) are proposed to be established by upgradation of existing State Government AYUSH dispensaries and Sub Healt Centres. A total 4200 , 4200 and 4100 AYUSH HWCs are proposed to be established in year 2019- 20,2020- 21 and 2021 - 22 respectively.

Rs.150  Crore  have  been  earmarked  for  establishment  of  the  AYUSH  Health  and Wellness Centres during the year 2019 - 20 and Rs. 89.91 Crore have been released to the States till date under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM).

(d)  Ce ntral  Government  has  taken  various  initiatives  under  the  Information  Education Communication  (IEC)  Scheme  created  awareness  among  people  about  the  advantages  of AYUSH  systems  of  medicine  for  treatment  of  common  ailments  through  media  and  other publicit y  activities  like  organizing  Arogya  fairs,  conferences,  seminars  on  AYUSH  Syste Further, Ministry is also supporting different activities under NAM like AYUSH gram, Pu Health outreach activities, information education and communication (IEC) activi es, organization  of  Yoga,  conducting  peripheral  OPD  and  Medical  camps,  behavioural  chang communication,  training  of  village  health  workers  towards  identification  and  use  of medicinal  herbs.  Yoga  is  being  promoted  in  various  activities  in  Schools,  wo rk  place community as a whole to strengthen preventive and promotive Health.

(e) Ministry of AYUSH has initiated an Information Technology (IT) Project called 'AYUSH GRID'  to  indent  IT  on  a  comprehensive  scale  into  the  AYUSH  Sector.  e -Governance  and tel emedicine also figure in AYUSH GRID. Further, the Ministry has signed an MoU with M/s Common Service Centre (CSC) for running a pilot project of Telemedicine in Siddha System o 25.10.2019. This project has been launched on 01.11.2019 for a period of 6 mon ths. This pilot project is the first step in taking up telemedicine for all AYUSH Systems. Further, in promote the e -governance and telemedicine to make services in AYUSH systems available at the grass root level, training has been imparted by M/s CSC to Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLE's) in 100 shortlisted centres of Tamil Nadu from where patients will avail Telemedicine facility in Siddha System.

(f)  The  National  AYUSH  Mission inter - alia makes  provision  for  the  following  activities  to populariz e AYUSH systems of medicine including Unani: -

(i)  Co - location  of  AYUSH  facilities  at  Primary  Health  Centers  (PHCs),  Community  Health Centers (CHCs) and Districts Hospitals (DHs).

(ii) Upgradation of exclusive State Government AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries.

(iii)  Setting up of upto 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital.

(iv)    Upgradation  of  State  Government  Under - Graduate  and  Post - Graduate  Educational Institutions.

- (v)  Setting up of new Sta te Government AYUSH Educational Institutions in the States where it is not available in Government Sector.
- (vi) Strengthening of State Government/State Government Co - operatives/Public Sector Undertakings Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) Phar macies
- (vii)  Strengthening of State Drug Testing Laboratories for ASU &H Drugs
- (viii) Support for cultivation of Medicinal Plant including processing and post - harvest management