Lok Sabha Question No. 2294 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-23
Subject: Ayush Hospitals in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2294 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD SEPTEMBER, 2020

## AYUSH HOSPITALS IN A NDHRA PRADESH

## 2294. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

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

- (a) the number and details of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy (AYUSH) hospitals functioning in the country including Andhra Pradesh;
- (b )  the  number  and details of staff strength, including doctors, and the present position in each of the traditional systems of medicine, State/UT - wise, hospital - wise, stream - wise;
- (c) the corrective measures taken by the Government to supplement the effort s of various State  Governments to  promote  AYUSH  in  the  country,  State/UT - wise including  Andhra Pradesh;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  a 50- bedded  AYUSH  hospital  in  Andhra Pradesh; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, stream - wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a): The number of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy hospitals functioning in the country including Andhra Pradesh is furnished at Annexure .
- (b) : Since, public health is a State subject, the details of staff strength, including doct and  the  present  position  in  each  of  the  traditional  systems  of  medicine,  State/UT - wise, hospital - wise, stream - wise is not maintained by the Central Government.
- (c) : The Ministry is supplementing th e efforts of the State Governments including Andhra Pradesh  to  promote  AYUSH  system  through  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National AYUSH  Mission  (NAM),  which  inter -alia  envisages  better  access  to  AYUSH  services, strengthening  of  AYUSH  educational  instituti ons,  facilitate  the  enforcement  of  quality control of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani & Homoeopathy (ASU & H) drugs and sustainable availability of ASU & H raw - materials by promoting medicinal plants in the States/UTs.
- (d) & (e) : As public health is a State su bject, setting up of 50 bedded AYUSH Hospitals in Andhra Pradesh comes under the purview of respective State Government. However, unde Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) there is a provision for financial  assistance  for  setting  up of  upto  50 - bedded  integrated  AYUSH  Hospital.  Under NAM, two integrated AYUSH Hospitals upto50 bedded have already been approved in the State of Andhra Pradesh at Kakinada & Visakhapatnam as per the proposal received from them  through  State  Annual  Action  Plan.  Further,  Central  Government  has  sanctioned  R 792.31 lakhs and Rs. 331.37 lakhs for these two hospitals .

Annexure

State wise/System wise number of AYUSH Hospitals as on 1 - 4- 2018

| Sl. No.                                    | State / UT                                 | Ayurveda                    | Unani                       | Siddha                      | Homoeopathy                 | Total                       |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| A. States/Union Territories                | A. States/Union Territories                | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories |
| 1                                          | Andhra Pradesh                             | 3                           | 2                           | 0                           | 3                           | 8                           |
| 2                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                          | 10                          | 0                           | 0                           | 2                           | 12                          |
| 3                                          | Assam                                      | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 3                           | 4                           |
| 4                                          | Bihar                                      | 5                           | 1                           | 0                           | 2                           | 8                           |
| 5                                          | Chhattisgarh                               | 11                          | 1                           | 0                           | 3                           | 15                          |
| 6                                          | Delhi                                      | 2                           | 1                           | 0                           | 2                           | 5                           |
| 7                                          | Goa                                        | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 2                           |
| 8                                          | Gujarat                                    | 42                          | 0                           | 0                           | 16                          | 58                          |
| 9                                          | Haryana                                    | 4                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 4                           |
| 10                                         | Himachal Pradesh                           | 33                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 33                          |
| 11                                         | Jammu & Kashmir                            | 1                           | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| 12                                         | Jharkhand                                  | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 4                           | 5                           |
| 13                                         | Karnataka                                  | 170                         | 18                          | 0                           | 16                          | 204                         |
| 14                                         | Kerala                                     | 126                         | 0                           | 1                           | 34                          | 161                         |
| 15                                         | Madhya Pradesh                             | 40                          | 4                           | 0                           | 26                          | 70                          |
| 16                                         | Maharashtra                                | 70                          | 6                           | 0                           | 50                          | 126                         |
| 17                                         | Manipur                                    | 2                           | 1                           | 0                           | 6                           | 9                           |
| 18                                         | Meghalaya                                  | 3                           | 0                           | 0                           | 7                           | 10                          |
| 19                                         | Mizoram                                    | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 2                           |
| 20                                         | Nagaland                                   | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 2                           |
| 21                                         | Odisha                                     | 8                           | 0                           | 0                           | 6                           | 14                          |
| 22                                         | Punjab                                     | 5                           | 0                           | 0                           | 4                           | 9                           |
| 23                                         | Rajasthan                                  | 117                         | 11                          | 0                           | 6                           | 134                         |
| 24                                         | Sikkim                                     | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           |
| 25                                         | Tamil Nadu                                 | 2                           | 1                           | 289                         | 1                           | 293                         |
| 26                                         | Tripura                                    | 2                           | 0                           | 0                           | 2                           | 4                           |
| 27                                         | Uttar Pradesh                              | 2104                        | 204                         | 0                           | 8                           | 2316                        |
| 28                                         | Uttarakhand                                | 402                         | 2                           | 0                           | 1                           | 405                         |
| 29                                         | West Bengal                                | 6                           | 1                           | 0                           | 11                          | 18                          |
| 30                                         | A&N Island                                 | 1                           | 1                           | 1                           | 1                           | 4                           |
| 31                                         | Chandigarh                                 | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 2                           |
| 32                                         | D&N Haveli                                 | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 33                                         | Daman&Diu                                  | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 2                           |
| 34                                         | Lakshadweep                                | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 35                                         | Puducherry                                 | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 36                                         | Telangana                                  | 9                           | 4                           | 0                           | 6                           | 19                          |
| TOTAL(A)                                   | TOTAL(A)                                   | 19                          | 8                           | 7                           | 7                           | 41                          |
| B. CGHS & Central Government Organizations | B. CGHS & Central Government Organizations |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| TOTAL(A+B)                                 | TOTAL(A+B)                                 | 3205                        | 267                         | 298                         | 232                         | 4002                        |

Source: AYUSH IN INDIA 2018