Lok Sabha Question No. 852 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: AYUSH Colleges in the Country
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 852 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH DECEMBER, 2018

## AYUSH COLLEGES IN TH E COUNTRY

## 852. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  AYUSH  colleges  in  the  country  providing  graduation  and  postgradua studies, State/UT and stream - wise;
- (b) the number of new colleges pertaining to AYUSH streams established in the country durin the last four years, State -wise and the expenditure incurred thereon;
- (c) whether the Government has assessed the shortage of AYUSH medical practitioners in country, if so, th e details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to establish new colleges in the country and if s details thereof with reference to Bihar; and
- (e)  the measures  taken  by  the  Government  for  undertaking,  coordinating,  formulating developing and promoting research on scientific lines with respect to AYUSH streams?

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

- (a):     There are 702 AYUSH Colleges in total providing graduation and post - graduation studies in  the  country.  The  State/UT  wise  and  stream  wise  details  of  AYUSH c lleges  are  given  at Annexure-I
- (b):          A  total  of  177  new  AYUSH  colleges  (including  2  National  Institutes)  have established in the country during the last four years. The state wise and stream wise d new AYUSH colleges established during the  last four years are given at Annexure -II

Contd……..

Two  National  Institutes  were  established  by  the    Ministry  during  the  last  four namely North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy (NEIAH) Shillong (Meghalaya) and All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) New Delhi. The Grant - in - aid released during the last four years to these National Institutes is as detailed below: -

| S.No.   | Name of the Institute   | Grant - in - aid released(Rs. in Crore)   | Grant - in - aid released(Rs. in Crore)   | Grant - in - aid released(Rs. in Crore)   | Grant - in - aid released(Rs. in Crore)   |
|---------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|         | Name of the Institute   | 2014- 15                                  | 2015- 16                                  | 2016- 17                                  | 2017- 18                                  |
| 1.      | NEIAH                   | 1.23                                      | 1.20                                      | 7.55                                      | 8.66                                      |
| 2.      | AIIA                    | 4.00                                      | 2.49                                      | 26.00                                     | 29.35                                     |

(c ):     No such assessment has been made.

(d):      Presently there is no such proposal under consideration of the Government incl the state of Bihar.

(e):     Central Research Councils for all AYUSH streams have been established by Ministry of AYUSH  through  which  research  on  medicinal  plant,  Drug  standardization,  Pharmacologica research, Clinical research, Literary research and their documentation are carried out.

## ANNEXURE - I STATE/UT - WISE NUMBER OF A YUSH COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                            |   Ayurveda |   Siddha |   Unani |   Homoeopathy |   Total |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|------------|----------|---------|---------------|---------|
| 1.        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands         |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                      |         03 |       00 |      01 |            05 |      09 |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh                   |         00 |       00 |      00 |            01 |      01 |
| 4.        | Assam                               |         01 |       00 |      00 |            03 |      04 |
| 5.        | Bihar                               |         08 |       00 |      05 |            15 |      28 |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                          |         01 |       00 |      00 |            01 |      02 |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh                        |         06 |       00 |      01 |            03 |      10 |
| 8.        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 9.        | Daman and Diu                       |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 10.       | National Capital Territory of Delhi |         03 |       00 |      02 |            02 |      07 |
| 11.       | Goa                                 |         01 |       00 |      00 |            01 |      02 |
| 12.       | Gujarat                             |         30 |       00 |      00 |            34 |      64 |
| 13.       | Haryana                             |         11 |       00 |      00 |            01 |      12 |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh                    |         03 |       00 |      00 |            01 |      04 |
| 15.       | Jammu and Kashmir                   |         02 |       00 |      03 |            00 |      05 |
| 16.       | Jharkhand                           |         01 |       00 |      00 |            05 |      06 |
| 17.       | Karnataka                           |         74 |       00 |      06 |            14 |      94 |
| 18.       | Kerala                              |         19 |       01 |      01 |            06 |      27 |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep                         |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh                      |         24 |       00 |      04 |            24 |      52 |
| 21.       | Maharashtra                         |         77 |       00 |      06 |            57 |     140 |
| 22.       | Manipur                             |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 23.       | Meghalaya                           |         01 |       00 |      00 |            01 |      02 |
| 24.       | Mizoram                             |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 25.       | Nagaland                            |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 26.       | Orissa                              |         06 |       00 |      00 |            06 |      12 |
| 27.       | Pondicherry                         |         01 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      01 |
| 28.       | Punjab                              |         17 |       00 |      01 |            04 |      22 |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                           |         12 |       00 |      03 |            10 |      25 |
| 30.       | Sikkim                              |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu                          |         06 |       10 |      01 |            12 |      29 |
| 32.       | Telangana                           |         05 |       00 |      03 |            05 |      13 |
| 33.       | Tripura                             |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh                       |         68 |       00 |      16 |            11 |      95 |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand                         |         16 |       00 |      01 |            02 |      19 |
| 36.       | West Bengal                         |         04 |       00 |      01 |            12 |      17 |
| Total :   | Total :                             |        400 |       11 |      55 |           236 |     702 |

## ANNEXURE -II

## STATE/UT -WISE NUMBER OF NEW AYUSH COLLEGES ESTABLISHED IN THE COUNTRY DURING

## THE LAST 04 YEARS i.e. ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-15,2015- 16, 2016 -17 AND 2017-18

|    | State/UT                            |   Ayurveda |   Siddha |   Unani |   Homoeopathy |   Total |
|----|-------------------------------------|------------|----------|---------|---------------|---------|
| 1  | Andaman and Nicobar Islands         |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh                      |         01 |       00 |      00 |            01 |      02 |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh                   |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 4  | Assam                               |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 5  | Bihar                               |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 6  | Chandigarh                          |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 7  | Chhattisgarh                        |         03 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      03 |
| 8  | Dadra and Nagar Haveli              |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 9  | Daman and Diu                       |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 10 | National Capital Territory of Delhi |         01 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      01 |
| 11 | Goa                                 |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 12 | Gujarat                             |         18 |       00 |      00 |            15 |      33 |
| 13 | Haryana                             |         04 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      04 |
| 14 | Himachal Pradesh                    |         02 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      02 |
| 15 | Jammu and Kashmir                   |         01 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      01 |
| 16 | Jharkhand                           |         00 |       00 |      00 |            01 |      01 |
| 17 | Karnataka                           |         14 |       00 |      01 |            00 |      15 |
| 18 | Kerala                              |         01 |       00 |      01 |            00 |      02 |
| 19 | Lakshadweep                         |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh                      |         06 |       00 |      00 |            05 |      11 |
| 21 | Maharashtra                         |         10 |       00 |      00 |            04 |      14 |
| 22 | Manipur                             |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 23 | Meghalaya                           |         01 |       00 |      00 |            01 |      02 |
| 24 | Mizoram                             |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 25 | Nagaland                            |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 26 | Orissa                              |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 27 | Pondicherry                         |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 28 | Punjab                              |         05 |       00 |      01 |            00 |      06 |
| 29 | Rajasthan                           |         03 |       00 |      01 |            01 |      05 |
| 30 | Sikkim                              |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu                          |         01 |       01 |      00 |            02 |      04 |
| 32 | Telangana                           |         00 |       00 |      01 |            03 |      04 |
| 33 | Tripura                             |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh                       |         52 |       00 |      01 |            01 |      54 |
| 35 | Uttarakhand                         |         11 |       00 |      01 |            01 |      13 |
| 36 | West Bengal                         |         00 |       00 |      00 |            00 |      00 |
|    |                                     |        134 |       01 |      07 |            35 |     177 |