Lok Sabha Question No. 1035 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Use of AYUSH with Modern Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1035 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## USE OF AYUSH WITH MO DERN MEDICINE

## 1035. SHRI P. RAVEENDRANATH KUMAR:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government for the development of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic systems, based on synchronized balance ofmodern and traditional medicine;
- (b) the details of various technologies being implemented, so far, in consultation with Indian Councilfor Medical Research (ICMR), for development of single and polyherbal products to make them globally acceptable; and
- (c) the actual and percentage utilization of Centrally sponsored funds by the Ministry during the last six years, State/UT - wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Ministry of AYUSH has undertaken the following steps for the development of AYUSH systems based on synchronized balance of modern and traditional medicine : -
- (I) . Ministry of AYUSH is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission  (NAM)  in  the  country  through  State  and  UT  Government s  for  promotion  and development  of  AYUSH  systems.  State  and  UT  Governments  avail  eligible  financial assistance by projecting the same through State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) as per NA guidelines. The Mission inter - alia makes provision for (i) Co - location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centers (PHCs), Community Health Centers (CHCs) and Districts Hospital (DHs); (ii) Upgradation of exclusive State Government AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries;
- (iii) Supply of essential drugs to AYUSH hospitals and dis pensaries; (iv) Setting up of upto 50  bedded  integrated  AYUSH  Hospital;  (v)  Upgradation  of  State  Government  Under -Graduate  and  post - Graduate  Educational  Institutions;  (vi)  Setting  up  of  new  AYUSH Educational  Institutions  in  the  States  where  it  is  not  avail able  in Government  Sector; (vii)  Strengthening  of  State  Government/State  Government  Co - operatives/Public  Sector Undertakings  Ayurveda,  Siddha,  Unani  and  Homoeopathy  (ASU&H)  Pharmacies;  (viii) Strengthening of State Drug Testing Laboratories for ASU &H Drug s and(ix) Support for cultivation of medicinal plants including processing and post - harvest management.

(II) . Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of Railways have signed an MoU on 6 th Feb, 2018 for the establishment of AYUSH Wings at 05 Railway Zonal Hospita ls.

(III) . Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of Defence have signed an MoU on 21.10.2019 for the  integration  of  Ayurveda  under  the  Health  establishments  of  Ministry  of  Defe Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) at Palliative Care Centre, Base Hospital Delhi Cantt; Air Force Hospital, Ghaziabad and five identified Ex - Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) Polyclinics in Delhi - NCR.

(IV) .  Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), an autonomous body under  the  M inistry  of  AYUSH  undertakes  clinical  research  for  validation  of  classi Ayurveda medicines and new combination through a systematic process for drug development. These studies are carried out in collaboration with reputed institutes AIIMS  New  Del hi,  BHU,  ICMR,  Tata  memorial  Hospital  Mumbai,  St.  John's  Medical College Bengaluru, Kolkata School of Tropical Medicine etc. for adopting integrated cl trial protocols. Further, CCRAS has also collaborated with IIT Delhi to adopt technolo intro duce innovation in the procedures used in Ayurveda such as automation of preparat of Kshar Sutra.

(V) .   All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) has a unique unit of 'Integrative Oncology' that has been established in association of National Institute o f Cancer Prevention and Research (NICPR), Noida and is rendering services for the last few years. The unit receives te support from DR. B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital -AIIMS, New Delhi.

(VI) .  With  the  objective  to  integrate  Yoga  in  the  mainstream  medical  care  Morarji  D National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) is running 4 Yoga Therapy Centres at modern medicin Govt.  Hospitals  in  Delhi  and  in  20  Preventive  Health  Care  Units  of  Yoga  in  CGH Dispensaries in Delhi -NCR.

(b):CCRAS has identified drug development in collaboration with ICMR for validation o AYUSH  coded  drug  (AYUSH  PJ7)  for  dengue,  Ayurveda  coded  drug  for  fatty  liver degeneration and Ayurvedic coded drug for hepato - protection  as  add  on  to  anti - tubercular therapy. Further, the collaborative research projects related to Maternal and child he been  formulated  and  sanctioned  by  ICMR.  Further, CCRAS  has  also  carried  out  the safety/toxicity studies of 2 Rasaushadhies viz. Rasa Manikya and Naga Bhasma at National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad (ICMR institute).

In  addition,  ICMR  has  provided  120  Phyto -c emical  Reference  Standards  to Pharmacopoeia  Commission  for  Indian  Medicine  &  Homoeopathy,  Ghaziabad  which  are being  used  for  setting  of  standards  of  certain  plant  based  drugs  used  in  Indian  sy Medicine and Homeopathy (ISM&H).

(c): Under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  AYUSH  Mission,  the  actual  and percentage of utilization of funds as reported b y the State/UT Governments during the last six years, State/UT -wise is at Annexure .

## Annexure

## State/UT wise status of fund released and utilization/expenditure reported by the State/UT Governments under NAM in last six years

(Rs. in lakhs)

|   S. No. | Name of States/UTs   |   Total fund released |   Expenditure reported by State/UT Govt. against releases |   %of utilization/ expenditure reported against releases |
|----------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Nagaland             |               4898.36 |                                                   4723.93 |                                                    96.44 |
|        2 | Sikkim               |               2329.65 |                                                   2011.49 |                                                    86.34 |
|        3 | Jammu &Kashmir       |               5825.48 |                                                   4616.42 |                                                    79.25 |
|        4 | Uttar Pradesh        |              39064    |                                                  30693    |                                                    78.57 |
|        5 | Mizoram              |               2741.44 |                                                   2150.19 |                                                    78.43 |
|        6 | Madhya Pradesh       |              16444.8  |                                                  12689.2  |                                                    77.16 |
|        7 | Kerala               |               8654.26 |                                                   6575.77 |                                                    75.98 |
|        8 | Tamilnadu            |               9177.53 |                                                   7006.86 |                                                    76.35 |
|        9 | Arunachal Pradesh    |               2571.02 |                                                   1922.08 |                                                    74.76 |
|       10 | Uttarakhand          |               6594.89 |                                                   4533.15 |                                                    68.74 |
|       11 | Haryana              |               6177.05 |                                                   4166.03 |                                                    67.44 |
|       12 | Puducherry           |               1298.04 |                                                    847.03 |                                                    65.25 |
|       13 | Andaman& Nicobar     |               1532.23 |                                                   1000.28 |                                                    65.28 |
|       14 | Chhattisgarh         |               5058.03 |                                                   3126.19 |                                                    61.81 |
|       15 | Manipur              |               5763.23 |                                                   3530.67 |                                                    61.26 |
|       16 | Gujarat              |               7923.07 |                                                   4735.36 |                                                    59.77 |
|       17 | Karnataka            |               9700.71 |                                                   6092.31 |                                                    62.8  |
|       18 | West Bengal          |               9490.94 |                                                   5485.89 |                                                    57.8  |
|       19 | Meghalaya            |               2398.97 |                                                   1020.11 |                                                    42.52 |
|       20 | Himachal Pradesh     |               5707.52 |                                                   2398.19 |                                                    42.02 |
|       21 | Rajasthan            |              17585.9  |                                                   7356.54 |                                                    41.83 |
|       22 | Goa                  |               1269.34 |                                                    509.5  |                                                    40.14 |
|       23 | Tripura              |               2908.74 |                                                   1004.02 |                                                    34.52 |
|       24 | Chandigarh           |               1248.2  |                                                    384.68 |                                                    30.82 |
|       25 | Lakshdweep           |               1189.58 |                                                    639.97 |                                                    53.8  |
|       26 | Assam                |               8441.48 |                                                   2580.09 |                                                    30.56 |
|       27 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli  |                299.05 |                                                     77.32 |                                                    25.85 |
|       28 | Andhra Pradesh       |               7192.65 |                                                   1753.08 |                                                    24.37 |
|       29 | Telanagana           |               5431.81 |                                                   1203.01 |                                                    22.15 |
|       30 | Daman &Diu           |                185.19 |                                                     38.48 |                                                    20.78 |
|       31 | Maharashtra          |               8439.52 |                                                   1165.21 |                                                    13.81 |
|       32 | Odisha               |               6918.16 |                                                   1832.07 |                                                    26.48 |
|       33 | Punjab               |               4474.92 |                                                    500.92 |                                                    11.19 |
|       34 | Bihar                |               4728.19 |                                                    186.83 |                                                     3.95 |
|       35 | Jharkhand            |               2195.05 |                                                     84    |                                                     3.83 |
|       36 | Delhi                |                726.31 |                                                      0    |                                                     0    |