Lok Sabha Question No. 84 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: National Centre of Excellence in Ayurveda System
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Behanan Benny

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 84 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH FEBRUARY, 2020 NATIONAL CENTRE OF E XCELLENCE IN AYURVED A SYSTEM

## *84. SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government is planning to establish a national centre of e Ayurveda system of medicine in Kerala considering its h uge and centuries old presence in the State; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the criteria set to identify such centre?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY )

- (a)& (b)A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 84* FOR 7 TH FEBRUARY, 2020

The  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  presently  no  plan  to  establish  a  National Excellence  (CoE)  in  Ayurveda  System  in  Kerala.    The  National  Ayurveda  In Panchakarma at Cheruthuruthy in Kerala under the aegis of Central Council fo Ayurveda Sciences (CCRAS), an autonomous body under Ministry of AYUSH, has established  in  2017  by  upgrading  the  earlier  Regional  Research  Centre.    A above institute, Ayurveda Research Institute for Mother and Child H Thiruvananthap uram is also functional under the aegis of CCRAS.

Further,  under  the  Center  Sector  Scheme  namely  'Scheme  for  assistance  to  AYUSH organization  engaged  in  AYUSH  education/Drug  development  and  research/ Research  etc.  for  up  gradation  to  Center  of  E xcellence  (CoE)',  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has supported six Ayurveda institutions working in Kerala, as detailed below:

| S. No.                         | Name of the Grantee Institutions                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Area of Specialization in Ayurveda                    |   Grants released (Rs. in lakhs) |
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.                             | Sreedhareeyam Hospital, Kottakulam, Kerala (On - going)                                                                                                                                                                                 | Ophthalmology                                         |                              490 |
| 2.                             | Government Panchakarma Hospital, Alappuzha, Kerala(On - going)                                                                                                                                                                          | Panchakarma                                           |                              400 |
| 3.                             | Vaidyarantnam P.S. Varier, Kerala (Completed)                                                                                                                                                                                           | Kottakal, Research in Medicinal Plants                |                              500 |
| 4.                             | National Research Institute Traditional Knowledge in Food Medicine for Systematic Documentation of Traditional Knowledge related plants used for Food & Medicine, Kerala Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala (On - going) | for and to Research in Traditional Practices and food |                              152 |
| 5.                             | Oushadhi Research & Development Society, Thrissur, Kerala(Completed)                                                                                                                                                                    | Drug Research                                         |                              465 |
| 6.                             | Mooss Vaidyarantnam Ayurveda Foundation, Thrissur (Completed)                                                                                                                                                                           | Clinical Research & Standardization                   |                              500 |
| Total Grant - in- aid released | Total Grant - in- aid released                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Total Grant - in- aid released                        |                             2507 |

The Ministry of AYUSH has been implementing the said Scheme since 2007 to innovative proposals for establishment and up - gradation of both functions and facil reputed institutions to level of excellence with a view to promote internati ollaboration in clinical research.

The applications are received from reputed AYUSH organizations, Governm -Government- Non - Profit organizations for assistance to upgrade its functions a level  of  excellence.    It  is  mandatory  for getting  the  applications  forwarded  throu concerned  State  AYUSH  Directorate  and  to  have  recognition  from  SIRO  (Scien Industrial  Research  organization)  or  affiliation  with  the  concerned  Univ applicant organization should have a t rack record of at least five years of meritori in AYUSH sector.

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