Lok Sabha Question No. 967 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Traditional System of Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Anto  Antony, Gurjeet Singh Aujla

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 967 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND NOVEMBER, 2019

## TRADITIONAL SYSTEM O F MEDICINE

## 967. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

## SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA:

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

- (a)  whether  any  steps  are  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  encourage  traditional  syst medicine;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether chronic diseases like cancer and heart ailments can be cured by using tra system of medicines, if so, the details thereof and the efforts being made by the Govern popularize these medicines to treat lifestyle related diseases;
- (d) whether the Government have established state - of - the - art laboratories for advance research in Ayurveda medicines and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether cases have been registered against AYUSH practitioners due to death of patie so, the d etails thereof; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):          Yes. A  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  Promotion  of  Information  Education  and Communication (IEC) in AYUSH has been devised by the Ministry of AYUSH for this purpose. Under this Scheme, the Ministry of AYUSH takes up initiatives to create awareness about and to promote AYUSH systems of medicine . These initiatives include organizing Arogya Fairs, Melas, Conferences,  Exhibitions,  Seminars,  Workshops,  Symposium  and Ayurveda  Parvs.  The  IEC Scheme also supports undertaking publicit y campaigns  through  electronic  media, print media and  social  media amongst  the  citizens in  the  country,  for  encouraging  AYUSH  Systems including traditional Indian systems of medicine.

The  Ministry  also  observes  days  dedicated  to  AYUSH  Systems  of Medicine  viz. International  Day  of  Yoga,  Ayurveda  Day,  Unani  Day,  Siddha  Day,  Naturopathy  Day, Homoeopathy Day etc. to create awareness about the benefits of the respective AYUSH syst of medicine.

(c) : Traditional systems of medicines do not offer any guaranteed cure for cancer and heart ailments. However various practices and therapies like Yoga and Panchakarma are proven t immensely useful in the management of various conditions of cancer and heart ailments.

Public Health activities includin g t reatment of lifestyle diseases fall under the purview of State/UT governments. However, some benchmark efforts in these matters are taken up at Central  level  also.  T he  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  set - up  five  autonomous  Research  Councils, namely,  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences  (CCRAS),  Central  Council  f Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Central Counc il for Research in Siddha (CCRS) and Central Council for Research in Yoga an Naturopathy  (CCRYN)  as  apex  bodies  for  formulation,  coordination,  development  and promotion of research activities in AYUSH (includingtraditional medicin e) systems for various diseases, and research into treatment of lifestyle diseases also figure in these activiti under the ambit of the IEC Scheme, activities to popularise AYUSH medicines for the treat of lifestyle diseases are also taken up.

(d) : Yes.Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) under the Ministry of AYUSH has set up 4 modern laboratories for advance research in Ayurveda, with detail given in Annexure.

(e) & (f) : No information in this matter is maintained by the Ministry as subjects like public health and related matters come under the purview of g vernments of States and UTs.

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## Advanced laboratories working underCCRAS

|   S No | Name of the institute where laboratory setup                                  | is Details of facilities available                                                                                                                                           |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Regional Ayurveda Institute for FundamentalResearch, Pune                     | 1. Molecular biology 2. Phyto- chemistry 3. In- vitro pharmacology 4. Tissue culture 5. Pharmacognosy and drug standardization                                               |
|      2 | Captain Srinivas a Murthy RegionalAyurveda Drug DevelopmentInstitute, Chennai | 1. Phyto- chemistry 2. Pharmacology and toxicology 3. Pharmacognosy and drug standardization 4. Drug testing laboratory accredited by Government. (NABL accredited facility) |
|      3 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute forDrug Development, Gwalior             | 1. Phyto-chemistry 2. Pharmacology and toxicology 3. Drug Standardization                                                                                                    |
|      4 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute forDrug Development, Kolkata              | 1. Phyto chemistry 2. Pharmacology and toxicology 3. Pharmacognosy 4. Drug Standardization                                                                                   |

## Annexure