Lok Sabha Question No. 4164 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Prataprao  Jadhav, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4164 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN AYURVEDI C SCIENCES (CCRAS)

## 4164. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

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

- (a)whether Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) under his Ministr has  entered  into  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  Jawaharlal  Nehru  University (JNU) and Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) for cooperation in the fiel d of Research and Development and Training in Ayurveda and Traditional Medicine recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the terms and conditions of the MoU;
- (c) whether the Government has also signed MoUs with other countries including Worl d Health Organization  (WHO)  for  cooperation  in  the  areas  of  traditional  systems  of  medicine homoeopathy;
- (d) if so, the details of the MoUs along with the terms and conditions thereof and the likely to accrue to the country in this regard, c ountry - wise;
- (e) the total expenditure incurred by the Government for promotion of International Coope during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (f)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  traditional  medicine through education across the country and worldwide?

## ANSWER

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

(b): The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi and Institute of Liver and Biliary Scien ces (ILBS), New Delhi  for  cooperation  in  the  field  of  Research  &  Development  and  Training  in  Ayurveda Traditional Medicine on 20th November, 2019.

The specific terms, conditions and procedural aspects of collaboration including fi obligations of e ither party shall be finalized on mutual discussion in respect of each sp project under this MoU separately.

(c): Yes.

(d): Ministry of AYUSH has signed 22 Country to Country MoUs for Cooperation in field of Traditional Medicine and Homoeop athy with Nepal, Bangladesh, Hungary, Trinidad & Tobago, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Myanmar, Genava,   Germany (Joint declaration

Iran,  Sao  Tome  &  Príncipe,  Equatorial  Guinea,  Cuba,  Colombia,  Japan  (MoC)  and Bolivia, Gambia, Republic o f Guinea, China and St. Vincent including a Project Collaboratio Agreement with WHO.

The MoUs are signed with the mandate to promote AYUSH Systems in foreign countries including  the  regulation  of  teaching,  practice,  and  drugs;  mutual  recognition  of  Syst ms  of medicine by the respective countries; mutual recognition of educational qualifications a of respective countries, enhancing cooperation in the field of Research collaboration. etc

A Project Collaboration Agreement (PCA) was signed between WHO and Ministry of AYUSH on 13 May, 2016 for cooperation on promoting the quality, safety and effectiveness service  provision  in  traditional  and  complementary  medicine  between  WHO  and  Ministry  o AYUSH.

Under  the  above  mentioned  umbrella  MoU  of  WHO  was  si gned  between  WHO  and Ministry  of  AYUSH on  27.12.2017  on  Cooperation  on  integration  of  traditional  an complementary  medicine  into  health  care  system  for  development  of  WHO  terminology  in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, and WHO publication on standard terminology in Ayurveda, Unani, and Siddha.

Ministry of AYUSH has signed a Donor Agreement with WHO on 05.07.2019 to develop an android based application on m - Yoga to demonstrate Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) and for global use for correct practices of yoga under Be He@ lthy, Be Mobile initiative of the WHO and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

- (e): The total expenditure incurred for the promotion of International cooperation durin three years and current year is as under:
- (f): Total 19 MoUs for undertaking Collaborative Research / Academic collaboration and 1 MoUs for  setting  up  AYUSH  Academic  Chairs  have  been  signed  with  foreign  Universities Institutes.

|   2016- 17 |   2017- 18 |   2018- 19 | 2019- 20 (Current year) ₹ in lakhs   |
|------------|------------|------------|--------------------------------------|
|       1394 |       1617 |       1568 | 1402 (As on date)                    |

Ministry of AYUSH under Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of International Co -operation  in  AYUSH  (IC  Scheme)  offers  104  scholarships  every  year  to  the  eligible  for nationals  from  98  countries  for  pursuing  undergraduate  (UG),  postgraduate  (PG)  and  Ph D courses in premier Institutes in India. The Scholarship Scheme of the Ministry is imple through Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).