Lok Sabha Question No. 4431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Ayush Doctors in PHCs
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal, Santokh Singh Chaudhary

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4431 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH JULY, 2019

## AYUSH DOCTORS IN PHC S

## 4431. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL: SHRI SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to appoint Ayush doctors in all the Primary Health Centres  (PHCs)  in  t he  country,  keeping  in  view  the  promotion  of  the  AYUSH  system  of medicine;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  number  of  doctors  appointed  and  propose appointed in such PHCs across the country, State/UT - wise;
- (c) the detail of procedures adopted for the screening and selection of the doctors in such and
- (d) whether the AYUSH doctors will diagnose and treat mental disorders also, if so, the thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c ) : Since Public Health is a State subject, the appointment of AYUSH doctors comes under  the  purview  of  respectiv e  State/UT  Governments. However, Government  of  India  has adopted  a  strategy  of  Co - location  of  AYUSH  facilities  at  Primary  Health  Centres  (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs), thus enabling choice to patients for differen t systems of medicine. The engagement of AYUSH Doctors/ paramedics and their training are supported by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, while the supp AYUSH infrastructure, equipment/ furniture and medicines are provided by Ministry of AYUSH under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM). The number of doctors appointed inPHCs across the country, State/UT -wiseis furnished at Annexure.

Public  Health  and  Hospitals'  being  a  State  subject,  the  administrative  and  personnel matters including recruitment of doctors for Primary Health Centres fall under the purv respective State/UT Governments. Accordingly, screening and selection procedu res fo  doctors are  to  be  conducted  as  per  the  prevailing  policies  adopted  by  the  respective  St Government.

(d): AYUSH doctors at AYUSH facilities are supposed to diagnose and treat the cases including mental disorders as per their qualificatio n and entitlements provided under relevant Acts & Rules.

## AYUSH Doctors at Primary Health Centres

## Annexure

(As on 31st March 2018)

| S. No.   | State/UT                  |   In- Position |
|----------|---------------------------|----------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh            |             23 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh         |             37 |
| 3        | Assam                     |            844 |
| 4        | Bihar                     |           1384 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh              |            233 |
| 6        | Goa                       |             23 |
| 7        | Gujarat                   |            866 |
| 8        | Haryana                   |             88 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh          |              0 |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir           |            468 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                 |             93 |
| 12       | Karnataka                 |            487 |
| 13       | Kerala                    |            242 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh            |            157 |
| 15       | Maharashtra               |            860 |
| 16       | Manipur                   |            112 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                 |             58 |
| 18       | Mizoram                   |             20 |
| 19       | Nagaland                  |              9 |
| 20       | Odisha                    |            283 |
| 21       | Punjab                    |            180 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                 |            568 |
| 23       | Sikkim                    |              4 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                |            374 |
| 25       | Telangana                 |            284 |
| 26       | Tripura                   |             62 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand               |             85 |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh             |            841 |
| 29       | West Bengal               |             99 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |             19 |
| 31       | Chandigarh                |              0 |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |              2 |
| 33       | Daman & Diu               |              1 |
| 34       | Delhi                     |              0 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep               |              5 |
| 36       | Puducherry                |             49 |
| Total    | Total                     |           8860 |