Lok Sabha Question No. 1052 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: AYUSH CGHS Wellness Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat, Kaushal Kishore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFAARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1052 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND NOVEMBER, 2019

## AYUSH CGHS WELLNESS CENTRES

## 1052. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

## SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of AYUSH CGHS wellness centres available in the Country, particulary in U Pradesh, district - wise;
- (b) the number of AYUSH wellness centres u nder consideration in Uttar Pradesh, particularly in Lucknow, districtwise;
- (c)  the  details  of  medical  and  associated  staff  strength  sanctioned  including  doctor AYUSH Wellness Centres in Uttar Pradesh and the actual deployment thereof;
- (d) the details of employment generated through AYUSH in Uttar Pradesh during the last thr years; and
- (e) the amount spent through AYUSH in Uttar Pradesh for training of youth during each of last three years?

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

- (a): Details of AYUSH CGHS Wellness Centres in India and in Uttar Pradesh (District - wise) are at Annexure - I .
- (b): Posts of Medical Officer (AYUSH) have been sanctioned by the Government for settin up of new Ayurvedic Units and Homeopathic Units under CGHS, including 1 Ayurvedic Unit and 1 Homeopathic Unit each at Noida, Greater Noida, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad and Indira puram in Uttar Pradesh. The process of recruitment of Medical Officers (AYUSH), which is done Ministry of AYUSH, has been initiated.
- (c): Details are at Annexure - II .

(d): Ministry of AYUSH is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission  through  States/  UTs  including  Uttar  Pradesh  and  providing  financial  assistanc development and promotion of AYUSH systems as per the proposal submitted by States/ UTs i their State Annual Action Plans. During last three years, R s. 266.01 crore have been released to the  State  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  which  resulted  in  the  development  and  promotion AYUSH  System  including  generation  of  employment.  However,  data  regarding  employment generation is not being maintained centrally, as it is a State subject.

(e): No amount has been spent through AYUSH in Uttar Pradesh for training of youthduring each of the last three years.

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Table: A

## AYUSH CGHS Wellness Centres in India

|   Ayurvedic |   Homeopathic |   Unani |   Siddha |   Yoga |
|-------------|---------------|---------|----------|--------|
|          33 |            36 |      10 |        3 |      4 |

Table: B AYUSH CGHS Wellness Centres in Uttar Pradesh

| District   |   Ayurvedic |   Homeopathic |   Unani |
|------------|-------------|---------------|---------|
| Lucknow    |           1 |             1 |       1 |
| Prayagraj  |           1 |             1 |       0 |
| Kanpur     |           1 |             2 |       0 |
| Meerut     |           1 |             1 |       0 |

## Annexure-I

Annexure - II

Sanctioned post of medical and associated staff in CGHS AYUSH Wellness Centers in Uttar Pradesh.

|   Sl. No. | CGHS City   |   Sanctioned post of Doctors |   In position strength of Doctors |   Sanctioned post of Paramedical Staff |   In position Strength of Paramedical Staff |
|-----------|-------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Allahabad   |                            4 |                                 3 |                                      4 |                                           0 |
|         2 | Kanpur      |                            6 |                                 4 |                                      4 |                                           3 |
|         3 | Lucknow     |                            6 |                                 6 |                                      5 |                                           2 |
|         4 | Meerut      |                            4 |                                 3 |                                      4 |                                           4 |