Lok Sabha Question No. 3126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-06
Subject: National Health Mela/Arogya Swasthya Mela
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Arun Sao

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3126 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## NATIONAL HE ALTH MELA/AROGYA SWA STHYA MELA

## 3126. SHRI ARUN SAO:

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

- (a) whether the Government has organized the National Health Mela/ Arogya Swasthya Mela the country, State/UT - wise during the last three ye ars and till date;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  organize  such  fair  in  various  States  particula Chhattisgarh, district - wise and block level - wise; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a)& (b):    Yes .Details of the Arogya Fairs organized during the last three years and till date under the Information Education and Communication (IEC) Scheme of the Ministry of AYUSH is at Annexure I.
- (c)  & (d) : Arogya Fairs/Mela proposed to be organi zed in various States is at Annexure -II. No such proposal from the Chhattisgarh State is presently under consideration in the Ministry.

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## Details of Arogya Fairs /Mela organized during 2016 -17

|   Sl. No. | State/City                                             | National/ State Level   | Date                  |   Expenditure (Rs. Lakhs) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Bangalore (Gayatri Vihar, Palace                       | Ground) National        | 10- 13 Sept.2016      |                       100 |
|         2 | Kolkata (Science City)                                 | National                | 1- 4 December, 2016   |                       100 |
|         3 | Shillong, Meghalaya (Sri Aurobindo of Indian Culture ) | Institute State         | 18- 20 November, 2016 |                        35 |
|         4 | Ridge, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh                        | State Level             | 26- 28 November, 2016 |                        35 |
|         5 | Jhorthan, Sikkim                                       | State Level             | 14- 16 January, 2017  |                        35 |
|         6 | Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh                            | State Level             | 20- 22 February, 2017 |                        35 |

## Details of Arogya Fairs /Mela organized during 2017 -18

|   S.No. | State/City                                     | National/ State Level   | Date                  |   Expenditure (Rs. In Lakhs) |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|       1 | Indore (Lal Bagh Palace Ground) Madhya Pradesh | National                | 7- 10 April, 2017     |                          100 |
|       2 | Chennai (Chennai Trade Centre)                 | National                | 5- 8 May, 2017        |                          100 |
|       3 | Vishakhapatnam (APIIC Ground, Harbour Park)    | National                | 8- 11 September, 2017 |                          100 |
|       4 | Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi                       | National                | 4- 7 December, 2017   |                          100 |
|       5 | Nagaland,(Mokukchung Distt.)                   | State                   | 12- 16 December, 2017 |                           35 |
|       6 | Jorethang, Sikkim                              | State                   | 14- 16 January, 2018  |                           35 |

## Details of Arogya Fairs /Mela organized during 2018 -19

|   Sl. No | State/City                                                               | National/ State Level   | Date                   |   Expenditure (Rs. In Lakhs) |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
|        1 | Gujarat University Convention & Exhibition Centre , Ahmedabad, Gujarat   | National                | 14- 17 December, 2018  |                          100 |
|        2 | Central University Ground, Bengaluru                                     | National                | 5- 9 December, 2018    |                           90 |
|        3 | TT Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh                                         | State                   | 27- 29 September, 2018 |                           35 |
|        4 | City Convention Centre, East Imphal                                      | Manipur State           | 6- 9 December, 2018    |                           35 |
|        5 | Garib Uttan Bhawan, Jorethang, South Sikkim                              | State                   | 15- 17 January, 2019   |                           35 |
|        6 | Rishikul Ground (Haridwar), Uttarakhand                                  | State                   | 8- 10 February, 2019   |                           35 |
|        7 | Kankakunnu, Trivandrum, Kerala                                           | State                   | 15- 18 February, 2019  |                           35 |
|        8 | Necklace Road, Hyderabad (Telengana)                                     | State                   | 15- 17 February, 2019  |                           35 |
|        9 | The Govt. Ayurvedic College and Unani College at Kadamkuan Patna (Bihar) | State                   | 22- 24 February, 2019  |                           35 |
|       10 | Triangular Park Ground Garihat, Kolkata                                  | State                   | 1- 3 March, 2019       |                           35 |

## Arogya Fairs/Mela organized during 2019 -20

|   Sl. No | State/City                                               | National/ State Level   | Date                               | Expenditure (Rs. In Lakhs)   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|        1 | CIDCO Exhibition Centre, Sector - 30, Vashi, Navi Mumbai | National                | 22- 24 August, 2019                | 90.00                        |
|        2 | Youth Hostel Ground, Panajim, Goa                        | State                   | 30 November to 2 nd December, 2019 |                              |

## Annexure I

Arogya Fairs proposed to be organized

|   Sl. No | State/City                  | National/ State Level   | Date                  |   Expenditure (Rs. In Lakhs) |
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|        1 | Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh | State                   | 5- 8 December, 2019   |                           35 |
|        2 | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu      | State                   | 13- 15 December, 2019 |                           35 |
|        3 | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh     | National                | 19- 22 December, 2019 |                          100 |

Annexure II