Lok Sabha Question No. 4561 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: AYUSH for Healthcare
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4561 TO BE ANSWERED ON  20 TH MARCH, 2020

## AYUSH FOR HEALTHCARE

## 4561. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  requisite  number  of  hospitals  for practitioners of AYUSH and if so, the action taken thereo n;
- (b) whether the Government has initiated any action for creating awareness among the pe regarding the importance of AYUSH for healthcare, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  modern  radio  diagnosing  equipmen ts  and laboratory facilities with trained manpower for the proper functioning of AYUSH hospita so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to fix and analyse the quality standards of medicine by scientific validation and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : Public  health  is State  subject  and  to  provide  requisite  number  of  hospitals  for practitioners  of  AYUSH  comes under  the  purview  of  respective  State/UT  Governments . However, under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) ,there is a provision for setting up of upto 50 bedded integrated AYUSH hospital. Under NAM, grant - in aid  is  provided  to  State/UT  Governments  as  per the  proposals  received  through  t heirState Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) .

The number of upto 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospitals approved under NAM since inception of the scheme till date is furnished at Annexure.

- (b): Government of India is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission  (NAM) in  the  country  through  State  and  UT  Governments  for creating  awareness among the people regarding the importance of AYUSH for healthcare .

The Mission inter - alia makes provision for the following: -

(i)  Co - location  of  AYUSH  facilities  at  Primary  Health  Centers  (PHCs),  Community  Health Centers (CHCs) and Districts Hospitals (DHs).

(ii) Upgradation of exclusive State Government AYUSH Hospitals and  Dispensa ries.

(iii) Supply of essential drugs to AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries

(iv) Setting up of upto 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital.

(v) Upgradation of State Government Under - Graduate and post - Graduate Educational Institutions.

(vi) Setting up of new AYU SH Educational Institutions in the States where it is not availabl Government Sector.

(vii) Strengthening of State Government/State Government Co - operatives/Public Sector Undertakings Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) Pharmacies

(viii) St rengthening of State Drug Testing Laboratories for ASU &H Drugs

(ix)  Support  for  cultivation  of  medicinal  plants  including  processing  and  post - harvest management.

Further, t he  Ministry  is  also  observing imp ortant days dedicated to AYUSH s ystems of Medicine viz. International Day of Yoga, Ayurveda Day, Unani Day, Siddha Day, Naturopath Day and Homoeopathy Day etc. to create awareness about the benefits of AYUSH systems of medicine.

(c) :     Under NAM, there is a provision for financial ass istance for setting up of upto 50 - bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital and upgradation of exclusive State Government AYUSH Hospitals wherein provision  has  also  been  made  for  equipping  the  hospital  with  essential  diagno facilities, equipment and furniture. Further, there is also provision for engagement of contractua manpower in above hospitals.

(d)and  (e): CentralGovernment has  established  Pharmacopoeia  Commission  for  Indian Medicine &Homoeopathy, under which respective Pharmacopoeia Committees are working to develop  the  quality  standards  of  Ayurveda,  Siddha,  Unani  and  Homoeopathy  drugs. Furthe , Central G overnment has also established Pharmacopoeial Laboratory for Indian Medicine an Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeial Laboratory for setting up of the Pharmacopoeial standards a act as central level drug testing Laboratory in respective systems of medicine.

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## Annexure

## The number ofunits assisted for setting up of upto 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital under National AYUSH Missionsince inception to till date

| Sl. No.   |                         | Location                  | No. of unit approved   | No. of unit approved   | No. of unit approved   | No. of unit approved   | No. of unit approved   | No. of unit approved   |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|           | State/UT                |                           | 2014-15                | 2015-16                | 2016-17                | 2017-18                | 2018-19                | 2019-20                |
| 1         | Andaman Nicobar Islands | Port Blair                | -                      | -                      | -                      | -                      | -                      | 1                      |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh          | Kakinada                  | 1                      | -                      | -                      | -                      | -                      | -                      |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh          | Visakhapatnam.            | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      | -                      |
| 3         | Assam                   | Goalpara                  | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      | -                      |
| 3         | Assam                   | Majuli                    | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      | -                      |
| 4         | Bihar                   | Patna                     | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      |                        | -                      |
| 5         | Chandigarh              | Chandigarh                | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      |                        | -                      |
| 6         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli    | Silvasa                   | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      |                        | -                      |
| 7         | Goa                     | North Goa.                | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      |                        | -                      |
| 7         | Goa                     | South Goa                 | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      |                        | -                      |
| 8         | Gujarat                 | Surender nagar            | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      | -                      |
| 8         | Gujarat                 | Bardoli                   | -                      | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      |
| 9         | Haryana                 | Hisar                     | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      |                        | -                      |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh        | Kullu                     | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      |                        | -                      |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh        | Mandi                     | -                      | -                      | -                      | 1                      |                        | -                      |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir         | Kishtwar                  | -                      | -                      | -                      | 1                      |                        | -                      |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir         | Kupwara                   | -                      | -                      | -                      | 1                      |                        | -                      |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir         | Bilawar                   | -                      | -                      | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir         | Kulgam                    | -                      | -                      | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      |
| 12        | Jharkhand               | Ranchi                    | -                      | -                      | -                      | -                      | -                      | 1                      |
|           |                         | Gadag                     | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      | -                      |
| 13        | Karnataka               | Mangalore                 | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      | -                      |
| 14        | Kerala                  | Chalakudy, Thrissur       | -                      | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      |
| 14        | Kerala                  | Mattannur, Kannur         | -                      | -                      | -                      | -                      | -                      | 1                      |
| 15        | Lakshadweep             | Kavaratti                 | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      | -                      |
| 16        |                         | Nandurbar                 | -                      | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      |
| 16        |                         | Sindhudurg                | -                      | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      |
| 16        | Maharashtra             | Pune                      | -                      | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      |
| 16        |                         | Ahmadnagar                | -                      | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      |
| 17        | Manipur                 | Moreh, Chandel District   | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      | -                      |
| 17        | Manipur                 | Churancandpur             | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      | -                      |
| 17        | Manipur                 | Kwakeithel Konjeng Leikai | -                      | -                      | 1                      | -                      | -                      | -                      |

|    |                | Keirao AC, Imphal East District            | -   | -   | -   | 1   | -   | -   |
|----|----------------|--------------------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| 18 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal                                     | -   | -   | 1   | -   |     | -   |
| 18 |                | Indore                                     | -   | -   | -   | 1   | -   | -   |
| 18 |                | Narsinghpur                                | -   | -   | -   | 1   | -   | -   |
| 18 |                | Chitrakoot                                 | -   | -   | -   | 1   | -   | -   |
| 18 |                | Mandleshwar                                | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1   | -   |
| 19 | Meghalaya      | Sohra (Cherapunje), CHC, East Khasi Hills  | -   | -   | 1   | -   | -   | -   |
| 19 |                | Umtrew Village, Rhi Bhoi District,         | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1   |
| 20 | Nagaland       | Noklak, Tuensang District                  | -   | 1   | -   | -   | -   | -   |
| 20 | Nagaland       | Razha, Chedema                             | -   | -   | -   | 1   | -   | -   |
| 20 | Nagaland       | Sapangya (Chungtia)                        | -   | -   | -   | 1   |     | -   |
| 20 |                | Yachem, Longleng                           | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1   |
| 21 | Odisha         | Dhenkanal                                  | -   | -   | 1   | -   | -   | -   |
| 21 | Odisha         | Behrampur                                  | -   | -   | -   | 1   | -   | -   |
| 21 |                | Balasore                                   | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1   |
| 22 | Puducherry     | Villanur                                   | -   | 1   | -   | -   | -   | -   |
| 22 |                | Yanam                                      | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1   | -   |
| 23 |                | Moga                                       | -   | -   | 1   | -   |     | -   |
| 23 | Punjab         | Dyalpur Sodhia Zirakpur                    | -   | -   | 1   | -   |     | -   |
| 24 | Rajasthan      | Bhilwara                                   | -   | -   | 1   | -   |     | -   |
| 24 |                | Ajmer                                      | -   | -   | 1   | -   |     | -   |
| 24 |                | Churu                                      | -   | -   | 1   | -   |     | -   |
| 24 |                | Bikaner                                    | -   | -   | 1   | -   |     | -   |
| 24 |                | Jaipur                                     | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1   | -   |
| 24 |                | Sikar                                      | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1   |
| 25 | Sikkim         | Kyongsa, West Sikkim                       | -   | 1   | -   | -   | -   | -   |
|    |                | Theni                                      | -   | -   | 1   | -   |     | -   |
| 26 | Tamil Nadu     | Thiruvannamalai                            | -   | -   | 1   | -   |     | -   |
|    |                | Pudukkottai                                | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1   | -   |
| 27 |                | Anantgiri, Vikarabad, Rangareddy Distt.    | -   | -   | 1   | -   | -   | -   |
| 27 | Telangana      | Bhupalpalli (V&M), Jayashankar Bhupalpalli | -   | -   | -   | 1   |     | -   |
| 27 |                | District. Siddipet Head                    | -   | -   | -   | 1   | - - | -   |

|       |               | Quarters                         |    |    |    |    |    |    |
|-------|---------------|----------------------------------|----|----|----|----|----|----|
| 28    | Tripura       | Paradise Chowmuhani, Agartala    | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  | -  |
| 29    |               | Belonia                          | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  | -  |
|       |               | Kushi Nagar                      | -  | 1  | -  | -  | -  | -  |
|       |               | Bilhour, Kanpur                  | -  | 1  | -  | -  | -  | -  |
|       |               | West Katli, Lucknow              | -  | 1  | -  | -  | -  | -  |
|       |               | Badrasi, Varanasi                | -  | 1  | -  | -  | -  | -  |
|       | Uttar Pradesh | Nawab Ganj, Bareilly             | -  | 1  | -  | -  | -  | -  |
|       |               | Basti                            | -  | -  | 1  | -  | -  | -  |
|       |               | Sirathu Koushambi                | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  | -  |
|       |               | Sonbhadra                        | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  | -  |
|       |               | Orai Jalaun                      | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  | -  |
|       |               | Sant K abir Nagar,               | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  | -  |
|       |               | Saharanpur                       | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  | -  |
|       |               | Deoria                           | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  | -  |
|       |               | Lalitpur                         | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  | -  |
|       |               | Amethi                           | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  | -  |
|       |               | Kanpur Dehat                     | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  | -  |
|       |               | Firozpur, Balia District         | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  | -  |
|       |               | Maharajganj                      | -  | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  |
|       |               | RaiBareilly                      | -  | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  |
|       |               | Ag ra                            | -  | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  |
|       |               | Baghpat                          | -  | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  |
|       |               | Fatehpur                         | -  | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  |
|       |               | Haldwani                         | -  | -  | -  | 1  |    | -  |
|       |               | Jakhnidhar, Tehri                | -  | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  |
| 30    | Uttrakhand    | Tanakpur, Champawat              | -  | -  | -  | -  | 1  | -  |
|       |               | Topsikhata, District Alipurduar. | 1  | -  | -  | -  | -  | -  |
| 31    | West Bengal   | PaschimMidnapore                 | -  | -  | 1  | -  | -  | -  |
| Total | Total         | Total                            | 2  | 14 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 7  |