Lok Sabha Question No. 397 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Shortage of AYUSH Medical Colleges
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 397 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH MARCH, 2020 SHORTAGE OF AYUSH ME DICAL COLLEGES

## †*397. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) whether there is a shortage of AYUSH medical colleges in the coun and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of AYUSH medical col leges functional across the country currently, stream - wise and State/ UT - wise;
- (c) the details of the funds provided to such colleges during the la years and the current year;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  new  AYUSH  medical coll eges in the country and if so, the details thereof, stream - wise and St te/UT -wise including Rajasthan; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposals  from  variou States including Rajasthan regarding setting up of AYUSH Medical Colleges, so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon?

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

- (a)to ( e)A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEME NT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 397* FOR 20 TH MARCH , 2020

- (a) &  (b) No sir.  A t  present , there  are 731 AYUSH  Med ical  colleges  are functional across the country. The stream wise & State wise details of such AYUSH medical colleges is at a nnexure - I
- (c) The  status  of  funds  approved  for  up - gradation  of  AYUSH  Educational Institutions  and setting up of new AYUSH Educational Institutions to such colleges during the last three years and the current year, as per the received  from  State  Governments  through  State  Annual  Action  Plans (SAAPs) is enclosed as annexure - II .

The detail s  ofthe  funds  provided  to  all  National  Institutes  under  M AYUSH during the last t hree years and the current year is at Annexure - III

- (d)Setting up of new AYUSH Educational Institutions comes under the purview of respective State / UT Governments . Private bodies can also set up new AYUSH Educational institutes after obtaining NOC from the State Govt. per  rules.  However,  the Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  initi ated  the  process  of extension  of  its  existing NationalInstitutes  in  different  St ateswhich  areas under: -
- i. A ll  India  Institute  of  Ayurveda  at  Goa  as  an  extension of  the existing All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi.
- ii. National Institu te of Ayurveda atPanchkula as an extension of the existing National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur
- iii. National  Inst itute  of  Homoeopathy  at  Narela, New  Delhi  as  an extension of the existing National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata.
- iv. National Institute of Unani Medicine at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh as  an  extension of  the  existing  National  Institute  of  Unani  Medicine Bangalore.

(e)Central Government has received 1 proposal from the Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir  for  setting  new  Unani  College  and  1  proposal  from  State  Govt. Maharashtra  for  setting  new  Homoeopathy  College,  both  the  proposals  wer forwarded to the CCIM & CCH respectively for further necessary action.