Lok Sabha Question No. 5577 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Setting up of Ayurvedic Boards
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 5577 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## SETTING UP OF AYURVE DIC BOARDS

5577. SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

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

- (a) the criteria laid down by the Government for setting up of A yurvedic Boards along with the details of Ayurvedic Boards functioning in the country, State/UT -wise;
- (b) the number of Ayurvedic doctors who have got registered in Ayurvedic boards during eac the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether the Government extends financial support for running Ayurvedic boards, and if the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up such a board in States where Ayurvedic Boa are not set up;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if no t, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the other steps taken by the Government to promote Ayurveda treatment in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The setting up of Ayurvedic Boards are done in accordance with the Statutory Acts Rules concerning respective State Government.  Ayurvedic board have been set up by 17 states. The details are enclosed at Annexure .

(b): The number of Ayurvedic doctors who have got registered in Ayurvedic boards durin each  of  the  last  three  years  i.e.  2015,  2016,  2017  and  current  year  i.e.  2018 are  detailed  as bel ow:-

| information of the last three years   | information of the last three years        | information of the last three years   | information of the last three years        | information of the last three years   | information of the last three years        | Current year                         | Current year                               |
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 2015                                  | 2015                                       | 2016                                  | 2016                                       | 2017                                  | 2017                                       | 2018                                 | 2018                                       |
| Institutional Qualified Practitioner  | Non - Institutional Qualified Practitioner | Institutional Qualified Practitioner  | Non - Institutional Qualified Practitioner | Institutional Qualified Practitioner  | Non - Institutional Qualified Practitioner | Institutional Qualified Practitioner | Non - Institutional Qualified Practitioner |
| 267998                                | 134081                                     | 339588                                | 79629                                      | 283915                                | 144969                                     | 294162                               | 149542                                     |
| Total=402079                          | Total=402079                               | Total=419217                          | Total=419217                               | Total=428884                          | Total=428884                               | Total=443704                         | Total=443704                               |

(c):     No

.

(d)& (e) : There is no proposal of the Central Gove rnment to set up any such board in the States where Ayurvedic Boards are not set up.

(f):          The  s teps  taken  by  the  Central  Government  to  promote  Ayurveda Treatment  in  the Countryare as below: -

- (i) Under the Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of Information Education and Communication  (IEC)  in  AYUSH,  the  Ministry  takes  up  initiatives  to  create awareness of AYUSH systems of medicine including Ayurveda by orga nizing Arogya fairs / Melas, Conferences, Exhibitions, Seminars, Workshops, Symposium  and  Ayurveda  Parv.  The  Ministry  also  undertakes  publicity campaigns through electronic media, print media and social media for creati awareness among the citizens in th e country.
- (ii) The Ministry also observes Ayurveda Day on Dhanwantari Jayanti every  year from 2016 onwardsto create awareness regarding Ayurveda and its benefits. Under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM) financial  assistance  is  b eing  provided  to  the  States  /  UTs  for  promotion  of AYUSH  system  including  Ayurveda  as  per  the  State  Annual  Action  Plan (SAAP) received from the States / UTs.
- (iii) The Ministry has also set up Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Scienc (CCRAS)  for  under taking  research  on  scientific  lines  in  Ayurvedic  sciences through medicinal plant research (Medico - ethno botanical survey, pharmacognosy  and  tissue  culture),  Drug  Standardization  Pharmacological Research, Clinical Research, Literary Research and Documentat ion.
- (iv) Furtherfor imparting higher education in Ayurvedic Science ,the Government has  established  National  Institutes  namely  ,  All  India  Institut e  of  Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi; National Inst itute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur; and North East Institute of Ayu rveda and Homoeopathy, Shilong.

## Annexure

|   1. | Haryana (Panjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioner Act,1963)                                              |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    2 | Jammu & Kashmir Ayurvedic & Unani Practitioners Act,1959                                                |
|    3 | Madhya Pradesh Ayurvedic, Unani and Naturopathy Practitioners Act                                       |
|    4 | Orissa Ayurvedic Medicine Act, 1960                                                                     |
|    5 | The Bihar Development of Ayurvedic and Unani System of Medicine Act,1951                                |
|    6 | The Delhi Bharatiya Chikitsa Parishad Act, 1998                                                         |
|    7 | The Goa Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy Council Act,2001                                      |
|    8 | The Gujarat Medical Practitioners' Act, 1963.                                                           |
|    9 | The Himachal Pradesh Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Act,1968                                         |
|   10 | The Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act, 1961                                                         |
|   11 | The Mysore Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Registration and Medical Miscellaneous Provisions Act,1961 |
|   12 | The Paschim Banga Ayurvedic System of Medicine Act,1961                                                 |
|   13 | The Paschim Banga Unani System of Medicine Act,1979                                                     |
|   14 | The Punjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioners Act, 1963                                                  |
|   15 | The Rajasthan Indian Medicine Act, 1953.                                                                |
|   16 | The Travancore - Cochin Medical Practitioners Act (Tamil Nadu Board of Indian Medicine)                 |
|   17 | The U.P. Indian Medicine Act, 1939                                                                      |