Lok Sabha Question No. 1910 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: AYUSH Universities/Colleges
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1910 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## AYUSH UNIVERSITIES/C OLLEGES

## 1910. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

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

- (a) the details of AYUSH universities/ colleges offering bachelor and master degree progr including Yoga across the country, State/UT - wise;
- (b) the number of students admitted in these universities/colleges across the country al their respective fields, State/UT - wise; and
- (c)  the efforts  made  by  the  Government  to  promote  and  expand  higher  education  in  India systems of medicine in the country and worldwide?

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

- (a)& (b) : Details are available in annexure.
- (c) The Central Government has taken following measures to develop quality of t practices of AYUSH and to repose the public faith in them:
- i. National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) for all AYUSH Educational Institutio foradmission for Undergraduate Course has been introduced.
- ii.All India Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIPGET) for all AYUSH Educational Institutio foradmission for Post gradua te Courses has been introduced.
- iii.AYUSH  National  Teachers  Eligibility  Test  to  be  conducted  for  appointment  of  a teachers in AYUSH institutions and an unique verification code for such teachers ha been allotted by CCH/ CCIM before their appointment, is bei ng introduced.
- iv. Aadhar based Geo location enabled attendance system for teaching staff, non - teaching staff, hospital staff and PG students is under process of implementation.

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## Annexure

## STATE/UT - WISE NUMBER OF A YUSH COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY

| Sl. No .   | State/UT          |   Ayurved a |   Siddha |   Unani |   Sowa Rigpa |   Homoeopat hy |   Yoga |   Total |
|------------|-------------------|-------------|----------|---------|--------------|----------------|--------|---------|
| 1.         | Andhra Pradesh    |          03 |       00 |      01 |           00 |             07 |     02 |      13 |
| 2.         | Arunachal Pradesh |          00 |       00 |      00 |           00 |             01 |     00 |      01 |
| 3.         | Assam             |          01 |       00 |      00 |           00 |             03 |     00 |      04 |
| 4.         | Bihar             |          08 |       00 |      05 |           00 |             15 |     00 |      28 |
| 5.         | Chandigarh        |          01 |       00 |      00 |           00 |             01 |     00 |      02 |
| 6.         | Chhattisgarh      |          06 |       00 |      01 |           00 |             03 |     01 |      11 |
| 7.         | NCT of Delhi      |          03 |       00 |      02 |           00 |             02 |     00 |      07 |
| 8.         | Goa               |          01 |       00 |      00 |           00 |             01 |     00 |      02 |
| 9.         | Gujarat           |          33 |       00 |      00 |           00 |             34 |     02 |      69 |
| 10.        | Haryana           |          11 |       00 |      00 |           00 |             01 |     00 |      12 |
| 11.        | Himachal Pradesh  |          03 |       00 |      00 |           00 |             01 |     00 |      04 |
| 12.        | Jammu and Kashmir |          02 |       00 |      03 |           01 |             00 |     00 |      06 |
| 13.        | Jharkhand         |          01 |       00 |      00 |           00 |             05 |     00 |      06 |
| 14.        | Karnataka         |          77 |       00 |      06 |           00 |             17 |     06 |     106 |
| 15.        | Kerala            |          18 |       01 |      01 |           00 |             06 |     00 |      26 |
| 16.        | Madhya Pradesh    |          24 |       00 |      04 |           00 |             25 |     01 |      54 |
| 17.        | Maharashtra       |          82 |       00 |      06 |           00 |             58 |     00 |     146 |
| 18.        | Meghalaya         |          01 |       00 |      00 |           00 |             01 |     00 |      02 |
| 19.        | Orissa            |          06 |       00 |      00 |           00 |             06 |     00 |      12 |
| 20.        | Pondicherry       |          01 |       00 |      00 |           00 |             00 |     00 |      01 |
| 21.        | Punjab            |          17 |       00 |      01 |           00 |             04 |     00 |      22 |
| 22.        | Rajasthan         |          13 |       00 |      03 |           00 |             10 |     04 |      30 |
| 23.        | Sikkim            |          00 |       00 |      00 |           01 |             00 |     00 |      01 |
| 24.        | Tamil Nadu        |          07 |       12 |      01 |           00 |             12 |     05 |      37 |
| 25.        | Telangana         |          05 |       00 |      03 |           00 |             05 |     01 |      14 |
| 26.        | Uttar Pradesh     |          69 |       00 |      16 |           01 |             13 |     03 |     102 |
| 27.        | Uttarakhand       |          16 |       00 |      01 |           00 |             02 |     01 |      20 |
| 28.        | West Bengal       |          04 |       00 |      01 |           00 |             12 |     00 |      17 |
| Total :    | Total :           |         413 |       13 |      55 |            3 |            245 |     26 |     755 |

Stream wise Total Number of UG Seats in AYUSH Courses

| Stream   |   Ayurveda |   Siddha |   Unani |   Sowa Rigpa |   Homoeopathy |   Yoga |   Total |
|----------|------------|----------|---------|--------------|---------------|--------|---------|
| Seats    |      27525 |      700 |    2985 |           45 |         18944 |   1800 |   51999 |

Stream wise Total Number of PG Seats in AYUSH Courses

| Stream   |   Ayurveda |   Siddha |   Unani | Sowa Rigpa   |   Homoeopathy |   Yoga |   Total |
|----------|------------|----------|---------|--------------|---------------|--------|---------|
| Seats    |       4584 |      140 |     232 | --           |          1370 |     45 |    6371 |