Lok Sabha Question No. 2104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-23
Subject: Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

- (a): Yes.
- (b): There are 31 peripheral Research Institutes run by Central Council for Researc AyurvedicSciences (CCRAS)  in different parts of the country as per details given at A -I.
- (c): The Government of India has constituted Review Committees from time to time to review  the functioning  of  CCRAS  and  its  peripheral  Institutes.  The  details  of  Revi Committee   constituted  by the Government, are as under :
- I. Katoch  Committee  in  2016,  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Dr.  V.M.  Katoch, former Secretary, DHR & Former DG, ICMR;
- II. Jalaja  Committee  in  2016,  under  the  chairperson  Smt.  S.  Jalaja,  form Secretary, D epartment of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; and
- III. Katoch  Committee  in  2017,  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Dr.  D.C.  Katoch, Advisor (AY), Ministry of AYUSH.
- (d): The achievements made by the Council during 2019 - 2020 are given at Annex -II.

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2104 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD SEPTEMBER, 2020

## CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN AYURVEDI C SCIENCES

## 2104. SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH alias PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

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

- (a)  whether  any  research  institutes  are  being  run  by the  Central  Council  for  Research  in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise; and
- (c) whether the Government has reviewed the functioning of these institutions and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the achievements made by them so far?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

## State/UT-wise peripheral Institutes/Centres of CCRAS

| State                       | Name of the Institutes/Centre/Units                                                                                                           |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh              | 1. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Skin disorders, Payakapuram, Vijayawada-520015                                                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 2. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Itanagar -791111                                                                                     |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 3. Regional Research Center of Ayurveda, Port Blair - 744101                                                                                  |
| Assam                       | 4. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Gastro-Intestinal Disorders, Borsojai, Beltola, Guwahati-781028                                   |
| Bihar                       | 5. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Infectious Diseases, D Block, Rajindra Memorial Res., Institute Building, Agam Kuan, Patna-800007 |
| Delhi                       | 6. Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Road No.66, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi - 110026                              |
| Goa                         | 7. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Mineral and Marine Medicinal resources. Ribander, Goa                                             |
| Gujarat                     | 8. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Skin Disorders, Asarwa, Ahmedabad- 380016                                                         |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 9. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Nutritional Disorders , Gandhi Bhawan, Mandi-175001                                               |
| Jammu & Kashmir             | 10. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Urinary Disorders, JDA Housing Colony, Ban Talab, Rajender Nagar, Jammu-181123                   |
| Jammu & Kashmir             | 11. National Research Institute for Sowa-Rigpa, Old Leh Road, Leh- 194101                                                                     |
| Karnataka                   | 12. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Metabolic Disorders, Govt. Central Pharmacy Annexe, Ashoka Pillar, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560011   |
| Kerala                      | 13. National Ayurveda Research Institute for Panchakarma, Cheruthuruthy- 679531                                                               |
| Kerala                      | 14. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Life style related Disorders,Poojapura, Trivandrum-695012                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 15. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Drug Development, Amkho, Gwalior-474009                                                          |
| Maharashtra                 | 16. Raja Ramdeo Anandilal Podar (RRAP) Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Cancer, RA Podar College, Worli, Mumbai- 400018                |
| Maharashtra                 | 17. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Mother and Child Health, NIT Complex, Nandanwan, Nagpur-440009                                   |
| Maharashtra                 | 18. Regional Ayurveda Institute for Fundamental Research, Pune- 411038.                                                                       |
| Nagaland                    | 19. Regional Ayurveda Research Centre, CMO Building, District Hospital Colony, Dimapur (Nagaland) - 797112                                    |

| Orissa        | 20. Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Hepatobiliary Disorders, Bharatpur, Bhubaneswar-751003                              |
|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Punjab        | 21. Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Respiratory Disorders, Moti Bagh Road, Patiala-147001                               |
| Rajasthan     | 22. M.S. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Endocrine Disorders, Indira Colony, Bani Park, Jhotwara Road, Jaipur- 302016. |
| Sikkim        | 23. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Tadong, Gangtok -737102                                                               |
| Tamil Nadu    | 24. Dr. Achanta Lakshmipati Research Centre for Ayurveda, VHS Campus, TTTI Post, Chennai-600113                                 |
| Tamil Nadu    | 25. Captain Srinivasa Murthy Regional Ayurveda Drug Development Institute, Chennai - 600106.                                    |
| Telengana     | 26. National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage, Hyderabad - 500036                                                           |
| Tripura       | 27. Regional Ayurveda Research Centre, 135, Ramnagar Road, No. 4 Opp. of Raj Bhandar, Agartala, Tripura - 799002                |
| Uttar Pradesh | 28. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Eye Diseases, Indira Nagar, Lucknow-226016                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh | 29. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute , Jhansi - 284003                                                                      |
| Uttarakhand   | 30. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute , Thapla, Ranikhet- 263645                                                             |
| West Bengal   | 31. Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Drug Development, 4 CN Block, Sector V, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata-700091                |

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## BRIEF ACHIEVEMENTS  MADE BY CENTRAL  COUNCIL FOR  RESEARCH  IN AYURVEDIC  SCIENCES, DURING 2019-2020.

The  Council  continued  its activities in the  areas  of  Drug  Standardization, Pharmacological  Research,  Clinical  Research  and  Literary  Research,  Medicinal  Plant Research (Medico-ethno botanical Survey, Pharmacognosy and Cultivation) & Documentation Programme.  The  outreach  activities  comprise  of Tribal  Health  Care Research  Programme,  Ayurvedic  Mobile  Health  Care  Research  Programme  under Scheduled  Castes  Sub  Plan  (SCSP),  Integration  of  AYUSH  (Ayurveda)  with  National Programme for  Prevention  and  control of  Cancer,  Diabetes,  Cardiovascular  Diseases and  Stroke  (NPCDCS)  and  Ayurvedic  Health  Centres  under  North  East  Plan.  The Programme-wise achievements are as under:

## 2. Clinical Research Programme:

- 2.1 Intra  Mural  Clinical  Research  (IMR): Under  IMR, 14  IMR  Clinical  Research projects on 12 diseases/conditions (viz. Sciatica, Osteoarthritis knee, Chronic Bronchitis, Allergic  Conjunctivitis,  Influenza  like  illness,  Cervical  Spondylosis,  Fissure,  Ano-rectal Fistula,  Bronchial  Asthma,  Allergic  Rhinitis,  Primary  Dysmenorrhoea  &  Rheumatoid Arthritis)  have  been  completed  and  25  IMR  Projects  on  16  diseases/conditions  (viz., Urolithiasis,  Gout,  Bacterial  Vaginosis,  Iron  Deficiency  Anaemia,  Chronic  Bronchitis, Chronic Rhinosinusits), Grahani , Migraine, Bronchial Asthma, Cognitive deficit, Dysfunctional  Uterine  Bleeding,  Dry  Age  related  Macular  Degeneration  Syndrome, Hyperacidity,  Eczema,  Occupational  stress  among  IT  professionals  &  Psoriasis)  have been going on.
- 2.2 Collaborative  Clinical  Research: Under  collaborative  Clinical  Research,  one project viz. C1-Oil for wound has been completed and 7 projects (viz.; Clinical study of coded  drug  in  the  management  of  Dengue  fever  &  prevention  its  complications  in collaboration with ICMR; Ayush D for pre-diabetic subjects, Ayush D for Type-II Diabetes Mellitus, Validation & Reliability Testing of Ayurveda Diagnostic Methods, Carctrol S in Ovarian Cancer subjects, Feasibility of introducing Ayurveda intervention in Reproductive  and  Child  Health  (RCH)  in  PHCs  of  selected  district  of  Maharashtra (effectiveness  of  Ayurvedic  intervention  for  Ante-Natal  care  (GarbhiniParicharya)  at Primary Health Care Level: A Multi-Centre Operational Study) and Ayush SL in chronic Filarial Lymphoedena subjects with reputed organizations)  have been going on.

## 3. Drug Research Programme:

- 3.1 Medicinal  Plant  Research  :  Three Intra  Mural  Medicinal  Plant  Research projects have been completed and 12 projects are going on.
- 3.2 Drug Standardization: Drug Standardization/Quality control of 255 singles drugs and 37 compound formulations have been carried out. Besides this, 4 Intra Mural Drug Standardization  Research  project  has  been  completed  and  17  projects  are  going  on. Besides this, 3 collaborative projects are going on.
- 3.3 Pharmacological Research: Under this programme, 6 Intra Mural Pharmacological Research Projects has been completed and 20 projects are going on. Besides this one collaborative project is going on.

## 4. Literary Research Programme:

- 4.1 Under this programme, Medico-historical studies, lexicographic work, contemporary  literature  and  publications  related  to  Ayurveda  modern  sciences  have

been  continued.  The  Council  has  brought  out  periodicals  viz.  Journal  of  Research  in Ayurvedic  Sciences  and  Journal  of  Drug  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences  and  179 Research  papers  were  also  published  in  various  National/International  Journals.  18 books  have  been  published.  4  Intra  Mural  Literary  Research  projects  have  been completed  and  16  projects  are  going  on.  Besides  this,  one collaborative  project  has been completed.

- 4.2 AYUSH  Research  Portal: A  web  based  portal  for  Research  publication  in AYUSH is  successfully  continued  and  the  information  being  updated  periodically.  Till date 28,726 scientific publications have been uploaded.
5. Outreach Activities
- 5.1 Tribal Health Care Research Programme under Tribal Sub Plan (TSP): This programme has been executed through 15 CCRAS institutes in 15 States. The Council has covered a population of 126411, out of which 121005 were tribal people belonging to  165  villages  and incidental medical aid has been provided to 59744 patients out of which 52133  patients were  tribal people and  206  folk  claims/LHTs  have  been documented.
- 5.2 Ayurveda  Mobile  Health  Care  Research  Programme  under  Scheduled Castes  Sub  Plan  (SCSP): This  programme  has  been  executed  through  20  CCRAS institutes  in  18  states. A  total  210215  Scheduled  Castes  population  surveyed,  135 villages/colonies covered through 4687 tours in 18 states and medical aid provided to 111775 scheduled castes patients.
- 5.3 Reproductive  and  Child  Health  Care  (RCH)  Programme  under  Scheduled Castes  Sub  Plan  (SCSP): This  programme  has  been  executed  through  19  CCRAS institutes  in  17  states.  A total  137558  Population  Surveyed  ,  101  villages  covered through  4382  Tours  and  medical  aid  provided  to  73507  women  &  child  out  of  which 67748  (Women-55964,  children -11784)  were  Schedule  Caste.  Besides  this,  1666 health related awareness activities were conducted during the reporting period.
6. Integration of AYUSH (Ayurveda) with National Programme for Prevention and control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS). This  programme  has  been  executed  in  3  districts  i.e.  Surendra  Nagar  (Gujarat), Bhilwada  (Rajasthan)  and  Gaya  (Bihar).  A  total  14773  patients  were  enrolled  for selected  non  communicable  diseases,  329565  patients  were  enrolled/  registered  for Yoga Classes and 2784 camps were conducted.
7. Research  Publication: 160  research  papers  were  published  by  Council's Scientists in various National and International Journals and 19 research papers were also published in various proceedings/souvenirs. Besides this, 48 Books/Booklets/Technical reports were also published.
8. Ayurvedic  Health  Centres  under  North  East  Plan: The  Ayurvedic  Health Centres  under  NE  Plan  are  functioning  at  30  centres  in  3  States.    In  Assam  a  total 80300  patients  were  attended  at  15  Ayurvedic  Health  Centres through  RARIGID, Guwahati, in Sikkim a total 29367 patients were attended at 6 Ayurvedic Health Centres through RARI, Gangtok and in Arunachal Pradesh a total 32209 patients were attended at 9 Ayurvedic Health Centres through RARI, Itanagar.

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