Lok Sabha Question No. 4389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4389 TO BE ANSWERED ON  20 TH MARCH, 2020

## AYUSH HEALTH AND WEL LNESS CENTRES

## 4389. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  set  a  target  to  operationalise  4,200  AYUSH  Health  a Wellness Centres (HWCs) under Ayushman Bharat Scheme duri ng 2019 -2020;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the total number of operational AYUSH HWCs in the State of Andhra Pradesh and the fun released to the State in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c): A  total  1738 AYUSH  HWCs areproposed  to  be  established  in  year 2019- 20  by  upgradation  of  existing  Stat e  Government  AYUSH  dispensaries  and Sub Health Centres. Upgradation of 1037 AYUSH dispensaries to HWCs have been approved (in  year  2019 -20)  under  the  existing  provision  of  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  o National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  and  Rs.  90.20  Crore  have been  released  to  the States/UTs  till  date.  State - wise  status  of  approved  Health  and  Wellness  Centres  is furnished at Annexure .

Further, 42 AYUSH dispensaries have been approved for upgradation as HWCs as per the proposal received from Andhra Pradesh State and total Rs. 3.88 Crore have been released  to  the  State  for  this  purpose.  The  operational  AYUSH  HWC's  are  Nil  as  the funds are yet to be released by the State Government to Andhra Pradesh State AYU Society.

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## Annexure

| State - wise no. of units approved and financial release made for AYUSH HWCs   | State - wise no. of units approved and financial release made for AYUSH HWCs   | State - wise no. of units approved and financial release made for AYUSH HWCs   | State - wise no. of units approved and financial release made for AYUSH HWCs   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                        | Name of State/UT                                                               | No. of units approved for upgrading AYUSH dispensaries as HWCs                 | Amount released (In Lakhs)                                                     |
| 1                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                 | 42                                                                             | 387.955                                                                        |
| 2                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                               | 84                                                                             | 1051.997                                                                       |
| 3                                                                              | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                | 94                                                                             | 1181.334                                                                       |
| 4                                                                              | Jharkhand                                                                      | 100                                                                            | 825.900                                                                        |
| 5                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                      | 100                                                                            | 756.623                                                                        |
| 6                                                                              | Nagaland                                                                       | 2                                                                              | 28.520                                                                         |
| 7                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                    | 294                                                                            | 2553.015                                                                       |
| 8                                                                              | Manipur                                                                        | 1                                                                              | 13.914                                                                         |
| 9                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                 | 25                                                                             | 199.7685                                                                       |
| 10                                                                             | Tamilnadu                                                                      | 48                                                                             | 351.533                                                                        |
| 11                                                                             | Puducherry                                                                     | 3                                                                              | 43.636                                                                         |
| 12                                                                             | Punjab                                                                         | 117                                                                            | 835.966                                                                        |
| 13                                                                             | Haryana                                                                        | 102                                                                            | 560.313                                                                        |
| 14                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                    | 20                                                                             | 201.370                                                                        |
| 15                                                                             | Chandigarh                                                                     | 5                                                                              | 28.323                                                                         |
|                                                                                | TOTAL                                                                          | 1037                                                                           | 9020.166                                                                       |