Lok Sabha Question No. 3921 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Awareness of Healthcare Facilities under Ayurvedic System
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Vijay Baghel, Vijay Kumar, Hema Malini, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Shantanu Thakur, Arun Sao, Sunil Kumar Soni

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.3921 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH March, 2021

## AWARENESS OF HEALTHC ARE FACILITIES UNDER AYURVEDIC SYSTEM

## 3921. SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:

SHRI ARUN SAO:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to promote and create awareness about AYUSH so as to provide and popularize the healthcare facilities to people by indigenous and alternative methods of treatments and if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wis  and distri ct - wise;
- (b) the details of funds allocated and utilised in the promotion of AYUSH, State/UT - wise and district - wise and  the  reasons  for  non - utilisation  of  funds  and  the steps  taken  by  the Government to utilise the entire funds in a time bound manner;
- (c)whether the Government has any plans to set up AYUSH dispensaries, hospitals and issue any guidelines to encourage research work for promoting AYUSH system in all districts in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise and district - wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS AND ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a):Ministry  of  AYUSH  is  implementing  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National AYUSH  Mission  (N AM)  through  States/UTs  for  the  d evelopment  and  promotion  of AYUSH system s including awareness. The National AYUSH Mission (NAM) inter - alia ma kes provision for the following activities: -
- i. Co - location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centers (PHCs), Communi Health Centers (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs).
- ii. Up gradation of exclusive State Government AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries
- iii. Settin g up of upto 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital.
- iv. Upgradation of State Government AYUSH Educational Institutions.
- v. Setting up of new State Government AYUSH Educational Institutions in the S where it is not available in Government Sector.
- vi. Strengthening o f State Government/ Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) Ayurveda, Siddha,  Unani  and  Homoeopathy  (ASU&H)  Pharmacies  and  Drug  Testing Laboratories (DTL).
- vii. Cultivation and Promotion of Medicinal Plants.
- viii. Upgradation of Health facilities (AYUSH Dispensaries and Hea lth sub - centers) into AYUSH Health and Wellness Centre under the Ayushman Bharat.

(b): Under NAM, an amount of Rs. 2609.32 crore has been released to the State Governments for the promotion of AYUSH system of medicines from the year 2014 - 15 till date a s per the proposal received from State Government through SAAPs. T e details of the State/UT wise grant released areat Annexure - 1 .

For  better  implementation  of  Scheme,  following  steps have been  taken  by  the Government to utilise the entire funds in a time bound manner : -

- i. Regular Letters are written to States / UTs Government from Secretary (AYUSH), Joint Secretary and Under Secretary regarding implementation of thescheme and utilization of grant.
- ii. R eview  meetingsare conducted regularly under  the  Chairmanship  of  Joint Secretary  (AYUSH)  and  Secretary  regarding  implementation  of  scheme  an utilization of grant.
- iii. Ministry  has  also  developed  a  web  portal  for  smooth  imple mentation  and monitoring of the Mission.

(c)  &  (d): Public  Health  is  a  state  subject  and  setting  up  of  AYUSH  dispensa hospitals  comes  under  the  purview  of  respective  State  /  UT  Government.  Howe Ministry of AYUSH has a provision for financial assis t nce to setup of upto new 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital under National AYUSH Mission (NAM).

## Annexure - I

State/UT wise status of releases from 2014 -15 to 2020 - 21 under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM)

## (Rs. In Lakh)

|   S.No. | Name of States/UTs   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 (till |   date)Total Releases |
|---------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|       1 | Andaman & Nicobar    |     0     |   151.777 |   394.821 |   302.33  |   317.886 |   365.418 |         251.808 |              1784.04  |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh       |   309.925 |  1400.38  |  1125.53  |  1176.01  |  1280.21  |  1900.59  |         192.7   |              7385.35  |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh    |   101.135 |   527.554 |   465.45  |   545.706 |   547.844 |   383.33  |         438.66  |              3009.68  |
|       4 | Assam                |   668.979 |  1410.51  |  1631.65  |  2390.69  |   738.328 |  1601.32  |         347.15  |              8788.63  |
|       5 | Bihar                |     0     |   313.975 |  1752.91  |     0     |     0     |  2661.3   |         516.535 |              5244.72  |
|       6 | Chandigarh           |     0     |     0     |   509.32  |   490.52  |    52.552 |     0     |         195.808 |              1248.2   |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh         |   281.413 |   858.257 |  1624.74  |  1226.76  |  1066.87  |     0     |        1986.67  |              7044.7   |
|       8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |     0     |     0     |    91.797 |   143.403 |     0     |    63.854 |           0     |               299.054 |
|       9 | Daman & Diu          |     0     |     0     |   113.184 |     0     |    72.01  |     0     |           0     |               185.194 |
|      10 | Delhi                |   132.707 |   593.598 |     0     |     0     |     0     |     0     |           0     |               726.305 |
|      11 | Goa                  |     0     |   118.725 |   622.597 |   262.468 |   146.898 |   118.651 |          65.988 |              1335.33  |
|      12 | Gujarat              |   332.392 |   792.693 |  1533.05  |  1274.39  |  1760.86  |  2229.69  |         244.011 |              8167.08  |
|      13 | Haryana              |   213.588 |   579.791 |  1034.4   |   848.442 |  1201.36  |  2299.47  |        3034.42  |              9211.48  |
|      14 | Himachal Pradesh     |     0     |   421.48  |   614.212 |   718.927 |  1907.01  |  2045.89  |         494.94  |              6202.46  |
|      15 | Jammu & Kashmir      |   226.269 |   792.15  |   769.208 |   992.584 |  1196.73  |  1848.54  |        1415.25  |              7240.73  |
|      16 | Jharkhand            |     0     |   624.723 |    48.011 |     0     |     0     |  1522.31  |           0     |              2195.05  |
|      17 | Karnataka            |   359.116 |  1560.25  |  1241.45  |  2059.87  |  2688.31  |  1791.71  |        2073.89  |             11774.6   |
|      18 | Kerala               |   254.668 |  1273.78  |   891.204 |  2096.23  |  2597.84  |  1540.54  |        1934.65  |             10588.9   |
|      19 | Lakshadweep          |     0     |   189.223 |   509.729 |    63.747 |     0     |   426.878 |          16.83  |              1206.41  |
|      20 | Madhya Pradesh       |   644.94  |  3253.34  |  2645.33  |  3059.68  |  2829.13  |  4012.35  |        5608.63  |             22053.4   |
|      21 | Maharashtra          |   534.67  |  1282.73  |   529.186 |  1784.29  |     0     |  4308.64  |           0     |              8439.52  |
|      22 | Manipur              |   226.813 |   828.801 |  1229.99  |  1339.33  |  1231.23  |   907.075 |          27.01  |              5790.24  |
|      23 | Mizoram              |   116.27  |   405.693 |   603.754 |   693.478 |   722.739 |   199.51  |         337.35  |              3078.79  |
|      24 | Meghalaya            |   134.647 |   375.119 |   802.743 |   738.254 |     0     |   348.21  |         128.52  |              2527.49  |
|      25 | Nagaland             |   115.613 |   873.095 |   521.284 |  1516.92  |   920.869 |   950.58  |         644.43  |              5542.79  |
|      26 | Odisha               |   471.723 |  1865.28  |  1221.3   |  1561.02  |  1072.73  |   726.096 |         716.64  |              7634.8   |
|      27 | Puducherry           |    60     |   144.175 |   170     |   239.995 |   445.52  |   238.416 |          47.667 |              1345.77  |
|      28 | Punjab               |   316     |   299.507 |  1317.81  |  1348.66  |    37.451 |  1155.49  |          89.77  |              4564.69  |
|      29 | Rajasthan            |   638.066 |  2819.61  |  2225.21  |  6893.26  |  3022.17  |  1987.6   |        2276.4   |             19862.3   |
|      30 | Sikkim               |    66.428 |   608.151 |   874.071 |   180.087 |   270.316 |   330.593 |         184.72  |              2514.37  |

| S.No.   | Name of States/UTs   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 (till |   date)Total Releases |
|---------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------------|
| 31      | Tamil Nadu           |     0     |    87.7   |  1980.54  |   2789.07 |  2326.3   |  1993.91  |         308.29  |               9485.82 |
| 32      | Telangana            |   330     |  1091.46  |  1330.7   |   1055.11 |   690.364 |   934.178 |           0     |               5431.81 |
| 33      | Tripura              |   238.115 |   472.354 |   334.062 |   1195.54 |   668.67  |     0     |         270.08  |               3178.82 |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh        |     0     |  4539.27  |  8466.62  |   6280.23 | 11854.2   |  7923.69  |       10118.3   |              49182.3  |
| 35      | Uttarakhand          |   284     |   621.238 |  1187.93  |   1986.1  |  1690.28  |   825.34  |         328.238 |               6923.12 |
| 36      | West Bengal          |   471.23  |  1924.85  |  1298.06  |   1654.65 |  2292.42  |  1849.74  |         247.346 |               9738.29 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                |  7528.71  | 33101.2   | 41711.8   |  48907.7  | 45649     | 49490.9   |       34542.8   |             260932    |