Lok Sabha Question No. 3313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: AYUSH Medicinal Facilities
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram, Dhal Singh Bisen, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3313 TO BE ANSWERED ON  13 TH MARCH, 2020

## AYUSH MEDICINAL FACI LITIES

## 3313. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

SHRI B.B.PATIL:

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

- (a)  whether  there  has  been  an  increasing  trend  in  the  number  of  peo ple  availing  medicinal facilities under AYUSH;
- (b) the details of the number of Ayurveda Colleges cum hospitals in the country, State/UT - wise, Streamwise, including Jharkhand;
- (c)  the steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  create  more  awareness  about  the  benefits Ayurveda treatment;
- (d) whether the Government has included AYUSH under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  integrated  course  in  view  of  fulfilling  short doctors in rural areas owing to this practice upto 1975; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes, there has been an increasing trend in the number of people availing medicinal facilities under AYUSH for the last three years as per the table given below.

Contd…..

## Number of Patients who visited Government Health Care Facilities under AYUSH during 2015- 16, 2016 - 17 and 2017 - 18

| Year     |     IPD |       OPD |
|----------|---------|-----------|
| 2015- 16 | 1156695 | 159459379 |
| 2016- 17 | 1685773 | 172700313 |
| 2017- 18 | 1957921 | 177375226 |

Source: AYUSH In INDIA 2016, 2017 and 2018

- (b): The details of the number of Ayurveda Colleges cum hospitals in the country, State/UT -wise, Stream - wise, including Jharkhand is annexed at Annexure .
- (c): The following steps being taken by the Government to create more awareness about benefits of Ayurveda treatment.
- I. Ministry  of  AYUSH  deputes  AYUSH  experts  to  foreign  countries  to  participate  i international  meetings,  conferences,  training programmes,  seminars  and  on  special assignment  of  the  Government  of  India  for  promotion  and  propagation  of  AYUSH Systems.
- II. Financial  assistance  is  also  provided  for  presentation  of  AYUSH  related  scien research papers in international conferences, work shops, seminar etc.
- III. Incentives  are  provided  to  AYUSH  drug manufacturers/  entrepreneurs/  AYUSH institutions, AYUSH drug and Hospitals etc.
- IV. Ministry  of  AYUSH  though  Indian  Council  for  Cultural  Relations  (ICCR)  offers  104 scholarships every year to the elig ible foreign nationals from 98 countries for pursuing undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG) and Ph. D courses in premier Institutes in Ind
- V. Ministry of AYUSH has signed 23 Country to Country Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs ) for Cooperation in field of Traditional Medicine and Homoeopathy; 22 MoUs fo undertaking  collaborative  research  in  AYUSH  systems  of  medicine  and  13  MoUs  for setting up AYUSH Academic Chairs in foreign institutes. Ministry of AYUSH has set u 33 AYUSH In formation Cell in 31 countries to disseminate authentic information ab AYUSH systems of Medicine.

Contd……..

- VI. M inistry of AYUSH is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission  (NAM)  through  States/UTs  fo r  the  promotion  of  AYUSH  in  the  Country including Ayurveda. The Mission envisages better access to AYUSH services, strengthening  of  AYUSH  educational  institutions,  enforcement  of  quality  control Ayurveda,  Siddha  and  Unani  &  Homoeopathy  (ASU  &H)  drugs  an d  promotion  of medicinal plants for sustainable availability of raw - materials for ASU & H drugs in the States/UTs. The  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  inter - alia  makes  provision  for  the following activities: -

- (i) Co - location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health   Centres (CHCs) and Districts Hospitals (DHs).

- (ii) Upgradation of exclusive State Government AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries.

- (iii)      Supply of essential drugs to AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries.

- (iv)      Setting up o f upto 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital.

- (v)        Upgradation of State Government Under -Graduate and Post - Graduate Educational   Institutions.

- (vi) Setting up of new AYUSH Educational Institutions in the States where it is not available in Government sector.

- (vii)    Strengthening of State Government/State Government Co - operatives/Public Sector Undertakings Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) Pharmacies.

- (viii)    Strengthening of State Drug Testing Laboratories for ASU &H Drugs.

- (ix)      Support for cultivation of Medicinal Plants including processing and post - harvest management.

- (d ): A high level task force has been set up by National Health Authority to review the pr from Ministry of AYUSH.

- (e):No.

- (f):   Not applicable.

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## Annexure

State - wise Number of Ayurveda Colleges/Institutes in India as on 1.4.2018

| S. No.          | States/ UTs      | Ayurveda Under Graduate Colleges   | Ayurveda Post Graduate Colleges   | Ayurveda Exclusive Post Graduate Colleges   |
|-----------------|------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| (1)             | (2)              | (3)                                | (4)                               | (5)                                         |
| 1               | Andhra Pradesh   | 3                                  | 2                                 | -                                           |
| 2               | Assam            | 1                                  | 1                                 | -                                           |
| 3               | Bihar            | 8                                  | 3                                 | -                                           |
| 4               | Chhattisgarh     | 6                                  | 1                                 | -                                           |
| 5               | Delhi            | 2                                  | 2                                 | 1                                           |
| 6               | Goa              | 1                                  | -                                 | -                                           |
| 7               | Gujarat          | 29                                 | 5                                 | 1                                           |
| 8               | Haryana          | 11                                 | -                                 | -                                           |
| 9               | Himachal Pradesh | 3                                  | 1                                 | -                                           |
| 10              | Jammu & Kashmir  | 2                                  | 1                                 | -                                           |
| 11              | Jharkhand        | 1                                  | 1                                 | -                                           |
| 12              | Karnataka        | 72                                 | 35                                | -                                           |
| 13              | Kerala           | 18                                 | 11                                | -                                           |
| 14              | Madhya Pradesh   | 24                                 | 7                                 | -                                           |
| 15              | Maharashtra      | 75                                 | 41                                | -                                           |
| 16              | Meghalaya        | 1                                  | -                                 | -                                           |
| 17              | Odisha           | 6                                  | 2                                 | -                                           |
| 18              | Punjab           | 17                                 | 3                                 | -                                           |
| 19              | Rajasthan        | 12                                 | 4                                 | -                                           |
| 20              | Tamil Nadu       | 6                                  | 1                                 | -                                           |
| 21              | Telangana        | 5                                  | 1                                 | -                                           |
| 22              | Uttar Pradesh    | 69                                 | 10                                | -                                           |
| 23              | Uttarakhand      | 16                                 | 5                                 | -                                           |
| 24              | West Bengal      | 3                                  | -                                 | 1                                           |
| 25              | Chandigarh       | 1                                  | -                                 | -                                           |
| 26              | Puducherry       | 1                                  | -                                 | -                                           |
| A L L I N D I A | A L L I N D I A  | 393                                | 137                               | 3                                           |

Source

: AYUSH In INDIA 2018

Note

: UG colleges includes number of post graduate colleges/institutes.