Lok Sabha Question No. 1961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Shortage of AYUSH Medical Colleges
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Singh, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1961 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## SHOR TAGE OF AYUSH MEDICA L COLLEGES

## 1961. SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

## SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

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

- (a) whether there is any shortage of AYUSH medical colleges in the country, if so, the ther eof and the number of such medical colleges in the country as on date, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether the Government has received any proposals from State/ UT Governments for setting up of AYUSH medical colleges;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise; and
- (d) 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): No,  at  present  there  are  729  AYUSH  Medical  colleges  in  total  operating  across country. The stream wise & State wise details of such AYUSH medical c olleges are placed at Annexure.
- (b) to (d):      At present one (01) proposal received from Jammu & Kas hmir State Govt. and the same is under consideration in the Ministry.

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

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   Ayurveda |   Siddha |   Unani |   Sowa Rigpa |   Homoeopathy |   Total |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|----------|---------|--------------|---------------|---------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    |         03 |       00 |      01 |           00 |            07 |      11 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh |         00 |       00 |      00 |           00 |            01 |      01 |
| 3.        | Assam             |         01 |       00 |      00 |           00 |            03 |      04 |
| 4.        | Bihar             |         08 |       00 |      05 |           00 |            15 |      28 |
| 5.        | Chandigarh        |         01 |       00 |      00 |           00 |            01 |      02 |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh      |         06 |       00 |      01 |           00 |            03 |      10 |
| 7.        | NCT of Delhi      |         03 |       00 |      02 |           00 |            02 |      07 |
| 8.        | Goa               |         01 |       00 |      00 |           00 |            01 |      02 |
| 9.        | Gujarat           |         33 |       00 |      00 |           00 |            34 |      67 |
| 10.       | Haryana           |         11 |       00 |      00 |           00 |            01 |      12 |
| 11.       | Himachal Pradesh  |         03 |       00 |      00 |           00 |            01 |      04 |
| 12.       | Jammu and Kashmir |         02 |       00 |      03 |           01 |            00 |      06 |
| 13.       | Jharkhand         |         01 |       00 |      00 |           00 |            05 |      06 |
| 14.       | Karnataka         |         77 |       00 |      06 |           00 |            17 |     100 |
| 15.       | Kerala            |         18 |       01 |      01 |           00 |            06 |      26 |
| 16.       | Madhya Pradesh    |         24 |       00 |      04 |           00 |            25 |      53 |
| 17.       | Maharashtra       |         82 |       00 |      06 |           00 |            58 |     146 |
| 18.       | Meghalaya         |         01 |       00 |      00 |           00 |            01 |      02 |
| 19.       | Orissa            |         06 |       00 |      00 |           00 |            06 |      12 |
| 20.       | Pondicherry       |         01 |       00 |      00 |           00 |            00 |      01 |
| 21.       | Punjab            |         17 |       00 |      01 |           00 |            04 |      22 |
| 22.       | Rajasthan         |         13 |       00 |      03 |           00 |            10 |      26 |
| 23.       | Sikkim            |         00 |       00 |      00 |           01 |            00 |      01 |
| 24.       | Tamil Nadu        |         07 |       12 |      01 |           00 |            12 |      32 |
| 25.       | Telangana         |         05 |       00 |      03 |           00 |            05 |      13 |
| 26.       | Uttar Pradesh     |         69 |       00 |      16 |           01 |            13 |      99 |
| 27.       | Uttarakhand       |         16 |       00 |      01 |           00 |            02 |      19 |
| 28.       | West Bengal       |         04 |       00 |      01 |           00 |            12 |      17 |
| Total :   | Total :           |        413 |       13 |      55 |            3 |           245 |     729 |

## Annexure

## Annexure

Stream wise Total Number of UG Seats in AYUSH Courses

| Stream   |   Ayurveda |   Siddha |   Unani |   Sowa Rigpa |   Homoeopathy |   Total |
|----------|------------|----------|---------|--------------|---------------|---------|
| Seats    |      27525 |      700 |    2985 |           45 |         15964 |   47219 |