Lok Sabha Question No. 1996 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Registration of Yoga and Naturopathy Practitioners
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Subhas Sarkar

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1996 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## REGISTRATION OF YOGA AND NATUROPATHY PRAC TITIONERS

## 1996. DR. SUBHAS SARKAR:

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

- (a) the details of the AYUSH institutions in West Bengal, district -wise and medicine field - wise;
- (b)  the details  of  the  registering  authority  for  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  practitioners  in Bengal;
- (c) whether the same has been standardised by the Government; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the measures being taken by the Government to register such practitioners in West Bengal till the National standardization process is developed?

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

- (a) : The  district - wise  and  medicine  field - wise  details  of  AYUSH  Institutions are  placed  at Annexure.
- (b) : West Bengal Council of Yoga and Naturopathy (Department of Health & Family Welfare, Govt.  of  West  Beng al,  AYUSH  Branch)  Constituted  under  the  West  Bengal  Yoga  & Naturopathic System of Medicine Act, 2010, Room No.107, 1 st Floor, Purta Bhawan, DF Block, Sector - I, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata - 91.
- (c)  &  (d) : Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  authorised  Central  Council  for Research  in  Yoga  & Naturopathy  (CCRYN)  to  grant  Central  Registration  to  Bachelor  of  Naturopathy  and  Yogi Science  (BNYS)  graduates  from  recognised  health  universities/  universities  those  who already registered with State AYUSH Boards .

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## List of AYUSH Colleges in the S tate of West Bengal

|   Sl. No. | Name of the College                                                                                                         | Stream               | Govt./ Private   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------|
|         1 | Belley Shankerpur Rajib Gandhi Memorial Ayurved College Hospital, Kushdanga, Distt. 24 Pragana North - 743 126, West Bengal | & Ayurveda           | Private          |
|         2 | Raghunath Ayurved Mahavidyalaya and Hospital at Dist. Purba Medinipur -721401, W.B.                                         | Contai, Ayurveda     | Private          |
|         3 | JB Roy State Ayurvedic College, Kolkata, West                                                                               | Bengal Ayurveda      | Govt.            |
|         4 | Institute of Post - Graduate Ayurved Education & Research Shyamadas,Vaidya Shastra Peeth, Kolkata, West Bengal              | at Ayurveda          | Govt.            |
|         5 | Calcutta Unani Medical College and Hospital, 8/1 Halim Lane, Kolkata,West Bengal.                                           | Abdul Unani          | Private          |
|         6 | Midnapore Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Midnapore, West Bengal                                                 | Homoeopathy          | Govt.            |
|         7 | D.N.De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal                                                               | Kolkata, Homoeopathy | Govt.            |
|         8 | Mahesh Bhattacharya Homoeopathic Medical College Hospital, Howrah, West Bengal                                              | and Homoeopathy      | Govt.            |
|         9 | Netai Charan Chakravarty Homoeopathic Medical College Hospital, Howrah, West Bengal                                         | and Homoeopathy      | Private          |
|        10 | Metropolitan Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospi tal, Kolkata, West Bengal                                               | Homoeopathy          | Private          |
|        11 | Burdwan Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, WestBengal                                                      | Homoeopathy          | Private          |
|        12 | Bengal Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal                                                      | Homoeopathy          | Private          |
|        13 | Birbhum Vivekanand Homoeopathic Medical College Hospital, Birbhum, West Bengal                                              | and Homoeopathy      | Private          |
|        14 | The Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal                                                | Homoeopathy          | Govt.            |
|        15 | National Institute of Homoeopathy, -Block GE, Sector -III, Saltlake, Kolkata                                                | Homoeopathy          | Govt.            |
|        16 | Kharagpur Homoeopathy Medical College and Hospital Kaushalya PO Kharagpur, Midnapore                                        | At Homoeopathy       | Private          |
|        17 | Pratap Chandra Memorial Homoepathic College and 14/1 Narkeldanga North Rd. Kolkata                                          | Hospital Homoeopathy | Private          |

## Annexure