Lok Sabha Question No. 1943 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Promotion of AYUSH Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1943 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## PROMOTION OF AYUSH M EDICINE

## 1943. SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

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

- (a) the details of the action taken/ proposed to be taken for promoting AYUSH medicines country, State/UT - wise including Gujarat;
- (b)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  utilized  for  the  purpose  in  the  country,  Stat - wise including Gujarat;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  signed  an  MoU  with  any  country  for  promoting  tradition system of medicines; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the details of targets fixed in this regard and also funds likely to be spent for the purpo se?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) : Public Health is a State subject and the concerned governments of States/UTs t steps for promoting medicines as appropriate. At the Central level, a Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of Information Education and Communication (IEC) in AYUSH has been d evised by the Ministry of AYUSH. Under this Scheme, the Ministry of AYUSH takes up initiatives to create awareness about and to promote AYUSH systems. These initiatives include organiz Arogya Fairs,  Melas, Conferences,  Exhibitions,  Seminars,  Workshops, Symposium  and Ayurveda  Parvs.  The  IEC  Scheme  also  supports  undertaking  publicity  campaigns  through electronic media, print media and social media amongst the citizens in the country .

The Ministry alsoobserves days dedicated to AYUSH systemsviz. International Day of Yoga,  Ayurveda  Day,  Unani  Day,  Siddha  Day,  Naturopathy  Day,  Homoeopathy  Day  etc.  to create awareness about the benefits of the respective AYUSH system of healthcare .

The budget details of IEC Scheme during the last three f inancial years are as follows:

| FY       |   RE (Rs. in crores) |   AE (Rs. in crores) |
|----------|----------------------|----------------------|
| 2016- 17 |                 27   |                24.66 |
| 2017- 18 |                 37.1 |                31.07 |
| 2018- 19 |                 64   |                63.69 |

The budget of Rs. 52.60 crores is allocated for the current financial year i.e. 2019 -20. Under IEC Scheme, the funds arenot allocated to States/UTs separately.

(c) & (d) : The Government of India has signed MoUs with several countries for promoting traditional systems of medicine. As of now, the Ministry of AYUSH has signed 22 Country Country  MoUs  for  cooperation in  the  field  of  Traditional  Medicine  and  Homoeopathy.  In addition, 21 MoUs for undertaking collaborative research and academic collaboration an MoUs for setting up AYUSH Academic Chairs have been signed with the foreign universitie with details as g iven in Annexure .

No targets are fixed for signing of MoUs with other countries for promoting tradi system of medicine.

Budget of Rs. 16.00 crores has been allocated in the current financial year i.e. 2019 - 20 for promotional activities at the international level including the expenditure to be inc respect to MoUs with the foreign countries, institutions and universities.

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## Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) signed by theMinistry of AYUSH with foreign Countries, Institutions, Universities

## A . Country to Country MoUs for Cooperation in field of Traditional M edicine :

1. Nepal
2. Bangladesh
3. Hungary
4. Trinidad & Tobago
5. Malaysia
6. Mauritius
7. Mongolia
8. Turkmenistan
9. Myanmar
10. Project  Collaboration  Agreement  (PCA)  signed  with  WHO  Headquarters, Geneva  for  undertaking  collaboration  activities  in  the  field  of  Tradit Medicine in 2016
11. Germany (Joint declaration of Intent) June 2017
12. Iran ( 17 th February 2018)
13. Sao Tome & Príncipe (14 th March 2018)
14. Equatorial Guinea (8 th April 2018)
15. Cuba (22 nd June, 2018)
16. Colombia (4 th October, 2018)
17. MoC with Japan (29 th October, 2018)
18. 18.Bolivia (29 th March, 2019)
19. 19.Gambia
20. 20.Republic of Guinea
21. 21.China
22. 22.St Vincent

## B. Institute to Institute MoUs for undertaking Collaborative Research:

1. MoU between Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Scien es (CCRAS), Ministry of AYUSH (on behalf of all the research councils - CCRAS, CCRUM, CCRS, CCRH, CCRYN)  and  the  University  of    Mississippi,  USA,  on  behalf  of  National  Centre  f Natural Products Research (NCNPR) for cooperation in the field of tradi tional medicine was signed on 12.10.2015.
2. MoU  between  CCRH  and  Royal  London  Hospital  for  Integrated  Medicine,  UK  was signed on 11.11.2015 (expired).
3. MoU between Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) and College of Homeopaths of Ontario (CHO ), Canada was signed on 09.04.2016.
4. United States Pharmacopoeia Convention and Pharmacopoeia Commission of Indian Medicine .
5. MoU on cooperation in the field of Research and Education in Homeopathy Medicine was  signed  between  CCRH  and  Universidad  Maimonides,  Buenos  Aires,  Argentina  in 26.08.2016.
6. MoU on Cooperation in Research and Development in the field of Ayurvedic Science was si gned between Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) and the Medical Research Infrastructure and Health Services fund of the Tel Aviv Sourasky medi Institute (TASMC), Israel in Nov, 2016.
7. MoU  between  Central  Council  for  Research  in  A yurvedic  Science,  on  Behalf  of  All Research Councils, Ministry of AYUSH(Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and  Homeopathy),  Government  of  India  located  in  New  Delhi,  ('CCRAS')  and  The Governors of the University of Alberta as Represented by the Integra ive Health Institute Located in Edmonton, ALBERTA was signed on 05.12.2016.
8. MoU between National Institute of Ayurveda andUniversitiTunku Abdul Rahman, Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia in the field of Education,  Training, Research, Publication Populariz ation of Ayurveda in Malaysia was signed on 05.12.2016.
9. Pharmacopoeia  Commission  for  Indian  Medicine  &  Homoeopathy  (PCIM&H)  and Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) with Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Convention of the United States (HPCUS) on 2 3.02. 017.
10. MoU  between  Scientific  Society  for  Homoeopathy  (WissHom),  Germany  and Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) was signed on 15.06.2017.

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11. Agreement on cooperation in the field of Research and Homoeopathy between Central C ouncil for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) and Federal University of Rio De Janerio(FURJ), Brazil was signed on 14.07. 2017.

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12. MoU on cooperation and collaboration in the field of Ayurveda between the A India  Institute  of  Ayurveda,  (AIIA),  Ministry  of  AYUS H  and  European  Academy  of Ayurveda (Birstein), (REAA) Germany was signed on 08.09.2017.
13. MoU  on  Cooperation  in  the  field  of  Research  in  Homeopathic  Medicine  was signed  between  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Homoeopathy  (CCRH)  and  Centre  for Integrative  Co mplementary  Medicine,  ShaareZedek  Medical  Center,  Jerusalem,  Israel  on 15.01.2018.
14. MoU on cooperation in the field of Research in Homeopathy was signed between Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) and National Institute of Integrat Medicine (NIIM), Australia in 10.05.2018.
15. MoU on Establishment of an Academic Collaboration in Ayurveda between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and College of Medicine (UK) was signed during visit of Hon'ble PM of India to UK from17 - 20 April 2018.
16. MoU  on  collaboration  in  the  field  of  Ayurveda  was  signed  between  All  Indi Institute  of  Ayurveda  (AIIA)  and  the  Medical  University  of  Graz,  Graz  Austria cooperation and (on 26.09.2018.
17. MoU on cooperation in the field of Unani medicine was signed betwee Central Council  for  Research  in  Unani  Medicine  (CCRUM)  and  State  Еducational Establishment 'Tajik State Medical University named Abuali Ibn Sino' in October, 2018.
18. MoU on the establishment of an academic collaboration in Ayurveda has been signed between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Ministry of AYUSH and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, USA on 28.03.19.
19. MoU has been signed between CCRAS, Ministry of AYUSH and Department of Neurology  and  Complementary  Medicine,  Lutheran,  Hospital  Hattingen,  Ge rmany  for Cooperation in the field of Research and Education in Ayurveda on 03.04.19.
20. An MoU was signed between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Ministry of AYUSH and FiZ -Frankfurt Innovations Biotechnologies Center at Frankfurt, Germany for on t he establishment of an academic collaboration in Ayurveda, Yoga and Meditation on 3 10.19 at Ministry of AYUSH.
10. 21 . MoU for Setting up Museum: Institute for the History of Medicine, Robert Bosch Foundation, Stuttgart, Germany and Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) for cooperation in the field of development of museum on AYUSH system and archives o Homoeopathy on 15.06.2017.

## C. MoUs signed for setting up Academic Chairs :

1. University of Debrecen, Hungary (Ayurveda Chair)
2. University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago (Ayurveda Chair)
3. University of  the Western Cape, South Africa (Unani Chair)
4. Rangsit University, Thailand (Ayurveda Chair)
5. Peoples' Friendship University, Russia  (Ayurveda Chair)
6. Udayana University, Indonesia (Ayurveda Chair)
7. University of Primorska, Slovenia (Ayurveda Chair)
8. Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU), Armenia (Homoeopathy Chair)
9. University of Latvia, Latvia  (Ayurveda Chair)
10. 10.The Government of Instituto Universitario del Gran Rosario and The Government ofFundacion de Salud Ayurveda Prema, Argentina
11. 11.University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia.
12. 12.Hamdard University Bangladesh, Bangladesh (Unani Chair, signed 10.02.2018)

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- 13.University of Mauritius, Ministry of Education and Human resource (Ayurveda chair) ( Signed on 12.03.2018).