Lok Sabha Question No. 3973 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Educational Opportunities in AYUSH
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3973 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH March, 2021

## EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUN ITIES IN AYUSH

3973. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  create more  educational  opportunities  in  the AYUSH sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise ; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in promotion of AYUSH medicines in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Yes, Government has created & proposes following educational opportunities in the AYUSH sector:

1. All  India  Institute  of  Ayurveda  at  Goa is being  established as satellite centre of the existing All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi.
2. National Institute of Ayurveda at Panchkula is being established as satellite centre of the existing National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur .
3. National Inst itute of Homoeopathy at Narela, New Delhi is being established as satellite centre of the existing National Institute Homoeopathy, Kolkata.

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4. National Institute of Unani Medicine at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh is being established  as satellite  centre of  theexisting  National  Institute  of  Unani Medicine,Bangalore.
5. Post  Graduate  Institute  of  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  Education  &  Research  at Nagamangla, Karnataka will be an institute of the Central Council for Researc Yoga  and  Naturopathy  (CCRYN),  New  Delhi  an Autonomous  Body  under Ministry of AYUSH.
6. Rastriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth, an autonomous organization under M/o AYUSH is  starting  fellowship  programme  as  Super  Speciality  Courses  in  Ayurveda collaboration  with  ITRA  Jamnagar  AIIA  Delhi,  and  NIA  Jaipur  The following subjects  have  been  identified  for  the  course:  1.  Skin  Diseases  2.  Oncolog Emergency Medicine 4. Surgery (Bhagna) 5. De -Addiction 6. Neurology.
7. Further, the State/UT -wise number of AYUSH colleges, so imparting education in  Ayurveda,  Siddha, Unani, Sowa  Rigpa &  Homoeopathy  is  enclosed  at Annexure-I
5. (c) : Following  steps have  beentaken  by  the  Government  to  promote  AYUSH medicines in the country:
- A. To promote AYUSH Medicine amongst people within and outside the country, various IEC activities are being taken up with adequate dissemination of information through electronic, press and social media.
- B. Considering  the  importance  of  immunity  boosting  measures  in  the  wake  of COVID - 19 outbreak, Ministry of AYUSH has promoted use of ready - made Ayush fo rmulation  i.e.  'Ayush  Kwath'(Ayurveda)  or  'Ayush  Kudineer'  (Siddha)  or 'Ayush Joshanda' (Unani) in the interest of health promotion to the masses.
- C. Interdisciplinary AYUSH Research & Development task Force has been constituted, which is carrying out the activities related to scientific validation of work of Medicines on fast track.
- D. To streamline/facilitate research of AYUSH medicines, total 05 Research Councils dedicated to d ifferent AYUSH systems or healthcare are functioning under Ministry of AYUSH.  CCRH  under  the  villages  Swasthya  Rakshan  program  has  adopted  55 villages, where local populations are being provided health care at their door ste

## STATE/UT -WISE NU MBER OF AYUSHCOLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY

| State             |   Ayurveda |   Unani |   Siddha |   Sowa Rigpa |   Homeopathy |   Total Colleges |
|-------------------|------------|---------|----------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |         03 |      01 |       00 |           00 |           07 |               11 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |         00 |      00 |       00 |           00 |           01 |               01 |
| Assam             |         01 |      00 |       00 |           00 |           03 |               04 |
| Bihar             |         08 |      05 |       00 |           00 |           15 |               28 |
| Chandigarh        |         01 |      00 |       00 |           00 |           01 |               02 |
| Chhattisgarh      |         06 |      01 |       00 |           00 |           03 |               10 |
| Delhi             |         03 |      02 |       00 |           00 |           02 |               07 |
| Goa               |         01 |      00 |       00 |           00 |           01 |               02 |
| Gujarat           |         34 |      00 |       00 |           00 |           35 |               69 |
| Haryana           |         11 |      00 |       00 |           00 |           01 |               12 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |         03 |      00 |       00 |           00 |           01 |               04 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |         02 |      03 |       00 |           01 |           00 |               06 |
| Jharkhand         |         01 |      00 |       00 |           00 |           05 |               06 |
| Karnataka         |         78 |      06 |       00 |           00 |           18 |              102 |
| Kerala            |         18 |      01 |       01 |           00 |           06 |               26 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |         24 |      04 |       00 |           00 |           25 |               53 |
| Maharashtra       |         82 |      07 |       00 |           00 |           58 |              147 |
| Meghalaya         |         01 |      00 |       00 |           00 |           01 |               02 |
| Odisha            |         06 |      00 |       00 |           00 |           06 |               12 |
| Puducherry        |         01 |      00 |       00 |           00 |           00 |               01 |
| Punjab            |         17 |      01 |       00 |           00 |           04 |               22 |
| Rajasthan         |         13 |      03 |       00 |           00 |           10 |               26 |
| Sikkim            |         00 |      00 |       00 |           01 |           00 |               01 |
| Tamil Nadu        |         07 |      01 |       12 |           00 |           13 |               33 |
| Telangana         |         05 |      03 |       00 |           00 |           05 |               13 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |         69 |      16 |       00 |           01 |           13 |               99 |
| Uttrakhand        |         16 |      01 |       00 |           00 |           02 |               19 |
| West Bengal       |         04 |      01 |       00 |           00 |           12 |               17 |
| Total             |        415 |      56 |       13 |            3 |          248 |              735 |

## Annexure - I