Lok Sabha Question No. 3187 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-06
Subject: Promotion of AYUSH in Rural Areas
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Kapil Moreshwar Patil

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3187 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## PRO MOTION OF AYUSH IN R URAL AREAS

## 3187. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

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

- (a) the details of the schemes being formulated/implemented for the promotion of AYUSH rural areas and the amount of funds allocated and sp ent so far for the said purpose;
- (b) the details of the availability of trained employees and doctors in AYUSH systems;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  chalked  out  any  detailed  programme  for  the  promotion homoeopathy in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there are sufficient number of homoeopathic doctors and professors available purpose; and
- (e) if not, whether there is any proposal for increasing the number of homoeopathic doctors to enhance capacity building and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): Ministry  of  AYUSH  is  implementing  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  AYUSH Mission (NAM) through States/UTs for the promotion of AYUSH in the Country including rural areas. The Mission envisages better access to AYUSH services, strengthening of AYUSH educational institutions, enforcement of quality control of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani & Homoeopathy (ASU &H) drugs and 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  Centers  (PHCs),  Community  Health Centers (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs).
- (ii) Up gradation of exclusive State Government AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries.

(iii) Setting up of up to 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital. (iv) Upgradation of State Government Educational Institutions. (v) Setting up of new State Government AYUSH Educational Institutions in the State where it is not available. (vi)  Strengthening  of  State  Government/  Public  Sector  Undertaking  (PSU) Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories (DTL). (vii) Cultivation and Promotion of Medicinal Plants. Under NAM, an amount of Rs. 1768.98 crore has been allocated / released to the various Stats/ UTs as per the proposal received from them since 2014-15 to 2018-19. Further, as per the expenditure report submitted by State / UT Governments, an amount of Rs. 769.61 crore has been spent. (b): As on 1.1.2018, there are 7,99,879 registered AYUSH doctors/practitioners in India.  Out of these 4,43,704 belong to Ayurveda, while 2,93,455 and 51,110 belong to Homoeopathy and Unani systems respectively. 9125 and 2425 doctors belong to Siddha and Naturopathy systems respectively. (c ): The Ministry is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) through States/UTs for the promotion of AYUSH system including Homoeopathy. The  Ministry  has  setup  an  apex  autonomous  National  Institute  of  Homoeopathy  at Kolkata which is conducting under-graduate & post-graduate courses in Homoeopathy and is also providing health care services through its OPD/IPD. The Ministry of AYUSH through its apex autonomous Research Council namely, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) which has a network of 24 institutes/units  and 06  treatment  centres  all  over  India    is  undertaking  scientific  research  in  Homoeopathy.  The research  is  undertaken  in  the  broad  areas  of  clinical  research,  drug  standardization,  drug proving, clinical verification, fundamental research and public health & epidemics. CCRH has also been providing health care services through the OPDs/IPDs of its institutes. Swasthya Rakshan Program:- CCRH launched Swasthya Rakshan program which  is being undertaken in 55 villages/ urban colonies through 11 institutes under the Council. In this programme the local population is given health education and are sensitized about adopting hygienic measures and are motivated about benefits & adopting healthy life style; screening for early  diagnosis  and  first  line  of  treatment  by  holding  camps  periodically  in  55  identified villages. Integrated  NPCDCS  Program:- Integration  of  Homoeopathy  and    Yoga    in  National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases & Stroke

(NPCDCS) has been taken up at Community  Health Centre levels  in-Krishna district, Andhra

Pradesh , Darjeeling district, West Bengal, Sambalpur, Odisha and Nashik , Maharashtra  .  The program  has  been  undertaken  in  collaboration  with  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare under NPCDCS programme.

SC Camps:- For the benefit of SC population, Health camps are conducted in the villages having more than 40% SC population. Under this programme 46 villages during the year 2017-18, 53 villages during the year 2018-19 and 28 villages during 2019-20 have been adopted to undertake the activity. The objective of the programme is to provide free medical facilities to the people at their doorstep and create awareness/ educate people about the healthy lifestyle through health promotion activities.

- (d): No.
- (e): CCRH  has proposed for increasing the number of homoeopathic doctors for its following institutes/Units:

|   S. No. | Name of the Institute                                                            |   Number of doctors proposed |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|        1 | Dr. D.P. Rastogi Central Research Institute of Homoeopathy, Noida, Uttar Pradesh |                           40 |
|        2 | Dr. Anjali Chatterjee Regional Research Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata        |                           01 |
|        3 | National Homoeopathy Research Institute in Mental Health, Kottayam               |                           60 |
|        4 | Regional Research Institute of Homoeopathy, Agartala                             |                           32 |

The activities undertaken for capacity building of the doctors are through:

- i. Continued Medical Education.
- ii. Participation in seminars, conferences, workshops.
- iii. Participation in training programs.

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