Lok Sabha Question No. 4067 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Promotion of Yoga and Naturopathy Treatment
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, Ajay Nishad

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4067 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH March, 2021

## PROMOTION OF YOGA AN D NATUROPATHY TREATM ENT

## 4067. SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA: SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

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

- (a) the details of the schemes currently operational for promotion of Yoga and Naturopathy treatment in the country;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated for the said schemes during each of the last five years along with the targets set and achieved thereunder;
- (c) whether the Government has set up/proposes to set up any Yoga University in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether  any  plan  has  been  formulated  to  include Yoga  and  Naturopathy  in  school curriculum in order to promote it and create awareness among people in this regard and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons there for?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS AND ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE

## MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA,

## YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY

(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a)& (b): As public health is a State subject, initiating various schemes for promo Yoga  and  Naturopathy  treatment  in  the  country  comes  under  the  purview  of  respecti State/UT Governments. T he Ministry of AYUSH does not maintain data on such activities of State/UT governments.

However, t he Ministry of AYUSH takes up various activities for promotion of Yoga and  Naturopathy  treatment  through  its  three  autonomous  bodies  namely  Morarji  Desa National Institute of YOGA (MDNIY ), New Delhi, Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN), New Delhi and National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN), Pune.

At present CCRYN, New Delhi is running the following schemes:

- i. Collaborative Research Centres (CRC)
- ii. Establishment of Yoga and Naturopathy OPDs/ Wellness Centres
- iii. Center for Mind Body Medicine

Funds are not allocated for particular schemes. The funds are allocated to CCR The expenditure is met out of the budget of the Council. The funds allocated to C CRYN during the last five years is as under:

## Rs. in lakhs

| Head             |   2016- 17 |   2017- 18 |   2018- 19 |   2019- 20 |   2020- 21 |
|------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Allocated (Plan) |       4300 |       5609 |       3774 |       6327 |       4085 |

- (c): There is no such proposal currently with this Ministry to set up any Yoga University in the country. However, the Ministry has applied for deemed University status for MDNIY.
- (d): Presently there is no regulation for the Yoga and Naturopathy education at Central

Further,  National  Curriculum  Framework  (NCF),  2005  recomm ended  Yoga  as  an integral  part  of  Health  and  Physical  Education.  Health  and  Physical  Education compulsory subject from Class I to Class X and optional from Class XI to XII. The Nati Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has already developed integrated syllabi on Health and Physical Education from Class I to Class X.