Lok Sabha Question No. 4530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Medicinal Plants
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan, M.K. Vishnu Prasad

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4530 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH JULY, 2019

## MEDICINAL PLANTS

## 4530. SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

## DR. M.K. VISHNU PRASAD:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any mechanism to ensure availability and quality of AYUS drugs to the public;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the achievement made by the Government so far in the promotion of AY system and medicines in the country and outside; and
- (d) the details of financial assistance given to Tamil Nadu in the last three years for con of medicinal plants and infrastructure development?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b):   Manufacturing and quality control of Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and Homeopat (ASU& H) drugs for sale are regulated under the provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, and Rules, 1945. License for manufacturing of ASU&H drugs is granted by the State Licens Authority on finding satisfactory compliance to the Good Manufacturing Practic es (GMP) and quality standards prescribed in the respective pharmacopoeia and fulfillment of the requ of proof of safety & effectiveness. It is reported that country has 8954 licensed manuf units of ASU&H drugs out of which 7718 manufacturin g n ts are of Ayurveda, 214 of Siddha, 625 of Unani and 397 of Homeopathy drugs.
- (c): Government  has  implemented  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  AYUSH Mission  and  the  strategy  of  mainstreaming  of  AYUSH  under  National  Health  Mission  and Nation al  Health  Policy -2017  for  promoting  and  strengthening  AYUSH  sector.  Financial support  is  provided  through  Centrally  Sponsored  and  Central  Sector  Schemes  for  vari

activities  in  the  field  of  AYUSH  including  supply  of  medicines  to  the  dispensarie hospitals  in  the  states.    Central  Regulatory  Bodies,  Central  Research  Councils,  Na Institutes, All India Institutes, National Medicinal Plants Board, Pharmacopoeia Commiss Indian Medicine & Homeopathy and Pharmacopoeia Laboratories of AYUSH have be en set up and  the  network  of  AYUSH  institutions  in  the  states  is  being  expanded  and  strengthe Under the strategy of mainstreaming of AYUSH, AYUSH facilities are being set up in PHCs CHCs and District hospitals through National AYUSH Mission. Till date , AYUSH facilities have been co - located  in 506 District Hospitals, 374 sub district Hospitals, 2871 CHCs, PHCs, and 5716 other healthcare centers.   Magnitude of AYUSH infrastructure in the cou has  reached  7,99,  879  registered  practitioners,  702 undergraduate  colleges  with  annual admission  capacity  of  46837  students,  212  postgraduate  colleges  with  annual  admiss capacity of 4876 scholars, 3986 Government hospitals and 27199 dispensaries.  For promo of  AYUSH  systems  across  the  globe,  Ministry of  AYUSH  has  signed  Country  to  Country MoUs with 18 countries for cooperation in field of Traditional Medicine and Homeopathy, MoUs  for  undertaking  Collaborative  Research/  Academic  collaboration  and  13  MoUs  for setting up AYUSH Academic Chairs in forei gn Universities. 31 AYUSH Information Cell have been set up in 28 countries to disseminate authentic information about AYUSH systems.

(d) : National Medicinal Plants Board is implementing 'Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' throughout the country  including  the  state  of  Tamil  Nadu.  Under  this  Scheme  project  based  assistan provided for conservation of medicinal plants, establishment of herbal gardens and to Joint  Forest  Management  C ommittees  (JFMCs),  Panchayats,  Van  Panchayats,    Self  Help Groups  and  Biodiversity  Management  Committees  for  creation  of  infrastructural  facili During last three years financial assistance of Rs. 211.65 lakh has been granted to Tam through this scheme.

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