Lok Sabha Question No. 4109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: AYUSH Centres to Fight Covid-19
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4109 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH March, 2021

## AYUSH CENTRES TO FIG HT COVID - 19

## 4109. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will  the  Minister  of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any polic  to fight against Covid - 19 using all the treatments available  under  AYUSH  including  Ayurveda, Homoeopathy,  Unaniand  other systems; if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  number  of  AYUSH  covid  centres/clinics  set up  in  the  country  to  fight  against Coronavirus, State/ UT - wise;
- (c) whether covid patients were admitted in the AYUSH centres and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the recovery rates of patients who were treated unde  the AYUSH systems in terms of percentage alongwith the assessment that has been made in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons thereof?

## 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): Ministry of AYUSH has taken following steps to support the efforts to fight again -19 through AYUSH systems of medicine: -
- i. Ministry  of  AYUSH  issued  an  advisory  on  29.01.2020  on  how  to  protect  oneself COVID - 19 and how to stay healthy. Minis try has written letter dated 06.03.2020 to all C Secretaries of States / Union Territories with more specific suggestions on augme General  Immunity  of  people  and  about  possible  AYUSH  intervention.  Ministry  has issued  self - care  guidelines on  31.03.2020  for  preventive  health  measures  and  boosti immunity with special reference to respiratory health.
- ii.Guidelines for Registered Practitioners of respective system of AYUSH have been pr by Research Councils and National Institutes with th eir team of experts and same is vetted by  the  Inter - disciplinary  AYUSH  Research  and  Development  Task  Force  of  Ministry  of AYUSH. These vetted guidelines are made available in public domain for the bene more than 700000 registered AYUSH practitioners to help in the management of COVID - 19 pandemic uniformly.
- iii. The Ministry of AYUSH has  also released 'National Clinical Management Protocol based on Ayurveda and Yoga for management of COVID -19' prepared by  National  Task  force which in consensus from expert committees from All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) New  Delhi,  Institute  of  Post  Graduate  Training  and  Research  in  Ayurved  (IPGT Jamnagar, and National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur , Central Council for in Ayurveda (CCRAS), Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN) and other national research organizations as per the Report & Recommendations of th -disciplinary Committee.
- iv.AYURRAKHSA project has been launched which is a joint venture of All India Institu Ayurveda (AIIA) & Delhi Police for which free AYURAKSHA Kits have been distribute to  boost  the  immunity  of  frontline  Corona  warriors  through  Ayurveda  medicine measures.
- v. Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy, a subordinate office of the Ministry of AYUSH has published stand - alone pharmacopoeial standards & formulary specifications of Ayush Kvatha Churna/Kutinir Churanam/Safuf - i - Joshanda parallel across Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani (ASU) systems considering importance of immunity boos ting measures in wake of COVID - 19 outbreak.
- vi.Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), an autonomous body under the Min of AYUSH has conducted 126 online Yoga Therapy classes during COVID - 19 pandemic. MDNIY had deputed 30 Yoga Instructors to im part Yoga to COVID - 19 patients/ high risk groups  in  Quarantine  Centres  under  Directorate  of  AYUSH,  Delhi  from  15 th July,  2020 wherein 14,673 COVID - 19 positive patients as well as high - risk people have been benefitted out of the programme.

(b):  AIIA,  New  D elhi  an  autonomous  body  under  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  a  200 - bedded Ayurvedic Tertiary Care Hospital of India, out of which 47 beds are allocated for estab CHC Facility to contain & prevent the COVID - 19 positive cases. Ayurveda treatment along with holistic  approach  of  medicine  which  includes  Yoga,  Meditation  and  specific  diet  a successfully provided to COVID - 19 patients with mild to moderate symptoms at AIIA Hospital.

(c): Yes, 435 patients have been admitted at AIIA till date and got successfully  treated in its COVID - 19 Health Centre.

(d) & (e): Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) has undertaken 04 trea trials in COVID - 19 via collaborating with reputed hospitals all over India. Total 543 p Homoeopathy  as adjuvant  to  standard  of  care  group  were  treated.  Studies  were  underta Pune (Ruby Hall clinic, KEM hospital, YCM hospital); Chirayu Hospital, Bhopal; Gover COVID care centre, Bhopal; AIIMS Jhajjar, Haryana; JJ hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra. of 543 patients treated, 536 patients recovered in add on Homoeopathy group.

National  Institute  of  Homoeopathy,  Kolkata  has  conducted  one  research  project  'An Evaluation on changes in Clinical Parameters in Homoeopathic Intervention as an add on in the management of Covid - 19  infection - An open Label Prospective Single Arm observation Descriptive Study' at ESI Hospital, Chennai. The patients were treated as an add on therapy to standard care treatment. In total 60 patients were enrolled in the abov e mentioned project out of which 54 completed the treatment and recovered from the hospital.