Lok Sabha Question No. 4554 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Popularisation of Ayurveda
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4554 TH

## TO BE ANSWERED ON  20 MARCH, 2020

## POPULARISATION OF AY URVEDA

## 4554. SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI,

SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has chalked out plans to popularise Ayurveda globally;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Governme t  has  prepared  plans  to  change  the  mindset  of  the  people  to
- adopt/embrace Ayurveda, which they don't do, despite their familiarity with the system; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to (d) : Under  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  promotion  of  International  Cooperation,  (I Scheme),  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH  undertakes  various  measures  to  promote  and  popularise AYUSH systems of medicine including Ayurveda across the globe.

Ministry  of  AYUSH  deputes  AY USH  experts  to  foreign  countries  to  participate  in international meetings, conferences, training programmes, seminars and on special assignm the Government of India for promotion and propagation of AYUSH Systems including Ayurveda Financial  assistan ce  is  also  provided  for  presentation  of  AYUSH  related  scientific  resea papers in international conferences, workshops, seminar etc.

Incentives  are  provided  to  AYUSH  drug manufacturers/  entrepreneurs/  AYUSH institutions, AYUSH drug and Hospitals etc. for (a) participating in International exh conferences/  workshops/  seminars/  road  shows/  trade  fairs,  etc.  for  generating  awar ss amongst the participating public about the AYUSH systems of medicine and; (b) registrati AYUSH  products  with  regulatory  authorities  of  the  foreign  countries  USFDA/EMEA/UK -MHRA/ NHPD (Canada)/ TGA etc.

Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  set  up  33  AYUSH  Infor mation  Cell  in  31  countries  to disseminate authentic information about AYUSH systems of Medicine. Ayurveda day is bein celebrated every year in more than 35 countries.

As  of  now,  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  signed  23  Country  to  Country  MoUs  for Cooperation  in field  of  Traditional  Medicine  and  Homoeopathy  namely  Nepal,  Bangladesh, Hungary,  Trinidad  &  Tobago,  Malaysia,  WHO  Geneva,  Mauritius,  Mongolia,  Turkmenistan, Myanmar, Germany (Joint declaration), Iran, Sao Tome & Príncipe, Equatorial Guinea, Cub Colombia, Japan    (MoC),  Bolivia,  Gambia,  Republic  of  Guinea,  China,  St.  Vincent  &  The Grenadines and Suriname. 22 MoUs for undertaking collaborative research in AYUSH systems of  medicine  and  13  MoUs  for  setting  up  AYUSH  Academic  Chairs  have  been  signed  with foreign institutes/ universities. The Chair undertakes academic and research activities related t AYUSH Systems of Medicine.

Under  ITEC  Programme  of  MEA,  the  Ministry  has  deputed  Ayurveda  expert  to Ministry of Health, Malaysia for providing their services in the Traditional and Complementary Medicine Unit at Port Dickson Hospital, Malaysia where the Government of Malaysia has star dedicated wings for Shirodhara and external Basti therapy.

Ministry of AYUSH though Indian Council for Cultural Relations (IC CR)  offers 104 scholarships  every  year  to  the  eligible  foreign  nationals  from  98  countries  for  p undergraduate  (UG),  postgraduate  (PG)  and  Ph.  D  courses  in  AYUSH  systems  including Ayurveda in premier Institutes in India. Every year, young foreign n ationals are admitted in the Indian institutes for obtaining qualification various AYUSH systems including Ayurveda. young  AYUSH  scholars  after  attaining  qualification  in  AYUSH  systems  including  Ayurveda from  institutes  in  India  act  as  our  ambassadors for  promoting  and  propagating  the  AYUSH systems including Ayurveda in the countries of their origin.

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