Lok Sabha Question No. 1009 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Central Council for Research in  Unani Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1009 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN UNANI MEDICINE

## 1009. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that there are more than 20 centres of Central Council for Research in Unani medicine across the country;
- (b)if so, the details of performance of each Centre, Centre - wise;
- (c) whether it is a fact that total sanctioned strength f these Centres is nearly 800 whereas the actual - position is not even half of sanctioned strength and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether the Government has taken note of low strength in the said centres and efforts undertaken to fill - in the vacancies in a time - bound manner; and
- (e) the status of Unani Centre at Hyderabad and ctivities taken up by this Centre during the last five years and the current year, year - wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) & (b) : Yes,  total  22  institutes  are  working  under  Central  Council  for  Research Unani  Medicine  across  the  country.    These institutes are  engaged  in  different  activities. Details of centre - wise performance is attached at Annexure -I .
- (c) & (d) : The  total  strength  of  these  Centres  is  788,  in  which  about  35%  posts vacant. The process for filling up the posts has already been initiat ed. Posts of ROs (Unani, Path,  Clinical  Pharm,  Bio - Chem.),  Assistant  Research  Officer  (bio -chem.),  Research Assistant (Bot, Chem), Investigator, Senior production Assistant, Urdu Translator / As Senior  Library  Attendant,  and  others  have  been  adverti sed  and  applications  received  in response have been scrutinized. Instruction to filling up the Post of Group C has been to the In - charges of the respective institutes and process is being initiated by the inst
- (e): The  Central  Research  Insti tute  of  Unani  Medicine  (CRIUM),  Hyderabad  has  been upgraded to 'National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders' (NRIUMSD) in Nov, 2019. The Institute has also received NABH Accreditation Certificate in Febr 2020.Activities taken up b y this Centre during the last five years and the current year attached at Annexure -II .

## Annexure -I

## Details of Centre - wise activities of the institutes under CCRUM

| S. No.   | Name and address of the Institute                                                                                       | Activities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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|          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 1.       | Clinical Research Unit Dr. Abdul Haq Unani Medical College, 40/23,Park Road,Kurnool - 518 001 (Andhra Pradesh)          | • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Fast -acting Drugs • Research - oriented Healthcare o General Outpatient Department(GOPD) Programme                                                                                                                                                         |
|          | Assam                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 2.       | Regional Research Centre (RRC) S.M. Dev Civil Hospital, Silchar - 788 001(Cachar) Assam                                 | • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs o Validation o f Unani Pharmacopoeial Fast acting Drugs • Research - oriented Healthcare o General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programme • Swasthya Rakshan Programme                                                                                                                           |
|          | Bihar                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 3.       | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Guzri, Patna City, Patna - 800 008 (Bihar )                              | • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Fast -acting Drugs o Validation of Regimen Therapies • Research - oriented Healthcare o General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programme o Mobile Clinical Research Programme • School Health Programme • Swasthya Rakshan Programme                          |
|          | Delhi                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4.       | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, D - 11/1, AbulFazal Enclave, Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi - 110 025.    | • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Fast -acting Drugs o Validation of Regimen Therapies • Research - oriented Healthcare o General Outpatient Department(GOPD) Programme o M obile Clinical Research Programme • Unani Speciality Clinics at Allopathic Hospitals • Swasthya Rakshan Programme |
|          | a. (Extension Centre of RRIUM, New Delhi) Unani Medical Centre, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi - 110 001                   | General Outpatient Department(GOPD) Programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|          | b. (Extension Centre of RR IUM, New Delhi) Unani Speciality Centre Dr.Deen Dayal Upadhaya Hospital, New Delhi - 110 064 | General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

| c. (Extension Centre of RRIUM, New Delhi) Unani Medical Centre, Safdarjung Hospital New Delhi-110 029                                                                     | General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| d. AUYSH wellness Center, President Estate, New Delhi 110004                                                                                                              | General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| e. Integrated AYUSH Clinic All India Institute of Ayurveda Sarita Vihar New Delhi - 110076                                                                                | General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| H. A. K. Ins. of Lit.& Res. in U. Med., (Erstwhile Literary Research Institute Unani Medicine)Dr. M. A. Ansari Health Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, Okhla, New Delhi - 25 | Hist. of • Literary Research Programme • Research - oriented Healthcare o General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Drug Standardization Research Unit 61- 65 Institutional Area Opp. D Block Janakpuri New Delhi                                                                             | • Drug Standardization Research Programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, University of Kashmir Campus, Hazrat Bal, Srinagar - 190 006 (Jammu &Kashmir)                                              | • Survey and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants Programme • Drug Standardization Research Programme • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs o Pharmacological Research Programme o Validation of Regimen Therapies • Research - oriented Healthcare o General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programme o Mobile Clinical Rese arch Programme • School Health Programme • Swasthya Rakshan Programme |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Clinical Research Unit (Unani), Kurupatil Nina Memorial, Near Panchayat Office, Edathala (N) - 683 564 Alweye, Kerala                                                     | P. O. • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Fast -acting Drugs • Research - oriented Healthcare o General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programme                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Extension Research Centre for Unani (Clinical Research Unit, Edath ala) Pattiam Gram Panchayat, Kannur, Kerala                                                            | General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

|     | Karnataka                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| 9.  | Clinical Research Unit (Unani), National Institute of Medicine, Kottigepaliya, Magadi Road, Bengaluru - 560 091 (Karnataka)    | Unani Main • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Fast -acting Drugs • Research - oriented Healthcare o General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programme                                                                                                                                                                             |
|     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10. | Clinical Research Unit (Unani) Department of Pharmacology Gandhi Medical College Bhopal - 462 001 (M.P.)                       | • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Fast -acting Drugs • Research - oriented Healthcare • General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programme                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 11. | Clinical Research Unit (Unani) S. H. Unani Tibbiya College Ganpati Naka, Burhanpur - 450 331 (M.P.)                            | • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Fast -acting Drugs • Research - oriented Healthcare o General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programme o Mobile Clinical Research Programme • School Health Programme                                                                                                                         |
|     | Maharashtra                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 12. | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine J.J. Hospital Compound,(Behind Eye Bank), Byculla,Mumbai - 400 008 (Maharashtra) | • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Fast -actingDrugs o Validation of Regimen Therapies • Research - oriented Healthcare o General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programme o Mobile Clinical Research Programme • School Health Programme • Swasthya Rakshan Programme                                                           |
|     | Odisha                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 13. | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine ChandbaliBypass Road, Near Rural Police Station, Bhadrak - 756 100 (Orissa)      | • Survey and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants Programme • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs o Validation of Unan i Pharmacopoeial Fast -actin g Drugs o Validation of Regimen Therapies • Research - oriented Healthcare o General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programme o Mobile Clinical Research Programme • School Health Programme • Swasthya Rakshan Programme |
|     | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 14. | RegionalResearch Institute of Unani Medicine, 1, West Meda Church Street Royapuram, Chennai - 600 013 (Tamil Nadu)             | • Survey and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants Programme • Drug Standardization Research Programme • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Fast -actingDrugs o Validation of Regimen Therapies • Research - oriented Healthcare                                                                                                       |

|     |                                                                                                                                                                                           | o Gener al Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programme o Mobile Clinical Research Prog ramme • School Health Programme • Swasthya Rakshan Programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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|     | a. Telangana                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 15. | National Research Institute Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders (Erstwhile Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine) Opp. E.S.I., Hospital, Colony Road, Erragadda, Hyderabad - 500 838 | of A.G. Survey and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants Programme • Drug Standardization Research Programme • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Fast -acting Drugs o Validation of Regimen Therapies o Validation of Fundamentals • Research - oriented Healthcare o General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programm o Mobile Clinical Research Programme • School Health Programme • Swasthya Rakshan Programme |
|     | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 16. | Central Research Institute Unani Medicine, Post & village, BasahaKursi Road, Lucknow - 226 026 (Uttar Pradesh)                                                                            | of • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Fast -acting Drugs o Validation of Regimen Therapies • Research - oriented Healthcare o General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Progra mm o Mobile Clinical Research Programme • School Health Programme • Swasthya Rakshan Programme • Integration of Unani Medicine in NPCDCS                                                                                       |
| 17. | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Shah Jahan Manzil Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh - 202 001 (Uttar Pradesh)                                                              | • Survey and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants Programme • Drug Standardization Research Programme • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Fast -act ingDrugs • Research - oriented Healthcare o General Outpatient Department (GOPD) rogramme o Mobile Clinical Research Programme • Swasthya Rakshan Programme                                                                                                |
| 18. | Drug Standardization Research Institute PLIM, Building, Opp. 'M' Block, Sector - 23 Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh)                                                          | • Drug Standardization Research Programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 19. | Regional Research Centre (RRC) B-501/4, G.T.B. Nagar, Opp. Dulhan Palace, Kareli Allahabad - 211 016 (Uttar Pradesh)                                                                      | • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Fast -acting Drugs • Research - oriented Healthcare o General Outpatient Department(GOPD) Programme o Mobile Clinical Research Programme • School Health Programme • Swasthya Rakshan Programme                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 20. | Clinical Research Unit (Unani)                                                                                                                                                            | • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

|     | Cantonment General Hospital (Sotiganj) Begum Bridge, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)                                                    | o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Fast -acting Drugs • Research - oriented Healthcare o General Outpatient Department (GOPD) Programme                                                                                                                                                 |
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| 21. | Chemical Research Unit Department of Research in Unani Medicine Near Office of Dean, Faculty of Science A.M.U. Aligarh -202002 | • Chemical Investigation of Unani Medicinal Plants                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|     | West Bengal                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 22. | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, First Floor, 250A/29, G.T. Road (North) Near Jaiswal Hospital, Howrah -711201   | Liluah • Clinical Research Programme o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Drugs o Validation of Unani Pharmacopoeial Fast -acting rugs • Research - oriented Healthcare o GeneralOutpatient Department (GOPD) Programme o Mobile Clinical Research Programme • Swasthya Rakshan Programme |

Activities undertaken by 'National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders' (NRIUMSD) Hyderabad during last five years.

| Question                                                                                   | Last five y ears                                                                           | Last five y ears                                                                           | Last five y ears                                                                           | Last five y ears                                                                           | Last five y ears                                                                           | Current year                |
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| Question                                                                                   | 2015- 16                                                                                   | 2016- 17                                                                                   | 2017- 18                                                                                   | 2018- 19                                                                                   | 2019- 20                                                                                   | 2020- 21                    |
| Clinical research programme                                                                | Clinical research programme                                                                | Clinical research programme                                                                | Clinical research programme                                                                | Clinical research programme                                                                | Clinical research programme                                                                | Clinical research programme |
| Total no of project initiated                                                              | 05                                                                                         | 12                                                                                         | 20                                                                                         | 07                                                                                         | 28                                                                                         | 07                          |
| Total no of project continued                                                              | 37                                                                                         | 39                                                                                         | 39                                                                                         | 53                                                                                         | 38                                                                                         | 41                          |
| Total no of beneficiaries in the research oriented Healthcare program/ Outreach activities | Total no of beneficiaries in the research oriented Healthcare program/ Outreach activities | Total no of beneficiaries in the research oriented Healthcare program/ Outreach activities | Total no of beneficiaries in the research oriented Healthcare program/ Outreach activities | Total no of beneficiaries in the research oriented Healthcare program/ Outreach activities | Total no of beneficiaries in the research oriented Healthcare program/ Outreach activities |                             |
| GOPD                                                                                       | 48436                                                                                      | 62269                                                                                      | 34124                                                                                      | 57218                                                                                      | 42705                                                                                      | 7563                        |
| RCH/MCH                                                                                    | 260                                                                                        | 837                                                                                        | 623                                                                                        | 775                                                                                        | 965                                                                                        | 234                         |
| Geriatric                                                                                  | 1946                                                                                       | 2612                                                                                       | 982                                                                                        | 1965                                                                                       | 2190                                                                                       | 347                         |
| SCSP/TSP/SRPP                                                                              | -                                                                                          | 4678                                                                                       | 8816                                                                                       | 2262                                                                                       | 8086                                                                                       | 1700                        |
| Mobile Healthcare                                                                          | 2383                                                                                       | 3429                                                                                       | 2092                                                                                       | 2979                                                                                       | 2992                                                                                       | 1376                        |
| Drug Standardisation Research Programme                                                    | Drug Standardisation Research Programme                                                    | Drug Standardisation Research Programme                                                    | Drug Standardisation Research Programme                                                    | Drug Standardisation Research Programme                                                    | Drug Standardisation Research Programme                                                    |                             |
| No. of Single Drug Standardized                                                            | 24                                                                                         | 09                                                                                         | 08                                                                                         | 35                                                                                         | 30                                                                                         | 35                          |
| No. of Compound formulation standardized                                                   | 09                                                                                         | 04                                                                                         | 06                                                                                         | 12                                                                                         | 14                                                                                         | 16                          |
| Survey and Cultivation Programme                                                           | Survey and Cultivation Programme                                                           | Survey and Cultivation Programme                                                           | Survey and Cultivation Programme                                                           | Survey and Cultivation Programme                                                           | Survey and Cultivation Programme                                                           |                             |
| Conducted ethnobotanical survey                                                            | 02                                                                                         | 01                                                                                         | -                                                                                          | 02                                                                                         | 02                                                                                         | 02                          |
| No. of Botanical specimens collected                                                       | 590                                                                                        | 340                                                                                        | 48                                                                                         | 630                                                                                        | 640                                                                                        | -                           |
| No. of plants species identified                                                           | 267                                                                                        | 170                                                                                        | 48                                                                                         | 251                                                                                        | 292                                                                                        | -                           |
| No. of Herbarium sheets prepared                                                           | 221                                                                                        | 206                                                                                        | 223                                                                                        | 221                                                                                        | 208                                                                                        | -                           |
| No. of Folklore claims collected                                                           | 146                                                                                        | 62                                                                                         | 0                                                                                          | 146                                                                                        | 164                                                                                        | -                           |
| Cultivation of Medicinal plants(Experimental)                                              | 04                                                                                         | 04                                                                                         | 04                                                                                         | 04                                                                                         | 04                                                                                         | -                           |
| Total no of paper published                                                                | 11                                                                                         | 03                                                                                         | 03                                                                                         | 19                                                                                         | 20                                                                                         | 13                          |

## Others:

In addition to research activities and healthcare services, NRIUMSD, Hyderabad in affiliation Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Warangal (Telangana) is offering postgrad courses  in  two  disciplines  of  Unani  Medicine  namely  Moalajat  (M edicine)  and  Ilmul  Advia (Pharmacology).  The doctoral (PhD) programme in two disciplines of Unani Medicine - Mu'ālajāt (Medicine)  and  'Ilm  al - Adwiya  (Pharmacology)  is  also  being  run  at  Central  Research  Institute  o Unani Medicine, Hyderabad in collaborati on with Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.