Lok Sabha Question No. 4092 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-04
Subject: Digitisation and Publication of Textbooks
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4092 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH JANUARY, 2019

## DIGITISATION AND PUB LICATION OF TEXTBOOK S

## 4092. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

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

- (a) whether the Ministry has successfully implemented the scheme for Acquisition, Catalogui Digitization and Publication of Textbooks and Manuscripts;
- (b) if so, the number of manuscripts that have been digitized and translated till date;
- (c) the number of lan guages in which the translations are being done;
- (d) the number of languages in which the texts are still to be translated; and
- (e) the details of the portal or web based system through which the general public can these texts?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : The  following  autonomous  Research  Councils  under  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has successfully implemented the scheme for Acquisition, Cataloguing, Digitization and Public of Textbooks and Manuscripts: -
- a) Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences(CCRAS)
- b) Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS)
- c) Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM)

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(b) to (d) : The requisite information is as under: - the texts are still to be translated

of

| Name of the Council   | Number of manuscripts digitized transl ated till date   | and Number of languages which translated   | in Number of languages in the texts are still to be                                 |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CCRAS                 | 5152                                                    | 02                                         | The manuscripts are per recommendations Scientific Advisory Group Literary Research |
| CCRS                  | 1419                                                    | 09                                         | 06                                                                                  |
| CCRUM                 | 114 (includes volumes of 25 books)                      | 58 06                                      | 03                                                                                  |

(e) : The list of the books published based on the manuscripts can be accessed on the we of CCRAS i.e. www.ccras.nic.in and AYUSH Research Portal at www.ayushportal.nic.in .  A link for 'Catalogue and Status of Ayurvedic Manuscripts' has also been provided on AYUSH Research Portal. In respect of CCRS & CCRUM, these texts can be accessed at the librar info rmation centre of the respective Council.

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