Lok Sabha Question No. 4401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: AYUSH System of Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4401 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH JULY, 2019

## AYUSH SYSTEM OF MEDI CINE

## 4401. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

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

- (a) whether the standard of the Ayurvedic, Unani and Homoeopathy Systems of Medicine an their education is deteriorating  and new formula of  I ndian Medicines based on herbs are not being evolved;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote above systems of medicine?

## ANSW ER

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

(a)  & (b):No, The  quality of education of Ayurvedic,  Unani and Homeopathy systems of medicine is rather regulated respectively in accordance with the provisions of Indian M Central  Council  Act,  1970  and  Homoeopathy  Central  Council  Act,  1973  and  the  regulatio thereunder  for  standard  requirements  of  educat ional  courses.  Exclusive  regulatory  &  quality control provisions for medicines of these systems are provided in the Drugs & Cosmetics 1940  and  Rules  thereunder.  Patent  or  proprietary  new  formulations  of  Indian  Medicines evolved, manufactured and a re available in the market.  Research Councils of AYUSH and other Research & Development institutions in the country have worked and are working further various medicinal plants and herbs to evolve new medicines for treatment of various dis Detai ls of such research studies are provided in the website ayushportal.nic.in  and are p in  various  scientific  journals.  ndian  Medicine  and  Central  Council  of  Homeopathy. AYurvedic Siddha, Unani & Homeopathy education is being imparted under gradu ate and post graduation  in  specialties  as  per  the  relevant  regulations  made  under  Indian  Medicine  C Council Act, 1970 and Homeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 respectively

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(c): In  order  to  promote  AYUSH  systems,  Government  has  taken  a  number  of  steps  and implemented many initiatives. Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission and the strategy of mainstreaming of AYUSH under National Health Mission and National Healt Policy - 2017 are implemented for promoting and strengthening AYUSH sector. Financial support is provided through Centrally Sponsored and Central Sector Schemes for various activities field  of  AYUSH  including  infrastructure  development  and  supply  of  med icines  to  the dispensaries and hospitals in the states.  Central Regulatory Bodies, Central Research C National  Institutes,  All  India  Institutes,  National  Medicinal  Plants  Board,  Pharmac Commission of Indian Medicine & Homeopathy and Pharmaco poeia Laboratories of AYUSH have been set up and the network of AYUSH institutions in the states is being expanded strengthened. Under the strategy of mainstreaming of AYUSH, AYUSH facilities are being s up in PHCs, CHCs and District hospitals throug h National AYUSH Mission. Till date, AYUSH facilities have been co - located  in 506 District Hospitals, 374 sub district Hospitals, 2871 C 8995 PHCs, and 5716 other healthcare centers.   Magnitude of AYUSH infrastructure in country has reached 7,99, 879 registered practitioners, 702 undergraduate colleges with annu admission capacity of 46837 students, 212 postgraduate colleges with annual admission cap of  4876  scholars,  3986  Government  hospitals  and  27199  dispensaries.    For  promotion 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, 19 M for  undertaking  Collaborative  Research/  Academic  collaboration  and  13  MoUs  for  settin g  up AYUSH Academic Chairs in foreign Universities. 31 AYUSH Information Cell have been set up in 28 countries to disseminate authentic information about AYUSH systems.

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