Lok Sabha Question No. 92 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: AYUSH Treatment
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 92 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND NOVEMBER , 2019 AYUSH TREATMENT

## †*92. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

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

- (a) whether people in rural and urban areas are still dependent on All treatment despite the promotion of AYUSH in recent years by the Government
- (b) if s o, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether it has been observed that there is higher usage of AYUSH treat by  men  in  urban  areas  than  their  rural  counterparts  whereas  more  women rural areas use AYUSH treatment as compared to urban females; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Government regard?

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

(a) to (

d):A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 92* FOR 22 ND NOVEMBER , 2019

(a) & (b) As reported by State/UT Governments, 17.74 Crores of patients report to the AYUSH health care facilities during 2017 -18 compared to 15.94 Crores in 2015-16  and  17.27  Crores  of  patients  who  availed  AYUSH  treatment  during 2016-17.  The  ef forts of Central Government for promotion of AYUSH through various  programmes  and  schemes  yielded  in  more  number  of  people  availing treatment  from  AYUSH  health  care  facilities.  However,  taking  treatment  fr Allopathy or AYUSH is the choice of the people.

- (c) & (d) As per the finding of NSSO 71 st round on Social Consumption on Health in India conducted during January -June 2014, it has been noted that higher usage (1.5  percentage  point) of  such  'Other'  treatment  by  urban  male  than  its  rural counterpart whi le less usage of the same (0.8 percentage point) by urban fem than rural female. Moreover, un -treated spell was higher in rural (both for male an female) than urban.

Further,  Government  of  India  is  implementing  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme National AYUSH Mission (NAM) through States/UTs which envisages:

- (i)  Better  access  to  AYUSH  services  by  supporting  States/UTs  for  openi integrated AYUSH hospitals, up -gradation of AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries, supply of AYUSH medicines.
- (ii) Strengthen ing of AYUSH educational institutions by strengthening States/UT to improve infrastructure of education institutions.
- (iii) Facilitate the enforcement of quality control of Ayurveda, Siddha and U Homoeopathy (ASU&H) drugs by establishment of AYUSH pharmacies and drugs testing laboratories.
- (iv) Sustainable availability of ASU & H raw -materials by encouraging cultivation of medicinal plants.

In  addition,  this  Ministry  has  also  taken  various  initiatives  und Information  Education  and  Comm unication  (IEC)  Scheme  for  propagation  and promotion of AYUSH systems for treatment of common ailments through media and other publicity activities like organizing Arogya fairs , conferences, seminars on AYUSH System. Further, Ministry is also supporting di fferent activities under NAM like AYUSH gram, Public Health outreach activities, information education and communication (IEC) activities, organization of Yoga, conducting peripheral OPD and Medical camps, behavioural change communication, training of vill age health workers towards identification and use  of  local  medicinal  herbs. Grant - in - aid  of  Rs.  2125.63  Crores  has  been released to States/UTs for different activities of NAM since inception of N 2014 to till date. Yoga is being promoted in various ac tivities in Schools, work places, community as a whole to strengthen preventive and promotive Health.