Lok Sabha Question No. 2021 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Prescription of AYUSH Medicines
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Bhagwant Mann

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2021 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH February, 2021

## PRESCRIPTION OF AYUS H MEDICINES

## 2021. SHRI BHAGWANT MANN:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that AYUSH Centers, yoga, medicin l herbs and indigenous traditional practices are part of the Government's prescriptio n for severe acute malnourished children;
- (b) whether the Siddha system of medicines is also included in the said prescription;
- (c) whether it is a fact that the Government has asked the State Governments to conduct a drive  to identify  such  children  and to  be  referred  to  hospitals and  AYUSH  centers  for treatment if necessary; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS AND ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) & (b): Under  Central  Government  Health  Scheme  (CGHS)  AYUSH  Centres  provide treatment  to  CGHS  beneficiaries  as  per  the approved  formularies  in  Ayurveda,  Unani, Homoeopathy, Siddha and Yoga exercises.

Ayurveda approach of management is effective in management of mild to moder degree  of  malnutrition  in  children.  Ministry  of  AYUSH  is  providing  the  services ailm ents through hospitals attached to All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Delhi a Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur.

Ministry of AYUSH through National Institute of Siddha, Chennai a units/institutes of Central Council for Research in Sid dha, Chennai have been actively engaged in creating  awareness  and  promotion  of  child  health  care  through  Siddha  system  of  me Lehiyum (confections), manapagu (Syrup), mathirai (tablets), Chooranam (powder), preparation (medicated ghee preparatio ns), etc., in Siddha System of medicines are prescribed severe acute malnourished children depending upon their health conditions.

(c)  &  (d):    The  Prime  Minister's  Overarching  Scheme  for  Holistic  Nutrition  or  POSHAN Abhiyaan  or  National  Nutrition  Mi ssion,  is  Government  of  India's  flagship  Programme  to improve  nutritional  outcomes  for  children,  pregnant  women  and  lactating  mothers Programme  has  special  focus  on  reducing  the  level  of  stunting,  under -nutrition  and  low  birth weight in children, and anaemia in adolescent girls, pregnant women, lactating mothers as w children by convergence among various Ministries. Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of Wo & Child Development have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on 20.09.20.

Governme nt  is  celebrating  Poshan  Pakhwada  and  Poshan  Abhiyaan  Maah  by requesting  all  the  stakeholders  including  the  State  Government  to  conduct  a  drive malnourished children and referring them to the hospitals or AYUSH centres dependin their need .