Lok Sabha Question No. 2843 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: AYUSH Fellowship
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2843 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17/03/2023

## AYUSH FELLOWSHIP

## 2843. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

Will the MINISTER OF AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)    the  number  of  foreign  nationals  undertaking  AYUSH  courses  through  fellowship  or scholarship programmes offered by premier AYUSH institutions in the country;
- (b) the year-wise distribution of the fellows and their country of origin since the inception of the scheme for the promotion of international cooperation in AYUSH; and
- (c) the details of AYUSH Information Cells established and working health centres/institutions in foreign countries?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFAYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) The  number  of foreign nationals undertaking Ayush  courses in premier  Ayush institutionsin the country underAyush scholarship/fellowship programmes of the Ministry of Ayush, is 247

- (b) The year-wise distribution of Ayushscholars (along with their country of origin) studying under the Ayush Scholarship/Fellowship programme of the Ministry of Ayush from 2016-17 to 2021-22 is at Annexure-A.
- (c) AnAyush Information cell is set up in foreign Countries with the mandateto disseminate authentic  information  about  Ayush  systems  of  Medicine  and  to  undertake  various  Ayush Promotional activities.  The Ministry of Ayush has supported the establishment of 39 Ayush Information Cells in 35 foreign nations. Recently, the latest Ayush Information Cell in Japan was inaugurated on 09 th March,  2023.  A  health  centre  i.e.  Panchakarma  Centre  in  Havana (Cuba)  has  been  established  by  the  Ministry  of  Public  Health,  Cuba  with  the  technical support of the Ministry of Ayush in 2019.  Under the Country to Country MoU signed with Cuba, the Ministry of Ayush deputed one Ayurveda Expert and two Ayurveda therapists to Havana, Cuba, for providing their services for the Panchakarma Centre at, Havana, Cuba in November, 2019.

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## Annexure-A

| S. No.   | Name of Country   | No. of Fellows   | No. of Fellows   | No. of Fellows   | No. of Fellows   | No. of Fellows   | No. of Fellows   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of Country   | 2016-17          | 2017-18          | 2018-19          | 2019-20          | 2020-21          | 2021-22          |
| 1        | Afghanistan       | 4                | 0                | 0                | 1                | 2                | 0                |
| 2        | Armenia           | 0                | 1                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 3        | Austria           | 0                | 1                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 4        | Bangladesh        | 0                | 1                | 0                | 7                | 10               | 10               |
| 5        | Bhutan            | 2                | 0                | 0                | 2                | 0                | 0                |
| 6        | Bolivia           | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1                |
| 7        | Brazil            | 1                | 1                |                  | 1                | 1                | 5                |
| 8        | Croatia           | 0                | 0                | 1                | 1                | 0                | 0                |
| 9        | Egypt             | 1                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1                |
| 10       | Fiji              | 0                | 0                | 1                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 11       | Germany           | 0                | 1                | 1                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 12       | Ghana             | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 6                |
| 13       | Greece            | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1                | 0                |
| 14       | Indonesia         | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1                | 1                | 0                |
| 15       | Iran              | 3                | 3                | 1                | 2                | 0                | 2                |
| 16       | Japan             | 0                | 1                | 0                | 0                | 1                | 0                |
| 17       | Kenya             | 2                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 18       | Malaysia          | 6                | 0                | 4                | 0                | 0                | 1                |
| 19       | Mauritius         | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 2                | 0                |
| 20       | Mozambique        | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1                | 0                | 0                |
| 21       | Nepal             | 26               | 19               | 23               | 22               | 24               | 24               |
| 22       | Netherlands       | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1                | 0                |
| 23       | Nicargua          | 1                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 24       | Portugal          | 0                | 1                | 1                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 25       | Romania           | 0                | 1                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 26       | Russia            | 3                | 0                | 2                | 1                | 0                | 1                |
| 27       | Singapore         | 0                | 0                | 1                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 28       | South Africa      | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1                | 0                |
| 29       | South Korea       | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1                | 1                | 0                |
| 30       | Sri Lanka         | 9                | 1                | 16               | 14               | 7                | 9                |
| 31       | Suriname          | 0                | 0                | 1                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 32       | Switzerland       | 1                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 33       | Syria             | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1                | 1                |
| 34       | Tanzania          | 2                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 35       | Thailand          | 2                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 36       | Trinidad& Tobago  | 0                | 0                | 1                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| 37       |                   | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1                | 0                | 0                |
|          | Turkey            |                  |                  |                  |                  |                  |                  |
| 38 39    | USA Venezuela     | 0 0              | 0 0              | 1 1              | 1 0              | 0 0              | 1 0              |
|          | Vietnam           | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1                |                  |
| 40       |                   |                  |                  |                  |                  |                  | 0                |
| 41       | Zambia            | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1                |