Lok Sabha Question No. 1720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Utilisation of AYUSH Treatment
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1720 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2022

## UTILISATION OF AYUSH TREATMENT

## 1720. SHRI P RAVINDHRANATH:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  number  of  people  approaching  for  AYUSH treatment across the country is comparatively very low as compared to Allopathic one;
- (b) if so, the details of all the patronage provided by the Government to take care of more people, which envisages better access to AYUSH services, across the country; and
- (c) the status of implementation of AYUSH Gram concept under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) during the past three years, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a):  Ministry  does  not  maintain  any  such  comparative  data  on  the  number  of  people approached for  Ayush and  Allopathic  treatment.  Although,  an  overall  increasing  trend  has been  observed  in  the  number  of  people  availing  Government  Health  Care  Facilities  under Ayush for the last three years as per the data reported by the State Governments and compiled in Annual Statistical Publication AYUSH IN INDIA for the years 2020, 2019 and 2018:-

## Number of Patients who visited Government Health Care Facilities under Ayush during 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.

| Year    | IPD       | OPD          |
|---------|-----------|--------------|
| 2019-20 | 14,51,710 | 21,73,99,696 |
| 2018-19 | 20,95,324 | 17,75,61,883 |
| 2017-18 | 19,57,921 | 17,73,75,226 |

Source: Annual Statistical Publication of Ministry of AYUSH namely 'AYUSH IN INDIA' for the year 2020, 2019 and 2018.

- (b): Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  the  National Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments for promotion and development of Ayush  systems  of  Medicine.  State/  UT  Governments  may  avail  the  eligible  financial assistance  by  submitting  the  suitable  proposal  as  per  NAM  guidelines  through  their  State Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs).  The  Mission  inter-alia  makes  following  provisions  for promotion  of  Ayush  systems  of  medicine  and  better  access  to  Ayush  services,  across  the country.
- i. Co-location of Ayush facilities at Primary Health Centers (PHCs), Community Health Centers (CHCs) and Districts Hospitals (DHs).
- ii. Supply of essential drugs to Ayush hospitals and dispensaries.
- iii. Upgradation of exclusive/standalone State Government Ayush Hospitals and Dispensaries.
- iv. Setting up of 50/30/10 bedded integrated Ayush Hospital.
- v. Infrastructural development of Ayush Undergraduate and Postgraduate institutions.
- vi. Establishment  of  new  Ayush  colleges  in  the  States  where  availability  of  Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector.
- vii. Establishment  of  Ayush  Health  &  Wellness  Centres  by  upgrading  existing  Ayush Dispensaries and Sub Health Centres.

Apart  from  above,  Ayush  Sanjivani  Mobile  Application  has  also  been  developed  by Ministry of Ayush and has documented the impact assessment of effectiveness, acceptance and usage of Ayush advisories & measures in the prevention of COVID-19 through Mobile Application base population study in around 1.35 crore respondents and analysis of 7.24 lakh public  data  revealed  that  85.1%  of  the  respondents  reported  use  of  Ayush  measures  for prevention of COVID-19, among which 89.8% respondents agreed to have benefitted from the practice of Ayush advisory.

(c) Under NAM, there is a provision for Ayush Gram. State/UT- wise status of the approved units  of  Ayush  Gram  under  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM)  during  the  last  three  years  is furnished at Annexure - I .

State/UT- wise status of the approved units of Ayush Gram under the NAM during the last three years from 2018-19 to 2020-21

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT                   |   No. of units approved during the year 2018- 19 |   No. of units approved during the year 2019- 20 |   No. of units approved during the year 2020- 21 |   Total No. Units approved |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |                                                3 |                                                3 |                                                0 |                          6 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                                                0 |                                               13 |                                                0 |                         13 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                                2 |                                                2 |                                                0 |                          4 |
| 4         | Assam                              |                                                0 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          0 |
| 5         | Bihar                              |                                                0 |                                               10 |                                                0 |                         10 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         |                                                1 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          1 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       |                                                0 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          0 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                                                0 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          0 |
| 9         | Delhi                              |                                                0 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          0 |
| 10        | Goa                                |                                                2 |                                                2 |                                                0 |                          4 |
| 11        | Gujarat                            |                                               10 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                         10 |
| 12        | Haryana                            |                                                0 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          0 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                                                0 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          0 |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                                               20 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                         20 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          |                                                0 |                                                1 |                                                0 |                          1 |
| 16        | Karnataka                          |                                                0 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          0 |
| 17        | Kerala                             |                                               13 |                                                0 |                                               16 |                         29 |
| 18        | Lakshadweep                        |                                                0 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          0 |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                                               30 |                                               75 |                                                0 |                        105 |
| 20        | Maharashtra                        |                                                0 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          0 |
| 21        | Manipur                            |                                                2 |                                                2 |                                                0 |                          4 |
| 22        | Meghalaya                          |                                                2 |                                                6 |                                                0 |                          8 |
| 23        | Mizoram                            |                                                0 |                                                1 |                                                1 |                          2 |
| 24        | Nagaland                           |                                                2 |                                                2 |                                                0 |                          4 |
| 25        | Odisha                             |                                                3 |                                                7 |                                                0 |                         10 |
| 26        | Puducherry                         |                                                0 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          0 |
| 27        | Punjab                             |                                                0 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          0 |
| 28        | Rajasthan                          |                                                0 |                                                5 |                                                0 |                          5 |
| 29        | Sikkim                             |                                                0 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          0 |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu                         |                                                0 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          0 |
| 31        | Telangana                          |                                                6 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          6 |
| 32        | Tripura                            |                                                0 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          0 |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                                               15 |                                               10 |                                                0 |                         25 |
| 34        | Uttarakhand                        |                                                0 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          0 |
| 35        | West Bengal                        |                                               11 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                         11 |
|           | Ladakh                             |                                                0 |                                                0 |                                                0 |                          0 |
| 36        | Total                              |                                              122 |                                              139 |                                               17 |                        278 |