Lok Sabha Question No. 1098 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Improvement in Ayush Infrastructure
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Navneet Ravi Rana, Locket Chatterjee, Rama Devi, Dileshwar Kamait, Riti Pathak, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1098 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  JULY, 2022

## IMPROVEMENT IN AYUSH INFRASTRUCTURE

1098.   SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA: MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE: SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI: SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government  has  taken/proposed to take any steps to improve the infrastructure and increase the accessibility of Ayush services in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  initiatives  taken  to  promote  the  development  of  Ayurveda,  Unani,  Naturopathy, Herbal Medicines and Ayush industry in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Parliamentary Constituency of Amravati under the National Ayush Mission during the last three years; and
- (d) the funds spent by the Government under this head during the last three years thereof?

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

(a)  to  (d)  Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  to  improve  the infrastructure and increase access to AYUSH services in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya  Pradesh,  Jammu  and  Kashmirlies  with  the  respective  State/UT  Governments. However, the Government of India has launched a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  implementing  through  States/UTs  including  Maharashtra,  West Bengal,  Bihar,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Jammu  and  Kashmir  for  the  overall  development  of AYUSH  systems  which  also  includes  infrastructural  development  and  access  to  AYUSH Services. National AYUSH Mission inter-alia makes provisions for the following: -

- (i) AYUSH Health & Wellness Centres
- (ii) Co-location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs)

(iii) Upgradation of existing standalone Government AYUSH Hospitals

(iv) Upgradation of existing Government/Panchayat/Government aided AYUSH Dispensaries/Construction of building for existing AYUSH Dispensary (Rented/dilapidated accommodation)/Construction of building to establish new AYUSH Dispensary

(v) Setting up of upto50/30/10 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospitals

(vi) Supply of essential drugs to Government AYUSH Hospitals, Government Dispensaries and Government/Government aided Teaching Institutional AYUSH Hospitals

(vii) AYUSH Public Health Programmes

(viii) Infrastructural development of AYUSH Under-Graduate Institutions andAYUSH PostGraduate Institutions

(ix) Establishment of new AYUSH Colleges in the States where availability of AYUSH teaching institutions is inadequate in the Government Sector.

As  per  the  resource  pool/budgetary  allocation  made  to  State/UT  Government  of Maharashtra,  West  Bengal,  Bihar,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Jammu  and  Kashmirand  proposals received from them through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) under NAM, the status of grant-in-aid  released  during  the  last  three  years  from  2019-20  to  2021-22  is  furnished  at Annexure-I. Further,  the  details  of  fund  approved  for  major  activities  of  NAM  including infrastructural  development  and  access  to  AYUSH  services  in  Maharashtra,  West  Bengal, Bihar,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Jammu  and  Kashmir  under  the  National  AYUSH  Mission  is furnished in Annexure-II. As far as AmravatiDistrict is concerned, under NAM, 24 AYUSH Health & Wellness Centres have been approved.

## The status of grant-in-aid released during the last three years from 2019-20 to 2021-22 under NAM

(Rs. in lakhs)

|         |                    | 2019-20               | 2020-21               | 2021-22 released   |
|---------|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
| Sl. No. | Name of States/UTs | Grant-in-aid released | Grant-in-aid released | Grant-in-aid       |
| 1.      | Bihar              | 2661.298              | 516.535               | 1686.077           |
| 2.      | Jammu& Kashmir     | 1848.539              | 2285.751              | 1313.105           |
| 3.      | Madhya Pradesh     | 4012.347              | 5608.633              | 3123.198           |
| 4.      | Maharashtra        | 4308.643              | 0.000                 | 0.000              |
| 5.      | West Bengal        | 1849.740              | 247.346               | 2118.045           |
| Total   | Total              | 14680.567             | 8658.265              | 8240.425           |

The details of funds approved for different major infrastructural development activities and access to AYUSH services in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir during the last three years under NAM:

## (i) State/UT wise grants approved for upgradation of existing standalone Government AYUSH Hospitals

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Activities     | 2019-20      | 2019-20         | 2020-21   | 2020-21         | 2021-22      | 2021-22         |
|-----------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No.   | Activities     | No. of units | Approved Amount | No. units | Approved Amount | No. of units | Approved Amount |
| 1.        | Bihar          | 0            | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            | 0            | 0.00            |
| 2.        | Jammu& Kashmir | 0            | 0.00            | 2         | 50.00           | 2            | 50.00           |
| 3.        | Madhya Pradesh | 0            | 0.00            | 140       | 96.80           | 0            | 0.00            |
| 4.        | Maharashtra    | 0            | 0.00            | 3624      | 1087.20         | 0            | 0.00            |
| 5.        | West Bengal    | 0            | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            | 500          | 5065.00         |

## (ii) State/UT wise grants approved for upgradation of existing Government/Panchayat/ Government aided AYUSH Dispensaries

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Activities     | 2019-20      | 2019-20         | 2020-21   | 2020-21         | 2021-22      | 2021-22         |
|-----------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No.   | Activities     | No. of units | Approved Amount | No. units | Approved Amount | No. of units | Approved Amount |
| 1.        | Bihar          | 0            | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            | 0            | 0.00            |
| 2.        | Jammu& Kashmir | 0            | 0.00            | 4         | 40.00           | 0            | 0.00            |
| 3.        | Madhya Pradesh | 0            | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            | 0            | 0.00            |
| 4.        | Maharashtra    | 0            | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            | 0            | 0.00            |
| 5.        | West Bengal    | 0            | 0.00            | 0         | 0.00            |              |                 |

## (iii) State/UT wise grants approved for AYUSH Health & Wellness Centres (HWCs)

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl.   | Activities     | 2019-20                   | 2019-20         | 2020-21                   | 2020-21         | 2021-22                   | 2021-22         |
|-------|----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
| No.   |                | No. of AYUSH HWC approved | Amount Approved | No. of AYUSH HWC approved | Amount Approved | No. of AYUSH HWC approved | Amount Approved |
| 1.    | Bihar          | 0                         | 0.00            | 108                       | 1721.772        | 160                       | 2537.128        |
| 2.    | Jammu& Kashmir | 94                        | 1099.134        | 100                       | 1202            | 123                       | 413.905         |
| 3.    | Madhya Pradesh | 25                        | 270.920         | 337                       | 4751.7          | 200                       | 2860            |
| 4.    | Maharashtra    | 294                       | 3568.219        | 0                         | 0.00            | 0                         | 0.00            |
| 5.    | West Bengal    | 20                        | 119.100         | 80                        | 961.6           | 171                       | 1829.7          |

## (iv) State/UT wise grants approved for supply of essential drugs for AYUSH Hospitals

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Activities     | 2019-20     | 2019-20         | 2020-21     | 2020-21         | 2021-22     | 2021-22         |
|-----------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|           |                | No. of Unit | Amount Approved | No. of Unit | Amount Approved | No. of Unit | Amount Approved |
| 1.        | Bihar          | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            |
| 2.        | Jammu& Kashmir | 4           | 4.00            | 2           | 4.00            | 2           | 4.00            |
| 3.        | Madhya Pradesh | 32          | 96.00           | 32          | 61.00           | 32          | 32.00           |
| 4.        | Maharashtra    | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            |
| 5.        | West Bengal    | 7           | 35.00           | 0           | 0.00            | 89          | 162.66          |

## (v) State/UT wise grants  approved for supply of essential  drugs  for  AYUSH Dispensaries

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl.   | Activities     | 2019-20     | 2019-20         | 2020-21     | 2020-21         | 2021-22     | 2021-22         |
|-------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
| No.   |                | No. of Unit | Amount Approved | No. of Unit | Amount Approved | No. of Unit | Amount Approved |
| 1.    | Bihar          | 1340        | 2272.00         | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            |
| 2.    | Jammu& Kashmir | 631         | 338.70          | 438         | 438.00          | 591         | 602.00          |
| 3.    | Madhya Pradesh | 1207        | 2078.25         | 1773        | 3333.00         | 1773        | 1777.00         |
| 4.    | Maharashtra    | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            |
| 5.    | West Bengal    | 1957        | 725.40          | 0           | 0.00            | 164         | 297.78          |

## (vi) State/UT wise grants approved  for infrastructure  development  of  AYUSH Educational institutions

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl.   | Activities     | 2019-20     | 2019-20         | 2020-21     | 2020-21         | 2021-22     | 2021-22         |
|-------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
| No.   |                | No. of Unit | Amount Approved | No. of Unit | Amount Approved | No. of Unit | Amount Approved |
| 1.    | Bihar          | 3           | 419.80          | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            |
| 2.    | Jammu& Kashmir | 1           | 9.25            | 1           | 5.75            | 1           | 15.85           |
| 3.    | Madhya Pradesh | 0           | 0.00            | 1           | 27.39           | 0           | 0.00            |
| 4.    | Maharashtra    | 1           | 71.70           | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            |
| 5.    | West Bengal    | 3           | 342.20          | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            |

## (vii)  State/UT  wise  grants  approved  for  setting  up  of  upto  50  bedded  integrated AYUSH Hospital

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl.   | Activities     | 2019-20     | 2019-20         | 2020-21     | 2020-21         | 2021-22     | 2021-22         |
|-------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
| No.   |                | No. of Unit | Amount Approved | No. of Unit | Amount Approved | No. of Unit | Amount Approved |
| 1.    | Bihar          | 1           | 200.00          | 0           | 0               | 0           | 0.00            |
| 2.    | Jammu& Kashmir | 2           | 200.00          | 4           | 504.16          | 3           | 267.915         |
| 3.    | Madhya Pradesh | 0           | 0.00            | 1           | 200.00          | 3           | 300.00          |
| 4.    | Maharashtra    | 4           | 1300.00         | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            |
| 5.    | West Bengal    | 1           | 200.00          | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            |

## (viii)  State/UT  wise  grants  approved  for  strengthening  of  State  Govt.  ASU&H Pharmacies/State Govt. ASU&H Cooperatives, State Govt. ASU&H PSUs

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Activities     | 2019-20     | 2019-20         | 2020-21     | 2020-21         | 2021-22     | 2021-22         |
|-----------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|           |                | No. of Unit | Amount Approved | No. of Unit | Amount Approved | No. of Unit | Amount Approved |
| 1.        | Bihar          | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            |
| 2.        | Jammu& Kashmir | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            |
| 3.        | Madhya Pradesh | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            |
| 4.        | Maharashtra    | 1           | 142.00          | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            |
| 5.        | West Bengal    | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            | 0           | 0.00            |