Lok Sabha Question No. 639 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: AYUSH Wellness Centre
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIONNO.639 ANSWERED ON 09 TH DECEMBER, 2022

## AYUSH WELLNESS CENTRE

## 639. SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has started any Wellness Centre in various district including Sabarkantha district in Gujarat; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last five years, district-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH

## (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a)to  (b)  Public  Health  being  the  State  subject,  the  starting  of  Wellness  Centre  in  various districts  including  Sabarkantha  district  comes  under  the  purview  of  the  respective State Government.However, the Ministry of Ayush is implementing the operationalization of AYUSH  Health and Wellness Centres (AHWCs)under Ayushman Bharat as a  component of  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National AYUSH Mission  (NAM)  through  State/UT  Governments  including  Gujarat.As  per the proposal received from the State Government in their State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) of NAM, the Ministry of Ayush has approved265Ayush Dispensaries to be upgraded as AHWCsin the State of Gujarat including Sabarkantha district from 20192020 to 2021-2022.The district wise details of approved and functional Ayush Health and Wellness Centres in State of Gujarat are furnished at Annexure .

Annexure

## District-wise detail ofapproved Ayush Health and Wellness Centres in Gujarat

| Sr.   | Name of District   |   ApprovedAyushHWC Units |   FunctionalAyush HWCUnits |
|-------|--------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1     | Ahmedabad          |                       10 |                          7 |
| 2     | Amreli             |                        5 |                          2 |
| 3     | Anand              |                        8 |                          8 |
| 4     | Aravalli           |                        4 |                          4 |
| 5     | Banaskantha        |                       12 |                          9 |
| 6     | Bharuch            |                        6 |                          4 |
| 7     | Bhavnagar          |                       17 |                         16 |
| 8     | Botad              |                        2 |                          0 |
| 9     | ChhotaUdepur       |                        9 |                          5 |
| 10    | Dahod              |                       11 |                         11 |
| 11    | Dang               |                        1 |                          1 |
| 12    | DevbhumiDwarka     |                        3 |                          0 |
| 13    | Gandhinagar        |                       13 |                         13 |
| 14    | GirSomnath         |                        5 |                          5 |
| 15    | Jamnagar           |                        3 |                          3 |
| 16    | Junagadh           |                       15 |                         15 |
| 17    | Kheda              |                       12 |                          4 |
| 18    | Kutch              |                        5 |                         10 |
| 19    | Mahisagar          |                        2 |                          2 |
| 20    | Mehsana            |                       12 |                         12 |
| 21    | Morbi              |                        9 |                          7 |
| 22    | Narmada            |                        9 |                          8 |
| 23    | Navsari            |                       10 |                          8 |
| 24    | Panchmahal         |                        7 |                          6 |
| 25    | Patan              |                        7 |                          2 |
| 26    | Porbandar          |                        4 |                          3 |
| 27    | Rajkot             |                        5 |                          5 |
| 28    | Sabarkantha        |                       10 |                          9 |
| 29    | Surat              |                       13 |                         13 |
| 30    | Surenranagar       |                       12 |                         12 |
| 31    | Tapi               |                        4 |                          4 |
| 32    | Vadodara           |                       13 |                          8 |
| 33    | Valsad             |                        7 |                          7 |
|       | Total              |                      265 |                        223 |