Lok Sabha Question No. 883 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: Ayush System of Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 883 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD JULY , 2021

## AYUSH SYSTEM OF MEDI CINE

## 883. DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  AYUSH  system  of  medicine  and  related documents  are  being  made  available through digital mode and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the time by which it is likely to be made available throughdigital mode and the benefits likely to accrue therefrom;
- (c) whether AYUSH Department has launched five portals for research and medicine; and
- (d) if so, the details and the salient features thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (DR. MUNJPARA MAHEND RABHAI)

- (a): Yes. The Ministry of Ayush and organizations under the Ministry have their websi /portals for publishing various inform ation on Ayush and related documents. As far as Ministry is concerned, information/ documents such as Annual reports, Guidelines/ advisories, docu related to treatment /prevention of COVID - 19, Newsletters, related documents of Schemes of the Ministrie s etc are made available on the website.
- (b): The documents are routinely uploaded on the website of the Ministry for information of all .
- (c): Yes.  Five  portals  are  launched  for  research  and  medicine  by  the  Central  Council Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) an autonomous body under the Ministry.
- (d): The details are at Annexure - I.

## Details  of  portals  launched  by  the  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences (CCRAS)

( i ) CTRI portal with data set items pertinent to Ayurveda : It has been developed as a result of a Collaborative project between ICMR -N MS and CCRAS with an objective to develop and incorporate tailor made data set items in theClinical Trial Registry of India ( CTRI ) pertinent to Ayurveda . Relevant chang es were identified and incorporated in the CTRI data set items throu consultative  meetings  with  the  subject  experts . As  an  outcome  of  this  project,  the  data  sets specific to Ayurveda has been added to the Clinical Trial Registry of India .

( ii )AYUSH Manuscripts  Advanced  Repository ( AMAR ): It  is  a  web  based  electronic repository of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Yoga & Naturopathy, Siddha, Sowa -Rigpa Manuscripts . The work is based on the metadata generated in two projects under ' Acquisition, Cataloguing, Dig itization and Publication of Text Book & Manuscripts of Ayush ' carried out by CCRAS units . The Repository is hosted on URL : https :// niimh . nic . in / amar /.

- ( iii )Showcase  of  Ayurveda  Historical  Imprints ( SAHI )Portal : It  is  a  virtual  collection  of validated primary evidences of Ayurvedic practice in Indian sub -continent and its spread across the  world . The  sources  of  information  included  in  this  portal  include  inscriptional  evid collection  of  artefacts ( surgical  i nstruments,  manufacture  of  medicine,  preparation  of  food, hospital  set  up  etc .) ,  Archaeo -botanical  Information,  and  any  other  such  sources  as  per  the guidance of experts . URL of the portal is https :// niimh . nic . in / sahi /.
- ( iv )e-Medical Heritage Accession ( e- Medha )Catalogue: It is a complete library catalogue of 12631 books uploaded to hee -Granthalaya initiative of theNational informatics Center . The information is placed under Medical Libraries Cluster as part of Union Catalogue of Gover Libraries . The online catalogue is accessible across the world on URL https :// eg4 . nic . in / MedicalLibraries / OPAC / Default . aspx?LIB\_CODE = NCIMH.
- ( v)Research Management Information  System ( RMIS ): The  CCRAS  has  initiated  a dedicated " Research  Management Information  System " for  offering  suggestions / inputs  of experts on issues related to planning / designing / protocol related sampling, statistical issues etc o research studies . URL : https :// rmis . nic . in / # / home.