Lok Sabha Question No. 3024 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: National Ayush Mission
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil, Jaskaur Meena, Vijay Kumar, S. Gnanathiraviam, Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Pushpendra Singh Chandel, Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak, Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3024 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## NATIONAL AYUSH MISSION

## 3024.   SHRI B.B.PATIL:

SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR (ALIAS) VIJAY VASANTH:

SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the details, aims and objective of the National Ayush Mission (NAM);
- (b) the present status of implementation of NAM in the country, state-wise/UT-wise, particularly in Rajasthan and Maharashtra;
- (c) whether any proposal is under consideration of the Government to continue the NAM;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the share of expenditure between Centre and the States;
- (e) whether any targets have been set under the said mission and if so, the details thereof;
- (f) the details of various categories of posts lying vacant in AYUSH Department; and
- (g)  the  details  of  trained  AYUSH  workers  who  contribute  to  the  health  services  as  volunteers from time to time?

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

- (a) The aims and objectives of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) are as follows:
- (i)  To  provide  cost  effective  and  equitable  AYUSH  health  care  throughout  the  country  by improving access to the services.

(ii)  To  establish  a  holistic  wellness  model  through  AYUSH  Health  and  Wellness  Centres focusing on preventive and promotive health care based on AYUSH principles and practices, to reduce the disease burden and out of pocket expenditure.

(iii) To improve Educational Institutions for imparting quality AYUSH education to have welltrained human resources.

(iv)  To  emphasize  the  role  of  AYUSH  in  Public  Health  as  per  National  Health  Policy  (NHP) 2017.

(b) Under NAM, grant-in-aid is being provided to State/UT Governments for different activities of  NAM  as  per  the  proposals  received  in  State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs).  The  status  of grant-in-aid  released  to  States/UTs  including  Rajasthan  and  Maharashtra  and  expenditure reported by them is at Annexure.

(c) & (d) Union Cabinet has approved on 14.07.2021 the continuation of NAM from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with financial outlay of Rs. 4607.30 Crore (Rs. 3000.00 Crore as Central Share and Rs. 1607.30  Crore  as  State  Share).  It  is  envisaged  to  continue  the  support  to  the  State/UT Governments for providing AYUSH health care services by setting up of new up to 50 bedded integrated AYUSH hospital, co-location of AYUSH units in PHCs, CHCs and DHs, upgradation of  AYUSH hospitals  and  dispensaries,  setting  up  of  new  AYUSH  educational  institution  and upgradation of existing AYUSH educational institution. Further, operationalization of AYUSH Health & Wellness Centre is also one of the major activity. AYUSH public health programme has also been added as new activity in the NAM. Under the NAM, the funding pattern for the North  Eastern  States,  and  Himalayan  States  of  Uttarakhand,  Himachal  Pradesh  &  Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir shall be Central Share: 90% and State Share: 10%, whereas for the  rest  of  the  States  and  UTs  with  legislative  assembly  except  Jammu  &  Kashmir,  this  ratio shall be Central Share: 60% and State Share: 40%. In case of UTs without legislative assembly, 100% funding shall be from Central Government.

(e)  It  is  envisaged  to  have  (i)  Better  access  to  AYUSH  healthcare  services  through  increased healthcare  facilities  offering  AYUSH  services  and  better  availability  of  medicines  and  trained manpower (ii) Improvement in AYUSH education through a well-equipped enhanced number of AYUSH Educational institutions  (iii)  To  focus  on  reducing  communicable/non-communicable diseases through targeted public health programmes using AYUSH systems of Healthcare.

(f)  As  Health  is  a  State  subject,  the  information  regarding  various  categories  of  posts  lying vacant in AYUSH Department are not maintained by the Central Government.

(g)  As  per  the  information  received  from  State/UT  Governments,  102885  trained  AYUSH workers contributed to the health services particularly during Covid-19 pandemic.

## Annexure

## The State/UT wise status of grant-in-aid provided and expenditure reported by the State/UT Governments from 2014-15 to 2020-21 under NAM

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs                 |   Amount approved/ Allocations |   Central Share released |   Expenditure reported by State/UT Governments |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |                       1877.29  |                 1784.04  |                                       1401.46  |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                      12019.9   |                 7578.05  |                                       1934.75  |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                       3610.16  |                 3249.11  |                                       2013.05  |
| 4         | Assam                              |                       9765.14  |                 8788.63  |                                       2598.08  |
| 5         | Bihar                              |                       8741.2   |                 5244.72  |                                        123.867 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         |                       1248.2   |                 1248.2   |                                        424.87  |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       |                      12531.7   |                 7749.1   |                                       3921.17  |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                        577.135 |                  484.248 |                                         29.79  |
| 9         | Delhi                              |                        859.407 |                  726.305 |                                        342.745 |
| 10        | Goa                                |                       2225.55  |                 1335.33  |                                        646.173 |
| 11        | Gujarat                            |                      13308.5   |                 8167.08  |                                       4791.27  |
| 12        | Haryana                            |                      15281.3   |                 9211.48  |                                       5538.89  |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                       6884.45  |                 6202.46  |                                       3477.25  |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                       9012.48  |                 8111.23  |                                       5485.99  |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          |                       3434.17  |                 2195.05  |                                         96     |
| 16        | Karnataka                          |                      19126.6   |                11885.1   |                                       8514.16  |
| 17        | Kerala                             |                      17774.1   |                10991.8   |                                       9416.16  |
| 18        | Ladakh                             |                          0     |                    0     |                                          0     |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                        |                       1327.82  |                 1209.18  |                                        772.714 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                      35394.9   |                22053.4   |                                      14583.1   |
| 21        | Maharashtra                        |                      13572.3   |                 8439.52  |                                       2715.61  |
| 22        | Manipur                            |                       7029.24  |                 6334.95  |                                       4140.09  |
| 23        | Mizoram                            |                       3776.85  |                 3399.16  |                                       1819.19  |
| 24        | Meghalaya                          |                       2941.05  |                 2646.94  |                                       2066.73  |
| 25        | Nagaland                           |                       6836.94  |                 6153.25  |                                       5211.71  |
| 26        | Odisha                             |                      11922.3   |                 7634.8   |                                       2647.91  |
| 27        | Puducherry                         |                       1445.61  |                 1345.77  |                                       1169.55  |
| 28        | Punjab                             |                       7412.73  |                 4564.69  |                                       1249.99  |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          |                      31906.6   |                19862.3   |                                       9655.43  |
| 30        | Sikkim                             |                       2977.87  |                 2680.09  |                                       2048.37  |
| 31        | Tamil nadu                         |                      16323.5   |                 9794.11  |                                       8363.04  |
| 32        | Telangana                          |                       8456.94  |                 5431.81  |                                       3197.2   |
| 33        | Tripura                            |                       3524.01  |                 3178.82  |                                       2264.93  |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                      80709.6   |                49437.8   |                                      39248.9   |
| 35        | Uttrakhand                         |                       8062.86  |                 7251.34  |                                       5356.67  |
| 36        | West Bengal                        |                      15444.6   |                 9738.29  |                                       6181.13  |
| Total     | Total                              |                     397343     |               266108     |                                     163448     |