Lok Sabha Question No. 4012 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Collaborations on Traditional Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4012 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24/03/2023

## COLLABORATIONS ON TRADITIONAL AYURVEDIC AND HERBAL MEDICINE

## 4012. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the MINISTER OF AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  the details of academic, research and developmental collaborations with other Asian and South-East Asian neighbouring countries on traditional ayurvedic and herbal medicine;

(b) the details of major advancements in the field of Ayurveda in Financial Year, 2022-2023; and

(c) whether the Government has any action plan for conducting international level capacitybuilding workshops at a panchayat level in the field of Ayurveda, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)  The Ministry of Ayush has signed 05 country-to-country level MoUs (i.e. Bangladesh, Nepal, China, Myanmar and Malaysia), 03 Institute level Research MoUs (i.e. Bangladesh, Philippines and Malaysia) and 04 Academic Chair MoUs (i.e. Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia) with neighbouring and other South-East Asian Countries with the aim to expand collaboration in the Ayush system of Medicines. The Ministry of Ayush has also supported the establishment of 03 Ayush Information Cells in South East Asian Countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia.

The Ministry of Ayush also offers scholarships to foreign nationals for undertaking AYUSH courses in recognized AYUSH institutions in India under International Ayush Fellowship/Scholarship Programme. The Ministry of Ayush has offered 49 Ayush Scholarships  in  2016-17,  21  scholarships  in  2017-18,  44  scholarships  in  2018-19,  47 scholarships  in  2019-20,  45  scholarships  in  2020-21  and  44  scholarships  in  2021-22  to neighbouring  and  other  South-East  Asian  Countries  i.e.  Afghanistan,  Bangladesh,  Bhutan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam

(b) Following are the major international achievements undertaken by the Ministry of Ayush in the field of Ayurveda in the Financial Year, 2022-2023:

-  Signed  01  country-to-country  level  MoU,  06  Institute  Level  MoUs  and  01  Ayush Academic Chair MoU with foreign nations.
-  Signed an agreement with WHO to establish WHO-GCTM in Jamnagar, Gujarat, the ground-breaking Ceremony of which was held on 19.04.2022 in Jamnagar, Gujarat. This Centre aims to provide support to implement WHO's traditional medicine strategy (2014-23) and to support nations in developing policies & action plans to strengthen the role of traditional medicine as part of their journey to universal health coverage.
-  Supported  the  establishment  of  Ayush  Export  Promotion  Council  (Ayushexcil)  to promote the export of AYUSH products/ medicines as well as AYUSH services. This was  launched  by  the  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  on  20th  April  2022  at  Global  Ayush Innovation and Investment Summit in Gandhinagar (Gujarat).
-  Organized B2B Conference & Expo on Traditional Medicine from 02nd to 03rd March, 2023  in  Guwahati  (Assam)  which  was  attended  by  SCO  countries'  dignitaries  and business partners from India as well as SCO countries.
-  First Meeting of the Expert Working Group on Traditional Medicine of the SCO Member States was organized by the Ministry of Ayush on 9 th , 10th and 22 nd , February 2023  in  New  Delhi  and  a  consensus  was  developed  among  the  Experts  from  SCO Countries on EWG Regulations.

(c) No Sir. No such proposal is under consideration.

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