Lok Sabha Question No. 2932 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Homoeopathic Medicines
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Girish Chandra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2932 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2023

## HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES

## 2932. SHRIGIRISHCHANDRA:

Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Homoeopathic doctors in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether there is standardized prescription of homoeopathic medicines throughout the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof including the regulatory authority responsible for monitoring the standards; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) The  number  of  Homeopathic  Registered  Practitioners  (Doctors)  in  the  country,  Statewise,
- as on 01.01.2021, as reported by State Boards/Councils is furnished at Annexure - I .
- (b)  &  (c)    Homoeopathic  treatment  is  based  on  the  totality  of  symptoms  reported  by thepatient and customized to each of them. There are standardized methods for prescribing the Homoeopathic medicines, which are available in the Homoeopathic Literature based upon symptoms similarity. National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH) regulates the ethics and practice  of  Homoeopathy.  The  regulations  are  published  in  the  Official  Gazette  on  13 th December 2022 called the  National  Commission  for  Homoeopathy  (Professional  Conduct, Etiquette and Code of Ethics for Practitioners of Homoeopathy) Regulations, 2022.
- (d)  Does not arise in view of above.

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State/UT wise Homoeopathy Registered Practitioners (Doctors) as on 01.01.2021

| S.No.   | States/UTs             |   No. of Homoeopathy Registered Practitioners |
|---------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1       | 2                      |                                             3 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh         |                                          2505 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh      |                                           350 |
| 3       | Assam                  |                                          1745 |
| 4       | Bihar                  |                                         34000 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh           |                                          2204 |
| 6       | Delhi                  |                                          5362 |
| 7       | Goa                    |                                           780 |
| 8       | Gujarat                |                                         27365 |
| 9       | Haryana                |                                          1891 |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh       |                                          1397 |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir         |                                           483 |
| 12      | Jharkhand              |                                           491 |
| 13      | Karnataka              |                                         10237 |
| 14      | Kerala                 |                                         13619 |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh         |                                         20403 |
| 16      | Maharashtra            |                                         75367 |
| 17      | Manipur                |                                             0 |
| 18      | Meghalaya              |                                           438 |
| 19      | Mizoram                |                                             0 |
| 20      | Nagaland               |                                           174 |
| 21      | Odisha                 |                                         10046 |
| 22      | Punjab                 |                                          4061 |
| 23      | Rajasthan              |                                          8808 |
| 24      | Sikkim                 |                                             0 |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu             |                                          6945 |
| 26      | Telangana              |                                          5318 |
| 27      | Tripura                |                                           669 |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh          |                                         35776 |
| 29      | Uttarakhand            |                                           923 |
| 30      | West Bengal            |                                         41039 |
| 31      | A&N Islands            |                                             0 |
| 32      | Chandigarh             |                                           184 |
| 33      | D&N Haveli &Daman &Diu |                                             0 |
| 34      | Ladakh                 |                                             0 |
| 35      | Lakshadweep            |                                             0 |
| 36      | Puducherry             |                                             0 |
|         | TOTAL                  |                                        312580 |

Source:

As reported by State Boards/Councils