Lok Sabha Question No. 1738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Permission to Practitioners under AYUSH for Treatment of COVID-19
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1738 ANSWERED ON 11.02.2022

## PERMISSION TO PRACTITIONERS UNDER AYUSH FOR TREATMENT OF COVID-19

## 1738. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has permitted practitioners of different medicine streams under AYUSH for treatment of COVID-19 patients;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government has instituted any scientific studies on the effectiveness of Homeopathic medicines for the treatment of COVID-19 and if so, the details thereof;

(d)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  medicines  of  AYUSH  stream  are  effective  in  managing  post-COVID health problems; and

(e) if so, the steps taken by the Government for promoting the AYUSH medicines for post-COVID health management?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(DR. MAHENDRABHAI MUNJAPARA)

(DR. MAHENDRABHAI MUNJAPARA)

(a)  &  (b):  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  taken  various  initiatives  in  response  to  the  COVID-19 pandemic  which  include  various  guidelines  and  advisories  for  the  practitioners  of  different AYUSH systems for the management of COVID-19 patients as furnished below.

- i. Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  released guidelines  for  Registered  Practitioners  of  respective system of AYUSH, prepared by Director Generals of Research Councils and Directors of National Institutes with their team of experts and same is vetted by the Interdisciplinary AYUSH  Research  and  Development  Task  Force  of  Ministry  of  AYUSH.  These guidelines  are  made  available  in  public  domain  for  the  benefit  of  registered  AYUSH practitioners to help in the management of COVID-19 pandemic uniformly.
- ii. Government of India has also released 'National Clinical Management Protocol based on Ayurveda and Yoga for management of COVID-19'.
- iii. Ministry of AYUSH has released Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha preventive measures for selfcare  during  COVID-19  and  Guidelines  for  AYUSH  Practitioners  for  COVID-19 Patients in Home Isolation.

- iv. Ministry of AYUSH has issued advisory for AYUSH practitioners on ethical practices during COVID- 19 pandemic.
- v. Ministry  of  AYUSH has released  Home care  guidelines  for  children  and  Advisory  for AYUSH  Practitioners  about  prophylactic  care  in  Children  during  the  COVID-19 Pandemic.
- vi. Ministry of AYUSH  has released information for Ayurveda Practitioners for Prophylactic, Symptomatic Management of suspected and diagnosed cases of Mucormycosis.
- vii. Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  recently  released  guidelines  for  Ayurveda  Practitioners  for COVID-19  patients  in  Home  Isolation  and  Ayurveda  &  Unani  based  Preventive Measures for self care during COVID-19 Pandemic.

(c) Ministry of AYUSH has launched interdisciplinary studies involving AYUSH interventions for  COVID-19 based on recommendations of Task force. 29  research studies  by the  research organizations  and  National  Institutes  under  Ministry  of  AYUSH  are  being  conducted  on Homoeopathic medicines.

(d) & (e) Ministry of AYUSH has taken various steps for management of Post-COVID patients as furnished below.

- i.        Government  of  India  has  released 'National  Clinical  Management  Protocol  based  on Ayurveda  and  Yoga  for  management  of  COVID-19'  which  includes  Post-COVID management.
- ii.       Ministry of AYUSH has also released AYUSH recommendations for the public on holistic health and well-being Preventive measures and care during COVID-19 & LONG COVID19.