Lok Sabha Question No. 3327 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Number of Ayurvedic Hospitals
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3327 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17/12/2021

## NUMBER OF AYURVEDIC HOSPITALS

## 3327: SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of ayurvedic hospitals in the country especially Odisha district-wise; and
- (b) the plan of the Government for popularising the Ayurvedic system of medicine in the country particularly Odisha?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a): The total number of Ayurvedic Hospitals in the country as on 01.04.2019 is 2975. The number of Ayurvedic Hospitals in Odisha, district-wise is furnished at Annexure - I.

(b): The Government has been undertaking various steps to popularise Ayurveda including implementation  of  various  Central  Sector  and  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes.  Under  the Central  Sector  Scheme  namely,  Information  Education  and  Communication  (IEC),  the Ministry  of  Ayush  supports  events  like  National  level  fairs,  State  level  fairs,  seminars, conferences, workshops  etc. for propularising Ayush  including  Ayurvedic  system  of medicine. The Scheme also provides for propagation through print and new media. This year in March, 2021, with the support from Ministry of Ayush, an Ayurveda Parv was organized by Vinoba Seva Prathisthan, Bhuvaneshwar. Further, the Ministry also funded a workshop conducted by Utkalika Samiti at Bhuvaneshwar in November, 2021 on Revitalising EthnoVeterinary (Veterinary Ayurveda) practices for sustainable Health Management of Livestock.

Government  of  India  is  implementing  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National Ayush Mission (NAM) in the country through State/UT Governments including Odisha for promotion  and  development  of  Ayush  system  including  Ayurvedic  system  of  medicine. Grant-in-aid is provided to State/UT Governments as per the proposals received through State Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs)  as  per  NAM  guidelines.  The  Mission  inter-alia  makes provision for the following for popularising the Ayush Systems including Ayurvedic system of medicine:-

(i) Ayush Health & Wellness Centres under Ayushman Bharat.

(ii)  Co-location  of  Ayush  facilities  at  Primary  Health  Centres  (PHCs),  Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs).

(iii) Upgradation of existing standalone Government Ayush Hospitals.

(iv)  Upgradation  of  existing/setting  up  of  new  standalone  Government/  Panchayat /Government aided Ayush Dispensaries.

(v) Setting up of up to 10 bedded/ 30 bedded/ 50 bedded integrated Ayush Hospitals.

(vi) Supply of essential drugs to Government Ayush Hospitals, Government Dispensaries and Government/Government aided Teaching Institutional Ayush Hospitals.

(vii) Upgradation of State Government Under Graduate and Post Graduate Educational Institutions.

(viii)  Establishment  of  new  Ayush  Colleges  in  the  States  where  availability  of  Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector.

Under  the  Central  Sector  Scheme,  namely  Champion  Services  Sector  Scheme  for Medical Value Travel, Ministry provides financial assistance to the private investors in the form of interest subsidy to encourage them to establish hospital of systems recognized under National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020 and National Commission for Homeopathy Act, 2020.

Ministry  of  Ayush  has  been  expanding  the  capacity  of  Ayush  through  signing  of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with various other Ministries. Ministry of Ayush has signed  a  MoU  with  Ministry  of  Defence  for  integration  of  Ayurveda  under  their  health establishments  and  with  MSME  for  promotion  of  Ayush  enterprises.  Further,  a  MoU  has been signed with Ministry of Railway for introduction of  Ayush Systems in five Railways Zonal Hospitals.

Under  the  ambit  'Äzadi  ka  Amrut  Mahotsav-  India  @75',  Ministry  of  Ayush  has initiated  nationwide  activities  for  the  welfare  of  citizens  of  the  country.  Nationwide distribution of Ayush Prophylactic medicines namely Sanshamni Vati and Ashwagandha Vati and  Guidelines  on  diet  and  lifestyle  with  special  focus  on  geriatric  population  has  started from 30 th August 2021 and will continue till 15 th August 2022.

Ministry of Ayush celebrates Ayurveda day on the day of Dhanvantri Jayanti for the promotion, propagation and popularisation of Ayurveda every year since 2016.

The autonomous organizations/institutes dedicated for Ayurveda under the Ministry of  Ayush,  namely  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences  (CCRAS),  New Delhi, National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur, All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi, Institute of Teaching & Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar, Gujarat and North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy (NEIAH), Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh are also giving adequate publicity to the propagation of Ayurvedic system of medicines in the country through taking various initiatives continuously.

Apart from above, the following two satellite Institutes of existing National Institutes are being set up for the promotion and development of Ayurveda system of medicines:

o.

|   S.N | Existing Institutes                         | Satellite Institutes                       |
|-------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|     1 | National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur.     | National Institute of Ayurveda, Panchkula. |
|     2 | All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi. | All India Institute of Ayurveda, Goa.      |

## Annexure- I

## District-wise number of Ayurvedic Hospitals in Odisha as on 01.04.2019.

| S. No.   | Name of District   | No. of Hospitals   |
|----------|--------------------|--------------------|
| 1        | Bargarh            | 2                  |
| 2        | Balangir           | 1                  |
| 3        | Bhubaneswar        | 1*                 |
| 4        | Ganjam             | 1                  |
| 5        | Khordha            | 2                  |
| 6        | Mayurbhanj         | 1                  |
| 7        | Puri               | 1                  |
| Total    | Total              | 9                  |

## Note:-  *Central  Ayurveda  Research  Institute  for  Hepatobiliary  Disorders  (CARIHD) under CCRAS Source: Directorate of Ayush, Odisha