Lok Sabha Question No. 2781 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Laboratory Capacity for Quality Control of Traditional/Herbal Products
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Arun Sao, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi

- (a) & (b)  Yes, Sir.

Ministry of Ayush has implemented a Central Sector Scheme for Ayush Oushadhi Gunavatta evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY),  duly approved by Standing

Finance Committee (SFC) on 16.03.2021. The total financial allocation to this scheme is Rs. 122.00 crores for five years.

First  component  of  the  AOGUSY  Scheme  -  'Strengthening  and  up-gradation  of  Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards' has been formulated to upgrade laboratory capacity for quality control of traditional/herbal products.

Pharmacopoeia  Commission  for  Indian  Medicine  &  Homoeopathy  (PCIM&H),  Ministry  of Ayush in  collaboration  with  WHO  South  East  Asia  Region  (WHO-SEARO)  has  formulated plan to upgrade laboratory capacity for quality control of Tradition/Herbal products.

## GOVERNMENT OF  INDA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2781 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  MARCH, 2023

## LABORATORY CAPACITY FOR QUALITY CONTROL OF TRADITIONAL/HERBAL PRODUCTS

## †2781  SHRI ARUN SAO: SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE: SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any plan to upgrade laboratory capacity for quality control of traditional/herbal products;
- (b) if so, the details thereof ; and
- (c) the  steps taken by the Government to impart training in skills for laboratory techniques and methods to maintain the quality of traditional/ herbal products?

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

The drug standardization laboratories of the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) are upgraded for the quality control of homoeopathic medicines as per the requirement under its drug standardization research program. The council has upgraded the drug standardization laboratory at Dr. D.P. Rastogi Central Research Institute for Homoeopathy, (DDPRCRIH), Noida since the year 2017-18. The institute has well equipped pharmacognosy, chemistry, pharmacology,  micro-biology and  molecular  biology laboratories for undertaking work related to drug standardization.

The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicines (CCRUM) is continuously strengthening and upgrading research laboratories for quality control on Unani drugs. The Councils research centres have been well equipped with state-of-Art facilities, like  GC-MS-MS,  High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography ( HPTLC) , High Performance Liquid Chromatography  (HPLC)  ,  Atomic  Absorption  Spectroscopy  (AAS)  ,  ICP-OES,  Research Microscopes etc.

(c)  (i)  Drug  Policy  Section,  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  conducted  three  physical  training programmes  of  two  days  each  for  Ayurveda,    Siddha,  Unani  and  Homoeopathy  Drug regulators, Ayush Industry personnel, Government/Private approved Ayush Laboratories Staff, Academicians and stakeholders under AOGUSY Scheme.

(ii) Central Council for Research in Unani Medicines ( CCRUM) had conducted three NABL Training  Awareness  Programmes  at  New  Delhi,  Kolkata  and  Chennai  wherein  about  120 Ayush medical Scientists including Technicians participated.

(iii) Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic  Medicines ( CCRAS) had conducted training for upgradation of skills and also for imparting Quality Control to others through CMEs ( in Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Jhansi, CARI, Kolkata, Captain Srinivasa Murthy Central Ayurveda Research Institute,  Chennai, etc.)

(iv)  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Siddha  (CCRS)  has  organized  hands  on  training, workshops, seminar, Continuing Medical Education (CME) programmes to impart training in skills for laboratory techniques and methods to maintain quality of traditional / herbal products. This in turn have provided in developing current trend based professional skills to facilitate the quality of traditional / herbal products.

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