Lok Sabha Question No. 51 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: AYUSH Centres
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Gajendra Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No.51 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## AYUSH CENTRES

## *51.SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI: SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  the  State-wise  details  of  number  of  AYUSH  Health  and  Wellness  Centres/Hospitals  in  the country  along  with  the  number  of  National  level  Institutes/  Health  Centres  in  Maharashtra  and Madhya Pradesh;

(b) the steps taken by the Government to expand the facilities at these Centres;

(c)  the  manner  in  which  the  Government  has  conceptualized  setting  up  of  AYUSH  Centres  for improving the health and wellness of the citizens;

(d) the manner in which the AYUSH scheme has been implemented in Vidarbha and Marathwada regions of Maharashtra and the achievements made so far;

(e) whether the Government plans to promote AYUSH systems of medicine internationally along with the steps taken in this regard; and

(f) whether the Government proposes to open new AYUSH Centres in the country including tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh and if so, the State/ UT-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) to (f) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## THE STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.51 FOR 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2022.

(a)  The  State-wise  details  of  number  of  AYUSH  Hospitals  and  AYUSH  Health  and  Wellness Centers as approved under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) in the country is furnished in Annexure-I. Further, National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN), Pune, an autonomous  organization  under  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  functioning  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra. However, no National level Institutes/Health Centers is functioning in the State of Madhya Pradesh under control of Ministry of Ayush.

(b)  Government  of  India  is  implementing  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  AYUSH Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments and supporting their efforts to expand the facilities in these centers through different activities like upgradation of existing AYUSH dispensaries & sub health  centers  as  AYUSH  Health  and  Wellness  Centers,  as  well  as  upgradation  of  AYUSH Hospitals,  by  providing  infrastructure,  supply  of  essential  AYUSH  Drugs  and  deployment  of manpower. State/UT Governments may avail the eligible financial assistance by submitting suitable proposals through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per the NAM guidelines.

(c)  The AYUSH systems advocate the holistic wellness approach aiming at prevention of diseases and  promotion  of  health  and  wellbeing.  The  main  objectives  are  to  establish  a  holistic  wellness model based on AYUSH principles and practices, to empower masses for 'self-care' to reduce the disease  burden,  out  of  pocket  expenditure  and  to  provide  informed  choice  to  needy  public.  The health care facilities to be upgraded as AYUSH HWCs are AYUSH dispensaries and sub health centres. The Ministry of Ayush has been given the task of developing 12,500 HWCs in a phased manner in consultation with States/UTs and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

(d) Under NAM, 177 AYUSH Health and Wellness Centers have been approved in Vidarbha and 151  are  functional.  Similarly,  30  AYUSH  Health  and  Wellness  Centers  have  been  approved  in Marathwada region and 25 are functional.

(e)  The  Ministry  has  developed  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  the  Promotion  of  International  Cooperation in AYUSH (IC Scheme) under which the Ministry of Ayush provides support to Indian AYUSH Manufacturers/ AYUSH Service providers to give boost to the export of AYUSH products & services; facilitates the International promotion, development and recognition of AYUSH system of medicine; foster interaction of stakeholders and market development of AYUSH at international level; promote academics and research through the establishment of AYUSH Academic Chairs in foreign  countries  and  holding  training  workshop/symposiums  for  promoting  and  strengthening awareness and interest about AYUSH Systems of Medicine at international level.

(f)  Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  the  opening  of  new  AYUSH centers comes  under  the purview of respective State/UT Governments including tribal area of Madhya Pradesh. However, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM), there is a provision of  financial  assistance  for  setting  up  of  50  /30  /10  bedded  integrated  AYUSH  hospitals  in  the country including Madhya Pradesh which also covers the tribal areas. The details of units approved in  the  country  including  Madhya  Pradesh  for  setting  up  of  upto  50  bedded  integrated  AYUSH hospitals from 2014-15 to 2021-22 is furnished at Annexure-II.

## Annexure I

## (i) State/UT-wise AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres (AHWC) approved and No. of AYUSH HWCs functional under NAM

| Sr. No.   | Name of State/UT                    |   No. of approved AYUSH HWCs |   No. of functional AYUSH HWCs |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Island             |                            6 |                              6 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                      |                          110 |                              0 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                   |                           49 |                             34 |
| 4         | Assam                               |                           89 |                             44 |
| 5         | Bihar                               |                          268 |                             18 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                          |                           12 |                              5 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                        |                          240 |                            240 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                            0 |                              0 |
| 9         | Delhi                               |                            0 |                              0 |
| 10        | Goa                                 |                           40 |                              9 |
| 11        | Gujarat                             |                          265 |                            223 |
| 12        | Haryana                             |                          569 |                            361 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                    |                          740 |                            240 |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir                      |                          442 |                            317 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                           |                          267 |                            115 |
| 16        | Karnataka                           |                          376 |                            176 |
| 17        | Kerala                              |                          520 |                            180 |
| 18        | Ladakh                              |                           14 |                              0 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                         |                            7 |                              5 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                      |                          562 |                            362 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                         |                          294 |                            281 |
| 22        | Manipur                             |                           17 |                              3 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                           |                           45 |                              0 |
| 24        | Mizoram                             |                           38 |                             24 |
| 25        | Nagaland                            |                           49 |                              4 |
| 26        | Odisha                              |                          250 |                             90 |
| 27        | Puducherry                          |                            4 |                              4 |
| 28        | Punjab                              |                          217 |                              0 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                           |                         1000 |                            484 |
| 30        | Sikkim                              |                           18 |                             18 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                          |                          350 |                            250 |
| 32        | Telangana                           |                          421 |                            421 |
| 33        | Tripura                             |                           84 |                              0 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                       |                         1034 |                            500 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                         |                          300 |                             70 |
| 36        | West Bengal                         |                          271 |                            271 |
|           | Total                               |                         8968 |                           4755 |

## (ii) State/UT-wise number of AYUSH Hospitals as on 01.04.2021

| Sl. No.   | State / UT                         |   Number of AYUSH Hospitals |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                           8 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                          12 |
| 3         | Assam                              |                           4 |
| 4         | Bihar                              |                           8 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                       |                          16 |
| 6         | Delhi                              |                           6 |
| 7         | Goa                                |                           2 |
| 8         | Gujarat                            |                          40 |
| 9         | Haryana                            |                          15 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                          34 |
| 11        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                          11 |
| 12        | Jharkhand                          |                           1 |
| 13        | Karnataka                          |                         269 |
| 14        | Kerala                             |                         165 |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                          77 |
| 16        | Maharashtra                        |                         141 |
| 17        | Manipur                            |                          25 |
| 18        | Meghalaya                          |                          12 |
| 19        | Mizoram                            |                           2 |
| 20        | Nagaland                           |                           6 |
| 21        | Odisha                             |                          10 |
| 22        | Punjab                             |                          25 |
| 23        | Rajasthan                          |                         138 |
| 24        | Sikkim                             |                           6 |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu                         |                         295 |
| 26        | Tripura                            |                           7 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                        1982 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand                        |                         434 |
| 29        | West Bengal                        |                          25 |
| 30        | A&N Islands                        |                           3 |
| 31        | Chandigarh                         |                           2 |
| 32        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                           6 |
| 33        | Ladakh                             |                           0 |
| 34        | Lakshadweep                        |                           2 |
| 35        | Puducherry                         |                           1 |
| 36        | Telangana                          |                          11 |
|           | TOTAL                              |                        3801 |

Annexure-II The State/UT-wise list of integrated AYUSH Hospital approved under National AYUSH Mission from 2014-15 to 2021-22

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                 | Location of integrated AYUSH Hospital   |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | Port Blair                              |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh           | Kakinada                                |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh           | Visakhapatnam                           |
| 3.        | Assam                    | Goalpara                                |
| 3.        | Assam                    | Majuli                                  |
| 4.        | Bihar                    | Patna                                   |
| 5.        | Chandigarh               | Chandigarh                              |
| 6.        |                          | Champa                                  |
| 6.        |                          | Mahasamund                              |
| 6.        |                          | Koria                                   |
| 6.        |                          | Korba                                   |
| 6.        |                          | Kanker                                  |
| 6.        |                          | Narayanpur                              |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh             | Bijapur                                 |
| 6.        |                          | Dantewada                               |
| 6.        |                          | Raipur                                  |
| 6.        |                          | Bilaspur                                |
| 6.        |                          | Durg                                    |
| 6.        |                          | Sarguja District Headquarter            |
| 6.        |                          | Dalli Rajhara                           |
| 7.        | Goa                      | South Goa                               |
| 8.        | Haryana                  | Hisar                                   |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh         | Kullu                                   |
|           | Himachal Pradesh         | Mandi                                   |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir           | Kishtwar                                |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir           | Kupwara                                 |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir           | Bilawar                                 |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir           | Kulgam                                  |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir           | Samba                                   |
| 11.       | Jharkhand                | Ranchi                                  |
| 12.       | Karnataka                | Gadag Mangalore                         |
| 13.       | Kerala                   | Chalakudy, Thrissur                     |
| 13.       | Kerala                   | Mattannur, Kannur                       |
| 14.       | Lakshadweep              | Kavaratti                               |
| 15.       | Maharashtra              | Nandurbar                               |
| 15.       | Maharashtra              | Sindhudurg                              |
| 15.       | Maharashtra              | Pune                                    |
| 15.       | Maharashtra              | Ahmednagar                              |
| 16.       | Manipur                  | Moreh, Chandel District                 |
| 16.       | Manipur                  | Churancandpur                           |
| 16.       | Manipur                  | KwakeithelKonjengLeikai                 |
| 16.       | Manipur                  | Keirao AC, Imphal East District         |

|     |                | Bhopal                                               |
|-----|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|     |                | Indore                                               |
|     |                | Narsinghpur                                          |
| 17. | Madhya Pradesh | Amarkantak                                           |
|     |                | Mandleshwar                                          |
|     |                | Balaghat                                             |
|     |                | Sehore                                               |
| 18. | Meghalaya      | Sohra (Cherapunje), CHC, East Khasi Hills            |
| 19. | Mizoram        | Umtrew, Ri Bhoi District                             |
| 19. | Mizoram        | Aizwal                                               |
| 19. | Mizoram        | Noklak, Tuensang District                            |
| 20. | Nagaland       | Razha, Chedema                                       |
| 19. | Mizoram        | Sapangya (Chungtia)                                  |
| 19. | Mizoram        | Yachem, Longleng                                     |
| 21. | Odisha         | Dhenkanal                                            |
| 21. | Odisha         | Behrampur                                            |
| 21. | Odisha         | Balasore                                             |
| 22. | Puducherry     | Villanur                                             |
| 23. |                | Yanam Moga                                           |
| 24. | Punjab         | Dayalpur Sodhia Zirakpur                             |
| 24. | Punjab         | Bhilwara                                             |
| 24. | Punjab         | Ajmer                                                |
| 24. | Rajasthan      | Churu                                                |
| 24. | Punjab         | Bikaner                                              |
| 24. | Punjab         | Jaipur                                               |
| 25. | Sikkim         | Kyongsa, West Sikkim                                 |
| 26. | Tamil Nadu     | Theni                                                |
| 26. | Tamil Nadu     | Thiruvannamalai                                      |
| 26. | Tamil Nadu     | Pudukkottai                                          |
| 27. | Telangana      | Anantgiri, Vikarabad, Rangareddy Distt.              |
| 27. | Telangana      | Bhupalpalli (V&M), Jayashankar Bhupalpalli District. |
| 28. | Tripura        | Paradise Chowmuhani, Agartala                        |
| 28. | Tripura        | Belonia                                              |
| 29. | Uttar Pradesh  | Bulandshahar                                         |
| 29. | Uttar Pradesh  | Bilhour, Kanpur                                      |
| 29. | Uttar Pradesh  | West Katli, Lucknow                                  |
| 29. | Uttar Pradesh  | Badrasi, Varanasi                                    |
| 29. | Uttar Pradesh  | NawabGanj, Bareilly                                  |
| 29. | Uttar Pradesh  | Basti                                                |
| 29. | Uttar Pradesh  | Sirathu Kaushambi                                    |
| 29. | Uttar Pradesh  | Sonbhadra                                            |
| 29. | Uttar Pradesh  | OraiJalaun                                           |
| 29. | Uttar Pradesh  | Sant Kabir Nagar                                     |
| 29. | Uttar Pradesh  | Saharanpur Deoria                                    |
| 29. | Uttar Pradesh  | Lalitpur                                             |

|     |             | Amethi                          |
|-----|-------------|---------------------------------|
|     |             | Kanpur Dehat                    |
|     |             | Firozpur, Balia District        |
|     |             | Raebareli                       |
|     |             | Baghpat                         |
|     |             | Fatehpur                        |
|     |             | Shravasti                       |
|     |             | Unnao                           |
|     |             | Hardoi                          |
|     |             | Gorakhpur                       |
|     |             | Sambhal                         |
| 30. | Uttarakhand | Haldwani                        |
| 30. | Uttarakhand | Jakhnidhar, Tehri               |
| 30. | Uttarakhand | Tanakpur, Champawat             |
| 31. | West Bengal | Tapsikhata, Alipurduar District |
| 31. | West Bengal | Paschim Midnapore               |