Lok Sabha Question No. 4122 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: AYUSH System of Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Devendrappa Y, Devji Mansingram Patel, Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Saikia Dilip, Pushpendra Singh Chandel, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4122 ANSWERED ON 24 TH  MARCH, 2023

## TO BE AYUSH SYSTEM OF MEDICINE

## †4122.  SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH NAIK NIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is taking steps to further expand AYUSH services in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  Government  is  formulating  an  action  plan  to  promote  the  AYUSH  system  of medicine and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of AYUSH centres proposed to be set up in various States, district-wise and the details of funds allocated and released to such AYUSH centres during the last three years along with the present status thereof; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to increase the number of AYUSH doctors and to fill the vacant posts in the Ministry of AYUSH?

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

(a)  &  (b)  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National AYUSH Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments and supporting their efforts for overall development  &  promotion  and  expansion  of  AYUSH  services  in  the  country  by  providing financial assistance to them under different activities as per the provision of NAM guidelines. The Mission inter-alia makes provision for the following activities: -

- (i) AYUSH Health & Wellness Centres

(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  Government/Panchayat/Government  aided  AYUSH  Dispensaries/ Construction of building for existing AYUSH Dispensary (Rented/ dilapidated accommodation)/ Construction  of  building  to  establish  new  AYUSH  Dispensary  in  the  area  where  there  are  no AYUSH facilities available

## (v) Setting up of upto 10/30/50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospitals

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

(vii) AYUSH Public Health Programmes

(viii) Behaviour Change Communication (BCC)

- (ix) Mobility support at State and District level
- (x) AYUSH Gram

(xi) Establishment of new AYUSH colleges in the States where availability of AYUSH teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector

(xii) Infrastructural development of AYUSH Under-Graduate Institutions

(xiii) Infrastructural development of AYUSH Post-Graduate Institutions/ add on PG/ Pharmacy /Para-Medical Courses.

State/UT Governments may avail the eligible financial assistance by submitting the suitable proposals through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per the NAM guidelines. Under NAM, Ministry of Ayush has released an amount of Rs. 3457.04 crores since inception to till date as per the proposals submitted by the State/UT Governments through SAAPs.

Further,  Ministry  has  signed  Memorandums  of  Understanding  (MoUs)  with  Ministry  of Defence  to  integrate  Ayurveda  in  the  health  establishments  under  Directorate  General  Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) and Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE) under Ministry of Defence (MoD). As per the MoUs, total 49 Ayurveda units have been started under MoD; 37 Cantonment Board Hospitals/ Dispensaries under DGDE in various Cantonments and 12 Service Hospitals under the Armed Forces Medical Services.

(c) Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  setting  up  of  AYUSH  centres  comes  under  the purview of the respective  State/UT  Government.  However, under NAM  there is  provision  of financial  assistance  to  State/UT  Governments  for  setting  up  of  50/30/10  bedded  Integrated AYUSH Hospitals. Under, NAM the Ministry of Ayush has approved 108 units of Integrated

Ayush hospitals as per the proposals received from the State/UT Governments through SAAPs since 2014-15 to 2021-22. Details of the funds allocated for setting Integrated AYUSH hospitals during  the  last  three  years  (2019-20  to  2021-22)  and  present  status  thereof  is  furnished  in Annexure .

(d)  In  the  Ministry  of  Ayush,  the  appointment  of  Ayush  Doctors  is  being  done  on  the recommendations  of  Union  Public  Service  Commission  (UPSC)  in  various  streams  viz. Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Unani and Siddha at the level of Medical Officer/Research Officer. Based on the vacancies, Ministry of Ayush from time to time sends requisition to UPSC for recruitment of Ayush Doctors. Lately, UPSC has recommended 37 Ayurveda, 36 homoeopathy and 06 Unani Doctors for the post of Medical Officer/research Officer in the Ministry of Ayush.

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## Details of the funds allocated for setting Integrated AYUSH hospitals during the last three years (2019-20 to 2021-22) and present status thereof:

(Rs. in Lakhs)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT                  | Location of Integrated Ayush Hospital   |   Amount Approved during 2019-20 |   Amount Approved during 2020-21 |   Amount Approved during 2021-22 | Present status of Integrated Ayush Hospital   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Port Blair                              |                            35    |                             72.4 |                                0 | Under construction                            |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh            | Kakinada                                |                           254.97 |                              0   |                                0 | Construction not started                      |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh            | Visakhapatnam                           |                           109.43 |                              0   |                                0 | Construction not started                      |
|         3 | Assam                     | Majuli                                  |                             0    |                              0   |                               10 | Construction completed                        |
|         4 | Bihar                     | Patna                                   |                           200    |                              0   |                                0 | Under construction                            |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh              | Jangir Champa                           |                             0    |                            255.5 |                                0 | Under construction                            |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh              | Mahasamund                              |                             0    |                            255.5 |                                0 | Under construction                            |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh              | Koria                                   |                             0    |                            255.5 |                                0 | Under construction                            |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh              | Korba                                   |                             0    |                            255.5 |                                0 | Under construction                            |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh              | Kanker                                  |                             0    |                            255.5 |                                0 | Under construction                            |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh              | Narayanpur                              |                             0    |                            255.5 |                                0 | Under construction                            |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh              | Bijapur                                 |                             0    |                            255.5 |                                0 | Under Construction                            |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh              | Dantewada                               |                             0    |                            255.5 |                                0 | Under construction                            |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh              | Raipur                                  |                             0    |                              0   |                              300 | Under                                         |

|    |                |                              |       |        |        | construction             |
|----|----------------|------------------------------|-------|--------|--------|--------------------------|
|    |                | Bilaspur                     |   0   |   0    | 300    | Under construction       |
|    |                | Durg                         |   0   |   0    | 300    | Under construction       |
|    |                | Sarguja District Headquarter |   0   |   0    | 300    | Under Construction       |
|    |                | Dalli Rajhara                |   0   |   0    | 255    | Under construction       |
| 6  | Haryana        | Hisar                        | 442   |   0    |   0    | Under construction       |
| 7  | Jammu& Kashmir | Kishtwar                     | 100   |   0    |   0    | Under construction       |
| 7  | Jammu& Kashmir | Kupwara                      | 100   | 127.08 |  89.31 | Under construction       |
| 7  | Jammu& Kashmir | Bilawar                      |   0   | 150    |  89.31 | Under construction       |
| 7  | Jammu& Kashmir | Kulgam                       |   0   | 127.08 |  89.31 | Under construction       |
| 7  | Jammu& Kashmir | Samba                        |   0   | 100    |   0    | Under construction       |
| 8  | Jharkhand      | Ranchi                       | 600   |   0    |   0    | Construction not Started |
| 9  | Karnataka      | Gadag                        | 100   | 100    |   0    | Functional               |
| 9  | Karnataka      | Mangalore                    | 141   |  59    |   0    | Functional               |
| 10 | Kerala         | Chalakudy, Thrissur District |   0   | 100    |   0    | Under construction       |
| 10 | Kerala         | Mattannur, Kannur            | 100   | 433.33 |   0    | Under construction       |
| 11 | Maharashtra    | Nandurbar                    | 325   |   0    |   0    | Under construction       |
| 11 | Maharashtra    | Sindhudurg                   | 325   |   0    |   0    | Under construction       |
| 11 | Maharashtra    | Pune                         | 325   |   0    |   0    | Under construction       |
| 11 | Maharashtra    | Ahmednagar                   | 325   |   0    |   0    | Under construction       |
| 12 | Manipur        | Keirao, Imphal East District |  37.8 | 100    |   0    | Functional               |
| 13 | Madhya         | Bhopal                       |   0   | 200    |   0    | Functional               |

|    | Pradesh       | Narsinghpur                          |   0.00 |   0.00 |   200.00 | Under construction     |
|----|---------------|--------------------------------------|--------|--------|----------|------------------------|
|    |               | Balaghat                             |   0    |   0    |    50    | Under construction     |
|    |               | Sehore                               |   0    |   0    |    50    | Under construction     |
| 14 | Meghalaya     | Sohra (Cherapunje), East Khasi Hills |   0    |   0    |   450.5  | Under construction     |
|    | Meghalaya     | Umtrew Village, Rhi Bhoi District,   | 100    |   0    |   575    | Under Construction     |
| 15 | Mizoram       | Aizawl                               |   0    |  69.61 |     0    | Under construction     |
|    |               | Noklak, Tuensang District            |  97.72 |   0    |     0    | Functional             |
| 16 | Nagaland      | Razha, Chedema                       | 100    |  30.84 |   119.16 | Functional             |
|    |               | Sapangya (Chungtia)                  | 100    |   0    |     0    | Under construction     |
|    |               | Yachem, Longleng                     | 100    |   0    |     0    | Under construction     |
|    |               | Dhenkanal                            | 300    |   0    |     0    | Under construction     |
| 17 | Odisha        | Balasore                             | 100    |   0    |     0    | Under construction     |
|    |               | Villianur                            |   0    |  50    |   209.05 | Under construction     |
| 18 | Puducherry    | Yanam                                | 108    |  28.6  |   180.74 | Under construction     |
| 19 | Rajasthan     | Sikar                                | 450    |   0    |     0    | Under construction     |
|    |               | Sirathu Koushambi                    |   0    | 145    |     0    | Functional             |
|    |               | Sonbhadra                            |   0    | 145    |     0    | Functional             |
|    |               | Orai Jalaun                          |   0    | 145    |     0    | Construction completed |
| 20 | Uttar Pradesh | Sant Kabir Nagar                     |   0    | 145    |     0    | Functional             |
|    |               | Saharanpur                           |   0    | 145    |     0    | Under construction     |
|    |               | Deoria                               |   0    | 145    |     0    | Functional             |
|    |               | Lalitpur                             |   0    | 145    |     0    | Functional             |

|    |             | Amethi                   |    0.00 |   145.00 |    0.00 | Functional         |
|----|-------------|--------------------------|---------|----------|---------|--------------------|
|    |             | Kanpur Dehat             |    0    |   145    |    0    | Functional         |
|    |             | Firozpur, Balia District |    0    |   145    |    0    | Under construction |
|    |             | Raebareli                |    0    |   300    |  161.64 | Under construction |
|    |             | Baghpat                  |    0    |   300    |  162.35 | Under construction |
|    |             | Fatehpur                 |    0    |   300    |  210.35 | Under construction |
|    |             | Shravasti                |    0    |   212.93 |    0    | Under construction |
|    |             | Unnao                    |    0    |   212.93 |    0    | Under construction |
|    |             | Hardoi                   |    0    |     0    |  265    | Under construction |
|    |             | Gorakhpur                |    0    |     0    |  265    | Under construction |
|    |             | Sambhal                  |    0    |     0    |  265    | Under construction |
| 21 | West Bengal | Paschim Midnapore        |  200    |     0    |    0    | Functional         |
|    |             |                          | 5175.92 |  6567.78 | 4896.7  |                    |