Lok Sabha Question No. 1048 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Health and Wellness Centres under NAM
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1048 ANSWERED ON 3 rd DECEMBER, 2021

## HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTRES UNDER NAM

## 1048.   SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) the  status  of  operationalization  of  Health  andWellness  Centres  (HWCs)  under  the National AyushMission (NAM) during the last and the current year,State-wise;

(b) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  initiativeto  regulate  and  control  AYUSH drugs; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH

## (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) The  status  of  operationalization  of  Health  and  Wellness  Centresunder  the National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM)  during  the  last  and  the  current  year,State/UT  wiseis furnished at Annexure .

(b)& (c) Yes, Sir.AYUSH  drugs  are  regulated under the provisions of Drugs  and Cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules 1945. Exclusive regulatory guidelines, quality controlprovisions and good  manufacturing practices for  Ayurveda, Siddha,Unani  and Homeopathic  drugs  manufacturing  units  are  prescribed  in  the  above  Act  and  Rules.  The respective Research Councils under Ministry of Ayush are conducting trials for validation of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy drugs.

## Annexure

| State/UT wise status of operationalization of Ayush Health and Wellness Centresduring the last   | State/UT wise status of operationalization of Ayush Health and Wellness Centresduring the last   | State/UT wise status of operationalization of Ayush Health and Wellness Centresduring the last   | State/UT wise status of operationalization of Ayush Health and Wellness Centresduring the last   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                           | Name of State/UT                                                                                 | and the current year No. of Ayush HWCs operationalized during the year 2020-21                   | No. of Ayush HWCs operationalized during the current year 2021-22                                |
| 1                                                                                                | Andman& Nicobar Island                                                                           | 0                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                | 0                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                | Assam                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                | Bihar                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                | 18                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                | Chandigarh                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                | 21                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                | Goa                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                | 9                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                | 136                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                               | Haryana                                                                                          | 266                                                                                              | 79                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                | 140                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                               | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                   | 75                                                                                               | 86                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                        | 100                                                                                              | 6                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                           | 13                                                                                               | 53                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                               | Laddakh                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                |
| 17                                                                                               | Lakshadweep                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                | 352                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                | 79                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                | 24                                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                | 59                                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                               | Puducherry                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                               | Punjab                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                | 361                                                                                              |
| 28                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                | 18                                                                                               |
| 29                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       | 48                                                                                               | 92                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                |
| 31                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                | 141                                                                                              |
| 32                                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                | 45                                                                                               |
| 33                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                      | 13                                                                                               | 69                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                  | Total                                                                                            | 522                                                                                              | 1800                                                                                             |