Lok Sabha Question No. 1127 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Promotion of Yoga and Natural System of Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1127 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  JULY, 2022

## PROMOTION OF YOGA AND NATURAL SYSTEM OF MEDICINE

## 1127.   SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the various schemes being implemented by the Government under this Ministry in Madhya Pradesh;

(b) whether the Government proposes to set up Yoga Training Institutes in the rural and urban areas of the country, if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and location-wise;

(c) the steps taken by the Government to promote the yoga and naturopathy in rural areas; and

(d) the number of institutes with adequate facilities operating in the rural areas?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) Ministry of Ayush is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governmentsto develop and promote AYUSH systems in the countryincluding  Madhya  Pradesh.  The  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM) inter-alia makes provision for the following:-

(i)AYUSH Health & Wellness Centres

(ii) Co-location ofAYUSHfacilities at PHCs, CHCsandDHs

(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

(v) Setting up of up to 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) Infrastructural development of AYUSH Under-Graduate Institutions and AYUSH Post-Graduate Institutions

(xii) Establishment of new AYUSH Colleges

State/UT  Governments  may  avail  financial  assistance  by  submitting  their  proposals through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per NAM guidelines.

(b) Public Health being a State subject, setting up of Yoga Training Institutes in the rural and urban  areas  of  the  country  comes  under  the  purview  of  respective  State/UT  Governments. However,  under  NAM,  there  is  a  provision  of  financial  assistance  for  setting  up  of  50/30/10 bedded  integrated  AYUSH  Hospitals  including  the  Yoga  &  Naturopathy  system.  State/UT Governments may avail financial assistance by submitting their proposals through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per NAM guidelines.

(c) & (d) Ministry of Ayush promotes Yoga in the country including rural areas through its three autonomous  bodies  namely  Morarji  Desai  National  Institute  of  Yoga  (MDNIY),  New  Delhi, Central  Council  for  Research  in  Yoga  &  Naturopathy  (CCRYN),  New  Delhi  and  National Institute  of  Naturopathy  (NIN),  Pune.  MDNIY  provides  various  courses  for  Yoga  education. CCRYN is the apex body for research and development in the Yoga and Naturopathy systems. NIN, a premier institute for Naturopathy organizes various activities related to Naturopathy and Yoga.

Further, the Ministry of Ayush is implementing the operationalization of 12,500 AYUSH Health and Wellness Centers (AHWCs) through State/UT Governments as a component of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM). At these AYUSH HWCs, Yoga is being taught to the public for general health promotion as community based intervention by qualified Yoga Instructors including rural areas. The State/UT-wise detail of AYUSH Health and Wellness Centers (AHWCs) approved units are furnished in Annexure.

State/UT wise details of approved AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres

| Sr. No.   | Name of State/UT                   |   AHWCs approved |
|-----------|------------------------------------|------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Island            |                6 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     |              110 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |               49 |
| 4         | Assam                              |               89 |
| 5         | Bihar                              |              268 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         |                6 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       |              240 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                0 |
| 9         | Delhi                              |                0 |
| 10        | Goa                                |               40 |
| 11        | Gujarat                            |              265 |
| 12        | Haryana                            |              569 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   |              240 |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |              317 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          |              267 |
| 16        | Karnataka                          |              176 |
| 17        | Kerala                             |              240 |
| 18        | Ladakh                             |               14 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                        |                5 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     |              562 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                        |              294 |
| 22        | Manipur                            |               17 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                          |               45 |
| 24        | Mizoram                            |               38 |
| 25        | Nagaland                           |               49 |
| 26        | Odisha                             |              250 |
| 27        | Puducherry                         |                4 |
| 28        | Punjab                             |              217 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          |             1000 |
| 30        | Sikkim                             |               18 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                         |              250 |
| 32        | Telangana                          |              421 |
| 33        | Tripura                            |               38 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                      |              592 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                        |               70 |
| 36        | West Bengal                        |              100 |
| Total     | Total                              |             7553 |