Lok Sabha Question No. 2789 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Upgradation of Facilities in AYUSH HWCs
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2789 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH MARCH, 2023

## UPGRADATION OF FACILITIES IN AYUSH HWCS

## 2789. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has upgraded the existing health facilities in AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  budget  allocated  by  the  Government  in  this  regard  during  the  last  five  years, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) if  not,  whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme for upgradation of health facilities in AYUSH HWCs?

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

(a)  to  (b)  The  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  in  the  country  through  State/UT  Governments  for  the development  and  promotion  of  AYUSH  system  including  operationalization  of  AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres (AHWCs). Under NAM, there is a provision for setting up of AHWCs  by  upgrading  existing  AYUSH  dispensaries  /  sub  health  centres.  As  per  the proposals  received  from  State/UT  Governmentsthrough  their  State  Annual  Action  Plans (SAAPs), a total of 12,500 units of existing AYUSH dispensaries and sub health centres have been approved to be upgraded as AHWCs in the State/UT Governments. However, grant-inaid has been released for 9,586 units. As per the progress reports received from States/UTs, 5690  AYUSH  HWCs  have  been  made  functional  till  date.  The  State/UT  wise  status  of approved and functional AHWCs is furnished in Annexure I.

(c)  to  (d)  The  component  of AYUSH HWCs under NAM was approved in the year 201920.The  State/UT  wise  budget  allocated  by  Government  for  the  upgradation  of  AYUSH HWCs during the year 2019-20, 2020-21 ,2021-22 and 2022-23 is furnished at Annexure II.

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Annexure I State/UT wise status of approved and functional AYUSH HWCs

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs           |   Total No. of approved AYUSH HWCs |   Total No. of approved AYUSH HWCs (GIA released) |   Functional AYUSH HWCs |
|-----------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Island          |                                  6 |                                                 6 |                       6 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                   |                                203 |                                               110 |                     126 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                |                                 89 |                                                89 |                      36 |
| 4         | Assam                            |                                489 |                                                89 |                     106 |
| 5         | Bihar                            |                                388 |                                               268 |                      83 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                       |                                 12 |                                                12 |                       5 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                     |                                400 |                                               240 |                     284 |
| 8         | Delhi                            |                                  0 |                                                 0 |                       0 |
| 9         | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu |                                  1 |                                                 0 |                       0 |
| 10        | Goa                              |                                 74 |                                                40 |                      34 |
| 11        | Gujarat                          |                                365 |                                               365 |                     231 |
| 12        | Haryana                          |                                569 |                                               569 |                     369 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                 |                                740 |                                               740 |                     240 |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir                   |                                442 |                                               442 |                     317 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                        |                                745 |                                               745 |                     249 |
| 16        | Karnataka                        |                                376 |                                               376 |                     176 |
| 17        | Kerala                           |                                520 |                                               520 |                     208 |
| 18        | Ladakh                           |                                 14 |                                                14 |                       0 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                      |                                  7 |                                                 7 |                       7 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                   |                                762 |                                               562 |                     413 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                      |                                390 |                                               294 |                     281 |
| 22        | Manipur                          |                                 67 |                                                17 |                      14 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                        |                                 45 |                                                45 |                       0 |
| 24        | Mizoram                          |                                 38 |                                                38 |                      24 |
| 25        | Nagaland                         |                                 49 |                                                49 |                      24 |
| 26        | Odisha                           |                                422 |                                               250 |                     245 |
| 27        | Puducherry                       |                                  4 |                                                 4 |                       4 |
| 28        | Punjab                           |                                217 |                                               217 |                       0 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                        |                               2019 |                                              1000 |                     484 |
| 30        | Sikkim                           |                                 18 |                                                18 |                      18 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                       |                                650 |                                               350 |                     250 |
| 32        | Telangana                        |                                421 |                                               421 |                     421 |
| 33        | Tripura                          |                                 84 |                                                84 |                       0 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                    |                               1034 |                                              1034 |                     570 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                      |                                300 |                                               300 |                     194 |
| 36        | West Bengal                      |                                540 |                                               271 |                     271 |
|           | Total                            |                              12500 |                                              9586 |                    5690 |

Annexure II State/UT wise status of Budget allocated for AYUSH HWCs  (Central Share)

| S. No .   | Name of the States/UTs           | 2019-20                          | 2020-21                          | 2021-22                          | 2022- 23                           | Total (Rs. in Lakh)   |
|-----------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| S. No .   | Name of the States/UTs           | Amount released as central share | Amount released as central share | Amount released as central share | Amoun t release d as central share |                       |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Island          | 0.00                             | 63.80                            | 6.53                             | 18.18                              | 88.51                 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                   | 387.95                           | 385.40                           | 0.00                             | 0.00                               | 773.36                |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                | 18.28                            | 478.85                           | 180.85                           | 143.37                             | 821.35                |
| 4         | Assam                            | 0.00                             | 347.15                           | 231.66                           | 0.00                               | 578.81                |
| 5         | Bihar                            | 0.00                             | 516.54                           | 1,522.28                         | 0.00                               | 2,038.82              |
| 6         | Chandigarh                       | 28.32                            | 0.00                             | 8.35                             | 36.92                              | 73.59                 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                     | 0.00                             | 1,172.40                         | 234.48                           | 0.00                               | 1,406.88              |
| 8         | Delhi                            | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                               | 0.00                  |
| 9         | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                               | 0.00                  |
| 10        | Goa                              | 0.00                             | 65.99                            | 218.99                           | 0.00                               | 284.98                |
| 11        | Gujarat                          | 1,679.23                         | 244.01                           | 205.508                          | 272.59                             | 2,401.34              |
| 12        | Haryana                          | 809.16                           | 2,470.66                         | 143.94                           | 161.28                             | 3,585.05              |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                 | 1,052.00                         | 494.94                           | 1,081.80                         | 1,352.25                           | 3,980.99              |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir                   | 1,181.33                         | 889.69                           | 462.40                           | 1,785.28                           | 4,318.70              |
| 15        | Jharkhand                        | 825.90                           | 0.00                             | 1,309.77                         | 1127.12                            | 3,262.79              |
| 16        | Karnataka                        | 756.62                           | 0.00                             | 575.82                           | 192.88                             | 1,525.32              |
| 17        | Kerala                           | 283.80                           | 215.10                           | 153.00                           | 564.71                             | 1,216.60              |
| 18        | Ladakh                           | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 55.10                            | 0.00                               | 55.10                 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                      | 0.00                             | 19.61                            | 3.46                             | 6.38                               | 29.45                 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                   | 199.77                           | 2,813.80                         | 2,085.20                         | 0.00                               | 5,098.77              |
| 21        | Maharashtra                      | 2,553.02                         | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                               | 2,553.02              |
| 22        | Manipur                          | 13.91                            | 27.01                            | 170.04                           | 0.00                               | 210.96                |
| 23        | Meghalaya                        | 0.00                             | 247.97                           | 141.69                           | 0.00                               | 389.66                |
| 24        | Mizoram                          | 0.00                             | 332.29                           | 193.84                           | 0.00                               | 526.13                |
| 25        | Nagaland                         | 28.52                            | 662.15                           | 90.38                            | 3.16                               | 784.21                |
| 26        | Odisha                           | 0.00                             | 716.64                           | 1,075.38                         | 0.00                               | 1,792.02              |
| 27        | Puducherry                       | 43.64                            | 0.00                             | 1.44                             | 2.74                               | 47.82                 |

| 29   | Rajasthan     | 0.00      | 2,276.40   | 3,039.00   | 0.00     | 5,315.40   |
|------|---------------|-----------|------------|------------|----------|------------|
| 30   | Sikkim        | 0.00      | 253.42     | 0.00       | 0.00     | 253.42     |
| 31   | Tamilnadu     | 351.53    | 616.58     | 914.64     | 194.79   | 2,077.54   |
| 32   | Telangana     | 0.00      | 0.00       | 3,036.25   | 0.00     | 3,036.25   |
| 33   | Tripura       | 0.00      | 270.08     | 31.50      | 87.75    | 389.33     |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh | 2,814.27  | 1,472.33   | 4,611.86   | 619.84   | 9,518.29   |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   | 0.00      | 656.46     | 2,556.72   | 308.48   | 3,521.65   |
| 36   | West Bengal   | 201.369   | 247.35     | 1,097.82   | 0.00     | 1,546.54   |
|      | Total         | 14,064.59 | 18,046.38  | 25,966.98  | 6,877.72 | 64,955.66  |