Lok Sabha Question No. 321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Ayurveda Research Centres
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 321 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  FEBRUARY, 2023

## AYURVEDA RESEARCH CENTRES

## 321.  SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE :

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up more Ayurveda Research Centres in the country to propagate Ayurveda in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  Ayurveda  Research  Centres  functioning  in  the  country  including Maharashtra;
- (c) whether there is any plan to set up new Ayurveda Research Centre in Maharashtra;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the funds allocated and utilized for research and development at the said Centres during the last three years and the current year?

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

- (a) Government of India, Ministry  of Ayush has set up Central  Council for  Research  in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), an autonomous organization for undertaking, coordinating,  formulating,  developing,  and  promoting  research  on  scientific  lines  in Ayurvedic sciences. The research activities are carried out through its 30 Institutes/Centres/Units  located  all  over  India  and  through  collaborative  studies  with various Universities, Hospitals, and Institutes. The list of the CCRAS Institutes/Centres are at Annex-I .
- (b) CCRAS has three Institutes in the state of Maharashtra: -
1. Raja  Ramdeo  Anandilal  Podar  (RRAP)  Central  Ayurveda  Research  Institute, Mumbai.
2. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Nagpur.
3. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Pune.
- (c) Ministry has no such plan to set up a new Institute/Centre in Maharashtra.
- (d) Does not arise.
- (e) The details of funds allocated and utilized for research and development in Institutes /Centres in Maharashtra, during the last three years, are at Annex - II .

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## CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN AYURVEDIC SCIENCES

State-wise list of CCRAS Research Institutes/Centres

|   S.No. | State/UT                  | Name of Institute/Centre                                                                |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1) Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Port Blair                                     |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh            | 2) Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Vijayawada                                     |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh         | 3) Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Itanagar                                       |
|       4 | Assam                     | 4) Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Guwahati                                        |
|       5 | Bihar                     | 5) Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Patna                                          |
|       6 | Delhi                     | 6) Central Ayurveda Research Institute, New Delhi                                       |
|       7 | Goa                       | 7) Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Mineral and Marine Medicinal Resources, Goa |
|       8 | Gujarat                   | 8) Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Ahmedabad                                      |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh          | 9) Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Mandi                                          |
|      10 | Jammu& Kashmir            | 10)Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Jammu                                          |
|      11 | Karnataka                 | 11)Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Bengaluru                                       |
|      12 | Kerala                    | 12)National Ayurveda Research Institute for Panchakarma, Cheruthuruthy                  |
|      12 | Kerala                    | 13)Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram                             |
|      13 | Madhya Pradesh            | 14)Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Gwalior                                        |
|      14 | Maharashtra               | 15)Raja Ramdeo Anandilal Podar (RRAP) Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Mumbai       |
|      14 | Maharashtra               | 16)Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Nagpur.                                        |
|      14 | Maharashtra               | 17)Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Pune                                           |
|      15 | Nagaland                  | 18)Regional Ayurveda Research Centre, Dimapur, Nagaland                                 |
|      16 | Odisha                    | 19)Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Bhubaneswar                                     |
|      17 | Punjab                    | 20)Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Patiala                                         |
|      18 | Rajasthan                 | 21)M.S. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Jaipur                                    |
|      19 | Sikkim                    | 22)Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Gangtok                                        |
|      20 | Tamil Nadu                | 23)Captain Srinivasa Murthy Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Chennai                |
|      20 | Tamil Nadu                | 24)Dr. Achanta Lakshmipati Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Chennai                |
|      21 | Telangana                 | 25)National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage, Hyderabad                             |

|   22. | Tripura       | 26)Regional Ayurveda Research Centre, Agartala, Tripura   |
|-------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|    23 | Uttar Pradesh | 27)Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Jhansi            |
|    23 | Uttar Pradesh | 28)Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Lucknow          |
|    24 | Uttarakhand   | 29)Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Ranikhet         |
|    25 | West Bengal   | 30)Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Kolkata           |

(Rs. In lakhs)

|             |                 | 2019-20           | 2019-20     | 2020-21           | 2020-21     | 2021-22           | 2021-22     |
|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|
|             | Institutions    | Budget Allocation | Utilization | Budget Allocation | Utilization | Budget Allocation | Utilization |
| Maharashtra | CARIC, Mumbai   | 589.94            | 590.77      | 569.85            | 558.58      | 551.24            | 507.45      |
| Maharashtra | RARIFR, Pune    | 325.75            | 350.76      | 369.38            | 366.53      | 371.38            | 362.73      |
| Maharashtra | RARIMCH, Nagpur | 422.12            | 362.89      | 499.44            | 481.54      | 522.64            | 459.47      |

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