Lok Sabha Question No. 3425 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Number of Ayush Doctors in Ayush Clinics
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3425 ANSWERED ON 5 TH  AUGUST, 2022

## NUMBER OF AYUSH DOCTORS IN AYUSH CLINICS

## 3425.   SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) the number of Ayush doctors currently working in Ayurvedic and Homoeopathic colleges across India;

(b)  whether  the  Government  is  providing  specific  incentives/subsidies  to  improve  the AYUSH ecosystem in the country;

(c)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  appoint  Ayush  doctors  in  the  Public  Health Centres of rural areas as well;

(d) if so, details thereof; and

(e) the details of the steps taken to increase the awareness about the Ayush remedies?

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

(a)  There  are  approximately  28501Ayush  doctors  currently  working  in  Ayurvedic  and Homoeopathic colleges across India.

(b)  Ministry of Ayush had developed a Central Sector Scheme namely Champion Services Sector Scheme for Medical Value Travel. Under this scheme, financial assistance in the form of Interest Subsidy is provided to private investors for the establishment of Super Specialty Hospitals/ Day Care Centres of the systems recognized under The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM)  Act, 2020 or The National  Commission for Homeopathy (NCH) Act, 2020 on Pan India basis. The scheme ended on 31 st March 2022.

(c) & (d) Government of India has adopted a strategy of Co-location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs), thus  enabling  the  choice  to  the  patients  for  different  systems  of  medicines  under  a single  window.  The  engagement  of  AYUSH  doctors/  paramedics  and  their  training  is supported  by  the  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  under  National  Health  Mission (NHM), while the support for AYUSH infrastructure, equipment/ furniture and medicines are provided  by  the  Ministry  of  Ayush  under  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)as  shared responsibilities.

(e)  National  AYUSH  Mission  inter-alia  makes  provisions  for  the  followingto  increase awareness about the Ayush remedies: -

## (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

(v) Setting up of upto50/30/10 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) Infrastructural development of AYUSH Under-Graduate Institutions and AYUSH PostGraduate Institutions

(ix)  Establishment  of  new  AYUSH  Colleges  in  the  States  where  availability  of  AYUSH teaching institutions is inadequate in the Government Sector.

Further, the Ministry of Ayush  also runs a Central Sector  Scheme  namely, 'Information Education and Communication'.  Under this, the Ministry supports events like National level fairs, State level fairs, seminars, conferences, workshops etc. for propagating the Ayush system of medicine. The scheme also provides for propagation through print and news media.

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