Lok Sabha Question No. 1865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Naturopathy Hospitals in Tribal Areas
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1865 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH February, 2021

## NATUROPATHY HOSPITAL S IN TRIBAL AREAS

## 1865. SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

Will  the  Minister of  AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) the number and details of Naturopathy hospitals operational in the backward tribal areas of the country, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether the Government has set up any Naturopathy hospital in the tribal areas, if so, th details thereof  and  the  number  of  tribal people  who  are  likely  to be  benefitted  by  these Naturopathy hospitals in the country, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether these hospitals will act as a training centre for the Tribal Youth to incorporate the skills of Naturopathy and Yoga into their health practic es and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is considering to study tribal Health practices and develop a repository of tribal health practices and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to train theyoung tribal men and women to deliver simple Naturopathy treatments which will benefit the entire community in future?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS AND ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY

(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a)  &  (b): As  public  health  is  a  State  subject,  setting  up  Naturopathy  Hospitals  i backward  tribal  areas  in the  country  comes  under  the  purview  of  respective  State/UT Governments.  As  such  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH  does  not  maintain  State/UT  wise  data  of Naturopathy hospitals operational in the country.

However, National  Institute  of  Naturopathy  (NIN),  Pune  an  autono mous  Institute under Ministry of AYUSH has started a Naturopathy Clinic in Tribal Area of Pune Dist. at Gohe (Bk), Ambegaon for the welfare of the tribal people with particular emphasis on and Naturopathy with a 20 bed capacity.

(c):  Yes, the abov e tribal unit will act as training centre for the tribal youth to incorp skills of Naturopathy and Yoga into their health practices. NIN in as ociation with Shabari Tribal Finance, Govt. of Maharashtra is offering free training to Tribal youths o n Treatment Assistant Training Course (TATC).

(d):The  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences  (CCRAS),  New  Delhi  an autonomous body of Ministry of AYUSH has been executing a 'Tribal Health Care Research programme  (THCRP)'  in  15  States  through 15  CCRAS  institutes  under  Tribal  Sub  Plan (TSP) the list of the same is given at annexure.

Under this programme, the Council is generating awareness about health wellnes and prevention of diseases among the tribal population besides extending medical ai  at their door steps. The council also collect information on folk medicines/ Local Health Trad (LHT) practices prevalent in the tribal area.

(e):  NIN in association with Shabari Tribal Finance, Govt. of Maharashtra is offering free training to Tribal youths to deliver Naturopathy treatments.

ANNEXURE

Details of Tribal Health Care Research Programme

|   S. No. | Institute Names     | State                     |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | CARIHD, Bhubaneswar | Odisha                    |
|        2 | RARIED, Jaipur      | Rajasthan                 |
|        3 | RARIDD, Gwalior     | Madhya Pradesh            |
|        4 | RARISD, Vijayawada  | Andhra Pradesh            |
|        5 | RARIMCH, Nagpur     | Maharashtra               |
|        6 | RARIMD, Bangalore   | Karnataka                 |
|        7 | RARIID, Patna       | Bihar                     |
|        8 | RARIGID, Guwahati   | Assam                     |
|        9 | RARI, Gangtok       | Sikkim                    |
|       10 | RARIUD, Jammu       | Jammu                     |
|       11 | ALRCA, Chennai      | Tamil Nadu                |
|       12 | RRCA, Port Blair    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
|       13 | RARISD, Ahmadabad   | Gujarat                   |
|       14 | RARC, Tripura       | Tripura                   |
|       15 | NRISR, Leh          | Ladakh                    |