Lok Sabha Question No. 1764 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: AYUSH Doctors
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1764 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2022

## AYUSH DOCTORS

## 1764. SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of AYUSH doctors practicing Homeopathy, Unani, Siddha and Naturopathy in the country, State/UT-wise including Gujarat;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to set up any Naturopathy hospital in Gujarat; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to bring AYUSH healthcare services into mainstream?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) Thenumber  of  Unani,  Siddha,  Naturopathy  and  Homeopathy  Registered  Practitioners (Doctors) in the country, State/UT-wise including Gujarat is furnished at Annexure - I .
- (b) Public Health being a State subject, setting up of Naturopathy hospital comes under the purview  of  the  respective  State/UT  Government.  However,  the  Ministry  of  Ayush  is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the National Ayush Mission (NAM) through  State/UT  Governments  for  promotion  and  development  of  Ayush  systems  of Medicine and to bring Ayush healthcare services into mainstream. Under the NAM, there is a provision of financial assistance for setting up of 50/30/10 bedded Integrated Ayush hospital including Naturopathy. State/UT Governments may avail the eligible financial assistance by submitting the suitable proposal through State Annual Action Plans as per the NAM Guidelines.
- (c)  The steps taken by the Government to bring Ayush healthcare services into main stream are as follows: -

Ministry  of  Ayush  signed  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  Ministry  of Railways  for  Introduction  of  Ayush  Systems  in  five  Railway  Hospitals.  Accordingly, Ayush units have been started in Railway Zonal Hospitals at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata  and  Guwahati.Also,  a  MoU  has  been  signed  with  Ministry  of  Defense  for integration of Ayurveda under their health establishments. Accordingly, Ayurveda OPDs have been established at Palliative Care Centre, Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, Air Force Hospital Hindon and 05 identified Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) polyclinics in Delhi-NCR.

Apart  from  above,  National  Health  policy,  2017  which  lays  down  guidelines  for  the entire  health  sector  (including  Ayush  Systems)  inter-alia  focus  on  Integrating  Ayush system with Modern medicine. Due emphasis has been given for continuing mainstreaming of Ayush with General Health. The policy further supports the integration of Ayush systems at the level of knowledge systems, by validating processes of health care promotion and cure. 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 choice to the patients for different systems of medicine. The engagement of Ayush Doctors/ paramedics and their training is supported by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, while the support for Ayush infrastructure, equipment/furniture and medicines are provided by Ministry of Ayush under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM).

Further, Government of India has made a comprehensive decision for operationalization of Health and Wellness Centres by the Ministry of Ayush through State/UT Governments. Union Cabinet on 20.03.2020 has approved the proposal to operationalize 12,500  Health  and  Wellness  Centres  (HWCs)  through  National  Ayush  Mission  under Ayushman Bharat in a phased manner from year 2019-20 to 2023-24.

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## State wise Unani, Siddha, Naturopathy and Homeopathy Registered Practitioners (Doctors) as on 01.01.2020

|   S.No | States/UTs        |   Unani |   Siddha |   Naturopathy |   Homeopathy |
|--------|-------------------|---------|----------|---------------|--------------|
|      1 | 2                 |       3 |        4 |             5 |            6 |
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh    |     482 |        0 |           178 |         2260 |
|      2 | Arunachal Pradesh |       3 |        0 |             0 |          311 |
|      3 | Assam             |       0 |        0 |             0 |         1643 |
|      4 | Bihar             |    5183 |        0 |             0 |        33337 |
|      5 | Chhattisgarh      |     181 |        0 |           244 |         2135 |
|      6 | Delhi             |    1519 |        0 |             0 |         5207 |
|      7 | Goa               |       0 |        0 |             0 |          771 |
|      8 | Gujarat           |     338 |        0 |             0 |        22712 |
|      9 | Haryana           |     216 |        0 |             0 |         1827 |
|     10 | Himachal Pradesh  |       4 |        0 |             0 |         1364 |
|     11 | Jammu &Kashmir    |    1580 |        0 |            68 |          461 |
|     12 | Jharkhand         |      58 |        0 |             0 |          489 |
|     13 | Karnataka         |    2223 |       11 |          1770 |        10063 |
|     14 | Kerala            |     150 |     2337 |           272 |         1099 |
|     15 | Madhya Pradesh    |    1920 |        0 |            37 |        19607 |
|     16 | Maharashtra       |    7249 |        0 |             0 |        72828 |
|     17 | Manipur           |       0 |        0 |             0 |            0 |
|     18 | Meghalaya         |       0 |        0 |             0 |          407 |
|     19 | Mizoram           |       0 |        0 |             0 |            0 |
|     20 | Nagaland          |       0 |        0 |             0 |          163 |
|     21 | Odisha            |      28 |        0 |             0 |        10046 |
|     22 | Punjab            |     172 |        0 |             0 |         3934 |
|     23 | Rajasthan         |    1121 |        0 |            98 |         8530 |
|     24 | Sikkim            |       0 |        0 |             0 |            0 |
|     25 | Tamil Nadu        |     528 |     6322 |          1073 |         6435 |
|     26 | Telangana         |    5113 |        0 |           357 |         5318 |
|     27 | Tripura           |       0 |        0 |             0 |          612 |
|     28 | Uttar Pradesh     |   14717 |        0 |             0 |        35200 |
|     29 | Uttarakhand       |     169 |        0 |             0 |          875 |
|     30 | West Bengal       |    5294 |        0 |             0 |        38622 |
|     31 | A&N Islands       |       0 |        0 |             0 |            0 |
|     32 | Chandigarh        |       0 |        0 |             0 |          174 |

| S.No   | States/Uts            |   Unani |   Siddha |   Naturopathy |   Homeopathy |
|--------|-----------------------|---------|----------|---------------|--------------|
| 1      | 2                     |       3 |        4 |             5 |            6 |
| 33     | D&NHaveli& Daman &Diu |       0 |        0 |             0 |            0 |
| 34     | Ladakh                |       0 |        0 |             0 |            0 |
| 35     | Lakshadweep           |       0 |        0 |             0 |            0 |
| 36     | Puducherry            |       0 |        0 |             0 |            0 |
|        | TOTAL                 |   48248 |     8670 |          4097 |       286430 |

Source:  'AYUSH IN INDIA-2020' (Annual Statistical Publication of the Ministry of Ayush)