Lok Sabha Question No. 1613 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Ayurveda Institutions
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sanjeev Kumar Singari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1613 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## AYURVEDA INSTITUTIONS

## 1613. DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  intends  to  make  amendment  to  'The  Institute  of  Teaching  and Research  in  Ayurveda  Act,  2020'  to  declare  more  such  Ayurveda  Institutions  to  be  of National Importance especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the measures taken/being taken for promotion of Ayurveda education in the country?

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

- a) No, Sir.
- b) Does not arise.
- c) The main focus of the Government of India at present is to strengthen the already existing National level Institutions.
- d) There  are  following  6  National  level  Institutions  which  impart  Ayurveda  education  at under graduate, post graduate and doctoral level:
- i) National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur (Rajasthan).
6. ii) All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi
7. iii) Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar (Gujarat)
8. iv) North Eastern Institute  of  Ayurveda  and  Homeopathy  (NEIAH), Shillong (Meghalaya)
- v) North  Eastern  Institute  of  Ayurveda  &  Folk  Medicine  Research  (NEIAFMR), Pasighat (Arunachalk Pradesh)

## vi) Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth (RAV), New Delhi

All  these  National  Institutes  except  ITRA  which  is  an  Institute  of  National Importance set up by an Act of Parliament in 2020, are independent autonomous bodies registered under the Societies Act.

The major steps taken to promote Ayurveda during 2014-22 are as under:

## i) Establishment of North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and

Homeopathy, Shillong in 2016.

- ii) Establishment of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi.
- iii) Conferring the status of Deemed to be university to National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur.
- iv) Conferring  the  status  of  Institute  of  National  Importance  to  Institute  of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar.
- v) Change of nomenclature and mandate of North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicine,  Pasighat  as  North  Eastern  Institute  of  Ayurveda  and  Folk Medicine Research, Pasighat in 2020.
- vi) Establishment  of  All  India  Institute  of  Ayurveda,  Goa,  as  a  Satellite Institute of AIIA, New Delhi.  The Institute will impart quality education in Ayurveda System of Medicine. It has attached 250 bedded hospital.
- vii) In order to streamline the education of Indian System of Medicine (ISM), the Central Government has enacted the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020 (NCISM Act, 2020).
- viii) NCISM has  prepared  1 st professional  competency  based/outcome  based syllabus that aligns with the National Educational Policy (NEP).
- ix) Regulation  for  Minimum  Standard  of  Education  are  published  for  ASU system  and  implemented  from  2021-22  wherein  undergoing  Medical Education  Technology  (MET)/Quality  Improvement  Program  (QIP)  is mandatory for every teacher once in every three years.
- x) NCISM initiated  Electives,  online  course  in  ISM  (Ayurveda,  Unani  and Siddha)  from  2021-22  which  introduced  in  B.A.M.S./BUMS/BSRMS curriculum  to  provide  opportunity  to  student  of  ASU  courses  to  get introduced,  exposed  and  oriented  to  various  allied  subjects  that  are required to understand and build inter-disciplinary approach.
- xi) A uniform entrance examination namely, the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to all Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy (ASU&H) under Graduate courses.
- xii) A  uniform  entrance  examination  namely,  the  All  India  AYUSH  Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) for admission to postgraduate course in all ASU&H Institutions.

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