Lok Sabha Question No. 740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: Ayurvedic Doctors under AYUSH
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 740 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD JULY , 2021

## AYURVEDIC DOCTORS UN DER AYUSH

## 740. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of posts sanctioned for Ayurvedic doctors under AYUSH Ministry in Madhya Pradeshincluding the posts lying vacant at present district - wise along with the reason for these vacancies;
- (b) the details of the authority, State or Centre responsible to fill these posts;
- (c) whether there is any provision for filling the posts under National Health Mission (NHM) in case the State does not fill the posts;
- (d) if so, the reasons for not filling the posts thereunder;
- (e) if not, whether the Government is likely to make provision to fill the posts under National Health Mission (NHM); and
- (f) the number of Ayurvedic colleges currently functional for Ayurveda medical studies in the country including t he number of students being awarded degrees ach year, State/UT - wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (DR. MUNJPARA MAHEND RABHAI)

- (a)& (b): Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of theNational AYUSH Mission (NAM), 337  posts  of  Community  Health  Officers  (CHOs) - Ayurveda    have  been  approved  on  a contractual basis in the State of Madhya Pradesh for operationalization of AYUSH Healt Wellness  Centres.  District  wise  number  of  CHOs - Ayurveda  approved  in  Madhya  Pradesh  is furnished  at Annexure - I. However,  sanctioning  regular  posts  and  filling  vacant  posts  comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments, a sPublic h ealth is a St ate subject .
- (c) to (e): Under theNational Health Mission, support for engaging AYUSH doctors on a contractual basis at co - located health facilities are provided based on their requirement posed by the  States/UTs  in  their  Programme  Implementation  Plans (PIPs). 172  Ayurvedic  doctors  are working under National Health Mission in Madhya Pradesh on a contractual basis.
- (f):The number of Ayurvedic colleges currently functional for Ayurveda medical studies in country including the number of students being awarded d egrees  each  year,  State/UT - wise  is furnished at Annexure - II .

## Status of District wise number of CHOs - Ayurveda approved in Madhya Pradesh

|   S.No | District    |   No. of CHOs-Ayurveda |
|--------|-------------|------------------------|
|      1 | Agar Malwa  |                      2 |
|      2 | Alirajpur   |                      4 |
|      3 | Anupur      |                      4 |
|      4 | Ashoknagar  |                      4 |
|      5 | Balaghat    |                     20 |
|      6 | Barwani     |                      5 |
|      7 | Betul       |                     10 |
|      8 | Bhind       |                     11 |
|      9 | Bhopal      |                      1 |
|     10 | Burhanpur   |                      2 |
|     11 | Chhatarpur  |                     12 |
|     12 | Chhindwara  |                      5 |
|     13 | Damoh       |                      9 |
|     14 | Datia       |                      6 |
|     15 | Dewas       |                     10 |
|     16 | Dhar        |                      6 |
|     17 | Dindori     |                      2 |
|     18 | Guna        |                      8 |
|     19 | Gwalior     |                      4 |
|     20 | Harda       |                      2 |
|     21 | Hoshangabad |                      5 |
|     22 | Indore      |                      5 |
|     23 | Jabalpur    |                     11 |
|     24 | Jhabua      |                      3 |
|     25 | Katni       |                     11 |
|     26 | Khandwa     |                      6 |
|     27 | Khargone    |                      7 |
|     28 | Mandla      |                      4 |
|     29 | Mandsour    |                      7 |
|     30 | Morena      |                     13 |
|     31 | Narsinghpur |                      6 |
|     32 | Neemuch     |                      3 |
|     33 | Panna       |                      8 |
|     34 | Raisen      |                      4 |
|     35 | Rajgarh     |                      6 |
|     36 | Ratlam      |                      4 |
|     37 | Rewa        |                     12 |
|     38 | Sagar       |                     11 |
|     39 | Sahdole     |                      3 |
|     40 | Satna       |                     11 |
|     41 | Sehore      |                      9 |
|     42 | Seoni       |                      7 |
|     43 | Shajapur    |                      2 |

| 44    | Sheopur   |   2 |
|-------|-----------|-----|
| 45    | Shivpuri  |  10 |
| 46    | Sidhi     |   9 |
| 47    | Singroli  |   5 |
| 48    | Tikamgarh |   6 |
| 49    | Ujjain    |  10 |
| 50    | Umaria    |   5 |
| 51    | Vidisha   |   5 |
| Total | Total     | 337 |

Annexure - II wise Ayurveda Colleges with annual students' admission

## State/Union Territory -capacity in Under - graduate and Post - graduate courses for Academic Year 2020 - 21

| Sl. No.   |                  | UG seats   | UG seats   | UG seats   | UG seats   | PG seats   | PG seats   | PG seats   | PG seats   | UP & PG Grand   |
|-----------|------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No.   | State / UT       | Govt.      | Aided      | Pvt.       | Total      | Govt.      | Aided      | Pvt.       | Total      | UP & PG Grand   |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   | 75         | 0          | 140        | 215        | 25         | 0          | 36         | 61         | Total 276       |
| 2.        | Assam            | 63         | 0          | 0          | 63         | 30         | 0          | 0          | 30         | 93              |
| 3.        | Bihar            | 163        | 0          | 260        | 423        | 48         | 0          | 20         | 68         | 491             |
| 4.        | Chandigarh       | 0          | 0          | 100        | 100        | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 100             |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh     | 150        | 0          | 295        | 445        | 66         | 0          | 0          | 66         | 511             |
| 6.        | Delhi            | 200        | 0          | 0          | 200        | 159        | 0          | 0          | 159        | 359             |
| 7.        | Goa              | 0          | 0          | 60         | 60         | 0          | 0          | 12         | 12         | 72              |
| 8.        | Gujarat          | 519        | 93         | 1665       | 2277       | 105        | 0          | 113        | 218        | 2495            |
| 9.        | Haryana          | 138        | 0          | 600        | 738        | 30         | 0          | 0          | 30         | 768             |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh | 75         | 0          | 120        | 195        | 56         | 0          | 0          | 56         | 251             |
| 11.       | Jammu & Kashmir  | 63         | 0          | 90         | 153        | 0          | 0          | 15         | 15         | 168             |
| 12.       | Jharkhand        | 0          | 0          | 60         | 60         | 0          | 0          | 24         | 24         | 84              |
| 13.       | Karnataka        | 400        | 75         | 5020       | 5495       | 109        | 36         | 1001       | 1146       | 6641            |
| 14.       | Kerala           | 226        | 138        | 840        | 1204       | 162        | 40         | 86         | 288        | 1492            |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh   | 500        | 0          | 1230       | 1730       | 86         | 0          | 88         | 174        | 1904            |
| 16.       | Maharashtra      | 563        | 1149       | 4170       | 5882       | 249        | 204        | 1112       | 1565       | 7447            |
| 17.       | Meghalaya        | 63         | 0          | 0          | 63         | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 63              |
| 18.       | Odisha           | 225        | 0          | 120        | 345        | 29         | 0          | 0          | 29         | 374             |
| 19.       | Puducherry       | 63         | 0          | 0          | 63         | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 63              |
| 20.       | Punjab           | 50         | 0          | 960        | 1010       | 10         | 0          | 39         | 49         | 1059            |
| 21.       | Rajasthan        | 325        | 0          | 610        | 935        | 263        | 0          | 18         | 281        | 1216            |
| 22.       | Tamil Nadu       | 75         | 0          | 310        | 385        | 0          | 0          | 60         | 60         | 445             |
| 23.       | Telangana        | 126        | 0          | 150        | 276        | 48         | 0          | 0          | 48         | 324             |
| 24.       | Uttar Pradesh    | 638        | 0          | 4940       | 5578       | 149        | 0          | 293        | 442        | 6020            |
| 25.       | Uttarakhand      | 225        | 0          | 900        | 1125       | 83         | 0          | 84         | 167        | 1292            |
| 26.       | West Bengal      | 75         | 0          | 100        | 175        | 24         | 0          | 0          | 24         | 199             |
|           | Total            | 5000       | 1455       | 22740      | 29195      | 1731       | 280        | 3001       | 5012       | 34207           |

Total Ayurveda Colleges

: 416

Total number of UG Seats:

29195

Total number of PG Seats:           5012

Total number of seats

: 34207