Lok Sabha Question No. 1894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Assistance rendered to AYUSH practitioners
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Gautam Gambhir

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1894 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH February, 2021

## ASSISTANCE RENDERED TO AYUSH PRACTITIONE RS

## 1894. SHRI GAUTAM GAMBHIR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to assist  the  AYUSH  practitioners particularly Ayurveda and Unani practitioners who co uld not physically attend to patients during COVID- 19 outbreak, stream - wise;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF Y OUTH 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)  to  (c):  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  taken  following  steps  to assist  the  AYUSH  practitioners including Ayurveda and Unani practitioners:
- I. Ministry of AYUSH issued an advisory on 29.01.2020 on how to protect oneself COVID and how to stay healthy. Ministry has written a letter on 06.03.2020 to a Secretaries of States / Union territories with more specific suggestions on augment General Immunity of people and about possible AYUSH intervention. Ministry has issued  self - care  guidelines  on  31.03.2020  for  preventive  health  measures  and  boo immun ity with special reference to respiratory health.
- Guidelines  for  Registered  Practitioners  of  respective  system  of  AYUSH  (inc Ayurveda and Unani) have been prepared by Research Councils and National Insti etted by the Interdisciplinary AYUSH Research and Development Task Force of Ministry of AYUSH. These vetted guidelines are m available in public domain for the benefit registered AYUSH practitioners to he
- II. with their team of experts and same is v management of COVID 19 pandemic uniform ly.
- III. Ministry  of  AYUSH  and  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  have  jointly  provi training  to  33,000  AYUSH  master  trainers.  Total  66045  AYUSH  Personnel  has  a obtained  training  at  igot.in  platform  on  continual  basis.  Ministry  of  AYU coordinated with MoHFW for utilisation of AYUSH manpower as COVID warrior for the management  of  COVID- 19  with  identified  roles.  Total  105681  AYUSH  Personnel  ha been  trained  by  State  AYUSH  Directorates  and  total  39555  AYUSH  Personnel  a deployed for Covid - 19.
- IV. (IV) Ministry of AYUSH has released 'National Clinical Management Protocol based on Ayurveda  and  Yoga  for  management  of  COVID -19'  prepared  by  National  Task  force which in consensus from expert committees from All India Institute of Ayurveda Delhi, Insti tute of Post Graduate Training and Research in Ayurved (IPGTRA), Jamnag and  National  Institute  of  Ayurveda  (NIA),  Jaipur  ,  Central  Council  for  Rese Ayurveda (CCRAS), Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN) and other national research organizations as per the Report & Recommendations of t Interdisciplinary  Committee.        wherein  guidelines  for  post - covid  care  has  been mentioned.  This protocol is based on:
- i. Knowledge from   Ayurveda   literature and clinical experience
- ii. Empirical evidences and Biological plausibility
- iii. Emerging trends of ongoing clinical studies

The Salient features of this protocol include management of prophylactic, Asympt Mild and Moderate cases of COVID - 19 along with of post - m anagement.

- (V)  Ministry  of  AYUSH  advised  States/UTs  to  assign  the  AYUSH  facilities  under administrative control for supporting the treatment of the Covid - 19 patients.