Lok Sabha Question No. 3310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Allocation of Funds to AYUSH Industry Groups/ Clusters
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Soni, Vijay Baghel, Arun Sao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3310 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17/12/2021

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO AYUSH INDUSTRY GROUPS/CLUSTERS

## 3310: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI: SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL: SHRI ARUN SAO

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has allocated funds for the development of AYUSH Industry Groups/Clusters;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  targets  set  and  number  of  such  groups/clusters  developed  at  present,  State-wise and district-wise, particularly in Chhattisgarh; and
- (d) the number of groups/clusters targeted to be set up by the Government particularly in Chhattisgarh and number of clusters out of these constructed under the scheme?

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

(a)  &  (b): Yes,  Sir. Ministry  of  Ayush  (erstwhile  Department  of  Ayush)  implemented  a Central Sector Scheme for Development of Ayush Clusters up to 12 th Plan period (2012-17). The  Government  sanctioned  funds  to  ten  Ayush  Industry  Clusters  under  the  said  scheme. Later  on,  the  scheme  has  been  discontinued  with  effect  from  01.04.2017.  The  details  of Industry Clusters along with funds allocated are furnished at Annexure .

(c) & (d) : Since the scheme has been discontinued with effect from 01.04.2017, at present, the question of setting targets does not arise. Further, no Industry Cluster was developed in the State of Chhattisgarh.

## Details of Industry Clusters along with funds allocated under Central Sector Scheme for Development of Ayush Clusters

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Ayush Industry Cluster                                           | Fund released (approx.) (Rs. in lakh)         |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Confederation for Ayurvedic Renaissance-Keralam Limited, Thrissur, Kerala    | 968.81                                        |
| 2.        | Herbal Health Research Consortium Private Limited, Amritsar, Punjab          | 984.81                                        |
| 3.        | Ayurpark Health Care Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka                           | 991.82                                        |
| 4.        | Ayushraj Enterprises Private Limited, Jaipur, Rajasthan                      | 952.34                                        |
| 5.        | Konkan Ayur Pharma Private Limited, Pune, Maharashtra                        | 862.60                                        |
| 6.        | Maharashtra Ayurved Center Private Limited, Pune, Maharashtra                | 770.24                                        |
| 7. Arya N | Sanskar Ayush Medicare Private Limited, Haridwar, Uttarakhand                | 833.00 (Rs. 33 lakh refunded by organisation) |
| 8.        | Traditional AYUSH Cluster of Tamil Nadu Private Limited, Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 499.00                                        |
| 9.        | Lepakshi AYUSH Park Private Limited, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh               | 200.00                                        |
| 10.       | Rushikulya Ayurvedic Cluster Private Limited, Ganjam, Odisha                 | 120.00                                        |