Lok Sabha Question No. 3698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Vacancy in AYUSH Research Councils and Institutions
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3698 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2022

## VACANCY IN AYUSH RESEARCH COUNCILS AND INSTITUTIONS

## 3698. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there are vacant posts in AYUSH Research Councils and Institutions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time since when these posts are lying vacant; and
- (c) steps being taken by the Government to fill up these vacancies on regular basis?

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

(DR. MAHENDRABHAI MUNJAPARA)

(DNDRABHAI MUNJAPARA)

- (a) & (b) Yes, Madam . The details of posts lying vacant in AYUSH Research Councils and Institutions is attached as Annexure . The posts lying vacant pertain to different time period. Non-availability of suitable candidates, posts being sub-judice and non-availability of proper applications from candidates are some of the reasons for the posts lying vacant.
- (c) All Research Councils and National Institutes take regular action to fill up the vacant posts at  Group 'A', Group 'B' and Group 'C' level. The vacant posts are regularly advertised or filled up through promotion as per relevant rules as applicable for the particular posts having certain eligibility criteria.

Annexure

## The details of posts lying vacant in AYUSH Research Councils and Institutions under the Ministry of Ayush

|   Sl No. | Name of the organization                                              |   Group A |   Group B |   Group C |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), New Delhi |        13 |       125 |       975 |
|        2 | Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), New Delhi         |        27 |        37 |        51 |
|        3 | Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS), Chennai                |        08 |        01 |        10 |
|        4 | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), New Delhi     |        89 |        76 |       181 |
|        5 | Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN). New Delhi |        01 |        04 |        06 |
|        6 | National Institute of Siddha (NIS), Chennai                           |        10 |        01 |        01 |
|        7 | Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), New Delhi           |        11 |        04 |        14 |
|        8 | National Institute of Sowa- Rigpa (NISR), Leh                         |         0 |         0 |        01 |
|        9 | National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM), Bengaluru                |        15 |        19 |        20 |
|       10 | National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN), Pune                         |         0 |         0 |        01 |
|       11 | National Institute of Homeopathy (NIH), Kolkata                       |        39 |        23 |        38 |

|   12. | Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth (RAV), New Delhi                                  |   0 |   0 |   01 |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|------|
|    13 | National Institute Of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur                                    |  17 |   0 |   27 |
|    14 | North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda &Folk Medicine Research (NEIAFMR), Pasighat |  03 |  02 |   11 |
|    15 | North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy (NEIAH), Shillong             |  48 |  03 |   01 |
|    16 | Institute of Teaching & Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jam Nagar                  |  37 |  34 |  193 |
|    17 | All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi                               |  16 |  12 |   32 |