Lok Sabha Question No. 530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Setting up of AYUSH Centres
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Pallab Lochan Das, Sukanta Majumdar, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.530 ANSWERED ON 9 th  DECEMBER, 2022

## SETTING UP OF AYUSH CENTRES

## 530.     SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS: DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has proposed to set up 100 AYUSH dispensaries and 1000 wellness centres in North Eastern Region and if so, the selection criteria of areas therefor;

(b) the number of AYUSH facilities co-located at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs), State-wise;

(c)  the  number  of  AYUSH  educational  institutes  upgraded  under  National  Ayush  Mission (NAM)  in  the  country  including  in  West  Bengal  and  the  number  of  AYUSH  Drug  Testing Laboratories set up in the country, State/UT-wise particularly in West Bengal;

(d)  whether  Government  proposes  to  provide  information  regarding  Ayurveda  treatment  and wellness centres on digital platforms to help and guide needy patients across the globe and if so, the details thereof;

(e) the time by which the 'Heal in India' programme is likely to be implemented; and

(f) the details of steps taken by the Government for development of the AYUSH system in the country including Balurghat?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) Public Health being a State subject, setting up of AYUSH dispensaries and wellness centres in North Eastern Region comes under the purview of respective State Governments. However, under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM), there is a provision of financial assistance for construction of building to establish new AYUSH dispensary in the area where  there  are  no  AYUSH  facilities  available.  Further,  under  NAM,  as  per  the  provision  of

guidelines, the Healthcare facilities to be upgraded as AYUSH Health and Wellness Centre are AYUSH  Dispensaries  and  AYUSH  Sub-Centers.  In  this  regard,  proposal  is  required  to  be submitted by the State Government after joint workout by Department of AYUSH and Health in the  States.  Accordingly,  State  Governments  of  North  Eastern  Region  may  avail  financial assistance for establishment of AYUSH dispensaries and AYUSH Health and Wellness Centers by  submitting  suitable  proposals  through  State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs)  as  per  the provision of NAM guideline.

(b)The number of AYUSH facilities co-located at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs), State-wise is furnished at Annexure-I.

(c)  Under  NAM,  as  per  the  proposal  submitted  by  the  State/UT  Governments  through  State Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs),  the  number  of  AYUSH  educational  institutes  supported  for upgradation and the number of AYUSH Drug Testing Laboratories supported to set up in the country  including  West  Bengal  from  2014-15  to  2020-21,  State/UT-wise,  is  furnished  at Annexure-II. However, no proposal was received from State Government of West Bengal for setting up of new AYUSH Drug Testing Laboratory through SAAP under NAM.

(d) Ayush Grid, Ministry of Ayush has launched various applications like Ayush Clinical Case Repository portal, Ayusoft, Ayush Information Hub etc for making available various information related to Ayurveda to public. Ayush Grid has also developed Ayush Geographic Information System (GIS) Application to provide information to public related to onboarded Ayurveda health facilities, doctors and colleges.

(e) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India& Ministry of Ayush have been working with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and Services Export Promotion  Council  (SEPC),  for  developing  a  'One  Step'  portal  (Heal  in  India)  for  the convenience and ease of credible information for those who want to take treatment in India from abroad. Heal in India portal is an initiative of Government of India. The portal shall intend to focus  on  the  end-to-end  monitoring  of  patient  journey  with  comprehensive  coverage  of  price packages for  treatments  offered  across  modern  &  traditional  medicine,  a  Grievance  Redressal mechanism to enhance credibility, and the inclusion of patient feedback & testimonials.

(f) Ministry of Ayush is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) across the country including Balurghat through State/UT Governments for the overall  development  and  promotion  of  AYUSH  systems.  National  AYUSH  Mission  inter-alia makes provisions for the following: -

(i) AYUSH Health & Wellness Centres

(ii)  Co-location  of  AYUSH  facilities  at  Primary  Health  Centres  (PHCs),  Community  Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs)

(iii) Upgradation of existing standalone Government AYUSH Hospitals

(iv) Upgradation of existing Government/Panchayat/Government aided AYUSH Dispensaries/Construction  of  building  for  existing  AYUSH  Dispensary  (Rented/dilapidated accommodation)/Construction of building to establish new AYUSH Dispensary

(v) Setting up of upto50/30/10 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospitals

(vi) Supply of essential drugs to Government AYUSH Hospitals, Government Dispensaries and Government/Government aided Teaching Institutional AYUSH Hospitals

(vii) AYUSH Public Health Programmes

(viii) Infrastructural development of AYUSH Under-Graduate Institutions and AYUSH PostGraduate Institutions

(ix) Establishment of new AYUSH Colleges in the States where availability of AYUSH teaching institutions is inadequate in the Government Sector.

State/UT Governments may avail the eligible financial assistance by submitting suitable proposals through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per the NAM guidelines. The NAM guidelines may  be  perused at https://cdn.ayush.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NationalAyush-Mission-Guidelines.pdf.

## Annexure-1

## State-wise,the number of AYUSH facilities co-located at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs)

| Sl.No.    | Name of States/ UTs                |   DHs |   CHCs |   PHCs |   Total |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-------|--------|--------|---------|
| 1         | Bihar                              |    36 |      0 |      0 |      36 |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh                       |    18 |     98 |    454 |     570 |
| 3         | Himachal Pradesh                   |     0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| 4         | Jammu &Kashmir                     |    20 |     13 |    375 |     408 |
| 5         | Jharkhand                          |    24 |     48 |     97 |     169 |
| 6         | Madhya Pradesh                     |    36 |     98 |    289 |     423 |
| 7         | Orissa                             |     0 |    292 |    858 |    1150 |
| 8         | Rajasthan                          |     1 |    172 |    433 |     606 |
| 9         | Uttar Pradesh                      |   102 |    666 |    627 |    1395 |
| 10        | Uttarakhand                        |    13 |     53 |     44 |     110 |
| 11        | Arunachal Pradesh                  |    15 |     34 |     50 |      99 |
| 12        | Assam                              |     0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| 13        | Manipur                            |     7 |     17 |     78 |     102 |
| 14        | Meghalaya                          |    11 |     24 |     55 |      90 |
| 15        | Mizoram                            |    12 |      9 |      9 |      30 |
| 16        | Nagaland                           |     9 |     20 |      9 |      38 |
| 17        | Sikkim                             |     4 |      1 |      4 |       9 |
| 18        | Tripura                            |     3 |     21 |     84 |     108 |
| 19        | Andhra Pradesh                     |     9 |    105 |    273 |     387 |
| 20        | Goa                                |     2 |      6 |     24 |      32 |
| 21        | Gujarat                            |     0 |      0 |    860 |     860 |
| 22        | Haryana                            |    21 |     97 |    109 |     227 |
| 23        | Karnataka                          |    14 |     70 |    414 |     498 |
| 24        | Kerala                             |     0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| 25        | Maharashtra                        |    23 |    238 |     20 |     281 |
| 26        | Punjab                             |    23 |     62 |    123 |     208 |
| 27        | Tamil Nadu                         |    20 |    385 |    475 |     880 |
| 28        | Telangana                          |     5 |     46 |    479 |     530 |
| 29        | West Bengal                        |    16 |    213 |    222 |     451 |
| 30        | Andaman &Nicobar Island            |     3 |      4 |     20 |      27 |
| 31        | Chandigarh                         |     1 |      2 |      0 |       3 |
| 32        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |     2 |      4 |     11 |      17 |
| 33        | Delhi                              |     0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| 34        | Ladakh                             |     2 |      4 |     32 |      38 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep                        |     0 |      3 |      4 |       7 |
| 36        | Puducherry                         |     4 |      4 |     39 |      47 |
| All India | All India                          |   456 |   2809 |   6571 |    9836 |

## Annexure-II

## (i) The number of AYUSH educational institutes upgraded under National AYUSH Mission

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/ UTs   |   Under Graduate Institutes |   Post Graduate Institutes |
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh        |                           5 |                          0 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh     |                           0 |                          0 |
| 3         | Assam                 |                           3 |                          1 |
| 4         | Bihar                 |                           1 |                          2 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh          |                           2 |                          1 |
| 6         | Gujarat               |                           2 |                          3 |
| 7         | Haryana               |                           1 |                          0 |
| 8         | Jammu &Kashmir        |                           2 |                          0 |
| 9         | Jharkhand             |                           1 |                          0 |
| 10        | Karnataka             |                           1 |                          4 |
| 11        | Kerala                |                           0 |                          5 |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh        |                           8 |                          1 |
| 13        | Maharashtra           |                           2 |                          3 |
| 14        | Manipur               |                           0 |                          0 |
| 15        | Odisha                |                           5 |                          2 |
| 16        | Punjab                |                           2 |                          0 |
| 17        | Puducherry            |                           1 |                          0 |
| 18        | Rajasthan             |                           2 |                          0 |
| 19        | Sikkim                |                           0 |                          0 |
| 20        | Tamil Nadu            |                          11 |                          1 |
| 21        | Telangana             |                           4 |                          2 |
| 22        | Tripura               |                           1 |                          0 |
| 23        | Uttar Pradesh         |                          17 |                          3 |
| 24        | Uttrakhand            |                           2 |                          1 |
| 25        | West Bengal           |                           2 |                          5 |
| Total     | Total                 |                          75 |                         34 |

## (ii) The number of AYUSH Drug Testing Laboratories set up in the country, State/UT-wise

| S. No.   | Name of States   |   AYUSH Drug Testing Laboratory |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   |                               1 |
| 2        | Manipur          |                               1 |
| 3        | Odisha           |                               1 |
| 4        | Uttar Pradesh    |                               1 |
| Total    | Total            |                               4 |