Lok Sabha Question No. 3386 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Promotion of Ayurvedic Medicines at global level
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sudarshan Bhagat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3386 ANSWERED ON 17/12/2021

## PROMOTION OF AYURVEDIC MEDICINES AT GLOBAL LEVEL

## 3386. SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

a)  whether the usage of Ayurvedic medicines have increased globally as well as domestically;

(b) if so, whether the Government has conducted any research in this regard;

(c) whether  the  Government  is  making  efforts  to  promote  Ayurvedic  medicines globally; and

(d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a),  (b)  &  (d)  Yes.  Recently  a  research  report  on  AYUSH  Sector  has  been published by Forum on Indian Traditional Medicine (FITM) under Research and Information system for developing country (RIS), which is an autonomous policy research institute at New Delhi. As per the report, the current turnover of Indian AYUSH  industry  is  US$  18.1  billion  and  the  market  size  of  Indian  AYUSH industry  as  a  whole,  has  grown  by  17  per  cent  during  2014-2020.  The  total AYUSH & herbal medicines export of India has increased from US$ 1.09 billion in 2014 to US$ 1.54 billion in 2020, registering a robust growth rate of 5.9 per cent annually.

(c) The Ministry of Ayush, Government of India has developed a Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of International Co-operation in AYUSH (IC Scheme) with the  mandate  to  promote  and  strengthen  awareness  and  interest  about  AYUSH

Systems  of  Medicine  at  international  level;  to  facilitate  International  promotion, development and recognition of AYUSH system of medicine; to foster interaction of stakeholders and market development of AYUSH at international level; to give boost  to  AYUSH  products/  services  /  education/  research/  training  globally;  to promote  academics  and  research  through  establishment  of  AYUSH  Academic Chairs  in  foreign  countries;  setting  up  of  AYUSH  Information  Cell  abroad  to disseminate authentic information about Ayush system in the foreign communities etc.

Under the AYUSH Fellowship program of the IC scheme, 104 scholarships are offered every year to the eligible foreign nationals from 101 countries for pursuing AYUSH courses in premier Institutes in India. Ministry has signed 14 MoUs for setting  up  AYUSH  Academic  Chairs  with  foreign  Universities/  institutes  under which  AYUSH  experts  are  deputed  to  undertake  teaching/  training  /  research activities. Various multilateral forums like G 20, BIMSTEC, BRICS, IBSA, SCO etc. are being effectively utilized to get global recognition to Ayurveda and other AYUSH systems.

Ministry  of  Ayush  has  signed  an  agreement  with  London  School  of  Hygiene  & Tropical  Medicine  (LSH&TM), UK for conducting the study on 'Ashwagandha for  promoting  recovery  from  Covid-19  in  the  UK'.  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  also signed  an  agreement  with  Frankfurter  InnovationszentrumBiotechnologie  GmbH (FIZ), Frankfurt Germany  for  conducting Collaborative Research study on Guduchyadi tablets in combating COVID-19 infection- In-vitro & in-vivo study.

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