Lok Sabha Question No. 188 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Institute for Siddha
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban, S. Ramalingam

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

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 188 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JULY, 2022

## INSTITUTE FOR SIDDHA

## *188. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.: SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  constitute  a  separate  Department  for Siddha medicine under the Ayush Ministry, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government for setting up new institutes for Siddha across the country;
- (c) whether the Government plans to start the already proposed Siddha college(s) in the country including Chennai, Salem district of Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government for popoularization of Siddha medicine across the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY(AYUSH)

(SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 188* FOR 29 TH  JULY, 2022

- (a) No, Sir. There is no proposal to constitute a separate Department for Siddha medicine in  the  Ministry.  However,  for  the  development  of  Siddha  system  of  Medicine,  the Ministry of Ayush has established  Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS), an apex  body  pertaining  to  research  in  Siddha  Medicine  and  National  Institute  of  Siddha (NIS), an autonomous body imparting Post-Graduate education in Siddha Medicine.
- (b) The  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  set  up  NIS  in  Chennai,  Tamil  Nadu  and  CCRS  Head Quarter in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The CCRS has following 8 peripheral Institutes / Units across the country;
1. Siddha Central Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
2. Siddha Regional Research Institute, Puducherry.
3. Siddha Regional Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
4. Siddha  Clinical  Research  Unit,  Govt.  Siddha  Medical  College  Campus, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu.
5. Siddha  Clinical  Research  Unit,  Vardhman  Mahavir  Medical  College  & Safdarjung Hospital Campus, New Delhi.
6. Siddha  Clinical  Research  Unit,  Sri  Jayachamarejendra  Govt.  Ayurvedic Hospital Campus Bengaluru, Karnataka.
7. Siddha Medicinal Plants Garden, Mettur Dam, Tamil Nadu.
8. Siddha  Clinical  Research  Unit,  Sri  Venkateswara  Institute  of  Medical Sciences (SVIMS) Campus Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

In  addition  to  the  above,  the  following  Co-located  Siddha  units  of  CCRS  are functioning across country:

- i. AYUSH Wellness Clinic, Rashtrapathi Bhawan, New Delhi
- ii. All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi,
- iii. National Institute of Epidemiology - ICMR unit, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and
- iv. Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Puducherry.

Besides, the Ministry of Ayush has accorded approval to establish a Siddha Clinical Research Unit in Goa.

- (c) Any University, trust or any other body except Central Government may apply for establishing  a  new  medical  institution,  under  section  29  of  National  Commission  for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020 to the Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian  System  of  Medicine,  which  will  be  examined  by  them  as  per  extant  rules  and regulations and permission is granted or denied accordingly. The list of existing Siddha Medical Colleges/Institutions is given below:

|   Sl. No. | Name of the College                                                                                                                                            | State      |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|         1 | Santhigiri Siddha Medical College, PO Koliyacode, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 607                                                                                 | Kerala     |
|         2 | Government Siddha Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.                                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu |
|         3 | National Institute of Siddha, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.                                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu |
|         4 | Government Siddha Medical College, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli - 627 002, Tamil Nadu                                                                            | Tamil Nadu |
|         5 | R.V.S. Siddha Medical College, Sulur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu |
|         6 | Sri Sai Ram Siddha Medical College and Research Centre, Sai Leo Nagar, Poonthandalam, West Tambram, SriperumbudurTaluk, Kanchipuram Distt Chennai, Tamil Nadu. | Tamil Nadu |
|         7 | JSA Medical College Research Centre Pali, N.H-45, Ulundurpettaluk, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu.                                                                     | Tamil Nadu |
|         8 | Sivaraj Siddha Medical College and Research Centre, SiddharKovil Main Road, Thumbathulipatty, Salem, Tamil Nadu.                                               | Tamil Nadu |
|         9 | ATSVS Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Pudukkadai, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.                                                                                | Tamil Nadu |
|        10 | Velumailu Siddha Medical College, Sriperambudur, Tamil Nadu.                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu |
|        11 | Maria Siddha Medical College, Thottavarram Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.                                                                                            | Tamil Nadu |
|        12 | Excel Siddha Medical College and Research Centre Pallakkapalayam, Komarapalayam, NamakkalDistt - 637303, Tamil Nadu.                                           | Tamil Nadu |
|        13 | Sri Nandha Educational Trust, Erode Nandha Siddha Medical College &Hospital Erode, Tamil Nadu.                                                                 | Tamil Nadu |

Besides,  under  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  namely  National  AYUSH  Mission (NAM) financial assistance are being provide to State Government  for establishment of New AYUSH Colleges in the States where availability of AYUSH teaching institution is inadequate in Government Sector including Siddha.

(d) The  following  steps  have  been  taken  by  Ministry  for  popoularization  of  Siddha medicine across the country.

The Ministry of Ayush has established Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS)  and  National  Institute  of  Siddha  (NIS),  Chennai  to  popoularize  Siddha system of medicine in the Country . The Ministry of Ayush also operates various Central Sector Schemes and Centrally Sponsored Scheme like National AYUSH Mission (NAM) and Information Education and Communication (IEC).

Under Information Education and Communication (IEC) scheme , the Ministry supports events like National level fairs, State level fairs, seminar, conferences, workshops  etc.  for  propagating  Ayush  including  Siddha  system  of  medicine  and treatment. The scheme also provides for propagation through print and news media.

Under the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) schem e  following  provisions  are provided to popoularize the AYUSH system of medicine including Siddha:-

(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/Construction of building to establish new AYUSH Dispensary

(v) Setting up of up to 50 /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) Behaviour Change Communication (BCC)

(ix) Mobility support at State and District level

(x) AYUSH Gram

(xii)  Establishment  of  New  AYUSH  Colleges  in  the  States  where  availability  of AYUSH teaching institution is inadequate in Government Sector including Siddha.

(xii) Infrastructural development of AYUSH Under-Graduate Educational Institutions.

(xiii)  Infrastructural  development  of  AYUSH  Post-Graduate  Educational  Institutions/ add on PG/Pharmacy/ Para-Medical Courses.

The following activities have been carried out to strengthen / upgrade the existing institutes/units of CCRS and NIS and to popularize the Siddha system of medicine: -

- i. Siddha  Medicinal  Plants  Gardens  are  maintained  in  various  units  of  Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS) and National Institute of Siddha (NIS).
- ii. Regional  Raw  Drug  Repositories  (RRDR's), a  project  under  Central  Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants supported by National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) is being carried out at SCRI, Chennai.
- iii. Cancer OPD has also been initiated in Siddha Clinical Research Unit, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital Campus, New Delhi.
- iv. CCRS  has  entered  into  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  premier medical institutions like Government Institute of Medical Sciences(GIMS), Noida, All  India  Institute  of  Ayurveda,  New  Delhi,  National  Institution  of  Nutrition  ICMR, Chennai for carrying out collaborative studies. In addition, a MoU has been made  with  Accelerating  Growth  of  New  India  Innovation  (AGNII)  for  the commercialization of R&D technologies and products developed by CCRS.
- v. The guidelines issued by Ministry of Ayush have aided the Siddha practitioners for adopting preventive measures of COVID and in the management of asymptomatic, symptomatic  COVID  patients. Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  have  launched special  programme  named  AAROGYAM with guidelines  for  the  prevention and treatment of COVID-19 through Siddha system of Medicine.
- vi. Nationwide  Distribution  of  Kabasura  Kudineer :  CCRS  and  NIS  through  its peripherial  Institutes/units  has  carried  out  the  project  entitled  'Documentation  of efficacy  of  selected  Ayush  Interventions  AYUSH-64  and  Kabasura  Kudineer  in asymptomatic,  mild  to  moderate  Covid-19  patients  in  home  isolation  through Ayush Sanjivani mobile app: A prospective multicenter Community based study'. With the support of Seva Bharathi workers mass distribution of Kabasura kudineer chooranam  was  carried  out  in  the  COVID-19  affected  areas.  Total  sample  size covered  was  30,000.  Kabsura  kudineer  has  proven  significant  effect  in  the management and prevention of COVID -19.
- vii. Nationwide  Distribution  of  Amukkura  Chooranam  Tablets :  NIS  and  CCRS through its peripheral institutes distribution of Amukkura Chooranam tablets was carried out related to Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav activities.
- viii. An Integrated Siddha cancer OPD is successfully functioning at All India Institute of  Ayurveda campus aiding the Palliative care of cancer patients through Siddha system.
- ix. AYUSH-Hospital Management Information System (AHMIS) has been implemented in the peripheral institutes/units of CCRS and NIS.
- x. Activities under WHO Collaboration:

The following activities on Siddha System of Medicine have been initiated under the agreement of WHO with Ministry of Ayush:

- a. Inclusion  of  Siddha  Morbidity  Codes  in  2 nd Module  of  Traditional  Medicine Chapter of ICD-11.
- b. Siddha Terminology document.
- c. Bench marks for practice in Siddha and Bench marks for practice in Varmam.

## xi. Mobile applications and Portal:

- a. Validation  of  Siddha  Udal  Iyal  Inventory  -YI  for  the  Assessment  of  Body Constitution (ABC) - It forms the fundamental basis of diagnosing the diseases, the prognosis  and  in  deciding  the  treatment  modality.  It  will  also  provide  lifestyle modification / recommendation based on the constitution.
- b. SiddAR app -  Siddha  initiative  for  documentation  of  drug  Adverse  Reaction  has been developed to document the observed and reported side effects of Siddha drugs which benefit the public.
- c. NAMASTE PORTAL -National AYUSH Morbidity and Standardized Terminologies Electronic  (NAMASTE) Portal gives information about the standard terminology  used  in  Siddha  System  of  Medicine.  Honourable  Prime  Minister  had launched the NAMASTE Portal on 17 th Oct., 2017.
- d. Doorman  is  an  Android  Mobile  Application  for  Misleading  advertisements,  Tall claim and magical remedy Act management mobile application.
- xii. Siddha Day: Siddha day is being observed on the birth star of Siddhar Agasthiyar, the  father  of  Siddha  medicine,  to  bring  about  awareness  and  popularize  Siddha system of medicine amongst the public. The Fifth Siddha Day was celebrated on 23 rd December,  2021  by  CCRS,  NIS  &  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  at  Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam, Chennai.
- xiii. COVID-19 related Researches may be seen at web link given below;

https://www.ayush.gov.in/docs/Published%20Articles%20and%20Preprints.pdf

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