Lok Sabha Question No. 1062 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Pulse Research Institutes
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1062 TO BE ANSWERED FOR 03 RD  DECEMBER 2021

## PULSE RESEARCH INSTITUTES

## 1062.   SHRI RODMAL NAGAR

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:-

- (a) the  number  of  Ayurvedic  Colleges,  Pulse  Science  and  Pulse  Research  Institutes  at present  along  with  the  number  of  undergraduate  and  post  graduate  seats  in  the  said colleges and institutes, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the number of research works carried out in the Postgraduate Ayurvedic Colleges during the  last  five  years  along  with  the  details  of  the  medicines  developed  with  the  said research works;
- (c) whether effective medicines developed with these research works are being manufactured on a regular basis;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of the medicines being used in the treatment of the patients?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) At  present  there  are  four  hundred  nineteen(419)  Ayurvedic  Colleges  functioning  in  the country. (State-wise details including Madhya Pradesh are placed at Annexure-I) .

Further,  at  present  there  are  twentynine  thousand  four  hundred  seventy  (29470)  Under Graduate  seats  and  five  thousand  thirty  nine  (5039)  Post  Graduate  seats  available  in Ayurvedic Colleges. State-wise detailsincluding Madhya Pradeshare placed at Annexure-I .

Sir,  at  present  there  is  no  Pulse  Science  and  Pulse  Research  Institute.However,  Pulse Science  is  taught  as  a  part  of  teaching  curriculum  to  Under-Graduate  students  under  the subject  of  Rog-Nidan  (in  Theory  and  Practical).  Presently  no  course  for  Pulse  Science  is running separately in the Teaching Institutes of Ayurveda.

- (b) , (c), (d) & (e) The research work done in Post- Graduate Ayurvedic Colleges is not utilized to  develop  medicines.  The  research  work  data  generated  in  teaching  Hospital  associated

with Ayurvedic Colleges is used for training of students and also in public Health related matters.

However, Government of India has established Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, an autonomous body under the Ministry of AYUSH as an apex organization for undertaking,  coordinating,  formulating,  developing  and  promoting  research  in  Ayurvedic sciences on scientific lines. The activities are carried out through 30 Institutes/Centers/Units located all  over  the  India  and  also  through  collaborative  studies  with  various  Universities, Hospitals and institutes.

CCRAS  is  also  continuously  engaged  in  development  of  new  Ayurvedic  drugs.  So  far, CCRAS  has  developed  11technologies  which  have  been  transferred  through  National Research DevelopmentCorporation (NRDC). The details are appended at Annexure -II.

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## ANNEXURE - I

No. of Ayurveda Colleges along with the number of Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate seats in the Colleges and Institutes, State-wise details.

| S. NO.   | NAME OF STATE                          |   NO. OF COLLEGES |   NO. OF SEATS IN UG |   NO. OF SEATS IN PG |
|----------|----------------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad)             |                 3 |                  215 |                   71 |
| 2.       | Assam (Dispur)                         |                 1 |                   63 |                   30 |
| 3.       | Bihar (Patna)                          |                 8 |                  423 |                   68 |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh (Raipur)                  |                 6 |                  430 |                   66 |
| 5.       | Goa (Panaji)                           |                 1 |                   60 |                   12 |
| 6.       | Gujarat (Gandhinagar)                  |                34 |                 2277 |                  208 |
| 7.       | Haryana (Chandigarh)                   |                11 |                  738 |                   30 |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh (Shimla)              |                 3 |                  195 |                   57 |
| 9.       | Jammu & Kashmir (Srinagar{S}, Jammu{W} |                 2 |                  153 |                   15 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand (Ranchi)                     |                 1 |                   60 |                   24 |
| 11.      | Karnataka (Bangalore)                  |                78 |                 5565 |                 1207 |
| 12.      | Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram)            |                18 |                 1164 |                  288 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal)                |                25 |                 1830 |                  174 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra (Mumbai)                   |                84 |                 5942 |                 1518 |
| 15.      | Odisha (Bhubaneshwar)                  |                 6 |                  345 |                   29 |
| 16.      | Punjab (Chandigarh)                    |                17 |                 1010 |                   49 |
| 17.      | Rajasthan (Jaipur)                     |                13 |                  935 |                  281 |
| 18.      | Tamil Nadu (Chennai)                   |                 7 |                  385 |                   60 |
| 19.      | Telangana (Hyderabad)                  |                 5 |                  276 |                   48 |
| 20.      | Uttarakhand (Dehradun)                 |                16 |                 1125 |                  167 |
| 21.      | Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow)                |                70 |                 5678 |                  442 |
| 22.      | West Bengal (Kolkata)                  |                 4 |                  175 |                   24 |
| 23.      | Chandigarh (Chandigarh)                |                 1 |                  100 |                   12 |
| 24.      | Meghalaya (Shillong)                   |                 1 |                   63 |                    0 |
| 25.      | Pondicherry (Puducherry)               |                 1 |                   63 |                    0 |
| 26.      | The Govt. of NCT of Delhi (Delhi)      |                 3 |                  200 |                  159 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                                  |               419 |                29470 |                 5039 |

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## ANNEXURE - II

## Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)

## Technology Transferred To Industry (11)

|   S. No | Product Name       | Process                                                                                                                            |
|---------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | AYUSH-64           | An Anti-Malarial preparation and also repurposed for Covid-19                                                                      |
|       2 | BAL RASAYAN        | A preparation for general resistance in children.                                                                                  |
|       3 | AYUSH Ghutti       | A preparation for Cough, Cold, Fever &Diarrhea of children.                                                                        |
|       4 | AYUSH-56           | An Anti-Epileptic preparation.                                                                                                     |
|       5 | AYUSH -SS granules | A preparation to enhance the quality and quantity of breast milk in mother having deficient lactation.                             |
|       6 | AYUSH AG Tablet    | A preparation for Ante Natal Care (Anemia).                                                                                        |
|       7 | AYUSH PK Avleha    | A preparation for Post Natal Care (to enhance the process of recovery after delivery and other complications of puerperal Period). |
|       8 | AYUSH PG Tablet    | A preparation for Ante Natal Care (Oedema).                                                                                        |
|       9 | AYUSH B R Leham    | A preparation for Pediatric Care.                                                                                                  |
|      10 | AYUSH 82           | An Anti-DiabeticAyurvedic Formulation                                                                                              |
|      11 | AYUSH SG           | An Anti-Rheumatoid Arthritis preparation.                                                                                          |