Lok Sabha Question No. 5053 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Regulation of Fees in Ayurvedic Colleges/ Universities
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Saikia Dilip, Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.-5053 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31/03/2023

## REGULATION OF FEES IN AYURVEDIC COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES

## 5053. SHRI RANJEETSINGH NAIK NIMBALKAR: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA: SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  Ayurvedic  Colleges  and  Universities  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise including North Eastern States;
- (b)  the  total  number  of  Government  and  private  run  Colleges  and  Universities  especially  in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and North Eastern States;
- (c)  the total number of students enrolled in these institutions;
- (d)  whether there is a regulation of fees in the private Ayurvedic Colleges and Universities; and
- (e)  if not, whether the Government will regulate  the same?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) State/UT-wise  including  North Eastern States  number  of  Ayurvedic  Colleges  and Universities to which they are affiliated, is at Annexure-I.
- (b)  The details of Government/Private Colleges and Universities to which they are affiliated in the mentioned States are as follows:-
- (c)      As  per  the  information  obtained  from  the  National    Commission  for  Indian  System  of Medicine (NCISM) the total number of students enrolled till date in above mentioned States for the Session- 2022-23 is 6857 (Six Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Seven).

|   Sr. No. | State                |   Govt. |   Private |   Total |   Number of Universities |
|-----------|----------------------|---------|-----------|---------|--------------------------|
|         1 | Maharashtra          |      22 |        78 |     100 |                       05 |
|         2 | Rajasthan            |       9 |         9 |      18 |                       06 |
|         3 | North Eastern States |       1 |         0 |       1 |                       01 |

(d) & (e) Yes sir, there is a regulation of fees in the private Ayurvedic Colleges and Universities. As  per  Regulation  16  of  the  National  Commission  for  Indian  System  of  Medicine  (Minimum Standards of Undergraduate Ayurveda Education) Regulations -2022, dated 16th February, 2022 ' Tuition  fee  as  laid  down  and  fixed  by  respective  governing  or  fee  fixation  committees  as applicable shall be charged for four and half years only and no tuition fee shall  be charged for extended duration of study in case of failing in examinations or by any other reasons and there shall  not  be  any  fee  for  internship  doing  in  the  same  institute'.  Link  for  Gazette  notification: (https://ncismindia.org/MSE%202022%20Ayurveda%20NCISM%20Gazette%20notification.pdf) .

Further,  it  is  mentioned  that  Indian  Medicine  Central  Council  Act,  1970  (IMCC  Act)  has  been repealed and replaced with National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020 and all the provisions of NCISM Act, 2020 has come into force with effect from 11th June, 2021. Link for Gazette notification:  (https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2021/227525.pdf). Further, as per section 10. (1), (i) of NCISM Act, 2020 the Commission shall ' frame guidelines for determination of fees and all other charges in respect of fifty per cent of seats in private medical institutions and deemed to be Universities which are governed under the provisions of this Act'.

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## Annexure-I

| Total number of Ayurvedic Colleges and Universities in the Country, State/UT wise including   | Total number of Ayurvedic Colleges and Universities in the Country, State/UT wise including   | Total number of Ayurvedic Colleges and Universities in the Country, State/UT wise including   | Total number of Ayurvedic Colleges and Universities in the Country, State/UT wise including   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr.no                                                                                         | State                                                                                         | Number of Universities                                                                        | Affiliated Ayurveda Colleges                                                                  |
| 1.                                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                | 1                                                                                             | 3                                                                                             |
| 2.                                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 3.                                                                                            | Assam                                                                                         | 1                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             |
| 4.                                                                                            | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                   | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 5.                                                                                            | Bihar                                                                                         | 2                                                                                             | 9                                                                                             |
| 6.                                                                                            | Chandigarh                                                                                    | 1                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             |
| 7.                                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                                  | 1                                                                                             | 6                                                                                             |
| 8.                                                                                            | New Delhi                                                                                     | 3                                                                                             | 3                                                                                             |
| 9.                                                                                            | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu                                                              | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 10.                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                           | 1                                                                                             | 2                                                                                             |
| 11.                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                       | 13                                                                                            | 39                                                                                            |
| 12.                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                       | 5                                                                                             | 13                                                                                            |
| 13.                                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                                              | 2                                                                                             | 4                                                                                             |
| 14.                                                                                           | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 2                                                                                             |
| 15.                                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                                     | 1                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             |
| 16.                                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                                     | 3                                                                                             | 92                                                                                            |
| 17.                                                                                           | Kerala                                                                                        | 2                                                                                             | 18                                                                                            |
| 18.                                                                                           | Ladakh                                                                                        | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 19.                                                                                           | Lakshadweep                                                                                   | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 20.                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                | 15                                                                                            | 33                                                                                            |
| 21.                                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                                   | 5                                                                                             | 100                                                                                           |
| 22.                                                                                           | Manipur                                                                                       | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 23.                                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                                     | 1                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             |
| 24.                                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                                       | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 25.                                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                                      | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 26.                                                                                           | Orissa                                                                                        | 4                                                                                             | 6                                                                                             |
| 27.                                                                                           | Pondicherry                                                                                   | 1                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             |
| 28.                                                                                           | Punjab                                                                                        | 2                                                                                             | 17                                                                                            |
| 29.                                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                                     | 6                                                                                             | 18                                                                                            |
| 30.                                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                                        | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 31.                                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                    | 4                                                                                             | 8                                                                                             |
| 32.                                                                                           | Telangana                                                                                     | 1                                                                                             | 2                                                                                             |
| 33.                                                                                           | Tripura                                                                                       | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 34.                                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                 | 22                                                                                            | 92                                                                                            |
| 35.                                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                                   | 1                                                                                             | 19                                                                                            |
| 36.                                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                                   | 3                                                                                             | 4                                                                                             |
| Total                                                                                         | Total                                                                                         | 102                                                                                           | 495                                                                                           |

Source of Information -NCISM