Lok Sabha Question No. 364 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: PPP Projects in AYUSH Sector
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Chandra Sekhar Bellana

## (a) to (c):

Yes,

- i. Ministry of Ayush implements a Central Sector Scheme namely Champion Services Sector  Scheme  for  Medical  Value  Travel  with  a  total  financial  outlay  of  Rs.  769 Crores. There are three  components of this scheme i.e. (1) Establishment of Ayush Super speciality Hospitals / Daycare Centres (2) Skill development in Ayush sector and (3) Establishment of Ayush Grid. Under Establishment of Ayush Super speciality Hospitals  /  Daycare  Centres  financial  assistance  in  the  form  of  interest  subsidy maximum upto Rs. 8.15 Crores is provided to the private investors for Establishment of World Class, State of the Art Super Specialty Hospitals/ Day Care Centres of the systems  recognized  under  Indian  Medicine  Central  Council  (IMCC)  Act,  1970  or Homeopathic Central Council (HCC) Act, 1973 on Pan India basis. Total financial outlay of this component is Rs. 514 Crores.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 364 TO BE ANSWERED FOR 03.02.2023

## PPP PROJECTS IN AYUSH SECTOR

## 364.  SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken any steps to increase Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in the AYUSH sector;

(b) if so, the details thereof including the number of such projects implemented and those in the pipeline;

- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Government has taken any steps to attract private investment in the AYUSH sector; and

- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- ii. Ministry of Ayush implements AYURSWASTHYA  Yojana comprising 03 components i.e.  (1)  Ayush  &  Public  Health  (2)  Ayush  for  sports  medicine  and  (3) Upgradation  of  facilities  to  Centre  of  Excellence  (CoE).  This  scheme  has  been approved  for  F.Y.  2021-22  to  2025-26  with  financial  outlay  Rs.11  Crore  for  every financial  year.    Under  the  Centre  of  Excellence  component  of  AYURSWASTHYA Yojana,  financial  assistance  of  maximum  Rs.  10  crores  is  provided  to  eligible individual  organizations/institutes  for  establishing  and  upgrading  their  functions  & facilities and/or for research & development activities in Ayush. The objectives of the Centre of Excellence component of AYURSWASTHYA Yojana are as under: -
- a. To  support  establishment  of  advanced/  specialized  Ayush  medical  health  unit  in reputed Ayush and Allopathic institutions both in Government and Non-Government sector.
- b. To  support  creative  and  innovative  proposals  for  establishment  and  upgradation  of both  functions  and  facilities  of  reputed  institutions  to  strengthen  competencies  of Ayush professionals in education technology, research & innovation and such other fields necessary for promotion of Ayush at national as well as international level.
- c. To support creative and innovative proposals for prestigious organizations which have well-established buildings and infrastructure, and wish to work for Ayush systems to the level of Centre of Excellence.
- iii. Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  Ayush  Oushadhi Gunavatta  evam  Uttpadan  Samvardhan  Yojana  (AOGUSY)  for  the  year  2021-2026 with financial outlay of Rs. 122 Crore with the following  Components-
- a. Strengthening and up-gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards.
- b. Pharmacovigilance of ASU&H drugs including surveillance of misleading advertisements.
- c. Strengthening  of  Central  and  State  regulatory  frameworks  including  Technical Human Resource & Capacity Building programs for Ayush drugs.
- d. Support  for development  of  standards  and  accreditation/certification  of  Ayush products & materials in collaboration with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Quality Control of India (QCI) and other relevant scientific institutions and industrial R&D centres.

The objectives of the scheme are as under:-

1. To enhance India's manufacturing capabilities and exports of traditional medicines and health promotion products under the initiative of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
2. To  facilitate  adequate  infrastructural  &  technological  up  gradation  and  institutional activities  in  public  and  private  sector  for  standardization,  quality  manufacturing  and analytical testing of Ayush drugs & materials.
3. To  strengthen  regulatory  frameworks  at  Central  and  State  level  for  effective  quality control,  safety  monitoring  and  surveillance  of  misleading  advertisements  of  Ayush drugs.
4. To  encourage  building  up  synergies,  collaborations  and  convergent  approaches  for promoting standards and quality of Ayush drugs & materials.

## (d) & (e):

Yes,

- i. Ministry of Ayush has signed a MoU with Invest India for establishment of Strategic Policy and Facilitation  Bureau  (SPFB) in respect of Ministry of Ayush. The objective of SPFB includes  Strategic  and  Policy-  Making  support,  State  policy  Bench  marking  providing strategic inputs to identify new potential domestic and foreign markets in the Ayush sector and Knowledge creation and management including inputs and support on policy matters, research etc.
- ii. Ministry of Ayush in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar organised a Global Ayush Investment and Innovation Summit (GAIIS), 2022 with an objective to bring together country's key startups, entrepreneurs,  investors,  policy  makers  and  other  national/international  stakeholders  for  a specially  curated  event  on  innovation  and  make  India  a  Global  Ayush  destination  for entrepreneurship.

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