Lok Sabha Question No. 2095 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Indigenous System of Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Bhola Singh, Vinod Kumar Sonkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2095 TO BE ANSEWERED ON 29.07.2022

## 'INDIGENOUS SYSTEM OF MEDICINE'

2095. SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK: DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA): SHRI BHOLA SINGH: SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ayush Ministry has recently organised a 6-day programme 'AYURTECH 2022' on indigenous system of medicines in collaboration with IIT Chennai;
- (b) if so, the outcome of the said programme;
- (c) whether the Ministry is working towards implementing the UN SDGs and the National Health Policy in the country in Ayush sector;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  steps  being  taken  for  technological  interventions  to  standardize  the  indigenous  system  of medicine in India?

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

(a) & (b): Yes Sir, The Ministry of Ayush sponsored CME programme - AYURTECH 2022, which was organized in collaboration with Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras,  on  'Technological  interventions  to  standardize  the  indigenous  system  of  medicine  in India', from June 20 to 25, 2022.

The theme of the programme was ' Technological interventions to standardize the Indigenous System  of  Medicine  in  India '  whose  outcome  turned  out  to  be  knowledge  enhancement  and creation of awareness about technological interventions.

30  trainees  from  different  Ayush  streams  had  participated    wherein  hands  on  training  was deliberated  in  Applied  plant  bio-technology  ,Qualitative  and  Quantitative  characterization  of phytochemicals ,Bio activity analysis of medicinal plant extracts  and Application of bioinformatics

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(c) &(d): Yes  Sir,  The  Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs)  3  and  National  Health  Policy (NHP) 2017 is implemented through National Ayush Mission (NAM) and the AYURSWASTHYA YOJANA.

The  National  Ayush  Mission  inter-alia  makes  provision  for  Ayush  Health  &  Wellness  Centres, setting up of upto 50 bedded integrated Ayush Hospitals, supply of essential drugs to Government Ayush  Hospitals  and  Dispensaries,  Government/Government  aided  Teaching  Institutional  Ayush Hospitals and carrying out Ayush Public Health Programmes.The Ayurswasthya Yojana of Ministry of Ayush support Ayushintervention in public health.

(e): The Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy,the subordinate office of the Ministry of Ayush is mandated to develop the Pharmacopoeia standards for Ayurveda,Siddha,Unani  and  Homoeopathy  drugs.  It  is  mandatory  for  the  drug  manufacturers  to comply  with  the  drugs  standards  published  in  the  respective  Pharmacopoeia  published  by  the Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy.

World Health Organization (WHO) has set up WHO Global Centre of Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in Jamnagar to facilitate scientific and evidence based research in traditional medicine.

As regards to the technological interventions the Ministry of Ayush has collaborated with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of Biotechnology,Indian Institute of Technology as well as reputed international organizations.

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