Lok Sabha Question No. 3418 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: National Ayush Mission
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sudarshan Bhagat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3418 ANSWERED ON 5 TH AUGUST, 2022

## NATIONAL AYUSH MISSION

## †3418 SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  run  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM)  is  being  implemented  in  an effective manner across in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) whether emphasis is being given for research on medicinal plants available in the forest areas of the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH

## (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)  to  (c):  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  the  National AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  across  the  country  through  State/UT  Governments  for  the  overall development  and  promotion  of  AYUSH  systems.  National  AYUSH  Mission  inter-alia  makes provisions for the following: -

(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  (Rented/dilapidated accommodation)/Construction of building to establish new AYUSH Dispensary

(v) Setting up of upto50/30/10 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) Infrastructural development of AYUSH Under-Graduate Institutions and AYUSH PostGraduate Institutions

(ix) Establishment of new AYUSH Colleges in the States where availability of AYUSH teaching institutions is inadequate in the Government Sector.

Accordingly, State/UT Governments may  avail the eligible financial assistance by submitting  suitable  proposals  through  State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs)  as  per  the  NAM guidelines. Further, grant-in-aid of Rs. 3119.46 Crores has been released to State/UT Governments  for  implementation  of  different  activities  against  the  approved  proposals  of  the received SAAPs from the year 2014-15 to 2021-22.

(d)  The  National  Medicinal  Plants  Board (NMPB) is implementing Central Sector Scheme on 'Conservation,  Development  and  Sustainable  Management  of  Medicinal  Plants'.  Under  the scheme, project based financial assistance is provided for carrying out research & development activities  on  survey,  identification,  characterization  and  conservation  of  medicinal  plants  and documentation  and  development  of  geo-tag  digital  library  aspects  of  medicinal  plants  to government as well as private universities/research institutions/organizations across the country. Details  of  projects  supported  by  NMPB  under  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  various  research activities on medicinal plants in forest areas from the financial year 2017-18 to 2021-22:

| Sl. No.   | Research areas                                                                 |   Number of projects |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1.        | Survey, identification, characterization and conservation of medicinal plants. |                   07 |
| 2.        | Documentation and development of geo-tag digital library                       |                   04 |
| Total     | Total                                                                          |                   11 |