Lok Sabha Question No. 1994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Ayurvedic College
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1994 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH JULY , 2021

## AYURVEDIC COLLEGE

## 1994. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the provisions to set up new Government/ Non - Government Ayurvedic Colleges;
- (b) the details of the districts in which the proposals for setting up of new Ayurvedic Colleges have been received from the public representatives or fro m State Governments, State/UT - wise;
- (c) the time by which new Ayurvedic Colleges are likely to be opened and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government will start integrated courses with a view to overcome the shortage of Ayurvedic doctors as the arrangement was there until 1975; and
- (e) if so, the time by which it is likely to be implemented and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY(AYUSH) (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a):  Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 (IMCC Act) has been repealed and replaced with National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020 and all the provisi of NCISM Act, 2020 has come into fo rce with effect from 11 th June, 2021. Link for Gazette notification:    ( https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2021/227525.pdf ).  Further,    as  per Regulation    59  (2)  of  NCISM  Act,  2020,  Med ical  standards,  requirements  and  other provisions of the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 and the rules and regula made thereunder shall continue to be in force and operate till new standards or requi are  specified  under  this  Act  or  th e  rules  and    regulations  made  thereunder.  Therefore, Establishment  of  New  Medical  College,  Opening  of  New  or  Higher  Course  of  Study  or Training and Increase of Admission Capacity by a Medical College Regulations, 2019 sh applicable to setup new Governme nt, Non - Government Ayurvedic Colleges.
- (b) : There is no proposal received from public representatives for setting up of new Ayurvedic Colleges from the academic year 2021 - 22. However, theMinistry of AYUSH has received one hundred twenty four (124) new proposals from the Private Trusts/ Societies includi from  State  Government  o f  Gujarat  for  setting  up  of  new  Ayurvedic  Colleges  for  the academic year 2021 - 22, out of them fifty six (56), have been forwarded to Central Coun of  Indian  Medicine  (CCIM)  and  sixty  eight  (68)  have  been  returned  back  to  applica because of incomplete/ deficient applications. The details of proposals State/UT - wise are placed in Annexure .
- (c) :    NCISM  in  its  2 nd meeting held on 29.06.2021 decided that a person or Institute may submit a scheme to establish new Ayurveda/Unani/Siddha/Sowa Rigpa Colleges, increase intake  Capacity  in  UG  &  PG  courses  and  to  open  new  PG  courses;  to  the  Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Indian System of Medicine from 1 st October 2021 to 31 st October 2021 for the academic session 2022 - 23.The information is also available in website i.e. https://cdn.ayush.gov.in/wp - content/uploads/2021/07/Notice - NCH.pdf .
- (d) & (e): There is no such proposal under consideration of this Ministry.

Link for Gazette notification :

https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2019/207346.pdf .

## ANNEXURE

| Number of proposals received from Private Trusts/Societies/State Governments to establish new Ayurvedic Medical Colleges for the Academic Year 2021-22   | Number of proposals received from Private Trusts/Societies/State Governments to establish new Ayurvedic Medical Colleges for the Academic Year 2021-22   | Number of proposals received from Private Trusts/Societies/State Governments to establish new Ayurvedic Medical Colleges for the Academic Year 2021-22   | Number of proposals received from Private Trusts/Societies/State Governments to establish new Ayurvedic Medical Colleges for the Academic Year 2021-22   | Number of proposals received from Private Trusts/Societies/State Governments to establish new Ayurvedic Medical Colleges for the Academic Year 2021-22   | Number of proposals received from Private Trusts/Societies/State Governments to establish new Ayurvedic Medical Colleges for the Academic Year 2021-22   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                                                                    | State                                                                                                                                                    | Number of Proposals                                                                                                                                      | District                                                                                                                                                 | Received from each District                                                                                                                              | Government/ Private                                                                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                  | 05                                                                                                                                                       | Mehasana                                                                                                                                                 | 02                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                  | 05                                                                                                                                                       | Vadodara                                                                                                                                                 | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                  | 05                                                                                                                                                       | Narmada                                                                                                                                                  | 01                                                                                                                                                       | State Govt.                                                                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                  | 05                                                                                                                                                       | Bharuch                                                                                                                                                  | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                                                                                  | 04                                                                                                                                                       | Jhajjar                                                                                                                                                  | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                                                                                  | 04                                                                                                                                                       | Gurugram                                                                                                                                                 | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                                                                                  | 04                                                                                                                                                       | Rohtak                                                                                                                                                   | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                         | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Solan                                                                                                                                                    | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                | 02                                                                                                                                                       | Palamu                                                                                                                                                   | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                | 02                                                                                                                                                       | Garhwa                                                                                                                                                   | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                                                                       | Udupi                                                                                                                                                    | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                                                                       | Belagavi                                                                                                                                                 | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                                                                       | Mangalore                                                                                                                                                | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                                                                       | Bidar                                                                                                                                                    | 02                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                                                                       | Kalaburgi                                                                                                                                                | 02                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                                                                       | Kolar                                                                                                                                                    | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                                                                       | Bangalore                                                                                                                                                | 03                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                                                                       | Bagalkot                                                                                                                                                 | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                                                                       | Davangere                                                                                                                                                | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                                                                       | Raichur                                                                                                                                                  | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 13                                                                                                                                                       | Indore                                                                                                                                                   | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 13                                                                                                                                                       | Bhopal                                                                                                                                                   | 07                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 13                                                                                                                                                       | Jabalpur                                                                                                                                                 | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 13                                                                                                                                                       | Sehore                                                                                                                                                   | 02                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 13                                                                                                                                                       | Balaghat                                                                                                                                                 | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                                                                       | Shivpuri Aurangabad                                                                                                                                      | 01 02                                                                                                                                                    | Private Private                                                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                                                                       | Ahmednagar                                                                                                                                               | 02                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                                                                       | Nasik                                                                                                                                                    | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                                                                       | Palghar                                                                                                                                                  | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                                                                       | Pune                                                                                                                                                     | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                                                                       | Satara                                                                                                                                                   | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                                                                       | Raigarh                                                                                                                                                  | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                                                                       | Jalna                                                                                                                                                    | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                                                                       | Kolhapur                                                                                                                                                 | 01                                                                                                                                                       | Private                                                                                                                                                  |

| S.No.   | State         | Number of Proposals   | District          |   Received from each District | Government/ Private   |
|---------|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 8       | Orissa        | 01                    | Cuttack           |                            01 | Private               |
| 9       | Punjab        | 03                    | Mohali            |                            01 | Private               |
| 9       | Punjab        | 03                    | Gobindgarh        |                            01 | Private               |
| 9       | Punjab        | 03                    | Pathankot         |                            01 | Private               |
| 10      | Rajasthan     | 08                    | Jaipur            |                            03 | Private               |
| 10      | Rajasthan     | 08                    | Ajmer             |                            02 | Private               |
| 10      | Rajasthan     | 08                    | Hanumangarh       |                            01 | Private               |
| 10      | Rajasthan     | 08                    | Jodhpur           |                            01 | Private               |
| 10      | Rajasthan     | 08                    | Churu             |                            01 | Private               |
| 11      | Tamil Nadu    | 02                    | Kanyakumari       |                            01 | Private               |
| 11      | Tamil Nadu    | 02                    | Coimbatore        |                            01 | Private               |
| 12      | Uttar Pradesh | 47                    | Meerut            |                            05 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Lucknow           |                            05 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Badayun           |                            01 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Gorakhpur         |                            01 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Bijnor            |                            05 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Bareilly          |                            06 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Unnao             |                            01 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Aligarh           |                            01 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Muzaffarnagar     |                            01 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Saharanpur        |                            02 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Kanpur            |                            03 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Maharajganj       |                            01 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Agra              |                            01 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Shahjahanpur      |                            01 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Etah              |                            01 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Azamgarh          |                            03 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Ghazipur          |                            01 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Hapur             |                            01 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Auraiya           |                            01 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Jalaun            |                            01 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Gautam Budh Nagar |                            01 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Mathura           |                            03 | Private               |
|         |               |                       | Jaunpur           |                            01 | Private               |
| 13      | Uttarakhand   | 04                    | Roorkee           |                            01 | Private               |
| 13      | Uttarakhand   | 04                    | Haridwar          |                            01 | Private               |
| 13      | Uttarakhand   | 04                    | Udham Singh Nagar |                            01 | Private               |
| 13      | Uttarakhand   | 04                    | Dehradun          |                            01 | Private               |

| S.No.                           | State                           |   Number of Proposals | District                           | Received from each District        | Government/ Private   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 14                              | Bihar                           |                    07 | Patna                              | 01                                 | Private               |
| 14                              | Bihar                           |                    07 | Motihari                           | 02                                 | Private               |
| 14                              | Bihar                           |                    07 | Sitamarhi                          | 02                                 | Private               |
| 14                              | Bihar                           |                    07 | Muzaffarpur                        | 01                                 | Private               |
| 14                              | Bihar                           |                    07 | Vaishali                           | 01                                 | Private               |
| 15                              | Chattisgarh                     |                    02 | Bhilai                             | 01                                 | Private               |
| 15                              | Chattisgarh                     |                    02 | Raipur                             | 01                                 | Private               |
| TOTAL                           | TOTAL                           |                   124 | 124                                | 124                                | 124                   |
| PROPOSALS RECEIVED FROM PRIVATE | PROPOSALS RECEIVED FROM PRIVATE |                   123 | PROPOSAL RECEIVED FROM STATE GOVT. | PROPOSAL RECEIVED FROM STATE GOVT. | 01                    |