Lok Sabha Question No. 143 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: International Cooperation for Academic Research in AYUSH
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 143 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN AYUSH

## †*143. SHRI GHANSHYAM SINGH LODHI:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  any  initiative  has  been  taken  to  promote  international  cooperation  for academic research in AYUSH and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any concrete effort has been made to promote and establish yoga at the international level and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether any initiative has been taken to bring Western Medicine and Ayurvedic Science together and also to promote awareness about AYUSH System of Medicine and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 143* FOR 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

(a)  To promote academic research at the international level, the Ministry of Ayush has signed Ministry has signed 24 Country to Country MoUs, 40 Institute level MoUs and 15 Ayush Chair MoUs for Cooperation in field of 'Ayush System of Medicine'. The list of international MoU signed is at Annexure A.

The Ministry of Ayush interacts with World Health Organization (WHO) also on various other initiatives:

- o The  Ministry  of  Ayush  and  World  Health  Organization  (WHO)  have signed an agreement to establish WHO-GCTM in Jamnagar, Gujarat, the ground-breaking Ceremony of which was attended by the Hon'ble Prime Minister  of  India,  Director  General  of  WHO  and  other  esteemed dignitaries on 19.04.2022 in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
- o Under WHO  Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014-2023, a Project Collaboration Agreement (PCA) was signed between  WHO  and Ministry  of  AYUSH  on  13th  May,  2016  as  an  Umbrella  MoU  for cooperation on promoting the quality, safety and effectiveness of service provision in traditional and complementary medicine.
- o Secretary Ayush and DG  WHO,  together launched four  WHO benchmark  documents  developed  by  Traditional,  Complementary  and Integrative Medicine Unit, WHO as part of the collaboration agreement (PCA) between Ayush Ministry and WHO.
- o Ministry has signed Donor Agreement with World Health Organization (WHO) and Ministry of Ayush for developing a Second Module in the Traditional Medicine (TM) Chapter of the International Classification of Diseases -11 Revision (ICD-11).
- o An  AYUSH  PHFI  research  Project/study entitled 'Assessment of integration  of  AYUSH  into  the  public  health  system  for  combating COVID-19' is being conducted with the support of WHO.
- o Ministry deputed experts at WHO Hq. Geneva for supporting the work of  International  Pharmacopeia of Herbal Medicine (IPHM) and for the work related to development of WHO terminology for Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha.
- o Ministry  has  signed  an  agreement  with  WHO  for  the  secondment  at grade P5 to the World  Health Organization (WHO),  Traditional, Complementary and Integrated Medicine Unit within the Department of Integrated Health Services (IHS).
- o Ministry  has  signed  an  agreement  with  WHO  for  the  secondment  of grade P4 at WHO SEAR office at New Delhi.

The  Ministry  of  Ayush  also  collaborates  with  the  International  forums  like BIMSTEC which stand for Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, comprises Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand. Under this forum for the development and cooperation in the field of Traditional Medicine in BIMSTEC  countries, BIMSTEC  Task  Force on Traditional Medicine (BTFTM) was formed and the meetings for the same were held in Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh.

## (b)  The following initiatives have been taken to promote and establish Yoga at the international level:

-  With the initiative of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the United Nations General Assembly took a historic decision in 2014 to declare 21 st June as the International Day of Yoga.
-  The Ministry of Ayush  is the nodal Ministry for observation of the International  Day  of  Yoga  (IDY)  which  is  organized  every  year.  IDY observation is focused on a Mass Yoga demonstration based on Common Yoga Protocol  (CYP)  which  is  made  available  to  public  every  year  on  the  Yoga Portal (yoga.Ayush.gov.in).
-  One of the  highlights  of  IDY-2022  was  'Yoga:  The  Guardian  Ring',  which underlines 'One Sun, One earth' concept and showcased the unifying power of Yoga. It was a live yoga programme with the movement of the Sun. The yoga programmes from over 75 Plus countries in different time zones were telecast live on DD India channel.
-  During  IDY  2016,  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  announced  the  Prime  Minister's Yoga  Awards.  The  awards  are  being  given  away  each  year  for  exemplary contribution in the field of Yoga towards the development and promotion of Yoga.
-  The Ministry of Ayush also organizes International Conference on Yoga every year which is attended by renowned personalities from various fields as well as International  Delegates.  Till  date  05  International  conferences  on  Yoga  have been successfully organized by the Ministry of Ayush in different part of the country. Ministry also supports organizing International Yoga conferences in different countries.
-  The  Ministry  of  Ayush  and  the  World  Health  Organization  (WHO)  jointly developed  the  m-Yoga  mobile  application,  which  was  launched  by the Honorable  Prime  Minister  of  India  on  21 st June,  2021  on  the  occasion  of International Day of Yoga-2021.
-  The  Ministry  of  Ayush  introduced  5-Minute  Yoga  protocol  for  people  to promote break of 5-Minutes from work schedule to practice yoga to refresh, de-stress and re-focus. The Ministry of Ayush also developed and launched the Y-Break mobile application for the same.
-  Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) an autonomous institution under  the  Ministry  of  Ayush,  has  signed  MoUs  with  following  foreign organizations for promotion of Yoga:
- o Divine Values School, Ecuador (DVSE).
- o India Yoga Center (IYC), Korea.
- o Leaders Development Institute, Ministry of Sports, Saudi Arabia

(c)    The  government  of  India  has  taken  following  initiatives  to  bring  Western Medicine and Ayurvedic Science together:

-  The National Health Policy  2017  of  India  strongly  advocates  mainstreaming the potential of Ayush within a pluralistic system of Integrative healthcare. The National Health Policy 2017 uses a new language of 'medical pluralism' and re-emphasizes the need for integrating Ayush in the National Health Mission, research and education.
-  In  2015-16,  the  Ministry  of  Ayush  in  cooperation  with  Director  General  of Health  Services  (DGHS),  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  initiated  a project to integrate Ayush Systems with the National Programme  for Prevention  and  Control  of  Cancer,  Diabetes,  Cardiovascular  Diseases  and Stroke (NPCDCS). The project has been implemented in one district each in six  States  viz.  Krishna  District  (Andhra  Pradesh),  Surendra  Nagar  (Gujarat), Bhilwara  (Rajasthan),  Lakhimpur  Kheri  (Uttar  Pradesh),  Gaya  (Bihar)  and Darjeeling (West Bengal).
-  Ayush services are made available in the different new All India Institute of Medical  Sciences,  Safdurjung  Hospital,  Ram  Manohar  Lohiya  Hospital  and Hospital of Lady Hardinge Medical College under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
-  Ayush  services  are  made  available  in  12  Hospitals  under  DGAFMS  and  37 Cantonment Board Hospitals under the Ministry of Defense; and in 5 railway Hospitals.
-  The Ministry of Ayush developed the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  through  State/UT  Governments  to  develop  and promote AYUSH in the country under which there are various provisions for the  development  &  promotion  of  Ayush  e.g.  AYUSH  Health  &  Wellness Centres, Co-location of AYUSH  facilities at PHCs, CHCs  and DHs, Upgradation of existing standalone Government AYUSH Hospitals, Setting up of upto 10/30/50 bedded integrated Ayush Hospitals, Infrastructural development of Ayush Post-Graduate Institutions/ add on PG/ Pharmacy /ParaMedical Courses etc.
-  Ayush  Module  as  Internship  Electives  for  MBBS  has  been  introduced  by NMC.
-  A  Post  Basic  Diploma  in  Ayurvedic  Nursing-Residency  Programme  as additional qualification has been prepared by Indian Nursing Council (INC) in consultation with All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi. The duration of the  course  is  one  year  and  the  syllabus  has  been  approved  by  the  Indian Nursing Council (INC).

The following initiatives have been taken to promote awareness about Ayush system of Medicine:

-  The Ministry developed the Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of Information  Education  and  Communication  (IEC)  in  AYUSH  to  create awareness regarding Ayush Systems of Medicine under which the Ministry of Ayush has organized/participated/supported Ayurveda parv, webinars, Workshops/conferences/seminars,  Ayush  fairs,  national-level  &  state-level Arogya fairs.
-  The Ministry of Ayush Developed a Central Sector Scheme for the Promotion of International Co-operation in Ayush (IC Scheme) under which the Ministry of  Ayush  provides  support  to  Indian  Ayush  Manufacturers/  Ayush  Service providers to give boost to the export of Ayush products & services; facilitates the International promotion, development and recognition of Ayush system of medicine; promote academics research in Ayush.
-  Ministry has signed 24 Country to Country MoUs, 40 Institute level MoUs and 15 Ayush Chair MoUs for Cooperation in the field of Traditional Medicine and Homoeopathy with foreign nations.
-  The Ministry of Ayush has provided support for the establishment of 38 Ayush Information Cells in 34 foreign nations.
-  The Ministry of Ayush under its International Fellowship/Scholarship Programme  offered  260  Ayush  scholarship  seats  to  foreign  nationals  for undertaking AYUSH courses in recognized AYUSH institutions in India.
-  Ministry  of  Ayush,  has  supported  in  establishing  Ayush  Export  Promotion Council (Ayushexil) to promote the export of AYUSH products/ medicines as well as AYUSH services.
-  The Ministry of Ayush actively utilizes the strength of social/electronic/print media for the promotion of Ayush System of Medicine not only in India but also in foreign nations.
-  On  the  occasion  of  2nd  IDY  in  2016,  the  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  of  India released commemorative postage stamps on Surya Namaskar.
-  The  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  of  India  launched  the  commemorative  coins  to mark the occasion of the first International Day of Yoga.

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Following is the list of Academic Research MoUs signed with the foreign partners:

## A. Country to Country Level MoUs

|   So. No. | Foreign Partner Country   | The objective of the MoU                                                   | Indian Partner        |
|-----------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|        01 | BOLIVIA                   | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy | The Ministry of Ayush |
|        02 | EQUATORIAL GUINEA         | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine                | The Ministry of Ayush |
|        03 | GERMANY                   | Cooperation in the field of Alternative Medicine                           | The Ministry of Ayush |
|        04 | HUNGARY                   | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine                | The Ministry of Ayush |
|        05 | IRAN                      | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine                | The Ministry of Ayush |
|        06 | MALAYSIA                  | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine                | The Ministry of Ayush |
|        07 | MAURITIUS                 | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy | The Ministry of Ayush |
|        08 | MONGOLIA                  | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy | The Ministry of Ayush |
|        09 | BANGLADESH                | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy | The Ministry of Ayush |
|        10 | COLOMBIA                  | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine                | The Ministry of Ayush |
|        11 | CUBA                      | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy | The Ministry of Ayush |
|        12 | GAMBIA                    | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy | The Ministry of Ayush |

|   13 | NEPAL                         | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine                | The Ministry of Ayush   |
|------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|   14 | SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE         | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy | The Ministry of Ayush   |
|   15 | TRINIDAD& TOBAGO              | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine                | The Ministry of Ayush   |
|   16 | TURKMENISTAN                  | Cooperation in the field of Yoga and Traditional Medicine                  | The Ministry of Ayush   |
|   17 | MYANMAR                       | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine                | The Ministry of Ayush   |
|   18 | REPUBLIC OF GUINEA            | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy | The Ministry of Ayush   |
|   19 | WHO                           | Project Collaboration Agreement on Ayush System of Medicine                | The Ministry of Ayush   |
|   20 | ZIMBABWE                      | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy | The Ministry of Ayush   |
|   21 | SURINAME                      | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine                | The Ministry of Ayush   |
|   22 | BRAZIL                        | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy | The Ministry of Ayush   |
|   23 | TAIWAN                        | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Medicine                           | The Ministry of Ayush   |
|   24 | SAINT VINCENT &THE GRENADINES | Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine                | The Ministry of Ayush   |

## B. Institute to Institute Level MoUs

|   Sr No | Foreign Partner Country   | Foreign Partner Institute                                                                                                          | Indian Ayush Institute          | Stream of Ayush     |
|---------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | USA                       | The University of Mississippi,                                                                                                     | CCRAS, CCRUM, CCRS, CCRH, CCRYN | Ayush               |
|       2 | UK                        | Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine                                                                                      | CCRH                            | Integrated medicine |
|       3 | CANADA                    | College of Homeopaths of Ontario (CHO), Canada                                                                                     | CCRH                            | Homoeopathy         |
|       4 | USA                       | United States Pharmacopoeia Convention and Pharmacopoeia Commission of Indian Medicine                                             | PCIM&H                          | -                   |
|       5 | ARGENTINA                 | Universidad Maimonides, Buenos Aires, Argentina                                                                                    | CCRH                            | Homoeopathy         |
|       6 | ISRAEL                    | Medical Research Infrastructure and Health Services fund of the Tel Aviv Sourasky medical Institute (TASMC), Israel                | CCRAS                           | Ayurveda            |
|       7 | CANADA                    | The Governors of the University of Alberta as Represented by the Integrative Health Institute Located in Edmonton, ALBERTA, Canada | CCRAS                           | Ayurveda            |

|   Sr No | Foreign Partner Country   | Foreign Partner Institute                                                                     | Indian Ayush Institute   | Stream of Ayush                              |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|       8 | MALAYSIA                  | UniversitiTunku Abdul Rahman, Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia                                          | NIA                      | Ayurveda                                     |
|       9 | USA                       | Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Convention of the United States (HPCUS)                            | PCIM&H, CCRH             | Homoeopathy                                  |
|      10 | GERMANY                   | Scientific Society for Homoeopathy (WissHom), Germany                                         | CCRH                     | Homoeopathy                                  |
|      11 | BRAZIL                    | Federal University of Rio De Janerio (FURJ), Brazil                                           | CCRH                     | a joint study in dengue will be carried out. |
|      12 | GERMANY                   | European Academy of Ayurveda (Birstein), (REAA) Germany                                       | AIIA                     | Ayurveda                                     |
|      13 | ISRAEL                    | Centre for Integrative Complementary Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel | CCRH                     | Homoeopathy                                  |
|      14 | AUSTRALIA                 | National Institute of Integrative Medicine (NIIM), Australia                                  | CCRH                     | Homoeopathy                                  |
|      15 | UK                        | College of Medicine (UK)                                                                      | AIIA                     | Ayurveda                                     |
|      16 | AUSTRIA                   | Medical University of Graz, Graz Austria                                                      | AIIA                     | Ayurveda                                     |
|      17 | TAJIKISTAN                | State Educational Establishment' Tajik State Medical University named Abuali Ibn Sino'        | CCRUM                    | Unani Medicine                               |
|      18 | USA                       | Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, USA                                                        | AIIA                     | Ayurveda                                     |

|   Sr No | Foreign Partner Country   | Foreign Partner Institute                                                                                                                          | Indian Ayush Institute               | Stream of Ayush                       |
|---------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|      19 | GERMANY                   | Department of Neurology and Complementary Medicine, Lutheran, Hospital Hattingen, Germany                                                          | CCRAS                                | Ayurveda                              |
|      20 | AUSTRALIA                 | Wester Sydney University, Australia                                                                                                                | AIIA                                 | Ayurveda                              |
|      21 | ECUADOR                   | DIVINE VALUES SCHOOL, ECUADOR (DVSE)                                                                                                               | MDNIY                                | Yoga                                  |
|      22 | HUNGARY                   | University of Debrecen, Hungary (UD) on the Intention of Establishment of European Institute of Ayurvedic Sciences (EIAS), Hungary                 | CCRAS                                | Ayurveda                              |
|      23 | WEST INDIES               | University of West Indies                                                                                                                          | NIA                                  | Ayurveda                              |
|      24 | USA                       | Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA                                                                                                                | CCRAS, CCRUM, CCRS, CCRH, CCRYN AIIA | Research project on COVID 19 Ayurveda |
|      25 | JAPAN                     | Shimane University, Japan                                                                                                                          | AIIA                                 | Ayurveda                              |
|      26 | GERMANY                   | Fizz, Frankfurt, Germany                                                                                                                           | AIIA                                 | Ayurveda                              |
|      27 | BANGLADESH                | Hamdard University Bangladesh                                                                                                                      | CCRUM                                | Unani                                 |
|      28 | USA                       | OCCAM, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services, Government of the United States of America | CCRAS                                | Ayurveda                              |
|      29 | GERMANY                   | The Institute for Social medicine, Epidemiology and the                                                                                            | CCRAS                                | Ayurveda                              |

| Sr No   | Foreign Partner Country   | Foreign Partner Institute                                                                                                     | Indian Ayush Institute                               | Stream of Ayush     |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|         |                           | Health Economics, Charite University Medical Centre, Berlin Germany                                                           |                                                      |                     |
| 30      | GERMANY                   | Institute for the History of Medicine, Robert Bosch Foundation, Stuttgart, Germany                                            | HOMOEOPATHY                                          | Homoeopathy         |
| 31      | SAUDI ARABIA              | Leaders Development Institute, Ministry of Sports Saudi Arabia                                                                | MDNIY                                                | Yoga                |
| 32      | ARGENTINA                 | Fundacion De Salud Ayurveda Prema, Argentina                                                                                  | RAV                                                  | Ayurveda            |
| 33      | BRAZIL                    | Future Vision Institute, Brazil and University of Sao Paulo Brazil                                                            | AIIA                                                 | Ayurveda            |
| 34      | CHU DE LA REUNION         | University General Hospital in La Reunion - CHU de La Reunion                                                                 | AIIA                                                 | Ayurveda            |
| 35      | BRAZIL                    | The Federal University of Rio De Janeiro (UFRJ) and The Brazilian Academic Consortium for Integrative Health (CABSIN), Brazil | AIIA                                                 | Ayurveda            |
| 36      | PHILIPPINES               | Philippines institute of traditional and Alternative Healthcare, Philippines                                                  | NIA                                                  | Ayurveda            |
| 37      | CANADA                    | University Health Network, Canada                                                                                             | AIIA                                                 | Ayurveda            |
| 38      | ROMANIA                   | Romanian Society of Medicine                                                                                                  | CCRAS Suraj Ayurveda Clinic and Research Centre Pune | Ayurveda and Siddha |

|   Sr No | Foreign Partner Country   | Foreign Partner Institute                                                                                                                               | Indian Ayush Institute   | Stream of Ayush   |
|---------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
|      39 | WHO                       | PHFI for Ayush- WHO-PHFI collaborative project entitled Assessment of integration of AYUSH System into the public health system for combating COVID-19. | CCRAS PHFI               | Ayurveda          |
|      40 | KOREA                     | INDIA YOGA CENTER (IYC)                                                                                                                                 | MDNIY                    | Yoga              |

## C. Chair MoUs

|   So. No. | Foreign Partner Country   | Partner Country                                                                                                     | Indian partner Institute   | AyushChair Stream   |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|
|        01 | MAURITIUS                 | University of Mauritius                                                                                             | CCRAS                      | Ayurveda Chair      |
|        02 | LATVIA                    | University of Latvia                                                                                                | CCRAS                      | Ayurveda Chair      |
|        03 | BANGLADESH                | Unani Chair at Hamdard University                                                                                   | CCRUM                      | Unani Chair         |
|        04 | MALAYSIA                  | University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)                                                                                | ITRA                       | Ayurveda Chair      |
|        05 | AUSTRALIA                 | Western Sydney University(NISM)                                                                                     | AIIA                       | Ayurveda Chair      |
|        06 | MEXICO                    | Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon                                                                                  | CCRAS                      | Ayurveda Chair      |
|        07 | ARGENTINA                 | The Government of Instituto Universitario del Gran Rosario and The Government of Fundacion de Salud Ayurveda Prema, | CCRAS                      | Ayurveda Chair      |

|   08 | SLOVENIA          | University of Promorska                 | CCRAS   | Ayurveda Chair   |
|------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------|------------------|
|   09 | HUNGARY           | University of Debrecen                  | CCRAS   | Ayurveda Chair   |
|   10 | THAILAND          | Rangsit University                      | CCRAS   | Ayurveda Chair   |
|   11 | INDONESIA         | Udayana University                      | CCRAS   | Ayurveda Chair   |
|   12 | SOUTH AFRICA      | University of the Western Cape          | CCRUM   | Unani Chair      |
|   13 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | University of the West Indies           | CCRAS   | Ayurveda Chair   |
|   14 | ARMENIA           | Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU) | CCRH    | Homeopathy Chair |
|   15 | RUSSIA            | Peoples' Friendship University          | CCRAS   | Ayurveda Chair   |