Lok Sabha Question No. 56 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: AYUSH Facilities in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Girish Chandra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 56 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## AYUSH FACILITIES IN UTTAR PRADESH

## *56. SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any initiatives to address the constraints faced by  AYUSH  system  of  medicine  in  Uttar  Pradesh  like  lack  of  health  centres  and practitioners, non-availability of medicines, lack of public faith in its efficacy and poor spending on research and development;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c)  the  specific  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  establish  more  hospitals  and enhance the number of doctors of Indian system of medicine in the country, especially in Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF 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. 56* FOR 4 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

(a) to (c) Public Health being a state subject, the primary responsibility to set up health centres, and to make available the practitioners and medicines, lies with the respective State/UT Governments including Uttar Pradesh. However, under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM), there is provision of financial assistance for  setting  up  of  50  bedded/30  bedded/10  bedded  integrated  AYUSH  hospitals, upgradation of standalone Government AYUSH hospitals & dispensaries, setting up of Ayush Health and Wellness Centres, Supply of essential drugs to Government AYUSH Hospitals, Dispensaries and Teaching Institutional AYUSH Hospitals.

Ministry of Ayush has approved 104 fifty bedded integrated AYUSH hospitals in the country including 24 integrated AYUSH hospitals approved in the State of Uttar Pradesh under NAM wherein there is a provision of deployment of AYUSH doctors on contractual basis. Further, Ministry of Ayush  is also supporting the State/UT Governments  for establishment of new  AYUSH  Colleges  in  the  States  where availability  of  AYUSH  teaching  institutions  is  required  in  Government  Sector  and Upgradation  of  State  Government  Under-Graduate  and  Post-Graduate  Educational Institutions  to  enhance  the  number  of  doctors  of  Indian  system  of  medicines  in  the country. Till date Ministry of Ayush has supported to set up 9 number of new Ayush educational  institutions  and  108  number  of  Ayush  under-graduate  and  post-graduate educational  institutions  for  upgradation  in  the  country  out  of  which  20  educational institutes  for  upgradation  are  from  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh.    Further,  Ministry  of Ayush  has  also  approved  operationalization  of  7513  number  of  Ayush  Health  and Wellness centres under NAM including 871 Health and Wellness Centres in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Central Council for  Research  in  Siddha  (CCRS),  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Unani  Medicine (CCRUM),  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Yoga  &  Naturopathy  (CCRYN)  and Central  Council  for  Research  in  Homoeopathy  (CCRH)  are  the  apex  bodies  under Ministry of Ayush for scientific research in the concerned systems of medicine. These research  councils  are  engaged  in  research  and  development  activities  in  respective systems of medicine and the outputs of the research studies are disseminated to various stake holders including the general public.