Lok Sabha Question No. 1449 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Implementation of AYUSH Schemes
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Kavitha Malothu, Rajan Baburao  Vichare, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1449 ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## IMPLEMENTATION OF AYUSH SCHEMES

## 1449.  SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU: SHRI RAJAN VICHARE: DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) the details of Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Central Sector Schemes being implemented by the Ministry in the State of Telangana during the last five years and the current year, yearwise, scheme-wise and district-wise;

(b) the details of funds allocated, sanctioned, released and utilized for each of the said schemes during  the  last  five  years  and  the  current  year,  year-wise,  scheme-wise  and  district-wise including Thane district in Maharashtra;

(c) the details of targets set and achieved during the last five years and the current  year, yearwise, scheme-wise and district-wise;

(d) whether the Government found any shortcomings in implementation of the said schemes and if so, the action taken thereon;

(e) whether there is a time and cost overrun of any of the said schemes and if so, the reasons therefor; and

(f) the time by which the remaining funds is likely to be released to the State of Maharashtra?

## ANSWER THE MINISTEROF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  AYUSH Mission  (NAM)  through  State/UT  Governments  in  the  country  including  Telangana  and supporting  their  efforts  for  development  &  promotion  of  AYUSH  systems  of  medicine  by providing financial assistance to them under different activities as per the proposals received in their  State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs).  The  Mission inter-alia  makes  provision  for  the following activities: -

## (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 upto 10/30/50 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) Behaviour Change Communication (BCC)

(ix) Mobility support at State and District level

(x) AYUSH Gram

(xi) Establishment of new AYUSH colleges in the States where availability of AYUSH teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector

(xii)Infrastructural development of AYUSH Under-Graduate Institutions

(xiii)Infrastructural  development  of  AYUSH  Post-Graduate  Institutions/  add  on  PG/ Pharmacy/Para-Medical Courses

Further, Ministry of Ayush is also running Central Sector Schemes namely AYURGYAN Scheme  and  AYURSWATHYA  Yojana  from  the  financial  year  2021-22.  Under  the  said Schemes, there is no provision to allocate/sanction/release the funds to State/UT wise and the financial assistance is provided directly to the eligible individual organizations/institutes situated in various States/UTs including the State of Telangana and Maharashtra based on the merit of the proposals submitted by them.

(b) to (f): While Union Cabinet was approving for continuation of NAM from 2021-22  to  2025-26,  escalation  cost  of  some  major  activities  of  NAM  as  well  as  some  new activity  like  AYUSH  Public  Health  programs  were  also  approved  for  incorporation  into  the NAM guideline. Accordingly, based on observation/recommendation of evaluation undertaken by NITI Aayog and approval of Union Cabinet, the guideline of the NAM scheme have been revised  under  consultation  with  State/UT  Governments  and  escalated  cost  of  some  major activities of NAM as well as new AYUSH Public Health programs has been incorporated. The revised NAM guideline had been circulated to all the States/UTs to submit the proposals through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per the schematic provisions available in the guideline. Since,  implementation  of  the  NAM  scheme  comes  under  the  purview  of  respective  State/UT Governments, no State-wise specific targets have been fixed by the Government of India for the States/UTs. However, the resource pool allocated under NAM for each State/UT Government is communicated to them and accordingly, States/UTs are required to prepare their SAAPs as per requirements in accordance with NAM guideline.

As  per  the  proposals  submitted  by  State  Government  of  Maharashtra  through  State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs), the detailed status of funds allocated/ sanctioned, released and utilization  reported  by  State  Government  of  Maharashtra  during  the  last  five  years  and  the

current year, year-wise under NAM is furnished in Annexure . However, no funds are allocated/ sanctioned and released district-wise. Further, the submitted SAAP of the current year 2022-23 of the State Government of Maharashtra has been approved for an amount of Rs. 5084.440 lakhs and eligible grant of central share would be released as soon as the conditions of Department of Expenditure guidelines vide no. F.N.1 (13) PFMS/FCD/2020 dated 23.03.2022 and corrigendum dated  21.06.2022  regarding  procedure  for  release  of  funds  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored Schemes  (CSS)  and  monitoring  utilization  of  the  funds  is  met  by  the  State  Government  of Maharashtra.

## The status of funds allocated/ sanctioned, released and utilization reported by State Government of Maharashtra during the last five years and the current year, year-wise under NAM

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Year    |   Allocated/sanctioned (Central Share + State Share) |   Released (Central Share) |   Expenditure reported by State Government (Central Share) |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                                              2973.81 |                    1784.29 |                                                    613.954 |
| 2018-19 |                                                 0    |                       0    |                                                      0     |
| 2019-20 |                                              7181.07 |                    4308.64 |                                                   2093.67  |
| 2020-21 |                                                 0    |                       0    |                                                      0     |
| 2021-22 |                                                 0    |                       0    |                                                      0     |
| 2022-23 |                                              5084.44 |                       0    |                                                      0     |