Lok Sabha Question No. 381 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Performance of AYUSH Schemes
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.381 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2023

## PERFORMANCE OF AYUSH SCHEMES

## 381.   SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government provides funds for the purpose of developing education and research in the field of alternative medicine;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the performance of various AYUSH schemes in Kerala?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)  &  (b):  Yes,  the  Government of  India provides funds to the National  Institutes and Central Councils  for  Research  which  are  autonomous  organizations  under  Ministry  of  Ayush  for  the purpose of developing education and research in the field of alternative medicines. The detailed status of allocation of funds and expenditure in respect National Institutes and Central Councils for Research of Ministry of Ayush for the year 2021-22 & 2022-23 is furnished as Annexure .

(c):  Ministry of Ayush is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments including Kerala and supporting the efforts of States/UTs for overall development and promotion of AYUSH systems of medicine by providing financial assistance to them under different activities as per the provision of NAM guideline in accordance  to  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  in  the  area where there are no AYUSH facilities available

(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                                                                                                        |
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| (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                                                                                                                       |

Under  NAM,  as  per  the  proposals  received  through  submitted  SAAPs  from  the  State Government of Kerala, Ministry of Ayush has approved an amount of Rs. 196.96 Crores from 2014-15 to 2021-22  for  different  activities  as  per  the  provision  of  NAM  guidelines  and  State Government has reported expenditure of Rs. 181.70 Crores.

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## Annexure

## Allocation and Expenditure in respect of Research Councils and National Institutes of Ministry of Ayush for the year 2021-22 and 2022-23 (as on 27-01-2023)

(Rs. In Crore)

| Sl. No   | Schemes/ Programmes                                 | 2021-22               | 2021-22                | 2021-22                 | 2022-23               | 2022-23                | 2022-23                             |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | Schemes/ Programmes                                 | Budget Estimates (BE) | Revised Estimates (RE) | Actual Expenditure (AE) | Budget Estimates (BE) | Revised Estimates (RE) | Actual Expenditure (as on 27.01.23) |
| 1        | 2                                                   | 3                     | 4                      | 5                       | 6                     | 7                      | 8                                   |
| 1        | Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences  | 328.27                | 309.37                 | 312.72                  | 358.50                | 358.50                 | 283.38                              |
| 2        | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine      | 167.79                | 157.73                 | 157.73                  | 175.80                | 175.05                 | 173.43                              |
| 3        | Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy         | 167.58                | 143.58                 | 135.33                  | 143.70                | 143.70                 | 107.78                              |
| 4        | Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy  | 59.70                 | 57.44                  | 57.44                   | 85.24                 | 87.62                  | 42.62                               |
| 5        | Central Councils for Research in Siddha             | 36.77                 | 39.06                  | 39.06                   | 46.67                 | 46.88                  | 35.00                               |
| 6        | Institute of Teaching & Research Ayurveda, Jamnagar | 63.36                 | 64.49                  | 64.49                   | 80.40                 | 105.21                 | 105.21                              |
| 7        | All India Institute of Ayurveda(AIIA) , New Delhi   | 348.87                | 342.87                 | 342.87                  | 227.10                | 231.10                 | 175.33                              |
| 8        | National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata          | 148.12                | 119.54                 | 110.60                  | 78.74                 | 65.92                  | 46.35                               |
| 9        | National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur              | 262.33                | 194.55                 | 194.41                  | 192.99                | 184.29                 | 157.87                              |
| 10       | Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth                       | 15.52                 | 15.02                  | 15.02                   | 18.82                 | 19.82                  | 14.11                               |
| 11       | National Institute of Siddha, Tamilnadu             | 49.09                 | 44.77                  | 44.77                   | 53.57                 | 59.01                  | 40.18                               |
| 12       | National Institute of                               | 187.49                | 183.22                 | 183.22                  | 96.59                 | 99.59                  | 99.59                               |

|       | Unani Medicine, Bangalore                                                 |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 13    | Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga                                  |   24.67 |   23.3  |   22.05 |  124    |  124.5  |   68    |
| 14    | National Institute of Naturopathy, Pune                                   |   55.33 |   67.61 |   67.61 |   40.63 |   65.63 |   24.27 |
| 15    | North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy, Shillong               |   46.54 |   37.12 |   33.49 |   63.5  |   40.75 |   35.53 |
| 16    | North Eastern Institute of AYUSH/Folk Medicine, Passighat                 |    3.3  |    8.84 |    3.04 |    0    |    0    |    0    |
| 17    | National Institute of Sowa Rigpa                                          |   12.17 |   12.54 |   12.53 |   22.14 |   20.44 |   15.86 |
| 18    | North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Folk Medicine Research, Passighat |    0    |    0    |    0    |   27.82 |   16.28 |   15.44 |
| Total | Total                                                                     | 1976.9  | 1821.05 | 1796.38 | 1836.21 | 1844.29 | 1439.95 |