Lok Sabha Question No. 2039 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Health Tourism Promotion of AYUSH
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2039 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH February, 2021

## HEALTH TOURISM PROMO TION OF AYUSH

## 2039. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

Will  the  Minister  of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plans of promoting AYUSH treatment through health tourism;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the facilities required for such treatments are available in the country, State/UT -wise;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government to ensure availability of such facilities to the public at large?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS AND ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- ( a) : Yes.
- ( b) : The  Government  have  launched  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  during  2020 - 21  to encourage private investors to invest in AYUSH sector to establish world class, state art super specialty  hospitals and  day care centers of the systems recognize d under Indian Medicine Central Council(IMCC) Act, 1970  or Homeopathic Central Council (HCC) Act, 1973 for promoting export  of medical value travel services. Interest subsidy will be for construction of the hospital building and purchasing of eq uipme ts.
- ( c) : Yes,  The details of National Institutes under the Aegis of Ministry of AYUSH hav attached  Hospitals  for  AYUSH  System  in  the  country  State/UTs  wise    are  given  a Annexure.

## ( d) : Does not arise.

( e) : Ministry  of  AYUSH  is  implementing  C entrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National AYUSH Mission (NAM) through States/UTs for the promotion of AYUSH system among people within India. The Mission envisages better access to AYUSH services, strengthe of  AYUSH  educational  institutions,  enforcement  of quality  control  of  Ayurveda,  Siddha Unani & Homoeopathy (ASU &H) drugs and promotion of medicinal plants for sustainable availability of raw - materials for ASU & H drugs in the States/UTs.

## List of National Institutes under the aegis of Ministry of AYUSH having attached hospitals

|   S. No | Name of Institute                                 | Location   | Name of the State/UT   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------|
|       1 | Institute of Teaching & Research in Ayurveda      | Jamnagar   | Gujarat                |
|       2 | National Institute of Ayurveda                    | Jaipur     | Rajasthan              |
|       3 | All India Institute of Ayurveda                   | New Delhi  | New Delhi              |
|       4 | North Eastern Institute on Ayurveda & Homoeopathy | Shillong   | Meghalaya              |
|       5 | North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicine          | Pasighat   | Arunachal Pradesh      |
|       6 | National Institute of Homoeopathy                 | Kolkata    | West Bengal            |
|       7 | National Institute of Unani Medicine              | Bengaluru  | Karnataka              |
|       8 | National Institute of Naturopathy                 | Pune       | Maharashtra            |
|       9 | National Institute of Siddha                      | Chennai    | Tamil Nadu             |
|      10 | National Institute of Sowa Rigpa                  | Leh        | Ladakh                 |