Lok Sabha Question No. 1886 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: AYUSH Medical Colleges
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1886 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH JULY , 2021

## AYUSH MEDICAL COLLEG ES

## 1886. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of AYUSH medical colleges in the country and their intake capacity;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the propaganda  that  medicinal  facilities  in AYUSH stream are unscientific; and
- (c) if so, the details the reof and steps taken to verify such claims and the action taken thereon?

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

- (a): The requisite information may please be seen in the statement attached at Annexure 'A'.
- (b) & (c) The Ministry of AYUSH has taken cognizance of various misleading media reports issued clarifications from time to time. These clarifications are available o n (Press Information Bureau) PIBs website.

## Annexure - A

## Number of Ayurvedic Colleges and intake Capacity in UG & PG Courses

| State/UT         |   No of Colleges |   UG seats |   PG seats |   Total seats |
|------------------|------------------|------------|------------|---------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |               03 |        215 |         61 |           276 |
| Assam            |               01 |         63 |         30 |            93 |
| Bihar            |               08 |        423 |         68 |           491 |
| Chandigarh       |               01 |        100 |          0 |           100 |
| Chhatisgarh      |               06 |        445 |         66 |           511 |
| Delhi            |               03 |        200 |        159 |           359 |
| Goa              |               01 |         60 |         12 |            72 |
| Gujarat          |               34 |       2277 |        218 |          2495 |
| Haryana          |               11 |        738 |         30 |           768 |
| Himachal Pradesh |               03 |        195 |         56 |           251 |
| Jammu & Kashmir  |               02 |        153 |         15 |           168 |
| Jharkhand        |               01 |         60 |         24 |            84 |
| Karnataka        |               78 |       5495 |       1146 |          6641 |
| Kerala           |               18 |       1204 |        288 |          1492 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |               24 |       1730 |        174 |          1904 |
| Maharashtra      |               83 |       5882 |       1565 |          7447 |
| Meghalaya        |               01 |         63 |          0 |            63 |
| Odisha           |               06 |        345 |         29 |           374 |
| Puducherry       |               01 |         63 |          0 |            63 |
| Punjab           |               17 |       1010 |         49 |          1059 |
| Rajasthan        |               13 |        935 |        281 |          1216 |
| Tamil Nadu       |               07 |        385 |         60 |           445 |
| Telangana        |               05 |        276 |         48 |           324 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |               69 |       5578 |        442 |          6020 |
| Uttrakhand       |               16 |       1125 |        167 |          1292 |
| West Bengal      |               04 |        175 |         24 |           199 |
| Total            |              416 |      29195 |       5012 |         34207 |

Total Ayurveda Colleges :

416

Total number of UGSeats

:

29195

Total number of PG Seats :

5012

Total number of seats :

34207

## Number of Siddha Colleges and intake capacity in UG & PG Courses

| State /UT   |   No. of Colleges |   UG SEATS |   PG seats |   Total Seats |
|-------------|-------------------|------------|------------|---------------|
| Kerala      |                01 |         50 |          0 |            50 |
| Tamil Nadu  |                12 |        690 |        176 |           866 |
| Total       |                13 |        740 |        176 |           916 |

Total Siddha Colleges :

13

Total number of UG Seats :

740

Total number of PG Seats :

176

Total UG + PG seats

: 916

## Number of Sowa - Rigpa College and intake capacity in UG Course

| State/UT      |   No of colleges |   Total UG seats |
|---------------|------------------|------------------|
| Ladakh (UT)   |               02 |               25 |
| Sikkim        |               01 |               15 |
| Uttar Pradesh |               01 |               15 |
| Total         |               04 |               55 |

:            04

:            55

Total Sowa - Rigpa Colleges

Total number of UG Seats

Total number of seats :

55

## Number Unani Colleges and intake capacity in UG & PG seats

| State/UT         |   No. of Colleges |   Total UG seats |   Total PG seats |   Total Seats |
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                01 |               50 |                0 |            50 |
| Assam            |                00 |                0 |                0 |             0 |
| Bihar            |                05 |              325 |               31 |           356 |
| Chandigarh       |                00 |                0 |                0 |             0 |
| Chhatisgarh      |                01 |               40 |                0 |            40 |
| Delhi            |                02 |              125 |               22 |           147 |
| Goa              |                00 |                0 |                0 |             0 |
| Gujarat          |                00 |                0 |                0 |             0 |
| Haryana          |                00 |                0 |                0 |             0 |
| Himachal Pradesh |                00 |                0 |                0 |             0 |
| Jammu & Kashmir  |                04 |              160 |               18 |           178 |
| Jharkhand        |                00 |                0 |                0 |             0 |
| Karnataka        |                06 |              315 |               88 |           403 |
| Kerala           |                01 |               60 |                0 |            60 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                04 |              235 |                0 |           235 |
| Maharashtra      |                07 |              410 |               21 |           431 |
| Meghalaya        |                00 |                0 |                0 |             0 |
| Odisha           |                00 |                0 |                0 |             0 |
| Puducherry       |                00 |                0 |                0 |             0 |
| Punjab           |                01 |               50 |                0 |            50 |
| Rajasthan        |                03 |              153 |                0 |           153 |
| Tamil Nadu       |                01 |               75 |                0 |            75 |
| Telangana        |                03 |              194 |               63 |           257 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |                16 |             1020 |               78 |          1098 |
| Uttrakhand       |                01 |               60 |                0 |            60 |
| West Bengal      |                01 |               40 |                0 |            40 |
| Total            |                57 |             3312 |              321 |          3633 |

Total Unani Colleges :

57

Total number of UG Seats :

3312

Total number of PG Seats :

321

Total UG + PG seats :

3633

## Number of Homoeopathy Colleges and Intake capacity in UG & PG

| S. No   | STATE/U.T.        | No. of Colleges   | Number of seats   | Number of seats   | Total               |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| S. No   | STATE/U.T.        | No. of Colleges   | UG seats          | PG seats          | UG seats + PG seats |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 07                | 551               | 54                | 605                 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 01                | 50                | 0                 | 50                  |
| 3       | Assam             | 03                | 189               | 0                 | 189                 |
| 4       | Bihar             | 15                | 825               | 55                | 880                 |
| 5       | Chandigarh        | 01                | 50                | 0                 | 50                  |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      | 03                | 200               | 0                 | 200                 |
| 7       | Delhi             | 02                | 188               | 9                 | 197                 |
| 8       | Goa               | 01                | 50                | 0                 | 50                  |
| 9       | Gujarat           | 35                | 3525              | 93                | 3618                |
| 10      | Haryana           | 01                | 50                | 0                 | 50                  |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 05                | 313               | 0                 | 313                 |
| 12      | HP                | 01                | 75                | 0                 | 75                  |
| 13      | Karnataka         | 18                | 1515              | 136               | 1651                |
| 14      | Kerala            | 06                | 315               | 73                | 388                 |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | 25                | 2230              | 127               | 2357                |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | 58                | 4560              | 459               | 5019                |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 01                | 63                | 0                 | 63                  |
| 18      | Orissa            | 06                | 226               | 19                | 245                 |
| 19      | Punjab            | 04                | 270               | 18                | 288                 |
| 20      | Rajasthan         | 10                | 785               | 92                | 877                 |
| 21      | Tamil Nadu        | 13                | 973               | 76                | 1049                |
| 22      | Telangana         | 05                | 475               | 38                | 513                 |
| 23      | Uttar Pradesh     | 13                | 1236              | 165               | 1401                |
| 24      | Uttarakhand       | 02                | 110               | 0                 | 110                 |
| 25      | West Bengal       | 12                | 763               | 91                | 854                 |
|         |                   | 248               | 19587             | 1505              | 21092               |