Lok Sabha Question No. 609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Research and Development of Traditional Medicines
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-609 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09/12/2022

## RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINES

## 609. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

Will the MINISTER OF AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)    whether  the  Government  has  entered  into  any  agreement  with  other  countries  for Research and Development in traditional medicines and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Government has any scheme to promote traditional and ethnic pharmaceutics in the country and if so, the details thereof; and (c) the  details  of  the  locations  where  ethnic  and  conventional  medicines  are  found  in  the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)  Yes.  Government  of  India  has  signed  24  Memorandum  of  Understandings  (MoUs)  for country  to  country  cooperation  in  the  field  of  medicine  Nepal,  Bangladesh,  Hungary, Trinidad & Tobago, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Myanmar, World Health Organization,  Germany,  Iran,  Sao  Tome  &  Príncipe,  Equatorial  Guinea,  Cuba,  Colombia, Bolivia,  Gambia,  Republic  of  Guinea,  China,  St  Vincent  and  The  Grenadines,  Suriname, Brazil and Zimbabwe. 40 MoUs for undertaking collaborative research and development of Traditional Medicine has been signed with foreign Institutes/Universities/Organizations from USA,  Germany,  UK,  Canada,  Malaysia,  Brazil,  Argentina,  Australia,  Austria,  Tajikistan, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Japan, Indonesia, and Reunion Island, Korea, Hungary, Philippines, Reunion  Island.  15  MoUs  have  been  signed  for  setting  up  of  Ayush  Academic  Chairs  in foreign  Institutes/Universities  from  Hungary,  Latvia,  Mauritius,  Bangladesh,  Russia,  WestIndies, Thailand, Indonesia, Slovenia, Armenia, Argentina, Malaysia, South Africa, Australia, Mexico.

(b) Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani & Homoeopathic (ASU&H) drugs are regulated under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945 in the country.

The  constituent  laboratory  of  Council  of  Scientific  &  Industrial  Research  namely Institute of Himalayan Bio-resource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur has signed an MoU with  National  Research  Institute  of  Chinese  Medicine,  Ministry  of  Health  and  Welfare, Taiwan,  to  collaborate  in  the  areas  of  mutual  interest  which  included  medicinal  plants, bioactive  molecules,  herbal  formulations  etc.  CSIR  and  Bill  &  Melinda  Gates  Foundation have signed an MoU to identify the opportunities for scientific  and  technological  research between  researchers  located  within  and  outside  of  India,  including  collaborations  with foundation-funded  entities  in  the  areas  including  but  not  limited  to  traditional  medicine (AYUSH)-guided by specific applications to disease/ health priorities.

Under  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  Promotion  of  International  Co-operation  in AYUSH  (IC Scheme), Ministry of Ayush supports AYUSH  drug manufacturers, entrepreneurs,  AYUSH  institutions  and  Hospitals  etc.  for  international  propagation  of AYUSH by participating in international exhibitions, trade fairs, road shows etc. to display their products and services. Ayush Oushadhi Gunvatta evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY) of Ministry of Ayush has been initiated for augmenting quality of Ayush drugs during the 15 th Finance Cycle (2021-22 to 2025-26) by merging the existing Central Sector Schemes  of  Pharmacovigilance  initiative,  Central  Drug  Controller  of  Ayush  and  Quality Control of ASU&H drugs {Component of National Ayush Mission (NAM)} and inclusion of certain new elements to facilitate standardization, effective enforcement of rules/regulations, technology up-gradation for manufacturing and analytical testing, certification/accreditation, training and capacity building activities intended towards quality assurance of Ayush drugs. The  Prime  Minister  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP)  of  Ministry  of  Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India is available to the Industry for availing benefits under Manufacturing and Service Sector including Ayush. Indian medicine Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL) which is a Mini Ratna Central Public Sector Enterprise  (CPSE)  under  Ministry  of  Ayush  (Government  of  India)  is  manufacturing  of Ayurveda & Unani Medicines in India.

(c) Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha is recognized under the NCISM act and are available all over the country.

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