Lok Sabha Question No. 2816 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Promotion of AYUSH through Health Tourism
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Adoor Prakash, Rajmohan Unnithan, Behanan Benny, T.N. Prathapan, Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2816 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2023

## PROMOTION OF AYUSH THROUGH HEALTH TOURISM

2816.     ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN SHRI BENNY BEHANAN SHRJT.N. PRATHAPAN SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  strategy  of  the  Governmentto  promote AYUSH treatment through health tourism;
- (b) whether the infrastructural facilities requiredfor such treatments are available in the country, if so,the details thereof, State/UT-wise and if not, the reasonstherefor; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promotethe  traditional  systems  of  medicine  in  the country andmake it a preferred destination for Medical Value Travel?

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

(a):  Heal in India is an Initiative of the Government to promote the Medical Tourism in the country. Under this initiative,Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India & Ministry of Ayush has been working with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) and Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC)for developing a 'One Step' Heal in India portal for Promotion of Medical Value Travel.

Ministry  of  Ayush  signed  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  India  Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), Ministry of Tourism, Government of India to work together for  the  promotion  of  Medical  Value  Travel  in  Ayurveda  and  other  traditional  systems  of medicine. (b):  Yes,  the  details  of  National  Institutes  under  the  Aegis  of  Ministry  of  AYUSH  having attached Hospitals for AYUSH System in the country State/UTs wise are given at Annexure. (c): Ministry of Ayush developed a Central Sector Scheme namely Champion Service Sector Scheme  for  Medical  Value  Travel  Under  this  scheme,  financial  assistance  in  the  form  of Interest  Subsidy  is  provided  to  private  investors  for  the  establishment  of  Super  Specialty Hospitals/  Day  Care  Centres  of  the  systems  recognized  under  The  National  Commission  for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) Act, 2020 or The National Commission for Homeopathy (NCH) Act, 2020 in FY 2021-22. Couples  of  ChintanShivir  were  organized  by  the  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  welfare  to promote  Heal  in  India  and  Heal  by  India.  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  also  participated  in  these ChintanShivir.  Certain  action  points  were  identified  in  this  shivir  to  promote  traditional

medicine through Tourism in India.

A Round Table and Plenary Session on Heal in India- Medical Value Travel were also organized during  Global  Ayush  Investment  and  Innovation  summit  at  Gandhinagar,  Gujrat  to  promote India as No. 1 destination for Medical Value Travel.

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## 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            | 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                 |