Lok Sabha Question No. 86 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Funds for Promotion of Ayurveda
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OFAYUSH

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *86 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  DECEMBER, 2021

## FUNDS FOR PROMOTION OF AYURVEDA

## *86. SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNAVIKHE PATIL:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- a) the details of the funds allocated to the States by the Government for various schemes aimed at promoting Ayurveda system of medicine during the last three years, State/UTwise including Maharashtra;
- b) the details of amount spent and amount not utilised by the States and Union Territories during the said period;
- c) the progress in promotion and development of AYUSH drugs through clusters approach in the country;
- d) the  funds  allocated  and  utilized  under  the  cluster  scheme  during  the  last  three  years, State/UT-wise; and
- e) the details regarding implementation of the said scheme in Maharashtra?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## Statement referred in reply of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *86 to be answered on 03.12.2021

- (a) & (b) Ministry of AYUSH is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  through  State/UT  Governments  and  providing  financial assistance  to  them  for  development  and  promotion  of  AYUSH  system  of  medicine including Ayurveda as per the proposals received in their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs). Under NAM funds are being released to State/UT Governments against the approved SAAPs. The status of funds allocated/spent and unspent during the last three years, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra is furnished at Annexure.
- (c) Ministry  of  AYUSH  (erstwhile  Department  of  AYUSH)  had  implemented  a  Central Sector Scheme for AYUSH Clusters up to 12 th Plan period (2012-17) for setting up of Industry  Clusters.  The  Government  had  sanctioned  funds  to  ten  AYUSH  Industry Clusters under the said scheme. Later, the Scheme was discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2017. In six cases funds have been utilized and envisaged deliverables achieved. In other four cases, the deliverables were not achieved and the Ministry has taken legal recourse in the matter.
- (d) Funds were allocated and utilized to complete on-going projects under Central Sector Scheme for Development of AYUSH Clusters during last three years as detailed below:
- (e) Cluster scheme was Central Sector Scheme and therefore the funds were released directly to the institutions. Two Industry Clusters in Maharashtra were provided funds under the scheme. The details are as under:

| Year    | Name of the Industry Cluster/ Organisation                                        | State/UT    | Fund Released (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Details of Utilization Received from the Organisation   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19 | M/s Sanskar Ayush Medicare Pvt. Ltd, Arya Nagar, Jawalapur, Haridwar, Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand | Rs.100.00                      | Yes                                                     |
| 2019-20 | M/s Sanskar Ayush Medicare Pvt. Ltd, Arya Nagar, Jawalapur, Haridwar, Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand | Rs.33.00                       | Amount refunded by the grantee organisation.            |
| 2020-21 | NIL                                                                               | NIL         | NIL                            | NIL                                                     |

| Name of the Industry Cluster/ Organisation                                        | Fund released (Rs. in lakhs)   | Date of release                               | Deliverables Achieved                              |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| M/s Konkan Ayur Pharma Pvt. Ltd, 125, Budhwar                                     | Rs. 150.00                     | 13.03.2009                                    | Yes                                                |
| Peth, Opp. Jogeshwari                                                             | Rs. 300.00 (03 instalments)    | 22.03.2010, 27.03.2010, 10.06.2010 29.12.2011 | Yes                                                |
| Temple, Pune, Maharashtra                                                         | Rs. 220.00                     |                                               | Yes                                                |
|                                                                                   | Rs. 128.00                     | 04.09.2013                                    | Yes                                                |
|                                                                                   | Rs. 64.60                      | 31.03.2016                                    | Yes                                                |
|                                                                                   | Total: Rs. 862.60              |                                               | Yes                                                |
| M/s Maharashtra Ayurved Center Pvt. Ltd., Aradhana, 55, Amchi Colony, Pasha - NDA | Rs. 200.00 Lakh                | 22.07.2009                                    | No. Legal recourse has been taken by the Ministry. |
|                                                                                   | Rs. 50.00 Lakh                 | 22.03.2010                                    | No. Legal recourse has been taken by the Ministry. |
|                                                                                   | Rs. 350.00 Lakh                | 21.05.2010                                    | No. Legal recourse has been taken by the Ministry. |
|                                                                                   | Rs. 170.24                     | 27.05.2015                                    | No. Legal recourse has been taken by the Ministry. |
| Road, Bawdhan khurd, Pune, Maharashtra                                            | Total: Rs. 770.24              |                                               | No. Legal recourse has been taken by the Ministry. |

## The State/UT-wise status of funds allocated/spent and unspent during the 2018-19, 201920 & 2020-21 years under NAM

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| S. No.   | Name of States / UTs               |   Amount allocated/released (Central Share) |   Expenditure reported by States/UTs |   Unspent amount |
|----------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |                                     935.111 |                              585.416 |          349.695 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh                     |                                    3566.2   |                               24.939 |         3541.26  |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                    1609.26  |                              577.321 |         1031.94  |
| 4.       | Assam                              |                                    2686.8   |                              190.32  |         2496.48  |
| 5.       | Bihar                              |                                    3177.83  |                               54.855 |         3122.98  |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                         |                                     248.36  |                               40.68  |          207.68  |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                       |                                    3757.93  |                              679.35  |         3078.58  |
| 8.       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                                     135.864 |                                0     |          135.864 |
| 9.       | Delhi                              |                                       0     |                                0     |            0     |
| 10.      | Goa                                |                                     331.537 |                              231.661 |           99.876 |
| 11.      | Gujarat                            |                                    4234.56  |                             2102.41  |         2132.15  |
| 12.      | Haryana                            |                                    6535.26  |                             3815.88  |         2719.38  |
| 13.      | Himachal Pradesh                   |                                    4447.84  |                             2770.33  |         1677.52  |
| 14.      | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                                    5331.02  |                             3697.32  |         1633.7   |
| 15.      | Jharkhand                          |                                    1522.31  |                                4.56  |         1517.75  |
| 16.      | Karnataka                          |                                    6664.39  |                             4613.9   |         2050.49  |
| 17.      | Kerala                             |                                    6475.96  |                             3940.94  |         2535.02  |
| 18.      | Ladakh                             |                                       0     |                                0     |            0     |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep                        |                                     446.483 |                              296.425 |          150.058 |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh                     |                                   12450.1   |                             6889.71  |         5560.4   |
| 21.      | Maharashtra                        |                                    4308.64  |                             1223.74  |         3084.9   |
| 22.      | Manipur                            |                                    2710.02  |                             1124.76  |         1585.27  |
| 23.      | Mizoram                            |                                    1579.98  |                              953.949 |          626.03  |
| 24.      | Meghalaya                          |                                     596.18  |                              281.405 |          314.775 |
| 25.      | Nagaland                           |                                    3126.34  |                             2150.83  |          975.51  |
| 26.      | Odisha                             |                                    2515.47  |                              447.684 |         2067.79  |
| 27.      | Puducherry                         |                                     731.603 |                              649.8   |           81.803 |
| 28.      | Punjab                             |                                    1282.71  |                                2.61  |         1280.1   |
| 29.      | Rajasthan                          |                                    7286.17  |                             1116.38  |         6169.79  |
| 30.      | Sikkim                             |                                     951.349 |                              685.484 |          265.865 |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu                         |                                    4936.8   |                             3614.73  |         1322.07  |
| 32.      | Telangana                          |                                    1624.54  |                              321.229 |         1303.31  |
| 33.      | Tripura                            |                                     938.75  |                              551.41  |          387.34  |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh                      |                                   30151.7   |                            24204.7   |         5946.99  |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand                        |                                    3172.08  |                             1866.67  |         1305.4   |
| 36.      | West Bengal                        |                                    4389.51  |                             2388.46  |         2001.05  |
|          | Total                              |                                  134859     |                            72099.9   |        62758.8   |