Lok Sabha Question No. 3352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Measures to promote Ayurvedic Treatment
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3352 ANSWERED ON 17 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## MEASURES TO PROMOTE AYURVEDIC TREATMENT

## 3352.    SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government is taking any measures to promote Ayurvedic treatment along with allopathic treatment;

(b) If so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of cities in which Ayurvedic facilities are being provided by the Government, State/UT-wise including Mahrashtra;

(d) whether the Government proposes to promote Ayurveda and Unani systems of medication and treatment; and

(e) if so, the details of funds allocated, released and utilised for promotion of Ayurveda and Unani  separately  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  till  date,  year-wise  and State/UT-wise including Mahrashtra?

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

(a) & (b) Government of India has adopted a strategy of Co-location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs), thus enabling choice to the patients for different systems of medicines under single window. The engagement of AYUSH Doctors/ paramedics and their training is supported by the  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare,  while  the  support  for  AYUSH  infrastructure, equipment/  furniture  and  medicines  are  provided  by  Ministry  of  Ayush  under  Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM).

Under  NAM,  financial  assistance  is  being  provided  for  Co-location  of  AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centers (PHCs), Community Health Centers (CHCs) and District Hospitals  (DHs)  as  per  the  proposal  received  from  State/UT  Government  through  State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) as per NAM guidelines.

(c)  The  status  of  Ayurvedic  Hospitals  and  Ayurvedic  Dispensaries  which  are  functioning State/UT-wise including Maharashtra is furnished at Annexure-I.

(d) & (e) National Institutes under Ministry of Ayush, National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur, Institute of Teaching & Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar, All India Institute of  Ayurveda  (AIIA),  New  Delhi,  North  Eastern  Institute  of  Ayurveda  &  Homoeopathy (NEIAH), Shillong, National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bengaluru, Karnataka and Central Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences  (CCRAS),  New  Delhi  &  Central  Council  for Research  in  Unani  Medicine  (CCRUM),  New  Delhi  inter  alia  engaged  in  to  popularize Ayurveda  and  Unani  among  the  masses  about  various  patient  care  and  other  activities through  Information  Education  Communication  (IEC)  materials,  awareness  and  medical camps. Further, Government of India is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM) in  the  country  through  State/UT  Governments  for promotion and development of AYUSH system including Ayurveda and Unani systems of medication  and  treatment.  Grant-in-aid  is  provided  to  State/UT  Governments  as  per  the proposals received through State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) as per NAM guidelines.

The  Mission inter-alia makes  provision  for  the  following  to  promote  AYUSH  system including Ayurveda and Unani systems of medication and treatment:-

(i) AYUSH Health & Wellness Centres under Ayushman Bharat:

(ii) Co-location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs)

(iii) Upgradation of existing standalone Government AYUSH Hospitals

(iv) Upgradation of existing/setting up of new standalone Government/ Panchayat /Government aided AYUSH Dispensaries

(v) Setting up of up to 10 bedded/ 30 bedded/ 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospitals

(vi) Supply of essential drugs to Government AYUSH Hospitals, Government Dispensaries and Government/Government aided Teaching Institutional AYUSH Hospitals

(vii)  AYUSH  Public  Health  Programmes-  (a)  National  Program  for  Prevention and Management  of  Musculoskeletal  Disorders,  (b)  Integration  of  AYUSH  with  National Programme  for  Prevention  and  Control  of  Cancer,  Diabetes,  Cardiovascular  Diseases  and Stroke (NPCDCS), (c) SUPRAJA (AYUSH Maternal & Neo-natal Intervention), (d) VAYO MITRA (AYUSH Geriatric Healthcare Services), (e) AYURVIDYA (Promotion of healthy lifestyle  through  AYUSH System in 75000 School), (f) AYUSH Mobile Medical Unit, (g) KARUNYA (AYUSH Palliative Services) & (h) National Program on AYUSH for Morbidity (viii)  Upgradation  of  State  Government  Under-Graduate  and  post-Graduate  Educational

Management and Disability Prevention (MMDP) of Lymphatic Filariasis (lymphoedema) Institutions.

(ix) Establishment of new AYUSH Colleges in the States where availability of AYUSH teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector.

Under  NAM,  the  details  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  for  promotion AYUSH systems of Ayurveda and Unani during the last three years and current year till date, year-wise and State/UT-wise including Maharashtra is furnished at Annexure-II. However, under NAM, no funds are allocated system-wise.

## Annexure- I

State wise/System wise Number of AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries as on 01.04.2019

| Sl. No.                                   | State / UT                                | Ayurveda Hospitals   | Ayurveda Dispensaries   |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
| A. States/Union Territories               | A. States/Union Territories               |                      |                         |
| 1                                         | Andhra Pradesh                            | 3                    | 372                     |
| 2                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                         | 10                   | 30                      |
| 3                                         | Assam                                     | 1                    | 534                     |
| 4                                         | Bihar                                     | 5                    | 799                     |
| 5                                         | Chhattisgarh                              | 11                   | 956                     |
| 6                                         | Delhi                                     | 2                    | 44                      |
| 7                                         | Goa                                       | 1                    | 110                     |
| 8                                         | Gujarat                                   | 42                   | 577                     |
| 9                                         | Haryana                                   | 13                   | 500                     |
| 10                                        | Himachal Pradesh                          | 33                   | 1155                    |
| 11                                        | Jammu &Kashmir                            | 1                    | 302                     |
| 12                                        | Jharkhand                                 | 1                    | 305                     |
| 13                                        | Karnataka                                 | 180                  | 577                     |
| 14                                        | Kerala                                    | 128                  | 809                     |
| 15                                        | Madhya Pradesh                            | 40                   | 1496                    |
| 16                                        | Maharashtra                               | 77                   | 462                     |
| 17                                        | Manipur                                   | 2                    | 0                       |
| 18                                        | Meghalaya                                 | 3                    | 39                      |
| 19                                        | Mizoram                                   | 1                    | 1                       |
| 20                                        | Nagaland                                  | 2                    | 9                       |
| 21                                        | Odisha                                    | 8                    | 620                     |
| 22                                        | Punjab                                    | 38                   | 688                     |
| 23                                        | Rajasthan                                 | 117                  | 3581                    |
| 24                                        | Sikkim                                    | 2                    | 2                       |
| 25                                        | Tamil Nadu                                | 2                    | 100                     |
| 26                                        | Tripura                                   | 3                    | 37                      |
| 27                                        | Uttar Pradesh                             | 1788                 | 2112                    |
| 28                                        | Uttarakhand                               | 427                  | 415                     |
| 29                                        | West Bengal                               | 6                    | 567                     |
| 30                                        | A&N Island                                | 1                    | 14                      |
| 31                                        | Chandigarh                                | 1                    | 14                      |
| 32                                        | D&N Haveli                                | 0                    | 6                       |
| 33                                        | Daman &Diu                                | 2                    | 3                       |
| 34                                        | Lakshadweep                               | 1                    | 9                       |
| 35                                        | Puducherry                                | 0                    | 28                      |
| 36                                        | Telangana                                 | 4                    | 423                     |
|                                           | TOTAL(A)                                  | 2956                 | 17696                   |
| B. CGHS &Central Government Organizations | B. CGHS &Central Government Organizations | 19                   | 325                     |
| TOTAL(A+B)                                | TOTAL(A+B)                                | 2975                 | 18021                   |

Source:' AYUSH IN INDIA- 2019'(Annual Statistical Publication of the Ministry of Ayush)

## Annexure-II

## The status of funds allocated, released and utilised during the last three years and current year till date, year-wise and State/UT-wise including Maharashtra

(Rs. in lakhs)

|          | Name of States/UT           | 2018-19         | 2018-19                | 2018-19                                 | 2019-20         | 2019-20                | 2019-20                                 | 2020-21         | 2020-21                | 2020-21                                 | 2021-22         | 2021-22                | 2021-22                                 |
|----------|-----------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Sl. N o. | s                           | Amount Approved | Central Share released | Expenditure reported by the State Govt. | Amount Approved | Central Share released | Expenditure reported by the State Govt. | Amount Approved | Central Share released | Expenditure reported by the State Govt. | Amount Approved | Central Share released | Expenditure reported by the State Govt. |
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar            | 317.89          | 317.89                 | 317.89                                  | 365.42          | 365.42                 | 213.48                                  | 251.81          | 251.81                 | 54.05                                   | 432.23          | 296.0 6                | 0.00                                    |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh              | 2133.68         | 1280.2 1               | 24.94                                   | 3167.66         | 1900.59                | 0.00                                    | 642.34          | 385.40                 | 0.00                                    | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh           | 608.75          | 547.84                 | 505.30                                  | 425.92          | 383.33                 | 72.02                                   | 753.43          | 678.09                 | 0.00                                    | 774.81          | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    |
| 4        | Assam                       | 820.36          | 738.33                 | 190.32                                  | 1779.25         | 1601.32                | 0.00                                    | 385.72          | 347.15                 | 0.00                                    |                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    |
| 5        | Bihar                       | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    | 4435.50         | 2661.30                | 39.66                                   | 860.89          | 516.54                 | 15.20                                   | 8436.43         | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    |
| 6        | Chandigar h                 | 52.55           | 52.55                  | 34.39                                   | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 6.29                                    | 195.81          | 195.81                 | 0.00                                    | 338.05          | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    |
| 7        | Chhattisga rh               | 1778.11         | 1066.8 7               | 517.10                                  | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    | 4485.1 1        | 2691.0 7               | 162.2 5                                 | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    |
| 8        | Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu | 72.01           | 72.01                  | 0.00                                    | 63.85           | 63.85                  | 0.00                                    | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    |
| 9        | Delhi                       | 0.00            | 0.00                   |                                         | 0.00            | 0.00                   |                                         | 0.00            | 0.00                   |                                         | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    |
| 10       | Goa                         | 244.83          | 146.90                 | 133.14                                  | 197.75          | 118.65                 | 84.09                                   | 109.98          | 65.99                  | 14.43                                   | 661.05          | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    |
| 11       | Gujarat                     | 2934.76         | 1760.8 6               | 1287.0 3                                | 3716.15         | 2229.69                | 760.21                                  | 406.69          | 244.01                 | 55.17                                   | 3112.84         | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    |
| 12       | Haryana                     | 2002.27         | 1201.3 6               | 976.96                                  | 3832.46         | 2299.48                | 1986.81                                 | 5057.3 7        | 3034.4 2               | 852.1 1                                 | 2349.34         | 503.7 6                | 0.00                                    |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh            | 2118.90         | 1907.0 1               | 1588.3 0                                | 2273.21         | 2045.89                | 909.12                                  | 549.93          | 494.94                 | 272.9 1                                 | 2487.45         | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir             | 1329.70         | 1196.7 3               | 1119.1 9                                | 2053.93         | 1848.54                | 1337.38                                 | 2539.7 2        | 2285.7 5               | 1240. 75                                | 1598.20         | 359.6 0                | 0.00                                    |
| 15       | Jharkhand                   | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    | 2537.19         | 1522.31                | 4.56                                    | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    |                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    |
| 16       | Karnataka                   | 4480.52         | 2688.3 1               | 2494.4 0                                | 2986.18         | 1791.71                | 1323.17                                 | 3640.6 2        | 2184.3 7               | 796.3 4                                 | 4345.34         | 651.8 0                | 0.00                                    |
| 17       | Kerala                      | 4329.73         | 2597.8                 | 2154.2 9                                | 2567.56         | 1540.54                | 1162.34                                 | 3895.9 8        | 2337.5 9               | 624.3 1                                 | 3462.13         | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    |
| 18       | Ladakh                      | 0.00            | 4 0.00                 | 0.00                                    | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    | 749.82          | 187.4 5                | 0.00                                    |
| 19       | Lakshadw eep                | 0.00            | 0.00                   |                                         | 426.88          | 426.88                 | 296.43                                  | 19.61           | 19.61                  | 0.00                                    | 100.40          | 39.16                  | 0.00                                    |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh              | 4715.21         | 2829.1 3               | 2316.3 4                                | 6687.25         | 4012.35                | 3021.32                                 | 9347.7 2        | 5608.6 3               | 1552. 05                                | 7350.66         | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    |
|          | Maharas htra                | 0.00            | 0.00                   |                                         | 7181.07         | 4308.64                | 1223.74                                 |                 |                        | 0.00                                    | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 0.00                                    |
| 21       |                             |                 |                        |                                         |                 |                        |                                         | 0.00            | 0.00                   |                                         |                 |                        |                                         |

| 22    | Manipur       | 1368.09   | 1231.2 3   | 1008.2 1   | 1007.86   | 907.08    | 116.55    | 635.24    | 571.72    | 0.00      | 514.80     | 0.00      |   0.00 |
|-------|---------------|-----------|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|--------|
| 23    | Mizoram       | 803.04    | 722.74     | 713.28     | 221.68    | 199.51    | 127.94    | 730.80    | 657.72    | 112.7 3   | 289.98     | 65.24     |      0 |
| 24    | Meghalay a    | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00       | 386.90    | 348.21    | 281.41    | 275.52    | 247.97    | 0.00      | 2237.83    | 0.00      |      0 |
| 25    | Nagaland      | 1023.19   | 920.87     | 920.87     | 1056.20   | 950.58    | 950.58    | 1394.3 2  | 1254.8 9  | 279.3 8   | 1032.34    | 232.2 7   |      0 |
| 26    | Odisha        | 1787.89   | 1072.7 3   | 281.76     | 1210.16   | 726.10    | 160.36    | 1194.4 0  | 716.64    | 5.57      | 3314.36    | 0.00      |      0 |
| 27    | Puducherr y   | 445.52    | 445.52     | 421.43     | 238.42    | 238.42    | 205.04    | 79.45     | 47.67     | 23.33     | 508.70     | 123.9 7   |      0 |
| 28    | Punjab        | 62.42     | 37.45      | 0.00       | 1925.82   | 1155.49   | 2.61      | 149.62    | 89.77     | 0.00      | 1450.09    | 0.00      |      0 |
| 29    | Rajasthan     | 5036.96   | 3022.1 7   | 849.81     | 3312.66   | 1987.60   | 266.57    | 3794.0 0  | 2276.4 0  | 0.00      | 7884.95    | 0.00      |      0 |
| 30    | Sikkim        | 300.35    | 270.32     | 237.43     | 367.33    | 330.59    | 293.02    | 387.24    | 350.44    | 155.0 4   | 220.67     | 49.65     |      0 |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu    | 3877.18   | 2326.3 1   | 2112.3 8   | 3323.19   | 1993.91   | 1502.35   | 1027.6 3  | 616.58    | 0.00      | 4778.76    | 716.8 1   |      0 |
| 32    | Telanagan a   | 1150.60   | 690.36     | 266.89     | 1556.97   | 934.18    | 54.34     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      |      0 |
| 33    | Tripura       | 742.97    | 668.67     | 551.41     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 300.09    | 270.08    | 0.00      | 476.52     | 107.2 1   |      0 |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh | 19756.9 2 | 11854. 15  | 11357. 03  | 13206.1 5 | 7923.69   | 6346.19   | 17289. 76 | 10373. 86 | 6501. 48  | 39325.2 5  | 5898. 79  |      0 |
| 35    | Uttarakha nd  | 1878.09   | 1690.2 8   | 1023.9 3   | 917.04    | 825.34    | 554.29    | 729.40    | 656.46    | 288.4 5   | 1501.68    | 0.00      |      0 |
| 36    | West Bengal   | 3820.70   | 2292.4 2   | 1662.6 3   | 3082.90   | 1849.74   | 725.83    | 412.24    | 247.35    | 0.00      | 5555.94    | 833.3 9   |      0 |
| Total |               | 69993.1 8 | 45649. 04  | 35066. 63  | 76510.4 9 | 49490.9 2 | 24027.6 8 | 61542. 44 | 39718. 70 | 13005 .55 | 105290. 61 | 10065 .15 |      0 |