Lok Sabha Question No. 52 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: AYUSH Universities in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Gyaneshwar Patil, Gajendra Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 52 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## AYUSH UNIVERSITIES IN MADHYA PRADESH

## †*52. SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL: SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  some  AYUSH  Universities  are  in  the  process  of  being  set-up  in  Madhya Pradesh and if so, the details along with the locations thereof;
- (b) whether any plan is under consideration for setting-up of new AYUSH Universities in Madhya Pradesh and if so, the details and the locations thereof;
- (c)  whether  it  is  proposed  to  establish  AYUSH  Universities  in  the  tribal  dominated regions  of  Khandwa  Burhanpur  and  Khargone-Badwani  in  future  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (d) the time by which AYUSH Universities are likely to be established in the said regions along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH

(SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 52 * FOR 4 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## (a) to (d) :

At present there is no such proposal under consideration.

-  Central Universities are established by the Act of Parliament.
-  State Universities and State Private Universities are established by the Act of the concerned State legislature.
-  Institutions of Higher education are declared as Deemed to be Universities by the Government of India, on the advice of UGC, under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956.
-  Name of a University is included in the list of Universities maintained by the UGC on receipt of the Act as passed by the Parliament/concerned State legislature.

At  present  total  fifty  Nine  (59)  Ayush  Medical  Colleges  are  functioning  in  the Madhya  Pradesh  including  07  Government  Ayurvedic  College,  01  Government  Unani College and 01 Government Homeopathy College. The details are as follows:

|   No. of Ayurveda Institute |   No. of Unani Institute |   No. of Siddha Institute |   No. of Homeopathy Institute |   No. of Sowa Rigpa Institute |   No. of Yoga& Naturopathy Institute |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|                          27 |                       04 |                         0 |                            25 |                             0 |                                   03 |

-  Madhya Pradesh Ayurvigyan Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur (Medical Science University)  is  the  University  and  Governing  body  for  all  the  Medicine,  Dental, Nursing,  Paramedical,  Ayurveda,  Homeopathic,  Unani,  and  Yoga  colleges  in  the state of Madhya Pradesh.
-  The  University  has  been  formulated  under  the  act  as  notified  by  Government  of Madhya Pradesh.
-  All  Government  Ayush  Colleges  and  most  of  the  private  Ayush  Colleges  are affiliated with Madhya Pradesh Ayurvigyan Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur.