Lok Sabha Question No. 1731 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Functional AYUSH Centres/Hospitals
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Harish Dwivedi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1731 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2022

## FUNCTIONAL AYUSH CENTRES/HOSPITALS

## 1731. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  the  number  of  AYUSH  Centres/Hospitals  functioning  at  present  along  with  the  Centres  of National Level across the country, State-wise including Odisha;

(b) the number of AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres which have been set up in the rural areas and the steps taken so far to expand these Centres;

- (c)  the  manner  in  which  the  Government  envisions  AYUSH  Centres  improving  the  health  and wellness of citizens including such improvements noted in areas where the Government has set up AYUSH Centres;

(d)  whether  there  is  any  scheme  to  promote  AYUSH  at  international  level  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and

(e) whether the Government is considering to open more new AYUSH Centres and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH

## (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a):The number of AyushHospitals and Dispensariesexisting at present, State-wise including Odisha is furnished at Annexure -I .

(b) & (c):Ministry of Ayush is implementing the operationalization of Ayush Health and Wellness Centres  (HWCs)  under  Ayushman  Bharat  as  a  component  of  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of National Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/ UT Governments.

As per the proposals  received  from  the  State/UT  Governments  in  their  State  Annual  Action  Plan (SAAP), Ministry of Ayush has approved for upgradation of total 7,513 health facilities as Ayush HWCs during the year 2019-20 to 2021-22 in 34 States/UTs.

At Ayush HWCs, a holistic wellness model based on principles and practices of Ayush system of medicine is being established focusing on preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative healthcare.

As per the reports submitted by the State/UT Governments, 97,92,861 patients have been benefited in Ayush HWCs in the country. Also 3,21,570 yoga sessions have been conducted at these Ayush HWCs.

(d):Ministry  of  Ayush  hasimplemented  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  promotion  of  International Cooperation (IC) with the mandate to promote and strengthen awareness about Ayush Systems of Medicine; to facilitate international promotion, development and recognition of Ayush Systems in foreign countries; to establish Ayush centres in foreign countries; to support international exchange of experts and information; to give boost to Ayush products in International market and to establish Ayush Academic Chairs in foreign countries etc.

Ministry  of  Ayush  under  its  IC  scheme  undertakes  various  activities  for  promotion  of  Ayush globally. As of now, Ministry of Ayush has collaborated with more than 50 countries for promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and all Ayush systems by virtue of signing of country to country Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), research collaborations, MoU for establishing academic chairs of Ayush in foreign universities, setting up of Ayurveda/Ayush hospitals/academic institutes, setting up of herbal gardens, exchange of experts, deputation of Ayush experts, organizing workshops, conferences etc. Moreover,  every  year  104  seats  are  allocated  to  students  from  foreign  countries  coming  from different parts of world to learn Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani etc. The students are provided scholarships, tuition fees, to and fro air fare etc. to study Ayush systems in India.

Memorandum of Understanding with  different  Countries: As  of  now,  Ministry  of  Ayush  has signed 25 Country to Country MoUs for Cooperation in field of Traditional Medicine with Nepal, Bangladesh, Hungary, Mauritius, WHO-  Geneva,  Germany  (Joint declaration), Iran, Japan (Memorandum  of  Cooperation),  China  etc.  32  MoUs  for  undertaking  Collaborative  Research  / Academic collaboration in the field of Ayush, signed with foreign institutes/universities.

Establishment of Ayush Academic Chairs at foreign universities/institutes: 14 MoUs for setting up Ayush Academic Chairs have been signed with foreign institutes at Australia, Mauritius, Latvia, Hungary, Slovenia, Armenia, Russia, Malaysia, South Africa, Bangladesh, Thailand etc.

Ayush  Information  Cell: 37  Ayush  Information  Cell  have  been  set  up  in  34  countries  to disseminate authentic information about  Ayush  systems of Medicine. Ayurveda day,  International Day of Yoga (IDY) etc. are also being celebrated every year through Ayush Information Cells.

## Collaborations with WHO by signing various agreements as under:

-  Under    WHO    Traditional    Medicine    Strategy 2014-2023, a Project Collaboration Agreement  (PCA)  for  cooperation  on  promoting  the  quality,  safety  and  effectiveness  of service provision in traditional and complementary medicine.
-  Subsequently another Agreement on Cooperation on integration of traditional and complementary medicine into health care system by development of WHO terminology and WHO publication on standard terminology in Ayurveda, Unani, and Siddha.
-  A Donor Agreement with WHO towards the implementation of developing a Second Module in the Traditional Medicine (TM) Chapter of the International Classification of Diseases -11 Revision (ICD-11).
-  A  Letter  of  Exchange  (LoE)  for  deputation  secondment/deputation  of  an  Ayush  expert  to WHO's regional traditional medicine programme at WHO-SEARO's office, New Delhi.
-  An agreement with the WHO for developing M-Yoga- an m Health Program for Yoga.
-  An agreement with the WHO for secondment/deputation of an Ayush expert to WHO at TCI, Unit, WHO Headquarters, Geneva.

(e): Ministry of Ayush is implementing the operationalization of Ayush Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) under Ayushman Bharat as a component of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/ UT Governments.

As per the  proposals  received  from  the  State/UT  Governments  in  their  State  Annual  Action  Plan (SAAP), Ministry of Ayush has approved for upgradation of total 7,513 health facilities as Ayush

HWCs during the year 2019-20 to 2021-22 in 34 States/UTs. Further, it is envisaged to set up 12,500 Ayush HWCs by the year 2023-24.

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Annexure- I

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| S. No.                                                              | State / UT                                                          | Ayurveda                                                            | Unani                                                               | Siddha                                                              | Yoga                                                                | Naturopathy                                                         | Homoeopathy                                                         | Sowa-Rigpa                                                          | Total                                                               |
| (1)                                                                 | (2)                                                                 | (3)                                                                 | (4)                                                                 | (5)                                                                 | (6)                                                                 | (7)                                                                 | (8)                                                                 | (9)                                                                 | (10)                                                                |
| A. States/Union Territories                                         | A. States/Union Territories                                         | A. States/Union Territories                                         | A. States/Union Territories                                         | A. States/Union Territories                                         | A. States/Union Territories                                         | A. States/Union Territories                                         | A. States/Union Territories                                         | A. States/Union Territories                                         | A. States/Union Territories                                         |
| 1                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                      | 3                                                                   | 2                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 3                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 8                                                                   |
| 2                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                   | 10                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 2                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 12                                                                  |
| 3                                                                   | Assam                                                               | 1                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 3                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 4                                                                   |
| 4                                                                   | Bihar                                                               | 5                                                                   | 1                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 2                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 8                                                                   |
| 5                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                        | 11                                                                  | 1                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 1                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 3                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 16                                                                  |
| 6                                                                   | Delhi                                                               | 2                                                                   | 2                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 2                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 6                                                                   |
| 7                                                                   | Goa                                                                 | 1                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 1                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 2                                                                   |
| 8                                                                   | Gujarat                                                             | 38                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 1                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 39                                                                  |
| 9                                                                   | Haryana                                                             | 13                                                                  | 1                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 1                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 15                                                                  |
| 10                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                    | 33                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 1                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 34                                                                  |
| 11                                                                  | Jammu &Kashmir                                                      | 4                                                                   | 4                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 3                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 11                                                                  |
| 12                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                           | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 1                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 1                                                                   |
| 13                                                                  | Karnataka                                                           | 198                                                                 | 28                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 24                                                                  | 46                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 296                                                                 |
| 14                                                                  | Kerala                                                              | 128                                                                 | 0                                                                   | 1                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 1                                                                   | 34                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 164                                                                 |
| 15                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                      | 41                                                                  | 4                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 6                                                                   | 26                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 77                                                                  |
| 16                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                         | 78                                                                  | 7                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 56                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 141                                                                 |
| 17                                                                  | Manipur                                                             | 4                                                                   | 3                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 3                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 7                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 17                                                                  |

| 18                       | Meghalaya                 |    3 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   7 |   0 |   10 |
|--------------------------|---------------------------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| 19                       | Mizoram                   |    1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   0 |    2 |
| 20                       | Nagaland                  |    2 |   0 |   0 |   2 |   0 |   2 |   0 |    6 |
| 21                       | Odisha                    |    8 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   6 |   0 |   14 |
| 22                       | Punjab                    |   21 |   1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   3 |   0 |   25 |
| 23                       | Rajasthan                 |  117 |  11 |   0 |   1 |   2 |   6 |   0 |  137 |
| 24                       | Sikkim                    |    2 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   2 |   1 |    5 |
| 25                       | Tamil Nadu                |    2 |   1 | 289 |   1 |   0 |   1 |   0 |  294 |
| 26                       | Tripura                   |    3 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   0 |   3 |   0 |    7 |
| 27                       | Uttar Pradesh             | 1788 | 183 |   0 |   0 |   0 |  11 |   0 | 1982 |
| 28                       | Uttarakhand               |  431 |   3 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |  434 |
| 29                       | West Bengal               |    6 |   2 |   0 |   0 |   0 |  16 |   1 |   25 |
| 30                       | A&N Island                |    1 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   0 |   1 |   0 |    3 |
| 31                       | Chandigarh                |    1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   0 |    2 |
| 32                       | D&N Haveli and Daman &Diu |    2 |   0 |   0 |   2 |   0 |   2 |   0 |    6 |
| 33                       | Ladakh                    |    0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |
| 34                       | Lakshadweep               |    1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   0 |    2 |
| 35                       | Puducherry                |    1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    1 |
| 36                       | Telangana                 |    4 |   3 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   3 |   0 |   11 |
| TOTAL(A)                 | TOTAL(A)                  | 2964 | 257 | 290 |  12 |  35 | 257 |   2 | 3817 |
| B. CGHS &Central         | B. CGHS &Central          |   19 |   8 |   6 |   1 |   3 |   5 |   0 |   42 |
| Government Organizations | Government Organizations  |   19 |   8 |   6 |   1 |   3 |   5 |   0 |   42 |
| TOTAL(A+B)               | TOTAL(A+B)                | 2983 | 265 | 296 |  13 |  38 | 262 |   2 | 3859 |

Source: 'AYUSH IN INDIA-2020' (Annual Statistical Publication of the Ministry of Ayush)

## State wise/System wise Number of Ayush Dispensaries as on 01.04.2020

Total

| S. No.   | State / UT        | Ayurveda   | Unani   | Siddha   | Yoga   | Naturopathy   | Homoeopathy   | Sowa Rigpa   | Total   |
|----------|-------------------|------------|---------|----------|--------|---------------|---------------|--------------|---------|
| (1)      | (2)               | (3)        | (4)     | (5)      | (6)    | (7)           | (8)           | (9)          | (10)    |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 372        | 90      | 0        | 0      | 24            | 244           | 0            | 730     |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 30         | 1       | 0        | 0      | 0             | 100           | 2            | 133     |
| 3        | Assam             | 524        | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0             | 87            | 0            | 611     |
| 4        | Bihar             | 799        | 333     | 0        | 0      | 0             | 458           | 0            | 1590    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 956        | 26      | 0        | 0      | 0             | 112           | 0            | 1094    |
| 6        | Delhi             | 46         | 22      | 0        | 0      | 0             | 106           | 0            | 174     |
| 7        | Goa               | 110        | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0             | 67            | 0            | 177     |
| 8        | Gujarat           | 567        | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0             | 273           | 0            | 840     |
| 9        | Haryana           | 513        | 19      | 0        | 0      | 0             | 23            | 0            | 555     |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  | 1183       | 3       | 0        | 0      | 0             | 14            | 4            | 1204    |
| 11       | Jammu& Kashmir    | 298        | 257     | 0        | 0      | 0             | 16            | 0            | 571     |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 305        | 115     | 0        | 1      | 0             | 213           | 0            | 634     |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 1176       | 111     | 1        | 0      | 39            | 140           | 0            | 1467    |
| 14       | Kerala            | 809        | 1       | 6        | 0      | 1             | 669           | 0            | 1486    |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    | 1496       | 64      | 0        | 0      | 0             | 213           | 0            | 1773    |
| 16       | Maharashtra       | 462        | 24      | 0        | 0      | 0             | 0             | 0            | 486     |
| 17       | Manipur           | 0          | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0             | 1             | 0            | 1       |
| 18       | Meghalaya         | 39         | 0       | 0        | 2      | 0             | 54            | 0            | 95      |
| 19       | Mizoram           | 2          | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0             | 28            | 0            | 30      |
| 20       | Nagaland          | 9          | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0             | 34            | 0            | 43      |
| 21       | Odisha            | 620        | 9       | 0        | 0      | 0             | 562           | 0            | 1191    |

Total

| S. No.                                   | State / UT                               | Ayurveda   | Unani   | Siddha   | Yoga   | Naturopathy   | Homoeopathy   | Sowa Rigpa   | Total   |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------|---------|----------|--------|---------------|---------------|--------------|---------|
| (1)                                      | (2)                                      | (3)        | (4)     | (5)      | (6)    | (7)           | (8)           | (9)          | (10)    |
| 22                                       | Punjab                                   | 774        | 34      | 0        | 1      | 0             | 225           | 0            | 1034    |
| 23                                       | Rajasthan                                | 3582       | 262     | 0        | 0      | 3             | 248           | 0            | 4095    |
| 24                                       | Sikkim                                   | 1          | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0             | 12            | 0            | 13      |
| 25                                       | Tamil Nadu                               | 101        | 65      | 788      | 174    | 0             | 108           | 0            | 1236    |
| 26                                       | Tripura                                  | 37         | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0             | 73            | 0            | 110     |
| 27                                       | Uttar Pradesh                            | 2112       | 73      | 0        | 0      | 0             | 1576          | 0            | 3761    |
| 28                                       | Uttarakhand                              | 411        | 2       | 0        | 0      | 0             | 148           | 0            | 561     |
| 29                                       | West Bengal                              | 567        | 8       | 0        | 0      | 0             | 1857          | 4            | 2436    |
| 30                                       | A&N Island                               | 13         | 0       | 0        | 6      | 0             | 18            | 0            | 37      |
| 31                                       | Chandigarh                               | 15         | 2       | 0        | 0      | 0             | 15            | 0            | 32      |
| 32                                       | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu               | 10         | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0             | 9             | 0            | 19      |
| 33                                       | Ladakh                                   | 9          | 9       | 0        | 0      | 0             | 2             | 24           | 44      |
| 34                                       | Lakshadweep                              | 9          | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0             | 9             | 0            | 18      |
| 35                                       | Puducherry                               | 28         | 0       | 26       | 4      | 0             | 17            | 0            | 75      |
| 36                                       | Telangana                                | 423        | 184     | 0        | 0      | 28            | 199           | 0            | 834     |
|                                          | TOTAL (A)                                | 18408      | 1714    | 821      | 188    | 95            | 7930          | 34           | 29190   |
| B.CGHS& Central Government Organizations | B.CGHS& Central Government Organizations | 332        | 34      | 38       | 42     | 15            | 300           | 0            | 761     |
| TOTAL (A+B)                              | TOTAL (A+B)                              | 18740      | 1748    | 859      | 230    | 110           | 8230          | 34           | 29951   |

Source: 'AYUSH IN INDIA-2020' (Annual Statistical Publication of the Ministry of Ayush)