Lok Sabha Question No. 4112 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Tribal Healthcare Research Programme
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4112 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  MARCH, 2023

## TRIBAL HEALTHCARE RESEARCH PROGRAMME

## † 4112.  SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of action plans prepared for Rajasthan including Banswara-Dungarpur under the Tribal Healthcare Research Programme (THCRP);
- (b) whether the Government has sent any central team to study the living standard of the tribal people in Banswara-Dungarpur;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  details  of  any  research  programme  being  implemented  for  the  use  of  medicinal plants in Rajasthan including Banswara-Dungarpur; and
- (e) the details of the health related programmes being implemented in the tribal areas?

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

- (a) The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), an Autonomous Body under Ministry of Ayush has been executing Tribal Health Care Research programme (THCRP) in identified Tribal dominated villages in 14 States through 14 Institutes. Under this programme, the Council is creating awareness about  Health,  Nutrition,  and  Hygiene  among  ST  community,  providing  Health Care  Services  and  Incidental  medical  care  at  their  doorstep,  and  documenting demographic  trends  and  living  standards.  Local  Health  Traditions  (LHT)  and folklore  practices  among  Tribal  Population  have  also  being  documented  in  this programme.

In Rajasthan, the Council is providing health care services and organizing free medical camps for Tribal population under Tribal Health Care Research programme (THCRP) through 'Regional Ayurveda Research Institute'(RARI) Jaipur.

During year 2022-23 as per annual action plan for THCRP, health care services have been provided in 06 villages of Banswara district of Rajasthan viz. Ghatol, Padal Chhoti, Devda, Baman Para, Bassi Ada, Delwara Lokiya.

- (b) In the Banswara district & Dungarpur district of Rajasthan, Council has documented the demographic trends and general living conditions through Tribal Health Care Research programme (THCRP) under Tribal Sub Plan.
- (c) In  Banswara  district,  health  care  services  have  been  provided  under  THCRP programme by Regional Ayurveda Research Institute (RARI), Jaipur in 02 villages in the year of 2015-16, in 09 villages during the year 2016-17, in 03 villages during 2018-19 & in 09 villages during the year 2022-23. In Dungarpur district, health care services have been provided in 02 villages in the year of 2015-16 & in 09 villages in the year of 2016-17. General living conditions of the tribal people have also been documented during the survey.  One technical report on health related demography has  also  been  published  in  year  2017  including  data  of  Banswara  &  Dungarpur Districts.
- (d) Regional  Ayurveda  Research  Institute,  Jaipur  under  CCRAS  is  maintaining  a Guggulu Herbal Farm at Mangaliawas, Ajmer, Rajasthan. National Medicinal Plants Board  (NMPB),  Ministry  of  Ayush,  under  its  Central  Sector  Scheme  (CSS)  on 'Conservation,  Development  and  Sustainable  Management  of  Medicinal  Plants' provides project based financial support to carry out research activities on various aspects of medicinal plants to government as well as private universities/research institutions/organizations across the country. The on-going project entitled 'Exploration and Documentation of Ethno-medicinal Practices of Rural and Tribal Population  of  Rajasthan'  undertaken  by  Jyoti  Vidyapeeth  Women's  University, Jaipur has been supported by NMPB.
- (e) For the welfare of tribes, the Council has been executing the Tribal Health Care Research programme (THCRP) under Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) in identified tribal dominant villages. Through this programme, Council is creating awareness about Health, Nutrition, and Hygiene among Tribal community, providing Health Care Services, Incidental  medical  care  and  Ayurveda  based  lifestyle  advocacy (Dinacharya,  Ritucharya,  Pathyaapathya  etc.)  for  maintenance  of  health  and prevention of diseases. Beside, this the Council is also documenting Local Health Traditions (LHT) and folk claims.

THCRP Program is being executed through 14 CCRAS institutes in 14 States including Rajasthan viz. CARI, Bhubaneswar; CARI, Bangalore; CARI, Guwahati; RARI, Gwalior; RARI, Vijayawada; RARI, Nagpur; RARI, Jaipur; RARI, Patna; RARI,  Gangtok;  RARI,  Jammu;  ALRARI,  Chennai;  RARI,  Port  Blair;  RARI, Ahmadabad and RARC, Tripura.

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