Lok Sabha Question No. 1027 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: Promotion of AYUSH Systems of Medicine
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Smt. Geniben Nagaji Thakor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1027 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2025

## Promotion of AYUSH Systems of Medicine

1027. Smt. Geniben Nagaji Thakor:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  taking  steps  to  promote  AYUSH  systems  of  medicine  in  the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  of  awareness  campaigns  launched,  wellness  centres  opened  and  training programmes undertaken during the last three years;

(c) whether there is any plan to integrate AYUSH with mainstream healthcare services;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of funds allocated and utilized under the National AYUSH Mission during the last two financial years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) & (b) Ministry of Ayush is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments and supporting their efforts for promotion and overall development of Ayush systems of medicine in the country. Under NAM, grant-in-aid is being  provided  to  the  State  /UT  Governments  against  their  proposals  received  through  State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per the provisions of NAM guidelines. The NAM inter-alia makes provision for following activities:

(i)  Operationalization  of  Ayush  Health  &  Wellness  Centres  (AHWCs)  now  renamed  as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush).

(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  Government/Panchayat/Government  aided  Ayush  Dispensaries/ Construction  of  building  for  existing  Ayush  Dispensary  (Rented/dilapidated  accommodation) /Construction of building to establish new Ayush Dispensary

(v) Setting up of 10/30/50 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 Programs

(viii)Ayush Gram

(ix)Behavior Change Communication (BCC)

(x) Establishment of new Ayush colleges in the States where availability of AYUSH teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector.

(xi) Infrastructural development of Ayush Under-Graduate Institutions and Ayush Post-Graduate Institutions/add on PG/ Pharmacy/Para-Medical Courses.

Further,  Ministry  of  Ayush  implements  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  Promotion  of Information Education and Communication (IEC) in Ayush to create awareness regarding Ayush Systems of Medicine. This aims to reach out to all sections of the population across the country. This scheme provides assistance for organizing National/State Arogya Fairs, Yoga Fests/Utsavs, Ayurveda  Parvs,  etc.  The  Ministry  also  undertakes  Multi-Media,  Print  Media  Campaigns  for creating awareness about Ayush System.

Public Health being State subject, opening of wellness centres comes under purview of respective  State/UT  Governments.  However,  under  NAM,  there  is  provision  of  financial assistance  for  operationalization  of  Ayush  Health  &  Wellness  Centres  [now  renamed  as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) (Ayush)] by upgrading existing Ayush dispensaries as well as Sub  Health  Centres.  Under  NAM,  as  per  the  proposals  received  from  States/UTs  through SAAPs,  12500  AAM  (Ayush)  have  been  approved  in  different  parts  of  the  country  and  as reported  by  State/UT  Governments  all  are  operational.  The  State/UT-wise  status  of  approved AAM (Ayush) is enclosed as Annexure-I.

Furthermore, Ministry of Ayush is also implementing a Central Sector Scheme namely Ayurgyan  since  2021-22  having  a  component  of  'Capacity  Building  &  Continuing  Medical Education (CME)  in  Ayush'  under  which  there  is a provision to support the eligible organizations across the country for training & capacity building program in the field of Ayush with  the  aim  to  encourage  Ayush  personnel  to  undergo  need-based  professional  training  and bridge the knowledge gaps. During the last three years (Year 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25), various  organizations  have  been  supported  to  conduct  158  CME/training  programmes  for upgradation of knowledge of Ayush personnel under the CME component of Ayurgyan scheme.

(c)  &  (d)  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 the choice to the patients for different systems of medicines under a single window. The engagement of Ayush doctors/ paramedics and their training is being supported by the  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  under  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  while  the support for Ayush infrastructure, equipment/ furniture and medicines is being provided by the Ministry  of  Ayush  under  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM),  as  shared  responsibilities.  The State/UT  status  of  co-located  Ayush  facilities  at  PHCs,  CHCs  and  DHs  is  furnished  at Annexure-II.

(e)  The  details  of  funds  allocated/released  and  utilized  as  reported  by  State/UT  Governments under NAM during the last two financial years (2023-24 and 2024-25) is furnished at AnnexureIII.

Annexure-I State/UT-wise Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) approved and operational

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs               |   Approved AAM(Ayush) |   Operational AAM(Ayush) |
|-----------|----------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Island          |                     6 |                        6 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                   |                   126 |                      126 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                |                    89 |                       89 |
| 4         | Assam                            |                   500 |                      500 |
| 5         | Bihar                            |                   294 |                      294 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                       |                    12 |                       12 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                     |                   400 |                      400 |
| 8         | Delhi                            |                     0 |                        0 |
| 9         | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu |                     1 |                        1 |
| 10        | Goa                              |                   100 |                      100 |
| 11        | Gujarat                          |                   365 |                      365 |
| 12        | Haryana                          |                   538 |                      538 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                 |                   761 |                      761 |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir                   |                   523 |                      523 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                        |                   745 |                      745 |
| 16        | Karnataka                        |                   376 |                      376 |
| 17        | Kerala                           |                   700 |                      700 |
| 18        | Ladakh                           |                     0 |                        0 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                      |                     7 |                        7 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                   |                   800 |                      800 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                      |                   390 |                      390 |
| 22        | Manipur                          |                    15 |                       15 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                        |                    24 |                       24 |
| 24        | Mizoram                          |                    41 |                       41 |
| 25        | Nagaland                         |                    49 |                       49 |
| 26        | Odisha                           |                   422 |                      422 |
| 27        | Puducherry                       |                     4 |                        4 |
| 28        | Punjab                           |                   158 |                      158 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                        |                  2019 |                     2019 |
| 30        | Sikkim                           |                    18 |                       18 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                       |                   650 |                      650 |
| 32        | Telangana                        |                   421 |                      421 |
| 33        | Tripura                          |                    72 |                       72 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                    |                  1034 |                     1034 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                      |                   300 |                      300 |
| 36        | West Bengal                      |                   540 |                      540 |
| Total     |                                  |                 12500 |                    12500 |

Annexure-II The State/UT status of co-located Ayush facilities at PHCs, CHCs and DHs

| Sl. No.          | Name of the States/UTs            |   DH |   CHC |   PHC |   Total |
|------------------|-----------------------------------|------|-------|-------|---------|
| 1                | Bihar                             |   36 |     0 |     0 |      36 |
| 2                | Chhattisgarh                      |   18 |    98 |   454 |     570 |
| 3                | Himachal Pradesh                  |    0 |     0 |     0 |       0 |
| 4                | Jammu &Kashmir                    |   13 |    14 |   373 |     400 |
| 5                | Jharkhand                         |   21 |   188 |    97 |     306 |
| 6                | Madhya Pradesh                    |   36 |    95 |   275 |     406 |
| 7                | Odisha                            |    0 |   351 |   886 |    1237 |
| 8                | Rajasthan                         |    0 |    51 |   144 |     195 |
| 9                | Uttar Pradesh                     |  102 |   666 |   627 |    1395 |
| 10               | Uttarakhand                       |   13 |    53 |    44 |     110 |
| 11               | Arunachal Pradesh                 |   16 |    34 |    50 |     100 |
| 12               | Assam                             |   18 |     7 |    71 |      96 |
| 13               | Manipur                           |    7 |    17 |    78 |     102 |
| 14               | Meghalaya                         |   11 |    25 |    54 |      90 |
| 15               | Mizoram                           |   12 |     9 |    10 |      31 |
| 16               | Nagaland                          |    9 |    20 |     9 |      38 |
| 17               | Sikkim                            |    4 |     1 |     4 |       9 |
| 18               | Tripura                           |    3 |    21 |    84 |     108 |
| 19               | Andhra Pradesh                    |    9 |   105 |   273 |     387 |
| 20               | Goa                               |    2 |     6 |    22 |      30 |
| 21               | Gujarat                           |    0 |     0 |   868 |     868 |
| 22               | Haryana                           |   22 |   102 |   106 |     230 |
| 23               | Karnataka                         |   15 |    86 |   366 |     467 |
| 24               | Kerala                            |    0 |     0 |     0 |       0 |
| 25               | Maharashtra                       |   23 |   238 |    20 |     281 |
| 26               | Punjab                            |   22 |    66 |    88 |     176 |
| 27               | Tamil Nadu                        |   37 |   388 |   475 |     900 |
| 28               | Telangana                         |    0 |    42 |   352 |     394 |
| 29               | West Bengal                       |   13 |   295 |   387 |     695 |
| 30               | Andaman &Nicobar Islands          |    3 |     4 |    20 |      27 |
| 31               | Chandigarh                        |    1 |     2 |    28 |      31 |
| 32               | Dadra &Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu |    2 |     4 |     9 |      15 |
| 33               | Delhi                             |    0 |     0 |     0 |       0 |
| 34               | Ladakh                            |    2 |     7 |    32 |      41 |
| 35               | Lakshadweep                       |    2 |     3 |     4 |       9 |
| Puducherry Total | Puducherry Total                  |  476 |  3002 |  6349 |    9827 |

Source: as per NHM-MIS database as on 31

st December, 2024

## State/UT-wise,  the  status  of  funds allocated/released and  utilized  under  NAM  during  the last two financial years (2023-24 and 2024-25)

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs                 |   Funds allocated/ released (central share) |   Expenditure as reported by States/UTs |
|-----------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |                                      950.04 |                                  690.94 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                                     2497.19 |                                  734.72 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                     2684.88 |                                 2634.28 |
| 4         | Assam                              |                                     9983.32 |                                 8599.56 |
| 5         | Bihar                              |                                     1161.06 |                                  430.44 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         |                                      673.9  |                                  328.76 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       |                                     5345.49 |                                 2671.14 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                                     1099.18 |                                  950.76 |
| 9         | Delhi                              |                                        0    |                                    0    |
| 10        | Goa                                |                                     1238.97 |                                 1116.21 |
| 11        | Gujarat                            |                                     5584.52 |                                 1591.09 |
| 12        | Haryana                            |                                     4398.49 |                                 4066.85 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                                     6558.31 |                                 3958.29 |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                                    11872    |                                10179.3  |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          |                                     5607.48 |                                 3835.81 |
| 16        | Karnataka                          |                                    11098.8  |                                 7725.64 |
| 17        | Kerala                             |                                    19027.4  |                                14838.6  |
| 18        | Ladakh                             |                                      237.61 |                                  127.89 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                        |                                      552.49 |                                  468.21 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                                    14289.6  |                                10881    |
| 21        | Maharashtra                        |                                     4916.69 |                                 2612.77 |
| 22        | Manipur                            |                                     1276.67 |                                  115.01 |
| 23        | Mizoram                            |                                     2159.34 |                                 1904.43 |
| 24        | Meghalaya                          |                                     3243.08 |                                 2335.51 |
| 25        | Nagaland                           |                                     2359.08 |                                 2019.73 |
| 26        | Odisha                             |                                     2369.21 |                                  751.29 |
| 27        | Puducherry                         |                                      880.48 |                                  268.29 |
| 28        | Punjab                             |                                     1810.95 |                                  178.46 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          |                                    18783.3  |                                12584.8  |
| 30        | Sikkim                             |                                      927.15 |                                  895.26 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                         |                                    14016.1  |                                 9379.15 |
| 32        | Telangana                          |                                     3716.55 |                                 3076.7  |
| 33        | Tripura                            |                                     1382.76 |                                  854.69 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                                    26321.8  |                                17028.7  |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                        |                                     5675.5  |                                 5193.84 |
| 36        | West Bengal                        |                                     5687.82 |                                 3693.79 |
| Total     | Total                              |                                   200387    |                               138722    |

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