Lok Sabha Question No. 932 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: Shortage of AYUSH Doctors
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Tharaniventhan M S

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 932 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2025

## ' Shortage of AYUSH Doctors '

## 932. Shri Tharaniventhan M S:

Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is shortage of AYUSH doctors in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the current estimated shortfall in the number of doctors;

(b) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to address this shortage and increase the number of AYUSH practitioners in the country;

(c) the number of AYUSH doctors currently practicing in rural and underserved areas including Arani Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu;

(d) whether the Government plans to introduce any measures to improve training, recruitment, and retention of AYUSH doctors in the future; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (c): The primary responsibility to increase the number of Ayush doctors in the country comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments as Public Health is a State subject.  However,  the  total  number  of  Ayush  Registered  Practitioners  (Doctors)  in  the country,  State/UT-wise  as  on  01.01.2023,  as  reported  by  State/UT  Boards/Councils  is furnished at Annexure .

(d)  &  (e):  As  Public  Health  is  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  to  introduce measures to improve training, recruitment, and retention of Ayush doctors comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments. Ministry of Ayush supports the objective of upgrading  professional  competence  through  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  namely  Ayurgyan wherein funds are provided for capacity building and Continuing Medical Education (CME) in Ayush.

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State/ UT-wise total number of Ayush Registered Practitioners (Doctors) as on 01.01.2023

| S.No.   | States/UTs                | Total   |
|---------|---------------------------|---------|
| (1)     | (2)                       | (3)     |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh            | 6173    |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh         | 551     |
| 3       | Assam                     | 3377    |
| 4       | Bihar                     | 74223   |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh              | 7496    |
| 6       | Delhi                     | 11863   |
| 7       | Goa                       | 1634    |
| 8       | Gujarat                   | 60998   |
| 9       | Haryana                   | 12595   |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh          | 7676    |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir            | 5447    |
| 12      | Jharkhand                 | 1180    |
| 13      | Karnataka                 | 33374   |
| 14      | Kerala                    | 49014   |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh            | 45481   |
| 16      | Maharashtra               | 178162  |
| 17      | Manipur                   | 0       |
| 18      | Meghalaya                 | 552     |
| 19      | Mizoram                   | 273     |
| 20      | Nagaland                  | 183     |
| 21      | Odisha                    | 15577   |
| 22      | Punjab                    | 16835   |
| 23      | Rajasthan                 | 22723   |
| 24      | Sikkim                    | 0       |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu                | 19332   |
| 26      | Telangana                 | 23863   |
| 27      | Tripura                   | 796     |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh             | 96619   |
| 29      | Uttarakhand               | 4526    |
| 30      | West Bengal               | 51048   |
| 31      | A&N Islands               | 0       |
| 32      | Chandigarh                | 197     |
| 33      | D&N Haveli and Daman &Diu | 0       |
| 34      | Ladakh                    | 0       |
| 35      | Lakshadweep               | 0       |
| 36      | Puducherry                | 0       |
|         | TOTAL                     | 751768  |

Source:

State/UT- Boards/Councils