Lok Sabha Question No. 3908 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-11
Subject: Setting up of AYUSH colleges under NAM
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: S. Jothimani

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3908 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH AUGUST, 2023

## SETTING UPOF AYUSH COLLEGES UNDER NAM

## 3908. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a gap between Revised Estimate and Actual Expenditure under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) since 2017-18 onwards and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of proposals received from State/ UTs by the Government for setting up of AYUSH colleges under NAM since 2014 onwards;
- (c) the details of such proposals accepted and colleges established, State/UT-wise and year-wise;
- (d) whether there is a gap between the number of proposals received and number of colleges set up and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the financial assistance provided by the Government for setting up such colleges?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFAYUSH

## (SHRI SARBANANDASONOWAL)

- (a) Details of Revised Estimate and Actual Expenditure under National Ayush Mission (NAM) since 2017-18 onwards is furnished at Annexure I.
- (b) to (e) Public health being a State subject, setting up of Ayush colleges comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments. However, under NAM, there is a provision of financial assistance for the establishment of new Ayush colleges in the States where availability of Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector and accordingly State/UT Governments may avail the eligible financial assistance by submitting the suitable proposals through SAAPs as per the provision of NAM guidelines. As per the proposals received from State/UT Governments, 13 new Ayush education institutes have been supported for establishment as per the provision of NAM guideline from 2014-15 to 2022-23 in different States/UTs. The State-wise and Year-wise status of approved and functional Ayush education Institutes as supported under NAM form 2014-15 to 2022-23 is furnished at Annexure II .

Annexure I Details of Revised Estimate and Actual Expenditure under National Ayush Mission (NAM) since 2017-18 onwards:

(Rs. in crores)

|   Sr. No. | Year    |   Revised Estimate (RE) |   Actual Expenditure (AE) |
|-----------|---------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | 2017-18 |                  490.5  |                    489.08 |
|         2 | 2018-19 |                  504.43 |                    456.49 |
|         3 | 2019-20 |                  500.6  |                    495.5  |
|         4 | 2020-21 |                  400    |                    397.71 |
|         5 | 2021-22 |                  500    |                    458.87 |
|         6 | 2022-23 |                  643.8  |                    549.15 |

## State-wise and Year-wise status of approved and functional Ayush education Institutes under NAMform 2014-15 to 2022-23:

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT   | Year    |   No. of proposal received/approved |   Amount approved till 2022-23 (Rs. in crores) | Status of functionality   |
|-----------|------------------------|---------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh         | 2016-17 |                                  01 |                                          3.2   | Under construction        |
| 2.        | Assam                  | 2022-23 |                                  01 |                                          2     | Construction not Started  |
| 3.        | Gujarat                | 2022-23 |                                  01 |                                         10     | Construction not started  |
| 4.        | Karnataka              | 2014-15 |                                  01 |                                          8.554 | Functional                |
| 4.        | Karnataka              | 2016-17 |                                  01 |                                         10.5   | Functional                |
| 5.        | Manipur                | 2015-16 |                                  01 |                                          4.6   | Under construction        |
| 6.        | Sikkim                 | 2016-17 |                                  01 |                                          7.09  | Functional                |
| 7.        | Haryana                | 2018-19 |                                  01 |                                          9     | Under construction        |
| 7.        | Haryana                | 2018-19 |                                  01 |                                          6     | Under construction        |
| 8.        | West Bengal            | 2018-19 |                                  01 |                                         10     | Under construction        |
| 9.        | Uttar Pradesh          | 2022-23 |                                  01 |                                          4.773 | Under construction        |
| 9.        | Uttar Pradesh          | 2022-23 |                                  01 |                                         13.245 | Under construction        |
| 10.       | Tamil Nadu             | 2022-23 |                                  01 |                                         10     | Construction not Started  |
| Total     | Total                  | Total   |                                  13 |                                         98.962 |                           |