Lok Sabha Question No. 2741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Benefits of AYUSH Treatment
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2741 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2023

## BENEFITS OF AYUSH TREATMENT

## 2741. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of patients taking AYUSH treatment across the country including Rajasthan during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of Ayurvedic doctors selected across the country during the said period; and
- (c) the initiatives taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to make people aware about the benefits of AYUSH treatment?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDASONOWAL)

- (a): Public Health being a State subject, the primary responsibility of maintaining the record of patients who took treatment under Ayush system of medicine comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments. However, the details of patients who took treatment in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Sowa-Rigpa and Homoeopathy medical colleges in the country available with the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) and the National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH) respectively are furnished at Annexure-I and Annexure-II.
- (b): The number of Registered Ayurvedic Practitioners (doctors) in the country, State/UTwise, as on 01.01.2021 as reported by State/UT Boards/Councils is attached at Annexure-III .
- (c): Ministry of Ayush is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments by financially supporting their efforts for overall development and promotion of Ayush systems of medicine in the country under different activities as per the provision of NAM guidelines against their submitted State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs). The Mission inter-alia makes provision for the following activities: -
- (i) Ayush Health & Wellness Centres
- (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 in the area where there are no Ayush facilities available

- (v) Setting up of upto 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 Programmes
- (viii) Behavior Change Communication (BCC)
- (ix) Mobility support at State and District level
- (x) Ayush Gram
- (xi) Establishment of new Ayush colleges in the States where availability of Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government sector.
- (xii) Infrastructural development of Ayush Under-Graduate institutions
- (xiii)Infrastructural development of Ayush Post-Graduate institutions/add on PG/Pharmacy/Para-Medical courses.

Apart from this, the Ministry implements the Central Sector Scheme for promotion of Information Education and Communication (IEC) in Ayush to create awareness regarding Ayush systems of medicine. This scheme aims to reach out to all sections of the population across the country and 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 systems.

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## The number of patients who took treatment in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and SowaRigpa medical colleges, State/UT-wise from 2020 to 2022

| S.No.   | State             | 2020     |     2021 |     2022 |
|---------|-------------------|----------|----------|----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 300681   |   154305 |   189282 |
| 2       | Assam             | 75393    |    30336 |    52465 |
| 3       | Bihar             | 693346   |   447237 |   943298 |
| 4       | Chandigarh        | 64045    |    26994 |    30494 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 247711   |   234980 |   265270 |
| 6       | Delhi             | 1000210  |   270403 |   453142 |
| 7       | Goa               | 51253    |    38435 |    47902 |
| 8       | Gujarat           | 1695830  |  1390840 |  2136973 |
| 9       | Haryana           | 645554   |   309578 |   629259 |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  | 115900   |   108727 |   154783 |
| 11      | Jammu and Kashmir | 235877   |   124506 |   220944 |
| 12      | Jharkhand         | 69208    |    31260 |    40510 |
| 13      | Karnataka         | 4406082  |  3513220 |  4363401 |
| 14      | Kerala            | 1377965  |   795003 |   886983 |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1449882  |  1094676 |  1791195 |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | 5169317  |  3327163 |  5076370 |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | -        |     5221 |     8219 |
| 18      | Odisha            | 195047   |   202115 |   256968 |
| 19      | Puducherry        | -        |    23803 |    42455 |
| 20      | Punjab            | 594855   |   553734 |   801893 |
| 21      | Rajasthan         | 1164290  |   617432 |   978558 |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu        | 2184657  |  1327245 |  1988962 |
| 23      | Telangana         | 437662   |   143885 |   226985 |
| 24      | Uttar Pradesh     | 4649032  |  2867912 |  5532317 |
| 25      | Uttarakhand       | 897514   |   566691 |   848145 |
| 26      | West Bengal       | 251325   |   173772 |   211675 |
|         | Total             | 27972636 | 18379473 | 28178448 |

Sources: National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM)

The number of patients who took treatment in Homoeopathy medical colleges, State/UTwise from 2020 to 2022

| S.No.   | State            |     2020 |     2021 |     2022 |
|---------|------------------|----------|----------|----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh   |   547200 |   259200 |   296100 |
| 2       | Assam            |    20400 |    27600 |    38400 |
| 3       | Bihar            |   510000 |   572700 |   681300 |
| 4       | Chandigarh       |    30600 |    36600 |    39900 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh     |    94500 |    92700 |   125100 |
| 6       | Delhi            |   129300 |   104700 |   165000 |
| 7       | Goa              |    30300 |    51900 |    45000 |
| 8       | Gujarat          |  1953000 |  2490600 |  2842500 |
| 9       | Haryana          |    91890 |    37890 |    82500 |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh |    20400 |    46500 |    76200 |
| 11      | Jharkhand        |    99900 |   119700 |   253200 |
| 12      | Karnataka        |   961200 |  1044300 |  1215900 |
| 13      | Kerala           |   470700 |   416400 |   384600 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh   |  1662600 |  1096200 |  1239000 |
| 15      | Maharashtra      |  3015900 |  3432300 |  3796200 |
| 16      | Meghalaya        |    24000 |    27000 |    39000 |
| 17      | Odisha           |   162000 |   122700 |   180300 |
| 18      | Punjab           |   127500 |   136500 |    93300 |
| 19      | Rajasthan        |   359100 |   434100 |   583200 |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu       |   546600 |   662400 |   939600 |
| 21      | Telangana        |   320400 |   319500 |   431700 |
| 22      | Uttar Pradesh    |   710400 |   788400 |  1596000 |
| 23      | Uttarakhand      |    62700 |    78900 |    90900 |
| 24      | West Bengal      |   766800 |   503400 |   789300 |
|         | Total            | 12717390 | 12902190 | 16024200 |

Sources: National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH)

## Number of Registered Ayurvedic Practitioners (doctors) in the country,

State/UT-wise, as on 01.01.2021

| S.No.   | States/UTs                |   Registered Ayurvedic Practitioners (doctors) |
|---------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh            |                                           1850 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh         |                                             65 |
| 3       | Assam                     |                                           1218 |
| 4       | Bihar                     |                                          33922 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh              |                                           4043 |
| 6       | Delhi                     |                                           2797 |
| 7       | Goa                       |                                            690 |
| 8       | Gujarat                   |                                          28101 |
| 9       | Haryana                   |                                           9653 |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh          |                                           5808 |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir            |                                           1524 |
| 12      | Jharkhand                 |                                            217 |
| 13      | Karnataka                 |                                          35339 |
| 14      | Kerala                    |                                          28965 |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh            |                                          47888 |
| 16      | Maharashtra               |                                          84560 |
| 17      | Manipur                   |                                              0 |
| 18      | Meghalaya                 |                                              0 |
| 19      | Mizoram                   |                                              0 |
| 20      | Nagaland                  |                                              0 |
| 21      | Odisha                    |                                           5256 |
| 22      | Punjab                    |                                          11815 |
| 23      | Rajasthan                 |                                          11295 |
| 24      | Sikkim                    |                                              0 |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu                |                                           1875 |
| 26      | Telangana                 |                                          11968 |
| 27      | Tripura                   |                                              0 |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh             |                                          43133 |
| 29      | Uttarakhand               |                                           4206 |
| 30      | West Bengal               |                                           3757 |
| 31      | A&N Islands               |                                              0 |
| 32      | Chandigarh                |                                              0 |
| 33      | D&N Haveli and Daman& Diu |                                              0 |
| 34      | Ladakh                    |                                              0 |
| 35      | Lakshadweep               |                                              0 |
| 36      | Puducherry                |                                              0 |
|         | TOTAL                     |                                         379945 |

Source:

State/UT Boards/Councils