Lok Sabha Question No. 2019 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Facilities for AYUSH Treatment
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Rajeev Rai

2019 Shri Rajeev Rai:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  adequate AYUSH treatment facilities are available in the country especially in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh;

(b) if so, the details thereof including the funds made available for the same during the last five years and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the corrective measures being taken by the Government to augment these facilities in Uttar Pradesh; and

(d)  whether  Government  proposes  to  promote  Indian  system  of  medicine  because  of  its effectiveness in chronic disease and also its affordability in comparison to allopathy and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  to  provide  Ayush treatment  facilities  in  the  country  especially  in  rural  areas  of  Uttar  Pradesh  lies  with  the respective State/UT Government. However, the details of Ayush treatment facilities as being provided through Ayush dispensaries and co-located Ayush units at Primary Health Centres (PHCs)  &  Community  Health  Centres  (CHCs)  in  the  rural  areas  of  the  country  including Uttar Pradesh is furnished at Annexure. Further, as per the proposals received from State/UT Governments  through  State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs)  under  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme  of  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM),  an  amount  of  Rs.  2765.30  Crore  has  been released to them for these Ayush treatment facilities during the last five years.

(c)  Under NAM, Ministry of Ayush is supporting the efforts of State Government of Uttar Pradesh  to  augment  and  facilitate  the  expansion  of  these  facilities  in  Uttar  Pradesh  by

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2019 ANSWERED ON 02.08.2024

## Facilities for AYUSH Treatment

providing financial assistance under various activities like upgradation of Ayush Dispensaries, operationalization of Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush),  co-location of Ayush facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs) & Community Health Centres (CHCs) and supply of  essential  Ayush  medicines  to  Ayush  Dispensaries  as  well  as  co-located  Ayush  units  at PHCs  &  CHCs.  Accordingly,    State  Government    may  avail  financial  assistance  by submitting suitable proposals through SAAPs as per the provision of NAM guidelines.

(d) Ministry of Ayush is supporting the efforts of State/UT Governments for development and promotion of Indian system of medicine through following activities under NAM:-

(i) Operationalisation  of  Ayush  Health  &  Wellness  Centres 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 Programmes

(viii) Behaviour 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  and  Ayush Post-Graduate Institutions/ add on PG/ Pharmacy/Para-Medical Courses

Further,  the  Ministry  of  Ayush  also  implements  a  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  under  this  Scheme,  Ministry  organizes National/State level Arogya Fairs, Yoga Fests/Utsavs, Ayurveda Parvs, Celebrate Important Days  of  Ayush  Systems  including  Ayurveda  day,  Participate  in  Health  Fairs/  Melas  & Exhibitions,  Provide  financial  assistance  for  organizing  seminars,  workshops,  conferences and conduct multimedia campaigns etc.

Annexure (i) State wise/System wise Number of Ayush Dispensaries as on 01.04.2022

| Sl. No.   | State / UT                | Ayurveda   | Unani   | Siddha   |   Yoga |   Naturop athy |   Homoeop athy |   Sowa Rigpa |   Total |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------|---------|----------|--------|----------------|----------------|--------------|---------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            | 373        | 92      | 0        |      0 |             25 |            245 |            0 |     735 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 38         | 1       | 0        |      0 |              0 |            133 |            2 |     174 |
| 3         | Assam                     | 524        | 0       | 0        |      0 |              0 |             87 |            0 |     611 |
| 4         | Bihar                     | 799        | 333     | 0        |      0 |              0 |            458 |            0 |    1590 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh              | 956        | 26      | 0        |      0 |              0 |            112 |            0 |    1094 |
| 6         | Delhi                     | 49         | 22      | 0        |      0 |              0 |            109 |            0 |     180 |
| 7         | Goa                       | 140        | 0       | 0        |      0 |              0 |             67 |            0 |     207 |
| 8         | Gujarat                   | 579        | 0       | 0        |      0 |              0 |            273 |            0 |     852 |
| 9         | Haryana                   | 625        | 23      | 0        |     18 |              0 |            164 |            0 |     830 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh          | 1185       | 3       | 0        |      0 |              0 |             14 |            4 |    1206 |
| 11        | Jammu& Kashmir            | 311        | 267     | 0        |      0 |              0 |             16 |            0 |     594 |
| 12        | Jharkhand                 | 305        | 115     | 0        |      1 |              0 |            213 |            0 |     634 |
| 13        | Karnataka                 | 7432       | 89      | 1        |      0 |             22 |             97 |            0 |    7641 |
| 14        | Kerala                    | 1041       | 16      | 34       |      0 |              1 |           1078 |            0 |    2170 |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh            | 1496       | 64      | 0        |      0 |              0 |            213 |            0 |    1773 |
| 16        | Maharashtra               | 462        | 24      | 0        |      0 |              0 |              0 |            0 |     486 |
| 17        | Manipur                   | 0          | 0       | 0        |      0 |              0 |              1 |            0 |       1 |
| 18        | Meghalaya                 | 39         | 0       | 0        |      2 |              0 |             54 |            0 |      95 |
| 19        | Mizoram                   | 1          | 0       | 0        |      0 |              0 |             20 |            0 |      21 |
| 20        | Nagaland                  | 10         | 0       | 0        |      2 |              0 |             34 |            0 |      46 |
| 21        | Odisha                    | 620        | 9       | 0        |      0 |              0 |            562 |            0 |    1191 |
| 22        | Punjab                    | 672        | 34      | 0        |      1 |              0 |            225 |            0 |     932 |
| 23        | Rajasthan                 | 3582       | 262     | 0        |      0 |              3 |            249 |            0 |    4096 |
| 24        | Sikkim                    | 1          | 0       | 0        |      0 |              0 |             10 |            0 |      11 |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu                | 101        | 65      | 790      |    174 |              0 |            108 |            0 |    1238 |
| 26        | Tripura                   | 37         | 0       | 0        |      0 |              0 |             73 |            0 |     110 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh             | 2112       | 73      | 0        |      0 |              0 |           1576 |            0 |    3761 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand               | 412        | 2       | 0        |      0 |              0 |            148 |            0 |     562 |
| 29        | West Bengal               | 545        | 6       | 0        |     12 |              0 |           2105 |            0 |    2668 |
| 30        | A&N Islands               | 13         | 0       | 0        |      6 |              0 |             18 |            0 |      37 |
| 31        | Chandigarh                | 14         | 2       | 0        |      0 |              0 |             17 |            0 |      33 |
| 32        | D&N Haveli and Daman &Diu | 10         | 0       | 0        |      0 |              0 |             10 |            0 |      20 |
| 33        | Ladakh                    | 3          | 9       | 0        |      0 |              0 |              1 |           34 |      47 |
| 34        | Lakshadweep               | 9          | 0       | 0        |      0 |              0 |              9 |            0 |      18 |
| 35 36     | Puducherry Telangana      | 28 423     | 0 184   | 26 0     |      4 |              0 |             17 |            0 |      75 |
|           |                           |            |         |          |      0 |             28 |            199 |            0 |     834 |
|           | TOTAL                     | 24947      | 1721    | 851      |    220 |             79 |           8715 |           40 |   36573 |

Source:

As reported by State Governments/ UTs & Concerned Agencies.

## (ii) State-UT-wise number of co-located Ayush facilities (As on 31.12.2023)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT               |   CHCs |   PHCs |   Total |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------|--------|---------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                     |    105 |    273 |     378 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |     34 |     50 |      84 |
| 3         | Assam                              |    110 |    364 |     474 |
| 4         | Bihar                              |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                       |     98 |    454 |     552 |
| 6         | Goa                                |      6 |     22 |      28 |
| 7         | Gujarat                            |      0 |    868 |     868 |
| 8         | Haryana                            |     97 |    109 |     206 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                   |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| 10        | Jharkhand                          |    188 |     97 |     285 |
| 11        | Karnataka                          |     76 |    376 |     452 |
| 21        | Kerala                             |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh                     |     99 |    286 |     385 |
| 14        | Maharashtra                        |    238 |     20 |     258 |
| 15        | Manipur                            |     17 |     78 |      95 |
| 16        | Meghalaya                          |     24 |     55 |      79 |
| 17        | Mizoram                            |      9 |     10 |      19 |
| 18        | Nagaland                           |     20 |      9 |      29 |
| 19        | Odisha                             |    302 |    858 |    1160 |
| 20        | Punjab                             |     72 |    100 |     172 |
| 21        | Rajasthan                          |     52 |    147 |     199 |
| 22        | Sikkim                             |      1 |      4 |       5 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu                         |    388 |    475 |     863 |
| 24        | Telangana                          |     42 |    352 |     394 |
| 25        | Tripura                            |     21 |     84 |     105 |
| 26        | Uttarakhand                        |     53 |     44 |      97 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh                      |    666 |    627 |    1293 |
| 28        | West Bengal                        |    280 |    368 |     648 |
| 29        | A &NIsland                         |      4 |     20 |      24 |
| 30        | Chandigarh                         |      2 |      6 |       8 |
| 31        | Dadar &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |      4 |      9 |      13 |
| 32        | NCT of Delhi                       |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| 33        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |     13 |    372 |     385 |
| 34        | Ladakh                             |      7 |     32 |      39 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep                        |      3 |      4 |       7 |
| 36        | Puducherry                         |      4 |     39 |      43 |
| Total     | Total                              |   3035 |   6612 |    9647 |

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