Lok Sabha Question No. 1218 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Measures for improving AYUSH Services
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: P. Velusamy, S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1218 ANSWERED ON 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2024

## Measures for improving AYUSH Services

## 1218.   SHRI VELUSAMY P.: SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take measures to improve the infrastructure and accessibility of AYUSH services across the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  measures  taken  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor;

(d)  the  details  of  the  measures  taken  under  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM) to  promote the development of  AYUSH practices and medicines across the country, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu till date; and

(e)  the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilised  under  NAM  across  the  country including  Maharashtra  and  Tamil  Nadu  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT-wise and year-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)  to  (e)  Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  to  improve  the infrastructure  and  accessibility  of  Ayush  services  across  the  country  lies  with  the  respective State/UT Government. However, the Government of India has launched the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the National Ayush Mission (NAM) implementing through States/UTs for the overall development  of  Ayush  systems  including  infrastructural  development  and  access  to  Ayush Services.  National  Ayush  Mission  inter-alia  makes  provisions  for  the  following  activities  to promote the development of Ayush  practices and medicines in the country including Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu through State/UT Governments:-

(i) Operationalisation of Ayush Health & Wellness Centres by upgrading existing Ayush dispensaries and sub 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

(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 PostGraduate Institutions/ add on PG/ Pharmacy/Para-Medical Courses

Further, State/UT Governments may avail financial assistance by submitting proposals through State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs)  as  per  NAM  guidelines.  The  details  of  the  funds sanctioned/allocated/released  and  utilized  under  NAM  in  the  country  including  Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise and year-wise are furnished at Annexure.

## Annexure

## The details of the funds sanctioned/allocated/released and utilized under NAM in the country including Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu during the last three years and the current year

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs                 | 2020-21                          | 2020-21                             | 2021-22                         | 2021-22                             | 2022-23                         | 2022-23                             | 2023-24                          | 2023-24                             |
|-----------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs                 | Sanctione d/ allocated/ released | Expenditur e reported by States/UTs | Sanctioned/ allocated/ released | Expenditu re reported by States/UTs | Sanctioned/ allocated/ released | Expenditur e reported by States/UTs | Sanction ed/alloca ted/relea sed | Expenditu re reported by States/UTs |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          | 251.81                           | 251.81                              | 296.06                          | 295.44                              | 142.39                          | 142.39                              | 307.54                           | 212.40                              |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     | 385.40                           | 196.94                              | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 678.09                           | 678.09                              | 180.85                          | 180.85                              | 402.04                          | 239.78                              | 593.02                           | 22.15                               |
| 4         | Assam                              | 347.15                           | 341.26                              | 639.52                          | 570.47                              | 1011.77                         | 969.66                              | 3471.45                          | 1312.33                             |
| 5         | Bihar                              | 516.54                           | 32.36                               | 1686.08                         | 1686.08                             | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         | 195.81                           | 156.17                              | 94.86                           | 94.86                               | 189.74                          | 115.57                              | 226.32                           | 0.00                                |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       | 2691.07                          | 1852.45                             | 841.31                          | 634.99                              | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 2151.43                          | 713.91                              |
| 8         | Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu | 0.00                             | 0.00                                | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 9         | Delhi                              | 0.00                             | 0.00                                | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 10        | Goa                                | 65.99                            | 65.99                               | 218.99                          | 218.99                              | 142.29                          | 105.37                              | 314.15                           | 0.00                                |
| 11        | Gujarat                            | 244.01                           | 189.09                              | 466.93                          | 393.03                              | 1908.62                         | 310.07                              | 1480.71                          | 243.42                              |
| 12        | Haryana                            | 3034.42                          | 2801.44                             | 647.70                          | 610.23                              | 1219.91                         | 1026.96                             | 2017.73                          | 773.70                              |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   | 494.94                           | 494.94                              | 1261.80                         | 997.43                              | 3873.58                         | 3410.45                             | 3659.22                          | 1378.37                             |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir                    | 2285.75                          | 2221.86                             | 1313.11                         | 1245.61                             | 4895.09                         | 4525.91                             | 5632.77                          | 3748.35                             |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          | 0.00                             | 0.00                                | 1309.77                         | 1309.76                             | 7752.57                         | 6911.24                             | 2390.42                          | 0.00                                |
| 16        | Karnataka                          | 2184.37                          | 1934.94                             | 1821.46                         | 1734.33                             | 1714.09                         | 1336.24                             | 3354.36                          | 2554.21                             |
| 17        | Kerala                             | 2337.59                          | 2246.45                             | 1153.39                         | 1153.39                             | 4399.83                         | 3037.78                             | 5326.27                          | 2120.92                             |
| 18        | Ladakh                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                                | 187.45                          | 151.15                              | 72.27                           | 72.27                               | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                        | 19.61                            | 18.01                               | 64.26                           | 64.26                               | 116.32                          | 114.30                              | 332.01                           | 149.02                              |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     | 5608.63                          | 5500.22                             | 3123.20                         | 3059.21                             | 1716.00                         | 1237.88                             | 3115.35                          | 1170.00                             |
| 21        | Maharashtr a                       | 0.00                             | 0.00                                | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 1117.77                          | 169.75                              |
| 22        | Manipur                            | 571.72                           | 519.13                              | 170.04                          | 119.04                              | 1723.00                         | 452.40                              | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 23        | Mizoram                            | 657.73                           | 613.45                              | 259.08                          | 255.11                              | 117.27                          | 116.82                              | 853.40                           | 467.13                              |
| 24        | Meghalaya                          | 247.97                           | 247.97                              | 609.78                          | 609.78                              | 796.84                          | 786.97                              | 861.30                           | 817.20                              |
| 25        | Nagaland                           | 1254.89                          | 1254.89                             | 232.27                          | 232.27                              | 495.78                          | 450.01                              | 677.98                           | 0.00                                |
| 26        | Odisha                             | 716.64                           | 560.97                              | 1075.38                         | 794.73                              | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 27        | Puducherry                         | 47.67                            | 46.99                               | 200.27                          | 194.96                              | 623.95                          | 538.50                              | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 28        | Punjab                             | 89.77                            | 43.46                               | 527.28                          | 326.97                              | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          | 2276.40                          | 1692.22                             | 3189.00                         | 2140.93                             | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 3731.51                          | 0.00                                |
| 30        | Sikkim                             | 350.44                           | 350.44                              | 99.30                           | 99.30                               | 626.06                          | 626.08                              | 340.74                           | 170.37                              |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                         | 616.58 0.00                      | 616.58                              | 2348.27                         | 2147.03                             | 2428.69                         | 1574.48                             | 3317.88                          | 1250.11                             |
| 32 33     | Telangana                          |                                  | 0.00 241.27                         | 3132.25                         | 3044.95                             | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 1225.17                          | 0.00 0.00                           |
|           | Tripura                            | 270.08                           |                                     | 138.71                          | 106.22                              | 1030.90                         | 482.01                              | 566.99                           |                                     |

| 34    | Uttar Pradesh   |   10373.86 |   10373.86 |   13809.72 |   13599.96 |   14437.60 |   12606.79 |   6209.30 |     0.00 |
|-------|-----------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|----------|
| 35    | Uttarakhand     |     656.46 |     656.46 |    2622.5  |    2560.74 |    1855.8  |    1821.25 |   2156.25 |   999.51 |
| 36    | West Bengal     |     247.35 |     247.34 |    2118.05 |    1870.09 |    1056.58 |     612.63 |   1689.79 |   895.52 |
| Total | Total           |   39718.7  |   36447    |   45838.6  |   42502.1  |   54748.9  |   43623.8  |  57120.8  | 19168.4  |