Lok Sabha Question No. 2257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-01
Subject: Upgradation of AYUSH Hospitals in Odisha
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2257

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2025

## Upgradation of AYUSH Hospitals in Odisha

2257. Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the  Government has any proposal to upgrade or establish new AYUSH hospitals  in  underserved  tribal  districts  of  Odisha  including  aspirational  Kandhamal district and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the total number of AYUSH wellness centres and integrated hospitals functioning in Odisha, district-wise;

(c)  whether Kandhamal has been identified under the Tribal Health Action Plan for AYUSH outreach and if so, the details thereof; and

(d)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  deploy  more  AYUSH  doctors  and paramedics in the tribal dominated regions of the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Public Health being the State subject, upgradation or establishment of new Ayush hospitals  in  underserved  tribal  districts  of  Odisha  including  aspirational  Kandhamal district  comes  under  the  purview  of  State  Government  of  Odisha.  However,  under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM), there is provision of financial  assistance  to  States/UTs  including  Odisha  for  upgradation  of  existing standalone Government Ayush Hospitals and establishment of new 10/30/50 bedded Integrated Ayush Hospitals (IAH). Accordingly, State/UT Governments may avail the eligible financial assistance for upgradation of existing standalone Government Ayush Hospitals  and  establishment  of  new  10/30/50  bedded  Integrated  Ayush  Hospitals (IAH) by submitting suitable proposal through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per the provision of NAM  guidelines.  As  per  proposals  received  from  State Government of Odisha, two hospitals have been approved for upgradation and three IAH have been approved.

(b)  Under  NAM,  as  per  the  proposal  received  from  State  Government  of  Odisha through SAAPs, 422 Ayush Health & Wellness Centres [now renamed as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) (Ayush)] have been approved. The status of AAM (Ayush) approved in Odisha, district-wise, is furnished at Annexure-I . Further, under NAM, three 50 bedded Integrated Ayush Hospitals have been approved. The status of IAH approved in Odisha, district-wise, is furnished at Annexure-II.

(c)  Since  implementation  of  NAM  scheme  comes  under  purview  of  State/UT Government including Odisha, identification of Kandhamal under the Tribal Health Action Plan for AYUSH outreach falls within the purview of State Government of Odisha.

(d)  Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  for  deployment Ayush doctors and paramedics in the tribal dominated regions of the country comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments. However, under NAM, there is  provision  of  contractual  deployment  of  Ayush  doctors  and  paramedics  under upgrdation  of  Ayush  hospitals,  setting  up  of  50/30/10  bedded  Integrated  Ayush Hospitals  and  Ayush  Public  Health  Programmes.  State/UT  Governments  may  avail eligible  financial  assistance  by  submitting  the  suitable  proposals  through  SAAPs  as per the provision of NAM guidelines.

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## Annexure-I

## Status of District wise number of Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) (AAM-Ayush)

| Sl. No.   | District      |   No. of AAM(Ayush) | Status (As reported by State Government of Odisha)   |
|-----------|---------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Angul         |                  15 | Functional                                           |
| 2         | Balangir      |                  21 | Functional                                           |
| 3         | Balasore      |                  34 | Functional                                           |
| 4         | Bargarh       |                  18 | Functional                                           |
| 5         | Bhadrak       |                  25 | Functional                                           |
| 6         | Boudh         |                   7 | Functional                                           |
| 7         | Cuttack       |                  17 | Functional                                           |
| 8         | Deogarh       |                   0 | Functional                                           |
| 9         | Dhenkanal     |                  16 | Functional                                           |
| 10        | Gajapati      |                   5 | Functional                                           |
| 11        | Ganjam        |                  42 | Functional                                           |
| 12        | Jagatsinghpur |                  10 | Functional                                           |
| 13        | Jajpur        |                  15 | Functional                                           |
| 14        | Jharasuguda   |                  14 | Functional                                           |
| 15        | Kalahandi     |                  11 | Functional                                           |
| 16        | Kandhamal     |                   7 | Functional                                           |
| 17        | Kendrapada    |                  11 | Functional                                           |
| 18        | Keonjhar      |                  22 | Functional                                           |
| 19        | Khordha       |                  18 | Functional                                           |
| 20        | Koraput       |                   7 | Functional                                           |
| 21        | Malkangiri    |                   2 | Functional                                           |
| 22        | Mayurbhanj    |                  23 | Functional                                           |
| 23        | Nabarangapur  |                   4 | Functional                                           |
| 24        | Nayagarh      |                  21 | Functional                                           |
| 25        | Nuapada       |                   5 | Functional                                           |
| 26        | Puri          |                  21 | Functional                                           |
| 27        | Rayagada      |                   5 | Functional                                           |
| 28        | Sambalpur     |                   9 | Functional                                           |
| 29        | Subarnapur    |                   4 | Functional                                           |
| 30        | Sundargarh    |                  13 | Functional                                           |
| Total     | Total         |                 422 |                                                      |

## The  status  of  50  bedded  Integrated  Ayush  Hospitals  approved  in  Odisha, district-wise

|   Sl. No. | Location (District)        | Status (As reported by State Government of Odisha)   |
|-----------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Dhenkanal                  | Construction Completed                               |
|         2 | Behrampur, Ganjam District | Under Construction                                   |
|         3 | Balasore                   | Under Construction                                   |