Lok Sabha Question No. 368 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: AYUSH Medicine for Cancer Patients
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shri Sudheer Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED  QUESTION NO. 368

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  DECEMBER, 2024

## AYUSH Medicine for Cancer Patients

*368. Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane:

Shri Sudheer Gupta :

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India ranks third among nations in terms of the highest number of cancer patients and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has supported any project to develop Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy Medicines to fight cancer and other non-communicable diseases and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of patients having cancer and other non-communicable diseases being treated in the AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries in the country, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to make Ayurveda, Siddha,Unani and Homoeopathy Medicines available at affordable costs in the medical shops in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d)  A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 368 FOR 20 th  DECEMBER, 2024

- (a) As per information furnished by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, no such information is available.
- (b) The  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences  (CCRAS)  has undertaken  research  for  development  of  Ayurvedic  drugs  through  systematic process of Drug Development and developed various drugs for communicable/non-communicable diseases ( Annexure I ). CCRAS has undertaken a research project entitled 'A phase II trial to study efficacy, toxicity and  immunomodulatory  effect  of  Carctol-S  in  high  grade  serous  epithelial ovarian cancer at first serological relapse'; and 55 drugs for non-communicable diseases are under different stages of drug development. Further, the Ministry of Ayush is implementing  Central  Sector  Scheme  namely  Ayurswasthya  Yojana since 2021-22. The Scheme has 02 components viz. (i) Ayush & Public Health (PHI)  component  and  (ii)  Up-gradation  of  facilities  to  Centre  of  Excellence (CoE). Under the above scheme, Ministry has financially supported following organizations under the Centre of Excellence component to develop Ayurveda, Siddha,  Unani  and  Homoeopathy  Medicines to  fight cancer-(i)  An  amount  of Rs.2.66  crores  have  been  released  to    Arya  Vaidya  Sala  (AVS),  Kottakkal, Malappuram, Kerala for setting up CoE in Cancer Research. (ii)An amount of Rs.3.62 crores have been released to  Tata Memorial Centre, (TMC) Mumbai, Maharashtra  for  Centre  of  Excellence  for  Discovery  and  Development  of AYUSH Medicine for Cancer Care.

Advanced  Centre  for  Integrative  Health  Research  in  Cancer  Care  at AIIMS, Nagpur has been approved to undertake the following studies-

1. Exploring Ayurvedic Combinations and Natural Compounds in Treatment of Oral  Premalignant  lesions  and  Oral  Cancer  and  Integration  with  Modern Medicine: A Pilot Study.

2.  Efficacy of classical Ayurvedic treatment (CAT) as add-on to conventional bio- medicine: Integrated approach to determine improvement in quality of life of head- neck (HNC) cancer patients

- (c) The details of the number of patients having cancer and other noncommunicable diseases being attended in the Ayush hospitals and dispensaries of Research Councils and National Institutes under the Ministry of Ayush in the country, State/UT-wise are placed at Annexure II.
- (d) Ayurveda products  have  been  added  in  the  product  basket  of  Pradhan  mantri Bhartiya  Janaushadhi  Pariyojana  (PMBJP),  which  are  being  made  available through  selected  Kendras  at  affordable  rates.  Further,  an  Ayush  Aushadhi Kendra was inaugurated by Hon'ble President of India on 9 th Oct, 2024 at All India  institute  of  Ayurveda  New  Delhi.  Ministry  of  Ayush  running  OPD/IPD facilities through peripheral institutes of Research Councils, hospital associated with  National  Institutes  and  their  satellite  centres,  Ayushman  Arogya  Mandir (Ayush)  across  the  country  and  dispensing  the  Ayush  Medicines  as  per availability to the patients free of cost.

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## List of some important drugs developed by CCRAS since inception

|   S. No. | Name of the Drug           | Indication                                                |
|----------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | AYUSH -64                  | (i) Malaria (ii) Mild to moderate COVID-19                |
|        2 | AYUSH-56                   | Epilepsy                                                  |
|        3 | AYUSH-82                   | Diabetes Mellitus                                         |
|        4 | NIMBATIKTAM                | Psoriasis and Duodenal ulcer                              |
|        5 | AYUSH POSHAK YOGA AND PEYA | Immunomodulatory, Antistress and General Health Promotion |
|        6 | SHUNTHI GUGGULU            | Rheumatoid Arthritis (Amavata)                            |
|        7 | KSHARASUTRA                | Ano Rectal Disorders                                      |
|        8 | AYUSH BALARASAYANA         | Promotion of Health in Children                           |
|        9 | AYUSH GHUTTI               | Prevention of Diarrhoea and Fever in Children             |
|       10 | AYURVEDIC FORMULATIONS     | Antenatal Care                                            |

Annexure-II

| OPD/IPD patients during the year 2023-24 (Non Communicable Disease Data)   | OPD/IPD patients during the year 2023-24 (Non Communicable Disease Data)   | OPD/IPD patients during the year 2023-24 (Non Communicable Disease Data)   | OPD/IPD patients during the year 2023-24 (Non Communicable Disease Data)   | OPD/IPD patients during the year 2023-24 (Non Communicable Disease Data)   | OPD/IPD patients during the year 2023-24 (Non Communicable Disease Data)   | OPD/IPD patients during the year 2023-24 (Non Communicable Disease Data)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.N o.                                                                     | States/UTs                                                                 | AYURVE DA                                                                  | HOMOEO PATHY                                                               | SIDDHA                                                                     | UNANI                                                                      | Total                                                                      |
| 1.                                                                         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                | 2979                                                                       | 4829                                                                       | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | 7808                                                                       |
| 2.                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                             | 50817                                                                      | 70333                                                                      | 2423                                                                       |                                                                            | 123573                                                                     |
| 3.                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                          | 4265                                                                       | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | 4265                                                                       |
| 4.                                                                         | Assam                                                                      | 27514                                                                      | 11865                                                                      | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | 39379                                                                      |
| 5.                                                                         | Bihar                                                                      | 40735                                                                      | 12421                                                                      | -                                                                          | 9                                                                          | 53165                                                                      |
| 6.                                                                         | Delhi                                                                      | 161453                                                                     | 112492                                                                     | 374                                                                        | 1420                                                                       | 275739                                                                     |
| 7.                                                                         | Goa                                                                        | 3582                                                                       | 360                                                                        | 698                                                                        | -                                                                          | 4640                                                                       |
| 8.                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                    | 18202                                                                      | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | 18202                                                                      |
| 9.                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                           | 5715                                                                       | 5939                                                                       | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | 11654                                                                      |
| 10.                                                                        | J&K                                                                        | 29400                                                                      | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | 21172                                                                      | 50572                                                                      |
| 11.                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                  | -                                                                          | 5456                                                                       | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | 5456                                                                       |
| 12.                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                  | 53286                                                                      | -                                                                          | 2986                                                                       | -                                                                          | 56272                                                                      |
| 13.                                                                        | Kerala                                                                     | 100786                                                                     | 114053                                                                     | 663                                                                        | -                                                                          | 215502                                                                     |
| 14.                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                             | 38066                                                                      | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | 2584                                                                       | 40650                                                                      |
| 15.                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                | 75562                                                                      | 30296                                                                      | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | 105858                                                                     |
| 16.                                                                        | Manipur                                                                    | -                                                                          | 1839                                                                       | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | 1839                                                                       |
| 17.                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                  | 14629                                                                      | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | 14629                                                                      |
| 18.                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                    | -                                                                          | 286                                                                        | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | 286                                                                        |
| 19.                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                   | 7738                                                                       | 1235                                                                       | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | 8973                                                                       |
| 20.                                                                        | Odisha                                                                     | 35822                                                                      | 22009                                                                      | -                                                                          | 5893                                                                       | 63724                                                                      |
| 21.                                                                        | Punjab                                                                     | 36681                                                                      | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | 36681                                                                      |
| 22.                                                                        | Puducherry                                                                 | -                                                                          | 24049                                                                      | 3495                                                                       | -                                                                          | 27544                                                                      |
| 23.                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                  | 38050                                                                      | 32694                                                                      | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | 70744                                                                      |
| 24.                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                     | 11483                                                                      | 1599                                                                       | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | 13082                                                                      |
| 25.                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                 | 3585                                                                       | 10456                                                                      | 5692                                                                       | 22728                                                                      | 42461                                                                      |
| 26.                                                                        | Telangana                                                                  | -                                                                          | 25224                                                                      | -                                                                          | -                                                                          | 25224                                                                      |

| 27.   | Tripura       |   8694 | 9592   | -      | -      | 18286   |
|-------|---------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| 28.   | Uttar Pradesh |  47382 | 133641 | - 1336 | 182359 |         |
| 29.   | Uttarakhand   |  13529 | -      | - -    |        | 13529   |
| 30.   | West Bengal   |  35585 | 53497  | -      | -      | 89082   |
|       | Total         | 865540 | 684165 | 17638  | 55142  | 1621178 |

| TOTAL NO. OF SPECIAL CANCER OPD DURING THE PERIOD 2023-24   | TOTAL NO. OF SPECIAL CANCER OPD DURING THE PERIOD 2023-24   | TOTAL NO. OF SPECIAL CANCER OPD DURING THE PERIOD 2023-24   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| ORGANIZATION                                                | STATE                                                       | NUMBER OF PATIENTS                                          |
| NIA                                                         | Rajasthan (Jaipur)                                          | 1012                                                        |
| AIIA                                                        | Delhi                                                       | 5639                                                        |
| AIIA                                                        | Haryana (Jhajjar)                                           | 4162                                                        |
| NIH                                                         | Kolkata                                                     | 1410                                                        |
| NEIAH                                                       | Meghalaya                                                   | 27                                                          |
| CCRS                                                        | Tamilnadu                                                   | 2                                                           |
| CCRS                                                        | Kerala                                                      | 1                                                           |
| CCRS                                                        | Karnataka                                                   | 36                                                          |
| CCRS                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                              | 59                                                          |
| CCRS                                                        | Puducherry                                                  | 26                                                          |
| CCRS                                                        | New Delhi                                                   | 1881                                                        |
| CCRS                                                        | Goa                                                         | 0                                                           |
| Total                                                       | Total                                                       | 14255                                                       |