Lok Sabha Question No. 2258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-01
Subject: Impact of Ayushman Arogya Mandir on Public Health
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Smt. Smita Uday Wagh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2258 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2025

## Impact of Ayushman Arogya Mandir on Public Health

2258. Smt. Smita Uday Wagh:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres) established  under  the  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  across  the  country  including  the specific number in the State of Maharashtra;

(b) the total number of beneficiaries who have availed healthcare services from these centres since their inception in the country, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  formal  evaluation  of  the  impact  of  these centres on improving public health outcomes and promoting traditional systems of medicine;

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the key findings from such assessments, particularly in terms  of  patient  satisfaction,  disease  prevention  and  reduction  in  treatment  burden  on allopathic facilities; and

(e) whether any steps have been taken by the Government based on these findings to further enhance infrastructure, staffing and service quality at Ayushman Arogya Mandir, especially in underserved regions like rural and tribal areas in Maharashtra?

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

(a)  &  (b)  Under  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM),  as  per  the proposals received from State / UT Governments including Maharashtra through their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs), 12500 units of existing Ayush Dispensaries and Sub Health Centres have been approved to be upgraded as Ayushman Arogya Mandir  (Ayush) [AAM (Ayush)].  The  State/UT-wise  status  of  approved  and  functional  AAM  (Ayush)  including Maharashtra is furnished at Annexure I . Further, as reported by State/UT Governments, the

State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries including Maharashtra who have availed the services through these AAM (Ayush) from 2021 to June, 2025 is furnished at Annexure-II.

(c) to (e) Yes. There are third party review and also NABH assessment besides visit by the Central  team  in  different  States/UTs  to  review  the  implementation  progress  of  different activities/services being provided by established Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) [AAM (Ayush)] which were approved with an objective to establish a holistic wellness model based on Ayush principles and practices focusing on preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative healthcare  by  establishing  integration  with  existing  public  healthcare  system  to  provide informed  choice  to  the  needy  public  by  making  Ayush  services  available  in  a  team  based approach.

It has been observed by visiting teams that footfall of the beneficiaries visiting to the AAM (Ayush) has been subsequently increased after upgradation of Ayush Dispensaries/Sub health  centers  into  AAM  (Ayush) because in  addition  to  OPD services, these facilities are also  providing  various  other  services  like  Prakriti  Parikshan,  Yoga  related  activities  at  the level of facility as well as community, awareness about uses of common medicinal plants etc. Further,  State/UT  Governments  have  been  suggested  by  the  visiting  team  for  appropriate training & capacity building of AAM (Ayush) team, strengthening of referral linkages with other public health facilities, effective involvement of field level workers specially ASHAs etc. for better outcome of the activities being conducted through AAM (Ayush).

Ministry  of  Ayush  and  NABH  worked  closely  with  the  support  of  State/UT Governments  to  ensure  that  the  identified  gaps  were  addressed  timely  and  effectively, facilitating  the  closure  of  non-  compliances  and  ensuring  adherence  to  the  highest  quality standards such as infrastructure, staffing and service quality across the country particularly in underserved regions like rural and tribal areas in Maharashtra.

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Annexure I The State/UT wise status of approved and functional Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM)

## (Ayush) and their beneficiaries

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs                 |   ApprovedAAM (Ayush) |   FunctionalAAM (Ayush) |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |                     6 |                       6 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                   126 |                     126 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                    89 |                      89 |
| 4         | Assam                              |                   500 |                     500 |
| 5         | Bihar                              |                   294 |                     294 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         |                    12 |                      12 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       |                   400 |                     400 |
| 8         | Delhi                              |                     0 |                       0 |
| 9         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                     1 |                       1 |
| 10        | Goa                                |                   100 |                     100 |
| 11        | Gujarat                            |                   365 |                     365 |
| 12        | Haryana                            |                   538 |                     538 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                   740 |                     740 |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                   523 |                     523 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          |                   745 |                     745 |
| 16        | Karnataka                          |                   376 |                     376 |
| 17        | Kerala                             |                   700 |                     700 |
| 18        | Ladakh                             |                     0 |                       0 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                        |                     7 |                       7 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                   800 |                     800 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                        |                   390 |                     390 |
| 22        | Manipur                            |                    15 |                      15 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                          |                    45 |                      45 |
| 24        | Mizoram                            |                    41 |                      41 |
| 25        | Nagaland                           |                    49 |                      49 |
| 26        | Odisha                             |                   422 |                     422 |
| 27        | Puducherry                         |                     4 |                       4 |
| 28        | Punjab                             |                   158 |                     158 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          |                  2019 |                    2019 |
| 30        | Sikkim                             |                    18 |                      18 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                         |                   650 |                     650 |
| 32        | Telangana                          |                   421 |                     421 |
| 33        | Tripura                            |                    72 |                      72 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                  1034 |                    1034 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                        |                   300 |                     300 |
| 36        | West Bengal                        |                   540 |                     540 |
| Total     | Total                              |                 12500 |                   12500 |

Annexure-II State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries availed the services through AAM (Ayush) from

## 2021 to June, 2025

| S.    | Name of the State / UT             | Year     |     Year |     Year |      Year |     Year |
|-------|------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|
| No.   |                                    | 2021     |     2022 |     2023 |      2024 |     2025 |
| 1     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 0        |    11090 |     7982 |      9181 |     5175 |
| 2.    | Lakshadweep                        | 8726     |    38515 |    55723 |     42215 |    26499 |
| 3.    | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 1401     |    25278 |    55348 |     71249 |    38844 |
| 4.    | Assam                              | 0        |    28092 |   313319 |   3343870 |  4567583 |
| 5.    | Manipur                            | 737      |      946 |     5301 |     13853 |    10124 |
| 6.    | Meghalaya                          | 0        |        0 |    37950 |     52198 |    41438 |
| 7.    | Mizoram                            | 10,060   |    34195 |    94639 |    126325 |    68789 |
| 8.    | Nagaland                           | 1498     |    21480 |    38444 |     40948 |    22284 |
| 9.    | Sikkim                             | 20778    |    35094 |    44061 |     47806 |    25956 |
| 10    | Tripura                            | 0        |        0 |    55385 |    103439 |    69971 |
| 11    | Himachal Pradesh                   | 588655   |   736738 |  2331404 |   2342366 |  1219867 |
| 12    | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 0        |  2685966 |  3018269 |   2412595 |  1169618 |
| 13    | Uttarakhand                        | 163669   |   445740 |  1706811 |   1352831 |   583285 |
| 14    | Bihar                              | 103269   |   194960 |   231661 |    291037 |   275310 |
| 15.   | Chhattisgarh                       | 140285   |  1281136 |  2356871 |   2346115 |  1219071 |
| 16.   | Jharkhand                          | 123705   |   187363 |  1487747 |   2691204 |  1419017 |
| 17.   | Madhya Pradesh                     | 1274788  |  1601107 |  2590895 |   4611884 |  2733736 |
| 18.   | Odisha                             | 901085   |  6820072 |  1732981 |   2595883 |  1417937 |
| 19.   | Rajasthan                          | 1775405  |  8396431 | 17740280 |  39066293 | 22482711 |
| 20    | Uttar Pradesh                      | 3759536  | 13245767 | 16445963 |  12427257 |  5983627 |
| 21.   | Andhra Pradesh                     | 0        |   404115 |   703804 |    713523 |   347226 |
| 22    | Goa                                | 19180    |    53324 |   254962 |    366284 |   191491 |
| 23    | Gujarat                            | 951290   |  1578001 |  6333646 |   5807405 |   820295 |
| 24    | Haryana                            | 2322803  |  2514230 |  2658480 |   2473949 |  2159897 |
| 25    | Karnataka                          | 606296   |   763257 |  1660552 |   1896859 |   923657 |
| 26.   | Kerala                             | 1525596  |  5829043 |  6672089 |   8344225 |  2889991 |
| 27    | Maharashtra                        | 726140   |   764615 |  1073779 |   1517652 |   890795 |
| 28    | Punjab                             | 0        |        0 |        0 |    767453 |   405948 |
| 29    | Tamil Nadu                         | 30555959 | 25456637 | 11287166 |  13826356 |  6920322 |
| 30    | Telangana                          | 3833738  |  2358802 |  2913265 |   2061093 |   888875 |
| 31    | West Bengal                        | 1164213  |  8431205 |  4816907 |   3677126 |  1856600 |
| 32    | Chandigarh                         | 142899   |   200235 |   127474 |    120426 |    51423 |
| 33    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 0        |        0 |     2670 |     26912 |    13280 |
| 34    | Ladakh                             | 0        |        0 |        0 |         0 |        0 |
| 35    | Delhi                              | 0        |        0 |        0 |         0 |        0 |
| 36    | Puducherry                         | 35557    |    57237 |    58978 |     62705 |    18190 |
| Total | Total                              | 15004638 | 84200671 | 88914806 | 115650517 | 61758832 |