Lok Sabha Question No. 3642 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-21
Subject: AYUSH Centres in Telangana
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3642

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2025

## AYUSH Centres in Telangana

3642.     Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

a) the details of the number of Ayushman centres established in the country, State/UT-wise including Telangana;

(b) the measures taken by the Government to promote Ayurvedic development in Telangana; and

(c) the total amount of AYUSH funds allocated to Telangana since 2014?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments including Telangana.  Under NAM, as per the proposals received from State/UT Governments through their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs), 12,500 units of  Ayushman  Arogya  Mandir  (Ayush)  [AAM  (Ayush)]  have  been approved  for  operationalization  by  upgrading  existing  Ayush  dispensaries  and  Sub  health Centres.  The  State/UT-wise  status  of  approved  AAM  (Ayush)  including  Telangana  is furnished at Annexure.

(b) & (c ) Under NAM, Ministry supports the efforts of State Government of Telangana by providing financial assistance to them under different activities for overall development and promotion of Ayush systems including Ayurveda as per the provision of NAM guidelines against  their  submitted  SAAPs.  The  Mission  inter-alia  makes  provision  for  the  following activities: -

(i)  Operationalization  of  Ayush  Health  and  Wellness  Centres  now  renamed  as  Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) by upgrading existing Ayush dispensaries and Sub health 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 in the  area where there are no Ayush facilities available.

(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)  Establishment  of  new  Ayush  colleges  in  the  States  where  availability  of  Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector.

(ix)  Infrastructural  development  of  Ayush  Under-Graduate  Institutions  and  Ayush  PostGraduate Institutions/ add on PG/ Pharmacy /Para-Medical Courses.

Further,  under  NAM,  an  amount  of  Rs.  122.80  Crore  has  been  released  to  State Government  of  Telangana  from  2014-15  to  2024-25  for  implementation  of  different approved activities of SAAPs.

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Annexure State/UT-wise status of approved Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) [AAM (Ayush)]

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs             |   No. of Approved Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |                                                6 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                                              126 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                               89 |
| 4         | Assam                              |                                              500 |
| 5         | Bihar                              |                                              294 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         |                                               12 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       |                                              400 |
| 8         | Delhi                              |                                                0 |
| 9         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                                                1 |
| 10        | Goa                                |                                              100 |
| 11        | Gujarat                            |                                              365 |
| 12        | Haryana                            |                                              538 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                                              761 |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                                              523 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          |                                              745 |
| 16        | Karnataka                          |                                              376 |
| 17        | Kerala                             |                                              700 |
| 18        | Ladakh                             |                                                0 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                        |                                                7 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                                              800 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                        |                                              390 |
| 22        | Manipur                            |                                               15 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                          |                                               24 |
| 24        | Mizoram                            |                                               41 |
| 25        | Nagaland                           |                                               49 |
| 26        | Odisha                             |                                              422 |
| 27        | Puducherry                         |                                                4 |
| 28        | Punjab                             |                                              158 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          |                                             2019 |
| 30        | Sikkim                             |                                               18 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                         |                                              650 |
| 32        | Telangana                          |                                              421 |
| 33        | Tripura                            |                                               72 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                                             1034 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                        |                                              300 |
| 36        | West Bengal                        |                                              540 |
| Total     |                                    |                                            12500 |