Lok Sabha Question No. 399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Setting up of AYUSH Health Wellness Centres
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Pritam Gopinath Munde

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 399 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JULY 2023

## SETTING UPOFAYUSH HEALTH WELLNESS CENTRES

## 399. SHRI RAHULRAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI CHANDRASEKHAR SAHU: SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMAKRISHNARAJU:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has set up National AYUSH Mission (NAM) to enhance the availability, accessibility and quality of AYUSH healthcare services across the country and if so, the details thereof along with its objectives;
- (b) the number of AYUSH Health Wellness Centres functioning in the country, along with the details of such centres proposed to be set up during 2023-24 State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up AYUSH Health Wellness Centres under Ayushman Bharat Mission in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to promote holistic well-being and address the diverse healthcare needs of the population;
- (e) whether the Government is aware that AYUSH can play an important role in realizing the dream of new India by providing quality healthcare and medical facilities for the people; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFAYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDASONOWAL)

(a) Ministry of Ayush has launched the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) in the year 2014-15 which is being implemented through State/UT Governments and supporting their efforts for development & promotion of Ayush systems of medicine to enhance the availability, accessibility & quality of Ayush healthcare services across the country by providing financial assistance to them under different activities as per the proposals received in their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs). The Mission inter-alia makes provision for the following activities: -

- i. AYUSH Health & Wellness 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 upto 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
- xiii. Infrastructural development of AYUSH Post-Graduate Institutions/ add on PG/ Pharmacy /Para-Medical Courses

State/UT Government may avail financial assistance by submitting proposals through State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) as per NAM guidelines. The detailed NAM guideline may be perused at https://cdn.ayush.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/National-Ayush-MissionGuidelines.pdf . Further, the aims and objectives of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) are as follows:

-  To provide AYUSH health care services throughout the country by strengthening and improving AYUSH health care services.
-  To provide informed choice to the needy public through co-location of AYUSH facilities at PHCs, CHCs and DHs resulting in medical pluralism.
-  To establish a holistic wellness model through AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres focusing on preventive and promotive health care based on AYUSH principles and practices, to reduce the disease burden and out of pocket expenditure.
-  To emphasize the role of AYUSH in Public Health as per NHP 2017.
-  To enhance and strengthen the infrastructure of AYUSH educational institutions.

(b) & (c). The Union Cabinet approved the proposal to operationalize 12,500 AYUSH Health Wellness Center (AHWCs) through State/UT Governments under Ayushman Bharat as a component of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of NAM in a phased manner from the year 2019-20 to 2023-24. As per the proposals received from State/UT Governments, a total of 12,500 health facilities are approved for upgradation as AHWCs in the States/UTs. Further, as per the reports received from States/UTs, 7584 AHWCs have been made functional till date. The State/UT wise status of approved and functional AHWCs is furnished in Annexure.

(d) to (f). Ministry of Ayush is implementing the operationalization of AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres (AHWCs) through State/UT Governments with an objective to establish a holistic wellness model based on AYUSH principles and practices. It is envisaged to transform existing Sub-health Centres/AYUSH dispensaries to Ayush Health & Wellness Centres to ensure universal access to an expanded range of Primary Health Care services as appropriate to people's needs.

Annexure State/UT wise status of approved and functional AYUSH HWCs

|   Sl. No. | Nameof the States/UTs            | ApprovedAYUSH HWCs   | FunctionalAYUSH HWCs   |
|-----------|----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman &Nicobar Island          | 6                    | 6                      |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                   | 203                  | 126                    |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                | 89                   | 49                     |
|         4 | Assam                            | 489                  | 210                    |
|         5 | Bihar                            | 388                  | 113                    |
|         6 | Chandigarh                       | 12                   | 5                      |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh                     | 400                  | 397                    |
|         8 | Delhi                            | 0                    | 0                      |
|         9 | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu | 1                    | 0                      |
|        10 | Goa                              | 74                   | 72                     |
|        11 | Gujarat                          | 365                  | 245                    |
|        12 | Haryana                          | 569                  | 369                    |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh                 | 740                  | 240                    |
|        14 | Jammu &Kashmir                   | 456                  | 442                    |
|        15 | Jharkhand                        | 745                  | 249                    |
|        16 | Karnataka                        | 376                  | 376                    |
|        17 | Kerala                           | 520                  | 334                    |
|        18 | Ladakh                           | 0                    | 0                      |
|        19 | Lakshadweep                      | 7                    | 7                      |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh                   | 762                  | 562                    |
|        21 | Maharashtra                      | 390                  | 281                    |
|        22 | Manipur                          | 67                   | 14                     |
|        23 | Meghalaya                        | 45                   | 22                     |
|        24 | Mizoram                          | 38                   | 38                     |
|        25 | Nagaland                         | 49                   | 45                     |
|        26 | Odisha                           | 422                  | 250                    |
|        27 | Puducherry                       | 4                    | 4                      |
|        28 | Punjab                           | 217                  | 0                      |
|        29 | Rajasthan                        | 2019                 | 919                    |
|        30 | Sikkim                           | 18                   | 18                     |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu                       | 650                  | 250                    |
|        32 | Telangana                        | 421                  | 421                    |
|        33 | Tripura                          | 84                   | 38                     |
|        34 | Uttar Pradesh                    | 1034                 | 720                    |
|        35 | Uttarakhand                      | 300                  | 244                    |
|        36 | West Bengal Total                | 540 12500            | 518 7584               |