Lok Sabha Question No. 2058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Vacancies in AYUSH
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2058 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  AUGUST, 2024

## 'Vacancies in AYUSH'

2058 Shri Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth:

Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of vacancies existing in various departments and institutions under his Ministry, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the actions taken by the Government to fill these vacancies up to the year 2025;
- (c) whether there is any backlog of vacancies from previous years, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof including the number of positions, reasons for the backlog and steps being taken to address the same?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  total  number  of  vacancies  existing  in  Ministry  of  Ayush/  Councils/  Institutes Statutory  Bodies/  Sub-ordinate  Offices  under  the  Ministry  of  Ayush,  State/UT-wise  is  at Annexure-I.
- (b) The  process  for  filling  up  of  these  vacancies  by  2025  has  been  initiated  by  the Ministry and concerned Institutes / Councils / Statutory Bodies / Sub-ordinate Offices under the  Ministry  of  Ayush  and  is  at  various  stages  for  different  vacancies  viz  issuance  of advertisement/ scrutiny  of applications/ finalization  of  Recruitment  Rules/conduct  of  DPC/ interview/ submission of requisition to UPSC etc.
- (c) & (d) The details of backlog vacancies from previous year in various Institutes / Councils /  Statutory Bodies / Sub-ordinate Offices under the Ministry of Ayush State/ UT-wise is at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I

| S. No.   | Name of the Institute/ Council                               | State/ UT-Wise            | Total Number of Vacancies   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.       | Ministry of Ayush (Secretariat & Technical)                  | Delhi                     | 64                          |
| 2.       | National Institute of Ayurved                                | Rajasthan                 | 47                          |
| 2.       |                                                              | Haryana                   | 03                          |
| 3.       | Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda               | Gujarat                   | 348                         |
| 4.       | National Institute of Naturopathy                            | Maharashtra               | 18                          |
| 5.       | National Institute of Unani Medicine                         | Karnataka                 | 55                          |
| 5.       |                                                              | Uttar Pradesh             | 52                          |
| 6.       | National Institute of Homeopathy                             | West Bengal               | 111                         |
| 7.       | Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth                                | Delhi                     | 02                          |
| 8.       | North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homeopathy           | Meghalaya                 | 55                          |
| 9.       | North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Folk Medicine Research | Arunachal Pradesh         | 85                          |
| 10.      | National Institute of Siddha                                 | Tamil Nadu                | 05                          |
| 11.      | Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga                     | Delhi                     | 30                          |
| 12.      | National Institute of Sow Rigpa                              | Ladakh                    | 28                          |
| 13.      | All India Institute of Ayurveda                              | Delhi                     | 186                         |
| 13.      |                                                              | Goa                       | 39                          |
| 14.      | Central Council for Research in Yoga &                       | Delhi                     | 12                          |
| 14.      | Naturopathy                                                  | Haryana                   | 14                          |
| 14.      |                                                              | Karnataka                 | 14                          |
| 15.      | Central Council for Research in Siddha                       | Tamil Nadu                | 23                          |
| 15.      |                                                              | Puducherry                | 02                          |
| 15.      |                                                              | Kerala                    | 04                          |
| 16.      | Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy                  | Delhi                     | 05                          |
|          |                                                              | Uttar Pradesh             | 11                          |
|          |                                                              | Kerala                    | 10                          |
|          |                                                              | Tripura                   | 02                          |
|          |                                                              | Tamil Nadu                | 03                          |
|          |                                                              | Sikkim                    | 01                          |
|          |                                                              | Andhra Pradesh            | 09                          |
|          |                                                              | Assam                     | 02                          |
|          |                                                              | Telangana                 | 01                          |
|          |                                                              | Manipur                   | 02                          |
|          |                                                              | Rajasthan                 | 03                          |
|          |                                                              | West Bengal               | 03                          |
|          |                                                              | Maharashtra               | 03                          |
|          |                                                              | Bihar                     | 01                          |
|          |                                                              | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 01                          |
|          |                                                              | Puducherry Odisha         | 01 08                       |
|          |                                                              | Jharkhand                 | 02                          |
|          |                                                              | Himachal Pradesh          |                             |
|          |                                                              |                           | 03                          |
|          |                                                              | Mizoram                   |                             |
|          |                                                              |                           | 01                          |

| 17.   | Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences       | Delhi                     |   122 |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------|
|       |                                                          | Madhya Pradesh            |    40 |
|       |                                                          | West Bengal               |    72 |
|       |                                                          | Kerala                    |    72 |
|       |                                                          | Tamil Nadu                |    33 |
|       |                                                          | Odisha                    |    54 |
|       |                                                          | Telangana                 |    13 |
|       |                                                          | Maharashtra               |    84 |
|       |                                                          | Punjab                    |    46 |
|       |                                                          | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |    07 |
|       |                                                          | Assam                     |    18 |
|       |                                                          | Uttar Pradesh             |    55 |
|       |                                                          | Karnataka                 |    26 |
|       |                                                          | Andhra Pradesh            |    18 |
|       |                                                          | Gujarat                   |    17 |
|       |                                                          | Goa                       |    11 |
|       |                                                          | Uttarakhand               |    40 |
|       |                                                          | Sikkim                    |    23 |
|       |                                                          | Jammu &Kashmir            |    23 |
|       |                                                          | Himachal Pradesh          |    28 |
|       |                                                          | Bihar                     |    14 |
|       |                                                          | Aruanchal Pradesh         |    29 |
|       |                                                          | Rajasthan                 |    19 |
|       |                                                          | Nagaland                  |     4 |
| 18.   | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine           | Delhi                     |    66 |
|       | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine           | Uttar Pradesh             |    55 |
|       | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine           | Madhya Pradesh            |    09 |
|       | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine           | Odisha                    |    25 |
|       | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine           | Telangana                 |    60 |
|       | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine           | Tamil Nadu                |    28 |
|       | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine           | Bihar                     |    21 |
|       | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine           | Jammu &Kashmir            |    17 |
|       | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine           | Maharashtra               |    24 |
|       | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine           | West Bengal               |    09 |
|       | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine           | Assam                     |    03 |
|       | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine           | Kerala                    |    05 |
|       | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine           | Andhra Pradesh            |    06 |
|       | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine           | Karnataka                 |    06 |
| 19.   | National Commission for Homeopathy                       | Delhi                     |    38 |
| 20.   | Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine &Homeopathy | Uttar Pradesh             |    64 |
| 21.   | National Commission for Indian System of Medicine        | Delhi                     |    56 |

## Annexure-II

|   S. No. | Name of the Institute/ Council                     | State/ UT- Wise   |   No. of backlog vacancies/ No. of Positions | Reason for the backlog/ Steps being taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | National Institute of Homeopathy                   | West Bengal       |                                           11 | Out of 11 backlog vacancies, 10 Nos. of posts were advertised but suitable candidates were not found. For 01 post, the process of formulating Recruitment Rules has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|        2 | North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homeopathy | Meghalaya         |                                           55 | As suitable candidates could not be found, posts are re- advertised.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|        3 | National Institute of Siddha                       | Tamil Nadu        |                                           02 | The matter has been taken up to fill up these vacancies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|        4 | Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy | Delhi             |                                           12 | The proposal has been under consideration.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|        5 | Central Council for Research in Siddha             | Tamil Nadu        |                                           26 |  For 01 post, DPC is in progress  For 01 post, Court case was disposed of recently and further process is initiated.  For 03 posts, applications were not received in response to latest advertisement. Fresh advertisement is to be published.  For 04 posts, they are to be advertised.  For 13 posts, the matter is subjudice.  For 03 posts, applications are under scrutiny.  For 01 post, Recruitment Rules being amended. |
|        6 | Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy        | Delhi             |                                           01 | Non-availability of five candidates for the post.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|        7 | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine     | Delhi             |                                           21 | Non-availability of the applicants against the reserve post.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |