Lok Sabha Question No. 1999 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-06
Subject: AYUSH Hospital and Clinics
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Balabhadra Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1999 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2024

## AYUSH Hospital and Clinics

1999. Shri Balabhadra Majhi:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of AYUSH Hospitals and Clinics in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether  there  is  any  plan  to  open  AYUSH  Hospital  and  Clinic  in  each  Blocks  in  the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the number of branches of AYUSH having regular Cadre of Doctors; and
- (d) the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government for creating regular cadre with promotional avenues for the branches not having regular cadre?

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

- (a)  State/UT-wise details of the number of Ayush Hospitals and Clinics in the country are furnished as Annexure-I & II.
- (b) Public Health being a State subject, opening of Ayush Hospital and Clinic in each Blocks in  the  country  comes  under  purview  of  respective  State/UT  Governments.  However  under Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM),  there  is  a  provision  of establishment  of  10/30/50  bedded  Integrated  Ayush  Hospitals  and  State  Government  may avail financial assistance by submitting suitable proposals through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs), as per the provisions of the NAM guideline.
- (c) & (d) The details of the number of branches of Ayush having regular cadre of Doctors/ Medical  Officers/  Research  Officers  in  the  Ministry  of  Ayush  along  with  the  respective promotional avenues is enclosed as Annexure-III.

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Annexure- I State/ UT-wise Number of Ayush Hospitals as on 01.04.2023

| S. No.                      | State / UT                  | Ayurveda                    | Unani                       | Siddha                      | Yoga                        | Naturo pathy                | Homoeo pathy                | Sowa- Rigpa                 | Total                       |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| (1) (2)                     | (1) (2)                     | (3)                         | (4)                         | (5)                         | (6)                         | (7)                         | (8)                         | (9)                         | (10)                        |
| A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories | A. States/Union Territories |
| 1                           | Andhra Pradesh              | 3                           | 2                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 3                           | 0                           | 8                           |
| 2                           | Arunachal Pradesh           | 10                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 11                          |
| 3                           | Assam                       | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| 4                           | Bihar                       | 5                           | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 2                           | 0                           | 8                           |
| 5                           | Chhattisgarh                | 11                          | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 3                           | 0                           | 16                          |
| 6                           | Delhi                       | 2                           | 2                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 2                           | 0                           | 6                           |
| 7                           | Goa                         | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| 8                           | Gujarat                     | 39                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 40                          |
| 9                           | Haryana                     | 15                          | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 17                          |
| 10                          | Himachal Pradesh            | 34                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 35                          |
| 11                          | Jammu &Kashmir              | 4                           | 6                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 10                          |
| 12                          | Jharkhand                   | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           |
| 13                          | Karnataka                   | 195                         | 25                          | 0                           | 0                           | 18                          | 36                          | 0                           | 274                         |
| 14                          | Kerala                      | 129                         | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           | 34                          | 0                           | 165                         |
| 15                          | Madhya Pradesh              | 41                          | 4                           | 0                           | 0                           | 6                           | 26                          | 0                           | 77                          |
| 16                          | Maharashtra                 | 91                          | 7                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 62                          | 0                           | 160                         |
| 17                          | Manipur                     | 6                           | 5                           | 0                           | 5                           | 0                           | 9                           | 0                           | 25                          |
| 18                          | Meghalaya                   | 4                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 8                           | 0                           | 12                          |
| 19                          | Mizoram                     | 2                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 8                           | 0                           | 10                          |
| 20                          | Nagaland                    | 2                           | 0                           | 0                           | 2                           | 0                           | 2                           | 0                           | 6                           |
| 21                          | Odisha                      | 5                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 4                           | 0                           | 9                           |
| 22                          | Punjab                      | 21                          | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 3                           | 0                           | 25                          |
| 23                          | Rajasthan                   | 119                         | 11                          | 0                           | 1                           | 2                           | 6                           | 0                           | 139                         |
| 24                          | Sikkim                      | 2                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 2                           | 1                           | 6                           |
| 25                          | Tamil Nadu                  | 2                           | 1                           | 289                         | 2                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 295                         |
| 26                          | Tripura                     | 3                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 3                           | 0                           | 7                           |
| 27                          | Uttar Pradesh               | 1788                        | 183                         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 11                          | 0                           | 1982                        |
| 28                          | Uttarakhand                 | 430                         | 3                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 433                         |
| 29                          | West Bengal                 | 6                           | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 12                          | 1                           | 20                          |
| 30                          | A&N Islands                 | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 3                           |
| 31                          | Chandigarh                  | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| 33                          | Ladakh                      | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |                             |
|                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             | 0                           |
| 34                          | Lakshadweep                 | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| 35                          | Puducherry                  | 3                           | 0                           | 2                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 6                           |

| 36 Telangana                              |    4 |   3 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   3 |   0 |   11 |
|-------------------------------------------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| TOTAL(A)                                  | 2983 | 257 | 292 |  14 |  29 | 252 |   2 | 3829 |
| B. CGHS &Central Government Organizations |   22 |  10 |   6 |   1 |   5 |   9 |   3 |   56 |
| TOTAL(A+B)                                | 3005 | 267 | 298 |  15 |  34 | 261 |   5 | 3885 |

Source:

State / UT Governments & Concerned agencies.

## Annexure- II

## State/ UT-wise Number of Ayush Dispensaries as on 01.04.2023

| S. No.   | State / UT        | Ayurveda   | Unani   | Siddha   | Yoga   | Naturo pathy   | Homoeo pathy   | Sowa Rigpa   | Total   |
|----------|-------------------|------------|---------|----------|--------|----------------|----------------|--------------|---------|
| (1) (2)  | (1) (2)           | (3)        | (4)     | (5)      | (6)    | (7)            | (8)            | (9)          | (10)    |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 373        | 92      | 0        | 0      | 25             | 245            | 0            | 735     |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 38         | 1       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 133            | 2            | 174     |
| 3        | Assam             | 505        | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 68             | 0            | 573     |
| 4        | Bihar             | 799        | 333     | 0        | 0      | 0              | 458            | 0            | 1590    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 956        | 26      | 0        | 0      | 0              | 112            | 0            | 1094    |
| 6        | Delhi             | 55         | 25      | 0        | 0      | 0              | 117            | 0            | 197     |
| 7        | Goa               | 140        | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 67             | 0            | 207     |
| 8        | Gujarat           | 579        | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 273            | 0            | 852     |
| 9        | Haryana           | 625        | 23      | 0        | 18     | 0              | 164            | 0            | 830     |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  | 1185       | 3       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 14             | 4            | 1206    |
| 11       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 311        | 267     | 0        | 0      | 0              | 16             | 0            | 594     |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 362        | 147     | 0        | 0      | 0              | 272            | 0            | 781     |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 7432       | 89      | 1        | 0      | 22             | 97             | 0            | 7641    |
| 14       | Kerala            | 1041       | 16      | 34       | 0      | 1              | 1078           | 0            | 2170    |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    | 1496       | 64      | 0        | 0      | 0              | 213            | 0            | 1773    |
| 16       | Maharashtra       | 462        | 24      | 0        | 0      | 0              | 0              | 0            | 486     |
| 17       | Manipur           | 0          | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 1              | 0            | 1       |
| 18       | Meghalaya         | 39         | 0       | 0        | 2      | 0              | 54             | 0            | 95      |
| 19       | Mizoram           | 1          | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 20             | 0            | 21      |
| 20       | Nagaland          | 10         | 0       | 0        | 2      | 0              | 34             | 0            | 46      |
| 21       | Odisha            | 620        | 9       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 562            | 0            | 1191    |
| 22       | Punjab            | 672        | 34      | 0        | 1      | 0              | 225            | 0            | 932     |
| 23       | Rajasthan         | 3664       | 341     | 0        | 0      | 3              | 329            | 0            | 4337    |
| 24       | Sikkim            | 2          | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 10             | 1            | 13      |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu        | 101        | 65      | 790      | 174    | 0              | 108            | 0            | 1238    |
| 26       | Tripura           | 35         | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 66             | 0            | 101     |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 2112       | 73      | 0        | 0      | 0              | 1576           | 0            | 3761    |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 412        | 2       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 148            | 0            | 562     |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 545        | 6       | 0        | 12     | 0              | 2105           | 0            | 2668    |
| 30       | A&N Islands       | 13         | 0       | 0        | 6      | 0              | 18             | 0            | 37      |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | 12         | 2       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 16             | 0            | 30      |
| 32       | Daman &Diu        | 10         | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 10             | 0            | 20      |
| 33       | Ladakh            | 3          | 8       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 2              | 35           | 48      |
| 34       | Lakshadweep       | 9          | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0              | 9              | 0            | 18      |
| 35       | Puducherry        | 30         | 0       | 28       | 4      | 0              | 18             | 0            | 80      |

| TOTAL (A)                                |   25072 |   1834 |   853 |   219 |   79 |   8837 |   42 |   36936 |
|------------------------------------------|---------|--------|-------|-------|------|--------|------|---------|
| B.CGHS &Central Government Organizations |     354 |     40 |    65 |    94 |   15 |    289 |   11 |     868 |
| TOTAL (A+B)                              |   25426 |   1874 |   918 |   313 |   94 |   9126 |   53 |   37804 |

Source: State / UT Governments & Concerned agencies.

## Annexure-III

The details of the branches of Ayush having regular cadre of Doctors/ Medical Officers/ Research  Officers  in  the  Ministry  of  Ayush  along  with  the  respective  promotional avenues is as under -

|   S. No. | Branch of Ayush   | Promotional Avenues                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Ayurveda          | As per the RRs notified by the Ministry of Ayush vide Notification dated 06.06.2018 the Medical Officers recruited on the basis of Direct Recruitment in Level - 10 of the pay matrix are promoted to the post of Senior Medical Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Medical Officer (NFSG) and Chief Medical Officer (SAG) under the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme. Furthermore, for functional purposes, a Doctor when posted in the Ministry of Ayush are designated as Research Officer, Assistant Adviser, Deputy Adviser, Joint Adviser and Adviser as per the respective pay matrix. |
|        2 | Unani             | As per the RRs notified by the Ministry of Ayush vide Notification dated 06.06.2018 the Medical Officers recruited on the basis of Direct Recruitment in Level - 10 of the pay matrix are promoted to the post of Senior Medical Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Medical Officer (NFSG) and Chief Medical Officer (SAG) under the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme. Furthermore, for functional purposes, a Doctor when posted in the Ministry of Ayush are designated as Research Officer, Assistant Adviser, Deputy Adviser, Joint Adviser and Adviser as per the respective pay matrix. |
|        3 | Siddha            | As per the RRs notified by the Ministry of Ayush vide Notification dated 06.06.2018 the Medical Officers recruited on the basis of Direct Recruitment in Level - 10 of the pay matrix are promoted to the post of Senior Medical Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Medical Officer (NFSG) and Chief Medical Officer (SAG) under the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme. Furthermore, for functional purposes, a Doctor when posted in the Ministry of Ayush are designated as Research Officer, Assistant Adviser, Deputy Adviser, Joint Adviser and Adviser as per the respective pay matrix. |
|        4 | Homoeopathy       | As per the RRs notified by the Ministry of Ayush vide Notification dated 06.06.2018 the Medical Officers recruited on the basis of Direct Recruitment in Level - 10 of the pay matrix are promoted to the post of Senior Medical Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Medical Officer (NFSG) and Chief Medical Officer (SAG) under the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme. Furthermore, for functional purposes, a Doctor when posted in the Ministry of Ayush are designated as Research Officer, Assistant Adviser, Deputy Adviser, Joint Adviser and Adviser as per the respective pay matrix. |
|        5 | Yoga              | As per the RRs notified by the Ministry of Ayush vide Notification dated 06.10.2021 the Research Officer (Yoga) and Research Officer (Naturopathy) recruited on the basis of Direct Recruitment in Level - 10 of the pay matrix are promoted to the post of Deputy Adviser (Yoga & Naturopathy) in Level - 12 of the pay matrix. Thereafter, the next promotional post in line created by the Ministry is Joint Adviser (Yoga) in Level - 13.                                                                                                                                                                    |
|        6 | Naturopathy       | As per the RRs notified by the Ministry of Ayush vide Notification dated 06.10.2021 the Research Officer (Yoga) and Research Officer (Naturopathy) recruited on the basis of Direct Recruitment in Level - 10 of the pay matrix are promoted to the post of Deputy Adviser (Yoga & Naturopathy) in Level - 12 of the pay matrix. Thereafter, the next promotional post in line created by the Ministry is Joint Adviser (Yoga) in Level - 13.                                                                                                                                                                    |