Lok Sabha Question No. 2050 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: AYUSH Medical College and Institutes
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Kaushalendra Kumar, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Yogender Chandolia, Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.-2050 ANSWERED ON 2 nd  AUGUST, 2024

'AYUSH Medical College and Institutes'

## 2050. Shri Yogender Chandolia:

Shri Dilip Saikia:

Shri Kaushalendra Kumar:

Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  total  number  of  established  AYUSH  Medical  Colleges/Educational Institutes established since 2014 in the country and proposed to be established, State/UTwise  and  district-wise, category-wise  particularly in Rajgir,  Nalanda  of  Bihar  and Rajasthan;
- (b)  whether  any  measures  are  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  number  of AYUSH medical colleges in the country;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  financial  support  being  provided  by  the  Government  for  upgrading infrastructure in AYUSH medical colleges in the country;
- (d)  whether  there  has  been  an  increase  in  the  number  of  seats  in  the  graduation  and postgraduation  courses  in  the  field  of  AYUSH  education  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (e)   whether  it  is  a  fact  that  lot  of  Ayurvedic  plants  are  available  in  Panch-Pahari  region  of Rajgir and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)   whether Government has any plans to develop resources in the district of Rajgir of Bihar in this regard, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a)    The  details  of  the  total  number  of  established  Ayurveda,  Siddha,  Unani  and  Homeopathy Colleges/ Educational Institutes established since 2014 in the country is as under:

| Academic Year 2014-15   | Academic Year 2014-15   | Academic Year 2014-15   | Academic Year 2014-15   | Academic Year 2023-24   | Academic Year 2023-24   | Academic Year 2023-24   | Academic Year 2023-24   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Ayurveda                | Unani                   | Siddha                  | Homoeopathy             | Ayurveda                | Unani                   | Siddha                  | Homoeopathy             |
| 263                     | 44                      | 9                       | 194                     | 541                     | 58                      | 17                      | 277                     |

Further,  the  details  of  Colleges  proposed  to  be  established/  proposal  received  to  National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) and National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH), which are Regulatory Bodies for establishing new AYUSH Colleges in the country, from various private organizations/NGO's and State Governments for the academic session  2024-25.  State /UT- wise details of proposal received to NCISM are at Annexure-I .

- (b)   Since Public Health is a State subject, to increase the number of AYUSH medical colleges, comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments.
- (c)        Under  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM),  there  are  following  provisions  of  financial assistance  to  the  state/UT  Governments  for  upgrading  infrastructure  in  Ayush  Educational Institutions in the country:-
- i)  Pattern of assistance for Infrastructural development of AYUSH Under-Graduate Institutions:
1. Rs.  350.00  lakhs  for  Construction  of  OPD/IPD/Teaching  Departments/  Library /Laboratories/ Girls' Hostel/Boys' Hostel, etc.
2.    Rs. 150.00 lakhs for Equipment, Furniture, and Library books etc.
- ii) Pattern of assistance for Infrastructural development of AYUSH Post-Graduate Institutions/add on PG/ Pharmacy/Para- Medical Courses:
1. Rs.  420.00  lakhs  for  Construction  of  OPD/IPD/Teaching  Departments/  Library /Laboratories/ Girls' Hostel/Boys' Hostel, etc.
2. Rs. 180.00 lakhs for Equipment, Furniture, and Library books & Payment of stipend to students for new PGs etc.

(d)        There  has  been  increase  in  number  of  seats  in  the  under  graduation  (UG)  and postgraduation (PG) courses in the field of AYUSH education in the country compared to 2014. Since  academic  year  2014-15,  in  under  graduation  (UG)  Ayurveda,  Siddha,  Unani  and Homeopathy courses & postgraduation (PG) courses seats has increased from 32,256 to 64,812 and 1,891 to 7,799 respectively.

(e) & (f)   As per information received from State Medicinal Plant Board (SMPB), Bihar, Rajgir has a long  association  with  Ayurveda where very rare and  endangered herbs are  found in the Panch-hills.  Further,  as  per  Botanical  Survey  of  India  (BSI),  Kolkata,  an  organization  under Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  &  Climate  Change,  Government  of  India,  some  common medicinal  plants  recorded  from  Rajgir  hills  are  Abrus  precatorious,  Adhatoda  vasica,  Acacia nilotica,  Achyranthes  aspera,  Andrographis  paniculata,  Asparagus  racemosus,  Azadirachta indica, Aegle marmelos, Blumea lacera, Boerhaavia diffusa, Butea monosperma, Cassia fistula, Phyllanthus fraternus, Portulaca oleracea, Plumbago zeylanica, Rauvolfia serpentia, Terminalia arjuna etc.

Regional Ayurved Research Institute (RARI) Patna, Bihar is one of the Peripheral Institute of Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Science  (CCRAS)  conducted  Medico  Ethno Botanical Survey (MEBS), to enlist the available Medicinal plants in Rajgir, Nalanda district, Bihar during 1971-72.

For  Resource  Augmentation  of  medicinal  plants  in  forest  area,  the  National  Medicinal  Plants Board  (NMPB),  Ministry  of  Ayush  under  its  'Central  Sector  Scheme  on  Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' provides projects based support to State Forest Departments and the financial assistance in this regard is provided as per the cost norms specified in above said Scheme Guideline. However, at present, there is no such proposal with NMPB, Ministry of Ayush.

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