Lok Sabha Question No. 295 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Shortage of Staff in Research Institutes of Ayurvedic Sciences
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 295 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st July, 2023

## 'SHORTAGE OF STAFF IN RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF AYURVEDIC SCIENCES'

## 295. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of each of the 30 research institutes of the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences under Ministry of AYUSH;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that only 800 out of the total sanctioned strength of 2,000 staff are available in all of these institutes;
- (c) if so, the reasons for such huge shortfall in the institutes;
- (d) whether two new research centres have been established in the North-East Region (NER);
- (e) if so, whether some staff from the existing 800 are likely to be deployed in the new research institutes impacting research work in old research institutes; and
- (f) if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to fill the vacancies in such research institutes?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFAYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDASONOWAL)

- (a) The details of 30 Research Institutes of CCRAS are annexed.
- (b) to (f) Against the total 1702 sanctioned posts in CCRAS, 847 posts are vacant. Recruitment process for filling up these vacant posts is an on-going process.

One institute namely, Regional Ayurveda Research Centre at Agartala, has been set up by CCRAS in 2019. Another centre namely, Regional Ayurveda Research Centre at Dimapur has been relocated from the existing centre at Lumami. The re-deployment of existing staff is facilitating the regional research needs. Further, there is no direct impact on research as non-research cadre vacant posts are managed through contractual staff.

## CENTRALCOUNCILFOR RESEARCH IN AYURVEDIC SCIENCES

## Research Institutes/Centre-wise major activities

|   S. No. | Name of Institute/Centre                                            | Major Activities/Services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|        1 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, New Delhi                      | Clinical research on lifestyle related and Non- communicable disorders focusing on Cardiovascular Diseases Other Activities:  Health care services through Out-Patient Department (OPD) and In-Patient Departments (IPDs)  Special facility for Ksharasutra &Panchakarma  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Training Center for Clinical Research and Para- medical Subjects  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e. Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project under SCSP  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda. |
|        2 | National Ayurveda Research Institute for Panchakarma, Cheruthuruthy | Clinical research focusing on validation of Panchakarma procedures especially in Neuromuscular &Musculo-Skeletal Disorders Other Activities:  Health care services through Out-Patient Department (OPD) and In-Patient Departments (IPDs)  Special facility for Panchakarma  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Panchakarma training  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e. Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project under SCSP  Pharmacological Research & Drug Standardization.                                                                                   |

|    |                                                  |  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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|  3 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Bhubaneswar | Clinical research focusing on Hepatobiliary Disorders Other Activities:  Health care services through Out-Patient Department (OPD) and In-Patient Departments (IPDs)  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Special facility for Panchakarma  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) such as  Tribal Health Care Research Programme under TSP  Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project &WCHcare Programme under SCSP  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda.                                                       |
|  4 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Kolkata     | Drug development Research covering  Pharmacognosy Research  Drug Standardization Research  Pharmacological Research  Clinical Research as per requirement Other Activities:  Health care services through Out-Patient Department (OPD) and In-Patient Departments (IPDs)  Special facility for Panchakarma and Ksharasutra therapy  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e. Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project under SCSP  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda. |
|  5 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Patiala     | Pharmaceutical Research and Clinical Research focusing on Respiratory disorders Other Activities:  Health care services through Out-Patient Department (OPD) and In-Patient Departments (IPDs)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

|    |                            |                     |  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e. Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Programme & & WCH care Programme under SCSP  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|----|----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  6 | Central Research Mumbai    | Ayurveda Institute, | Clinical research on lifestyle related and Non- communicable disorders focusing on Cancer Other Activities:  Health care services through Out-Patient Department (OPD) and In-Patient Departments (IPDs)  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Special facility for Ksharasutra  Special facility for Panchakarma &Physiotherapy  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e. Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Programme under SCSP  Any other assignment of National importance                             |
|  7 | Central Research Bengaluru | Ayurveda Institute, | related to Research &Development in Ayurveda. Clinical Research focusing on Metabolic disorders and Dietetics Other Activities:  Health care services through Out-Patient Department (OPD)  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Medico Ethno Botanical Survey  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e.  Tribal Health Care Research Programme under TSP  Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project under SCSP  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda |
|  8 | Central Research Guwahati  | Ayurveda Institute, | Clinical Research focusing on Skin disorders, GIT disorders Medico-Ethno-Botanical Survey Other Activities:  Health care services through Out-Patient Department (OPD) and In-Patient Departments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

|    |                                                                       | (IPDs)  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e.  Tribal Health Care Research Programme under TSP  Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project &WCHcare Programme under SCSP  Ayurvedic Health Centre under NE Plan etc.  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda                              |
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|  9 | Captain Srinivasa Murthy Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Chennai |  Drug Standardization Research.  Pharmacognosy  Pharmacological Research  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 10 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Jhansi                           |  Central herbarium  Medico Ethno Botanical Survey  Pharmacy Other Activities:  Demonstrative Medicinal Plants Garden.  Demonstrative crude drugs repository  Authentication of the plant specimens  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda                                                                                                                      |
| 11 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Lucknow                         | Clinical research on lifestyle related and Non- communicable disorders focusing on Eye Diseases Other Activities:  Health care services through Out-Patient Department (OPD)  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e. Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Programme & WCH care Programme under SCSP  Any other assignment of National importance |
| 12 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Jaipur                          | Clinical research on lifestyle related and Non- communicable disorders focusing on Endocrine Disorders                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

|    |                              |                     | Other Activities:  Health care services through Out Patient Department (OPD) and In Patient Departments (IPDs)  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Special facility for Panchakarma Therapy  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e.  Tribal Health Care Research Programme under TSP  Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project &WCHcare Programme under SCSP  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda                                                                                                    |
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| 13 | Regional Research Gwalior    | Ayurveda Institute, | Centre for Pre-Clinical Research &Drug Standardization Other Activities:  Clinical Research  Health care services through Out-Patient Department (OPD) and In-Patient Departments (IPDs)  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Special facility for Panchakarma Therapy  Training centre for Pre-Clinical Studies  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e.  Tribal Health Care Research Programme under TSP  Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project under SCSP  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda |
| 14 | Regional Research Vijayawada | Ayurveda Institute, | Clinical Research in Skin Diseases and Vector Borne Diseases Other Activities:  Health care services through Out-Patient Department (OPD) and In-Patient Departments (IPDs)  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e.  Tribal Health Care Research Programme under TSP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

|    |                                      |                     |  Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project under SCSP  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| 15 | Regional Research Nagpur             | Ayurveda Institute, | Clinical research focusing on Mother and Child Health Other Activities:  Health care services through Out Patient Department (OPD) and In-Patient Departments (IPDs)  Special facility for Panchakarma  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e.  Tribal Health Care Research Programme under TSP  Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project &WCHcare Programme under SCSP  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda |
| 16 | Regional Research Thiruvananthapuram | Ayurveda Institute, | Clinical Research focusing on Life style related Disorders Other Activities:  Health care services through Out-Patient Department (OPD) and In-Patient Departments (IPDs)  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e. Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project & WCH care Programme under SCSP  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda                                                                                 |
| 17 | Regional Research Patna              | Ayurveda Institute, | Clinical research focusing on infectious diseases Other Activities:  Health care services through Out Patient Department (OPD)  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

|    |                            |                     |  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e.  Tribal Health Care Research Programme under TSP  Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project &WCHcare Programme under SCSP  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| 18 | Regional Research Gangtok  | Ayurveda Institute, | Clinical research on lifestyle related and Non- communicable disorders focusing on Gout Other Activities:  Health care services through Out Patient Department (OPD)  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e.  Tribal Health Care Research Programme under TSP  Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project under SCSP  Ayurvedic Health Centre under NE Plan etc.  Any other assignment of National importance                                                                     |
| 19 | Regional Research Itanagar | Ayurveda Institute, | related to Research &Development in Ayurveda Clinical research on lifestyle related and Non- communicable disorders focusing on Hypertension & Medico-Ethno-Botanical Survey Other Activities  Health care services through Out Patient Department (OPD)  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Demonstrative Medicinal Plants Garden  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e. Ayurvedic Health Centre under NE Plan etc.  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda |
| 20 | Regional Research          | Ayurveda Institute, | Clinical Research focusing on Urinary disorders and Gout                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

|    | Jammu                       |                     | Other Activities  Health care services through Out Patient Department (OPD) and In-Patient Departments (IPDs)  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Special facility for Panchakarma  Facility of Ksharasutra  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e.  Tribal Health Care Research Programme under TSP  Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project under SCSP  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda   |
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| 21 | Regional Research Mandi     | Ayurveda Institute, | Clinical Research focusing on Nutritional Disorders and Respiratory disorders, Other Activities  Health care services through Out-Patient Department (OPD)  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e. Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project &WCHcare Programme under SCSP  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda                                                    |
| 22 | Regional Research Ahmedabad | Ayurveda Institute, | Clinical Research focusing on Skin Disorders Other Activities:  Health care services through Out-Patient Department (OPD)  Special clinics for Geriatric Health care  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e.  Tribal Health Care Research Programme under TSP  Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project &WCHcare Programme under SCSP  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda                                 |

|   23. | Regional Research Ranikhet          | Ayurveda Institute,               | Medico-Ethno-Botanical Research Other Activities:  Health care services through Out-Patient Department (OPD)  Demonstrative Medicinal Plants Garden.  Musk Deer Breeding  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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|    24 | Regional Research Pune              | Ayurveda Institute,               |  Basic &Fundamental Research in Ayurveda  In-vitro Pharmacology testing.  Proteomics and metabolomics. Other Activities:  Demonstrative Medicinal Plants Garden.  Pharmacognosy Research  Plant Tissue Culture  Molecular Biology Research  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|    25 | National Indian Heritage, Hyderabad | Institute of Medical              |  Literary Research and documentation  Revival and retrieval of texts from ancient manuscripts and rare books  Search and collection of information descriptive notes, editing and publication of rare medical manuscripts/ books on Ayush  Documentation of Literary Research  Ayurveda Encyclopedia  Museum on History of Medicine  Referral library on Ayush systems of medicine and modern medicine.  Ayush Research Portal  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda |
|    26 | Dr. Lakshmipati Ayurveda Institute, | Achanta Regional Research Chennai | Clinical Research on life-style related & non communicable diseases Other Activities:  Health care services through Out Patient Department (OPD)  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e.  Tribal Health Care Research Programme under TSP  Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project                                                                                                                                                                  |

|      |                                                                                      | under SCSP  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| 27.  | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Port Blair                                     |  Health care services through Out Patient Department (OPD)  Special Clinics for Geriatric Health Care.  Research oriented public health care services (outreach activities) i.e. Tribal Health Care Research Programme under TSP  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda |
| 28   | Regional Ayurveda Research Centre, Dimapur, Nagaland                                 |  Health care services through Out Patient Department (OPD)  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 29.. | Regional Ayurveda Research Centre, Agartala, Tripura                                 |  Health care services through Out Patient Department (OPD)  Research oriented public health care services i.e.  Tribal Health Care Research Programme under TSP  Ayurvedic Health Centre under NE Plan etc.  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda                     |
| 30.  | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Mineral and Marine Medicinal Resources, Goa |  Health care services through Out Patient Department (OPD)  Research in Marine/Aquatic mineral drugs  Any other assignment of National importance related to Research &Development in Ayurveda                                                                                                                              |

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