Lok Sabha Question No. 4724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-28
Subject: Ayurvedic College in Assam
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4724 ANSWERED ON 28 th  March, 2025

## Ayurvedic College in Assam

## 4724.    Shri Pradyut Bordoloi:

## Will the Minister of AYUSH

be pleased to state:

(a)  the  date  on  which  the  Government  approved  an  Ayurvedic  College  in  Dudhnoi  in Assam's Goalpara district and the deadline set at that time for its completion;

(b) the details of the physical progress made for completion of the construction of the above mentioned Ayurvedic College and the date by which it is likely to be inaugurated;

(c) the number of Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) and AYUSH Dispensaries present in the North Eastern Region (NER) under the National AYUSH Mission (NAM), State/UTwise; and

(d)  the  number  of  Health  Wellness  Centres  (HWCs)  and  AYUSH  dispensaries  that  have been opened in the NER under the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) since 2021 and funds disbursed and utilized for the same?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  Ayush Mission  (NAM)  through  State/UT  Governments  including  Assam  for  development  and promotion of Ayush system in the country. Under NAM, as per the proposals received from State Government of Assam through its State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs), an Ayurvedic college  in  Dudhnoi  of  Goalpara  district  has  been  approved  during  the  Mission  Directorate meeting of NAM held on 21.10.2022. As implementation of the NAM Scheme is being done

by  the  State  Government,  setting  of  the  deadline  for  completion  of  the  work  of  Ayurveda College comes under the purview of respective State Government.

(b) As per the information received from the State Government of Assam, 8.50 percent civil work of the Ayurvedic College has been completed. No specific date has been finalized for inauguration of the said Ayurvedic College.

(c) Under NAM, as per the proposals received from the State Governments of North East Region (NER) through their SAAPs 808 units of Ayush Dispensaries/Sub-Health centres have been supported to be upgraded as Ayush health & Wellness Centres which are now known as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) and 17 units of Ayush Dispensaries has been approved for  upgradation.  The  State-wise  status  of  approved  Ayush  Health  &  Wellness  Centres  / Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) is furnished as Annexure-I .

(d) Public  health  being  State  subject,  opening  of  Health  Wellness  Centres  &  Ayush Dispensaries in the NER comes under the purview of respective State Government. However, under NAM as per the proposals received from the States of NER from 2021-22 to 2023-24 through  SAAPs,  571  units  of  Ayush  Health  &  Wellness  centres  which  are  now  known  as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) have been approved & grant-in -aid of Rs. 46.87 crores have been released for the same and as reported by the State Government they have utilized Rs. 33.60 crores till date.

Similarly, as per the proposals received from States of NER from 2021-22 to 2023-24 through SAAPs, 157 units of Ayush dispensaries have been approved for establishment and with regard to it an amount of Rs. 34.22 crores has been released and as reported by State Governments they have utilized Rs.3.82 crores till date.

## Annexure-I

## State-wise status of approved Ayush Health & Wellness Centres / Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) and upgraded status of Ayush Dispensaries

| S. No   | State             | Approved units         | Approved units     |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|         |                   | Ayushman Arogya Mandir | Ayush Dispensaries |
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh | 89                     | -                  |
| 2       | Assam             | 500                    | -                  |
| 3       | Manipur           | 15                     | 01                 |
| 4       | Meghalaya         | 24                     | 03                 |
| 5       | Mizoram           | 41                     | -                  |
| 6       | Nagaland          | 49                     | 05                 |
| 7       | Sikkim            | 18                     | -                  |
| 8       | Tripura           | 72                     | 08                 |
| Total   | Total             | 808                    | 17                 |