Lok Sabha Question No. 2225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: Promotion of International Cooperation in AYUSH System
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: R.K. Singh Patel, Durga Das Uikey, Gajendra Singh Patel, Janardan Mishra, Vinod Chavda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2225 ANSWERED ON 15/12/2023

## PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN AYUSH SYSTEM

2225:  SHRI R.K. SINGH PATEL: SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA: SHRI VINOD L. CHAVDA: SHRI DURGA DAS (D.D.) UIKEY: SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state:

(a)  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  cooperation  and promotion of the AYUSH system of medicine at the global level;

(b) whether the Government has signed agreements with the countries to increase the demand of AYUSH system of medicine;

(c) if so, the details thereof along with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on cooperation in the fields of traditional, complementary and integrative medicines; and

(d) the details of the new schemes approved and launched in the healthcare sector during the last five years and the current year?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) to (c) The steps taken by the Government to increase cooperation and promotion of the AYUSH system of medicine at the global level are as follows:

-  The Ministry has developed a Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of International Co-operation in Ayush (IC Scheme) under which Ministry of Ayush provides support to  Indian Ayush Manufacturers/ Ayush Service providers to give boost to export of Ayush  products  &  services;    facilitate  International  promotion,  development  and recognition  of  Ayush  system  of  medicine;  foster  interaction  of  stakeholders  and market development of Ayush at international level; promote academics and research through  establishment  of  Ayush  Academic  Chairs  in  foreign  countries  and  holding

training  workshop/symposiums  for  promoting  and  strengthening  awareness  and interest about Ayush Systems of Medicine at international level.

-  Supported the establishment of 39 Ayush Information Cells in 35 foreign nations.
-  Offering  Ayush  scholarships  to  foreign  nationals  for  undertaking  Ayush  courses  in recognized Ayush institutions in India.
-  Signed MoU with London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSH&TM), UK and Frankfurter Innovationszentrum Biotechnologie GmbH (FIZ), Frankfurt Germany for clinical research studies on mitigation of Covid-19 through Ayurveda.
-  Providing Training to regulators of foreign nations to generate awareness about the Ayush systems.
-  WHO-GMP (COPP) has been provided to Ayush Drug manufacturers to facilitate the export  of  Ayurveda,  Siddha,  and  Unani  &  Homoeopathy  Drugs.  The  details  of products certified as Pharmaceutical products (COPP) granted as per the WHO-GMP Certification Scheme by CDSCO are available at https://cdsco.gov.in/opencms/opencms/en/Aayush/ .
-  The Ministry of Ayush and WHO have signed an agreement to  establish the WHO Global Centre of Traditional Medicine in India (GCTM) in Jamnagar, Gujarat. The WHO-GCTM  is  intended  to  provide  global  health  leadership  to  India  and  WHO member states to strengthen the evidence-based foundation of Traditional Medicinal systems  and  services  and  provide  technical  guidance  and  country  support  for implementation to generate greater impact for health and wellbeing.
-  The  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  engaged  for  multilateral  cooperation  on  Traditional Medicine with forums viz. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Association of Southeast  Asian  Nations  (ASEAN),  Bay  of  Bengal  Initiative  for  Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), G20 etc. The initiatives taken by Ministry has led to establishment of  India-EU Technical Working Group (TWG) on Ayurveda,  and  an  Expert  Working  Group  (EWG)  on  Traditional  Medicine  under SCO. The Ministry organized B2B meeting under SCO and conference of ASEAN countries  in  2023.  The  ministry  also  participates  in  various  trade  agreements  and bilateral trade meetings by the Ministry of Commerce.
-  Government of India introduced a new Visa Regime under chapter 11A i.e. Ayush (AY)  visa  for  foreigners  visiting  India  for  treatment  under  Ayush  systems/  Indian systems of medicine and also to provide e-Ayush visa and e-Ayush Attendent visa to such foreigners.
-  Supported the establishment of Ayush Export Promotion Council (AYUSHEXCIL) to promote the export of Ayush products/ medicines as well as Ayush services.

The  following  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoUs)  for  cooperation  in  the  field  of Traditional Medicines signed by the Ministry of Ayush are as follows,

-  Signed 24 Country to Country MoUs with Bangladesh, Hungary, Trinidad & Tobago, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Myanmar, Germany, Iran, Sao Tome &  Príncipe,  Equatorial  Guinea,  Cuba,  Colombia,  Bolivia,  Gambia,  Republic  of Guinea, China, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Zimbabwe, Suriname, Brazil, Nepal, and WHO Headquarters, Geneva.
-  Signed 46 MoUs with international institutes for undertaking Collaborative Research / Academic collaboration (Annexure-1).
-  Signed 15 MoUs with international institutes for setting up AYUSH Academic Chairs in foreign nations (Annexure-2).
- (d) The details of the new schemes approved and launched in the healthcare sector by the Ministry of Ayush during the last five years and the current year are as follows:

## (1) Ayush Oushadhi Gunavatta evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY)-

Ayush  Oushadhi  Gunavatta  evam  Uttpadan  Samvardhan  Yojana  (AOGUSY),  a Central  Sector  Scheme  approved  and  launched  in  the  year  2021  with  the  following components:

- i.  Strengthening  and  up-gradation  of  Ayush  Pharmacies  and  Drug  Testing  Laboratories  to achieve higher standards.
- ii. Pharmacovigilance of ASU&H drugs including surveillance of misleading advertisements.
- iii.  Strengthening  of  Central  and  State  regulatory  frameworks  including  Technical  Human Resource & Capacity Building programs for Ayush drugs.
- iv. Support for development of standards and accreditation/ certification of Ayush products & materials  in  collaboration  with  BIS,  QCI  and  other  relevant  scientific  institutions  and industrial R&D centres.

Detailed guidelines are available at https://ayush.gov.in/images/Schemes/aoushdhi.pdf

## (2) AYURGYAN-

Ayurgyan Scheme, a Central Sector Scheme approved and launched in the year 2021 with the following components:

- (i) Capacity Building and Continuing Medical Education (CME) in AYUSH
- (ii) Research and Innovation in AYUSH
- iii)  Ayurveda  Biology  Integrated  Health  Research  under  Ayurgyan  Scheme.  It  has  been added further as a third component in the year 2023.

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## (3) AYURSWASTHYA -

AYURSWASTHYA,  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  approved  and  launched  in  the  FY 2021- 22 with the following main components:

- i. AYUSH and Public Health.
- ii. Up-gradation of facilities to Centre of Excellence

Detailed guidelines are available at https://ayush.gov.in/images/Schemes/Ayurswasthya.pdf

## (4) Champion Services Sector Scheme -

Champion  Services  Sector  Scheme  for  Medical  Value  Travel  (CSSS),  a  Central Sector Scheme approved and launched in the year 2019 with the following components: i. Establishment of World Class, State of the Art Super Specialty Hospitals/ Day Care Centers ii. Skill Development in Ayush Sector and

- iii. Establishment of Ayush Grid.

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## Institute to Institute MoU Details

|   S. No | Details of MoU                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Country        |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|       1 | MoU between Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of AYUSH (on behalf of all the research councils- CCRAS, CCRUM, CCRS, CCRH, CCRYN) and the University of Mississippi, USA, on behalf of National Centre for Natural Products Research (NCNPR) for cooperation in the field of traditional medicine                                            | USA            |
|       2 | MoU between CCRH and Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, UK                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | United Kingdom |
|       3 | MoU between Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) and College of Homeopaths of Ontario (CHO), Canada                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Canada         |
|       4 | United States Pharmacopoeia Convention and Pharmacopoeia Commission of Indian Medicine                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | USA            |
|       5 | MoU on cooperation in the field of Research and Education in Homeopathy Medicine was signed between CCRH and Universidad Maimonides, Buenos Aires, Argentina                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Argentina      |
|       6 | MoU on Cooperation in Research and Development in the field of Ayurvedic Science was signed between Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) and the Medical Research Infrastructure and Health Services fund of the Tel Aviv Sourasky medical Institute (TASMC), Israel                                                                                     | Israel         |
|       7 | MoU between Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science, on Behalf of All Research Councils, Ministry of AYUSH(Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy), Government of India located in New Delhi, ('CCRAS') and The Governors of the University of Alberta as Represented by the Integrative Health Institute Located in Edmonton, ALBERTA, canada | Canada         |
|       8 | MoU between National Institute of Ayurveda and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia in the field of Education, Training, Research, Publication and Popularization of Ayurveda in Malaysia                                                                                                                                                                     | Malaysia       |
|       9 | MoU between Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine& Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) and Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) with Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Convention of the United States (HPCUS)                                                                                                                                                                  | USA            |
|      10 | MoU between Scientific Society for Homoeopathy (WissHom), Germany and Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Germany        |
|      11 | Agreement on cooperation in the field of Research and Education in Homoeopathy between Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) and Federal University of Rio De Janerio (FURJ), Brazil                                                                                                                                                                              | Brazil         |
|      12 | MoU on cooperation and collaboration in the field of Ayurveda between the All India Institute of Ayurveda, (AIIA), Ministry of AYUSH and European Academy of Ayurveda (Birstein), (REAA) Germany                                                                                                                                                                               | Germany        |
|      13 | MoU on Cooperation in the field of Research in Homeopathic Medicine was signed between Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) and Centre for Integrative Complementary Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel                                                                                                                                    | Israel         |
|      14 | MoU on cooperation in the field of Research in Homeopathy was signed between Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) and National Institute of Integrative Medicine (NIIM), Australia                                                                                                                                                                               | Australia      |
|      15 | MoU on Establishment of an Academic Collaboration in Ayurveda between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and College of Medicine (UK) was signed during the visit of Hon'ble PM of India to                                                                                                                                                                                | United Kingdom |

## Annexure-1

|    | UK                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| 16 | MoU on collaboration in the field of Ayurveda was signed between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and the Medical University of Graz, Graz Austria                                                                                                             | Austria        |
| 17 | MoU on cooperation in the field of Unani medicine was signed between Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) and State Educational Establishment' Tajik State Medical University named AbualiIbn Sino'                                                | Tajikistan     |
| 18 | MoU on the establishment of an academic collaboration in Ayurveda has been signed between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Ministry of AYUSH and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, USA                                                                       | USA            |
| 19 | MoU CCRAS, Ministry of AYUSH and Department of Neurology and Complementary Medicine, Lutheran, Hospital Hattingen, Germany for Cooperation in the field of Research and Education in Ayurveda                                                                        | Germany        |
| 20 | MoU between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and Wester Sydney University, Australia                                                                                                                                                                           | Australia      |
| 21 | MoU between MORARJI DESAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF YOGA (MDNIY) MINISTRY OF AYUSH, GOVT OF INDIA NEW DELHI and DIVINE VALUES SCHOOL, ECUADOR (DVSE)                                                                                                                     | Ecuador        |
| 22 | MoU between Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, (CCRAS) Ministry of AYUSH Government of the Republic of India and University of Debrecen, Hungary (UD) on the Intention of Establishment of European Institute of Ayurvedic Sciences (EIAS), Hungary | Hungary        |
| 23 | MOU between NIA & the University of West Indies for Collaboration in the field of Education, Training, Research, Treatment, Publication etc                                                                                                                          | West Indies    |
| 24 | An Agreement signed between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Ministry of Ayush and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UK for undertaking research on Ashwagandha for promoting recovery from Covid-19 in the UK.                           | United Kingdom |
| 25 | MoU between Shimane University, Japan and All India Institute of Ayurveda                                                                                                                                                                                            | Japan          |
| 26 | MoU between Fizz, Frankfurt, Germany and All India Institute of Ayurveda                                                                                                                                                                                             | Germany        |
| 27 | MoC with the Kanagawa Prefectual Govt of Japan                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Japan          |
| 28 | MoU between CCRUM and Humdard University Bangladesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Bangladesh     |
| 29 | MoU between CCRAS, Ministry of AYUSH and OCCAM, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services, Government of the United States of America                                                                          | USA            |
| 30 | Memorandum of Understanding between Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of AYUSH, and The Institute for Social medicine, Epidemiology and the Health Economics, Charite University Medical Centre, Berlin Germany                   | Germany        |
| 31 | Institute for the History of Medicine, Robert Bosch Foundation,                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Germany        |

|    | Stuttgart, Germany on Cooperation in the Field of Development of Museum on AYUSH System and Archives on Homoeopathy                                                                     |                   |
|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 32 | MoU between Morarji Desai National Institute Of Yoga (MDNIY) Ministry Of Ayush, Govt of India New Delhi and Leaders Devlopment Institute, Ministry of Sports Saudi Arabia               | Saudi Arabia      |
| 33 | MoU between Rashtriya Ayurved Vidyapeeth (RAV) and Fundacion De Salud Ayurveda Prema, Argentina                                                                                         | Argentina         |
| 34 | MoU between AIIA and Future Vision Institute, Brazil and University of Sao Paulo Brazil                                                                                                 | Brazil            |
| 35 | MoU between AIIA and The University General Hospital in La Reunion - CHU de La Reunion in the field of Ayurveda                                                                         | Chu de La Reunion |
| 36 | MoU between AIIA, The Fedral University of Rio De Jenerio (UFRJ) and The Brazilian Academic Consortium for Integrative Health (CABSIN), Brazil                                          | Brazil            |
| 37 | MoU between National Institute of Ayurveda Jaipur and Philippines institute of traditional and Alternative Healthcare, Philippines                                                      | Philippines       |
| 38 | MoU between All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and University Health Netwrok, Canada                                                                                                | Canada            |
| 39 | Agreement on Co-operation in collaborative research in the field of Ayurveda and Siddha between CCRAS, Romanian Society of Medicine and Suraj Ayurveda Clinic and Research Centre Pune. | Romania           |
| 40 | MoU between CCRAS and PHFI for Ayush- WHO-PHFI collaborative project entitled Assessment of integration of AYUSH System into the public health system for combating COVID-19.           | WHO               |
| 41 | MoU between MDNIY and India Yoga Center (IYC), Korea                                                                                                                                    | Korea             |
| 42 | MoU between AIIA and UCMH, Havana Cuba The Establishment of an Academic Collaboration In Ayurveda                                                                                       | Cuba              |
| 43 | MoU between AIIA and National Institute of advanced industrial science and technology                                                                                                   | Japan             |
| 44 | MoU Between MDNIY and Sarv Yoga International Italy                                                                                                                                     | Italy             |
| 45 | MoU Between ITRA and National Institute of Health, Republic of Peru                                                                                                                     | Peru              |
| 46 | MoU between AIIA and Kvarner Health Tourism Cluster, Croatia                                                                                                                            | Croatia           |

## Academic Chair MoU

|   S.No | Details of MoU                                                                                                                                                                                          | Country      |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|      1 | "Memorandum of Understanding between CCRAS and Rangsit University, Thailand on The Establishment of the 'ACADEMIC CHAIR' in Ayurveda "                                                                  | Thailand     |
|      2 | Memorandum of Understanding between CCRAS and University of Primorska (Univerza na Primorskem Universita del Litorale), Slovenia on A Grant for the Visiting Professor for AYURVEDA.                    | Slovenia     |
|      3 | MoU between CCRAS and Udayana University, Bali on The Establishment of an Academic Chair in Ayurveda, Indonesia                                                                                         | Indonesia    |
|      4 | MoU between CCRAS, Republic of India and Peoples' Friendship University of Russia on Cooperation in the field of AYURVEDA, Russia                                                                       | Russia       |
|      5 | MoU between CCRAS, Republic of India and University of Latvia on the Establishment of Academic Chair in Ayurveda                                                                                        | Latvia       |
|      6 | MoU between CCRAS, Republic of India and Instituto Universitario del Gran Rosario and The Government of Foundacion de Salud Ayurveda Prema Argentina on the Establishment of Academic Chair in Ayurveda | Argentina    |
|      7 | MoU Between CCRAS and University of Debrecen, Hungry on the establishment of the 'ACADEMIC CHAIR' in Ayurveda                                                                                           | Hungary      |
|      8 | MoU Between CCRAS and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia on the establishment of the 'ACADEMIC CHAIR' in Ayurveda                                                                           | Malaysia     |
|      9 | MoU Between CCRAS and University of West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago for the post of the 'AYURVEDA CHAIR'                                                                                               | T&T          |
|     10 | MoU between CCRAS and University of Mauritius for the post of the 'AYURVEDA CHAIR'                                                                                                                      | Mauritius    |
|     11 | MoU between CCRUM and University of the Western Cape, South Africa for the post of the 'Unani CHAIR'                                                                                                    | South Africa |
|     12 | MOUBetween CCRUM and Hamdard University Bangladesh for the post of the 'Unani CHAIR'                                                                                                                    | Bangladesh   |
|     13 | MoU between CCRH and vi. Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU), Armenia for the post of Homeopathy Chair                                                                                              | Armenia      |
|     14 | MoU between Western Sydney, Australia and AIIA, Ministry of Ayush signed for establishing Ayurveda Academic Chair                                                                                       | Australia    |
|     15 | MoU between CCRAS and Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon Mexico for establishment of Academic chair                                                                                                     | Mexico       |

## Annexure-2