Lok Sabha Question No. 3292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: Strengthening of Yoga and Naturopathy
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Dr. Bhola Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3292 FOR 08.08.2025

## STRENGTHENING OF YOGA AND NATUROPATHY

3292. Dr. Bhola Singh:

Smt. Smita Uday Wagh:

Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  comprehensive  action  plan  and  implementation  strategy  adopted  by  the Government  for  the  development,  expansion  and  institutional  strengthening  of  Yoga  and Naturopathy systems in the country;
- (b)  the  total  expenditure  incurred  on  schemes,  programmes,  institutions  and  promotional activities related to Yoga and Naturopathy from the financial year 2020-21 to 2024-25, year-wise and State/UT-wise;
- (c) the annual budget allocated specifically for the development of Yoga and Naturopathy under the  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  during  the  said  period  along  with  its  geographical distribution;
- (d) the policy initiatives, research projects and centres/institutes established during this period to promote research, innovation and evidence-based development in Yoga and Naturopathy; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  special  initiatives  in  collaboration  with  State Governments and private institutions to promote training, public awareness and integration of Yoga and Naturopathy into public health systems and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Ministry of Ayush promotes Yoga and Naturopathy through its three autonomous bodies namely  Morarji  Desai  National  Institute  of  Yoga  (MDNIY),  New  Delhi,  Central  Council  for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN), New Delhi and National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN), Pune.

MDNIY provides various courses for Yoga education. CCRYN is the apex body for research and development  in  the  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  systems.  NIN,  a  premier  institute  for  Naturopathy organizes  various  activities  related  to  Naturopathy  and  Yoga.  Under  the  Central  Council  for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Ayush, three  (03)  Central  Research  Institutes  of  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  hospitals  are  established  at Rohini, Delhi, Jhajjar, Haryana and Nagamangala, Karnataka. Also, under the aegis of NIN, an Educational Institute with 250 bedded teaching hospital namely 'Nisarg Gram' is established in Pune, Maharashtra.

The  activities  and  programs  of  MDNIY,  CCRYN  and  NIN  are  available  on  the  websites i.e.yogamdniy.nic.in, www.ccryn.gov.in and ninpune.ayush.gov.in respectively.

At  the  initiative  of  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  Shri Narendra  Modi,  the  United  Nations  General Assembly took a historic decision in 2014 to declare 21st June as the International Day of Yoga. The Ministry of Ayush is the nodal Ministry for observation of the International Day of Yoga (IDY) every year. IDY observation is focused on a Mass Yoga demonstration based on Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) which is publicly available on the Yoga Portal (yoga.ayush.gov.in).

Considering the need of Yoga enthusiasts worldwide, the Ministry has developed Yoga Break (Y-Break) mobile application. This app is especially designed for persons at work place so as to keep them stay fit and healthy with a view to increase productivity.

Ministry  of  Ayush  and  World  Health  Organization  (WHO)  had  jointly  undertaken  a  project, named, mYoga in the year 2019. This envisages the concept of the 'Be Healthy, Be Mobile' (BHBM) under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to achieve Universal Health Coverage by 2030.The m-Yoga mobile App was launched by Honorable Prime Minister of India on June 21, 2021 on the occasion of International Day of Yoga-2021.

Besides,  Ministry  is  implementing  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  the  National  Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments for the development and promotion of AYUSH systems of medicine, including Yoga and Naturopathy . Grant-in-aid is provided to States/UTs based on proposals submitted through their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) .

Under NAM, support for Yoga and Naturopathy is not provided through a separate budget head, but is integrated within various eligible activities , such as AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres (now renamed as Ayushman Arogya Mandir - Ayush) , public health programmes , infrastructure development , and strengthening of  AYUSH  educational  institutions.  These  activities are implemented by the States/UTs in accordance with their specific needs and priorities.

(b) & (c) Ministry of Ayush provides financial assistance to MDNIY, NIN and CCRYN in the form of Grant-in-Aid. The total expenditure incurred on institutions and promotional activities related  to  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  from  the  financial  year  2020-21  to  2024-25  is  tabulated  as under:-

(Rs. in crores)

| Year            | 2020-21   |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| IDY Celebration | 7.70      |      2.84 |     22.87 |     24.16 |     16.46 |
| MDNIY 15.53     |           |     17.07 |     25.1  |     25.5  |     34    |
| NIN, Pune       | 102.76    |     67.61 |     54.44 |     27.85 |     30.12 |
| CCRYN           | 48.65     |     57.69 |     43.3  |     40.37 |     42.07 |

Further,  under  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM),  based  on  SAAPs  received  from States/UTs, the Ministry of Ayush released ₹ 3406.932 crore during 2020 -21 to 2024 -25 for implementation of various activities including Yoga and Naturopathy. The details are as under:-

(Rs. in crores)

| Year    |   Actual Allocation (BE) |   Actual Expenditure |
|---------|--------------------------|----------------------|
| 2020-21 |                    705   |              397.187 |
| 2021-22 |                    553.8 |              458.386 |
| 2022-23 |                    800   |              547.489 |
| 2023-24 |                   1200   |              867.326 |
| 2024-25 |                   1200   |             1136.54  |
| Total   |                   4458.8 |             3406.93  |

Year-wise and State/UT-wise details are attached as Annexure .

- (d) Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  namely  AYURGYAN Scheme since 2021-22 with the aim to support Research & Innovation in Ayush by providing extra  Mural  Research  activates  and  Education  by  providing  academic  activates,  training  and capacity building etc. The Scheme has 03 components viz. (i) Capacity Building & Continuing Medical Education (CME) in Ayush (ii) Research & Innovation in AYUSH from the FY 202122 and iii) Ayurveda Biology Integrated Health Research has been added under the scheme from FY 2023-24.  There  is  a  provision  to  provide  support  to  Yoga  &  Naturopathy  projects  under Research & innovation in Ayush component.

Further, National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN) has been actively promoting scientific research in the field of Naturopathy. The National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN), Pune has established a dedicated Research Department to strengthen evidence-based studies in Naturopathy and Yoga. Under this department, NIN has successfully undertaken and published more than 60 research studies  in  International  peer-reviewed  scientific  journals  during  this  period,  covering  a  wide range of topics related to Naturopathy, Yoga, Lifestyle Disorders, and Public Health.

Furthermore,  during  2020-21  to  2024-25,  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  established  two  (02)  Central Research  Institutes  of  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  (CRIYN)  at  Jhajjar,  Haryana  and  Nagamangala, Karnataka under Central Council of Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN). The Council is running a scheme of establishing collaborative Research Centre's (CRC)  to undertake

Collaborative  Research  with  leading  Medical  as  well  as  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  Institutions. Furthermore,  Yoga  OPDs  and  integrative  medicine  centres  have  been  set  up  in  major  health institutes across the country to offer yoga therapy services for mental health.

(e) No.

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State/UT-wise status of releases under the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) from 2020 -21 to 2024 -25

(Rs. In crore)

| S.No.   | Name of States/UTs                 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |   Total Releases |
|---------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------|
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |     2.518 |     2.961 |     1.424 |     4.073 |     5.428 |           16.403 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                     |     3.852 |     0     |     0     |     0     |    24.972 |           28.824 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                  |     6.781 |     1.809 |     4.02  |    11.86  |    14.988 |           39.459 |
| 4       | Assam                              |     3.472 |     6.395 |    10.118 |    34.715 |    65.119 |          119.818 |
| 5       | Bihar                              |     5.165 |    16.861 |     0     |    11.611 |     0     |           33.637 |
| 6       | Chandigarh                         |     1.958 |     0.949 |     1.897 |     2.263 |     4.476 |           11.543 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                       |    26.911 |     8.413 |     0     |    21.514 |    31.941 |           88.779 |
| 8       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |     0     |     0     |     0     |     4.085 |     6.907 |           10.992 |
| 9       | Delhi                              |     0     |     0     |     0     |     0     |     0     |            0     |
| 10      | Goa                                |     0.66  |     2.19  |     1.423 |     6.283 |     6.107 |           16.662 |
| 11      | Gujarat                            |     2.44  |     4.669 |    19.086 |    29.614 |    26.231 |           82.041 |
| 12      | Haryana                            |    30.344 |     6.477 |    12.199 |    30.266 |    13.719 |           93.005 |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                   |     4.949 |    12.618 |    38.736 |    36.592 |    28.991 |          121.886 |
| 14      | Jammu &Kashmir                     |    22.858 |    13.131 |    48.951 |    75.104 |    43.616 |          203.659 |
| 15      | Jharkhand                          |     0     |    13.098 |    77.526 |    23.904 |    32.171 |          146.698 |
| 16      | Karnataka                          |    21.844 |    18.215 |    17.141 |    50.315 |    60.673 |          168.187 |
| 17      | Kerala                             |    23.376 |    11.534 |    43.998 |    79.894 |   110.38  |          269.182 |
| 18      | Lakshadweep                        |     0.196 |     0.643 |     1.163 |     3.32  |     2.205 |            7.527 |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh                     |    56.086 |    31.232 |    17.16  |    61.2   |    81.696 |          247.374 |
| 20      | Maharashtra                        |     0     |     0     |     0     |    22.355 |    26.812 |           49.167 |
| 21      | Manipur                            |     5.717 |     1.7   |    17.23  |     0     |    12.767 |           37.414 |
| 22      | Mizoram                            |     6.577 |     2.591 |     1.173 |    10.579 |    11.015 |           31.934 |
| 23      | Meghalaya                          |     2.48  |     6.098 |     7.968 |    17.226 |    15.205 |           48.977 |
| 24      | Nagaland                           |    12.549 |     2.323 |     4.958 |    10.17  |    13.421 |           43.42  |
| 25      | Odisha                             |     7.166 |    10.754 |     0     |     0     |    23.692 |           41.612 |
| 26      | Puducherry                         |     0.477 |     2.003 |     6.24  |     1.971 |     6.834 |           17.524 |
| 27      | Punjab                             |     0.898 |     5.273 |     0     |     1.099 |    17.011 |           24.28  |
| 28      | Rajasthan                          |    22.764 |    31.89  |     0     |    37.315 |   150.518 |          242.487 |
| 29      | Sikkim                             |     3.504 |     0.993 |     6.261 |     4.924 |     4.348 |           20.03  |
| 30      | Tamil Nadu                         |     6.166 |    23.483 |    24.287 |    66.358 |    73.803 |          194.096 |
| 31      | Telangana                          |     0     |    31.323 |     0     |    12.252 |    24.914 |           68.488 |
| 32      | Tripura                            |     2.701 |     1.387 |    10.309 |     5.67  |     8.158 |           28.225 |
| 33      | Uttar Pradesh                      |   103.739 |   138.097 |   144.376 |   124.186 |   139.032 |          649.43  |
| 34      | Uttarakhand                        |     6.565 |    26.225 |    18.558 |    32.344 |    24.411 |          108.103 |
| 35      | West Bengal                        |     2.473 |    21.18  |    10.566 |    33.794 |    23.084 |           91.098 |
| 36      | Ladakh                             |     0     |     1.875 |     0.723 |     0.473 |     1.903 |            4.973 |
|         | TOTAL                              |   397.185 |   458.386 |   547.489 |   867.327 |  1136.54  |         3406.93  |