Lok Sabha Question No. 2270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: Ayurveda Day
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Supriya Sadanand Sule, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Kuldeep Rai Sharma, C.N. Annadurai, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Manjulata Mandal

(a)Yes, Sir.

(b)  8 th Ayurveda  Day,  2023  was  celebrated  by  the  Ministry  of  Ayush  at  Panchkula, Chandigarh, Haryana on 10.11.2023 with the focal theme 'Ayurveda for One Health' with Tag  line  'Ayurveda  for  every  one  on  every  day'  in  the  august  presence  of  Union  Ayush Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Haryana Legislative Assembly Speaker Shri Gyan Chand Gupta  and  Union  Minister  of  State  for  Ayush,  Shri  Munjpara  Mahendrabhai.  The  theme chosen for the 8 th Ayurveda Day was in alignment with the theme of India's G20 Presidency, 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'. Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2270 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  December, 2023

## Ayurveda Day

## 2270.  SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

## Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has celebrated the eighth Ayurveda Day recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the functions organized to mark the occasion;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  achieved  the  target  set  to  develop  and  popularize Ayurvedic system of medicine and if so, the details thereof along with the challenges faced in this regard;
- (d) the details of the number of Ayurvedic Wellness Centres functioning in the country, State/  UT-wise  including  Maharashtra,  Tamil  Nadu,  Odisha  and  Andaman  and Nicobar Islands;
- (e) whether the Government has launched AYUSH Grid Project to strengthen the service delivery in AYUSH sector and if so, details thereof;
- (f) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to strengthen and expedite various research and development projects in Ayurveda during the last three years and the current year; and
- (g) the other steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to make the Ayurveda system of medicine more effective?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

was nominated as the Nodal Agency for celebration of 8 th Ayurveda Day, 2023. Being the nodal  agency,  it  organized  8 th Ayurveda  Day,  2023,  including  the  main  event  on  10 th November,  2023  and  also  organized  a  conference  on  'Ayurveda  for  One  Health'  on  9 th November, 2023 at Panchkula, Haryana. Various activities like Exhibition cum Mini-Expo, Awareness  lectures/Nukkadnatak,  Creation  of  Selfie  point,  Myth  buster/generalized  Talk shows, Oath on My Gov platform, Sensitization of Ayurveda doctors, Training program on Quality Control parameters of Ayurveda Drugs, Medical camp, Prakriti Pariksan, Swasthya assessment, Run for Ayurveda, Riders Rally, Sharing of Healthy traditional food recipes in Ayurveda, Awareness lecture on Ayurveda and general health related topics, distribution of 'Kishan Raksha Kit' 'Bal Raksha Kit' and 'Pashu Raksha Kit', Short Video Competition, Poster Competition, Essay Competition were carried out. The Micro Ayurveda Day website (https://ayurvedaday.org.in) was developed which provided a platform for disseminating and registering various activities undertaken by the stakeholders for the month long campaign of the event. Students, farmers, and general public from about 100 countries of the world joined the 'Ayurveda for One Health' campaign and more than 21,000 activities were conducted with more  than18  lakhs  participants.  48036  people  has  taken  the  Ayurveda  Day  Pledge  on  the MyGov. Platform and over 16 Crore people supported on 'I Support Ayurveda' Tab on the microsite.

(c)  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences  (CCRAS),  an  autonomous  body under  Ministry  of  Ayush  through  its  Information  Education  and  Communication  (IEC) Program, has been engaged in popularizing the Ayurveda system among the masses through electronic  and  print  media  for  common  people  in  English,  Hindi,  and  regional  languages, which  are  widely  distributed  through  National/State  level  Arogyamelas,  Health  camps, exhibitions,  expos,  various  activities  related  to  Azadika  Amrit  Mahotsav 2.0  (AKAM  2.0), International year of millets etc. and also through CCRAS outreach programs viz. Schedule Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) Research Program, Tribal Health Care Research Program (THCRP), etc., in different states of the country through its robust 30 peripheral institutes. Further, IEC materials are also put on the Council's website for wider publicity.The Council has launched two electronic journals named Journal of Drug Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (JDRAS) and Journal of Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (JRAS) and put them in the public domain free of cost  to  enable  dissemination  of  the  outcomes  of  research among the  public.  So  far,  the Council  has  published  about  397  books,  monographs,  and  technical  reports,  and  they  are being  sold  or  distributed  to  disseminate  research  outcomes  and  merits  of  Ayurveda  at large.The  Council  has  also  developed  four  digital  platforms,  viz.  AYUSH  Manuscripts Advanced  Repository  (AMAR),  Showcase  of  Ayurvedic  Historical  Imprints  (SAHI),  EMedical Heritage Accession (E-Medha), Research Management Information System (RMIS) and  maintains  a  website  entitled  Ayush  Research  Portal  in  which  all  published  research information  related  to  all  Ayush  systems  is  uploaded  systematically  for  wider  utility  and visibility  of  research.  The  Council  website is  also  generally embodied with information on Ayurveda and hyperlinked with other important websites that provide information for wider utility.

The  Ministry  implements  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  Promotion  of  Information Education and Communication (IEC) in Ayush to create awareness regarding Ayush Systems of Medicine. This aims to reach out to all sections of the population across the country. This scheme provides assistance for organizing National/State Arogya Fairs, Yoga Fests/Utsavs, Ayurveda Parvs, etc. The Ministry also undertakes Multi-Media, Print Media Campaigns for creating awareness about Ayush Systems.

Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments for development and promotion of Ayush systems including Ayurveda and providing financial assistance to them as per the proposals received in their  State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs)  as  per  NAM  guidelines.  The  mission inter-alia makes provision for the following: -

(i)  Operationalization  of  Ayush  Health  &  Wellness  Centres  by  upgrading  existing  Ayush dispensaries including Ayurveda and Health Sub-centres

(ii)  Co-location  of  Ayush  facilities  at  Primary  Health  Centres  (PHCs),  Community  Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs) including Ayurveda

(iii) Upgradation of existing standalone Government Ayush Hospitals including Ayurveda

(iv) Upgradation of existing Government/ Panchayat/ Government aided Ayush Dispensaries/Construction  of  building  for  existing  Ayush  Dispensary  (Rented/  dilapidated accommodation)/  Construction  of  building  to  establish  new  Ayush  Dispensary  including Ayurveda

(v) Setting up of upto 10/30/50 bedded integrated Ayush Hospitals including Ayurveda

(vi) Supply of essential drugs to Government Ayush Hospitals, Government Dispensaries and Government/ Government aided Teaching Institutional Ayush Hospitals

(vii)  Establishment  of new  Ayush  colleges  including  Ayurveda  in  the  States  where availability of Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector

(viii) Infrastructural development of Ayush Under-Graduate Institutions including Ayurveda

(ix) Infrastructural development of Ayush Post-Graduate Institutions/add on PG/ Pharmacy/Para-Medical Courses including Ayurveda

In  this  regard,  State/UT  Governments  may  avail  the  eligible  financial  assistance  by submitting the suitable proposals through SAAPs as per the provision of NAM guidelines.

Status  of  major  achievement  of  different  activities  supported  including  Ayurveda under NAM from 2014-15 to 2022-23 is as follows:

(i) 137 units supported for setting up of Integrated AYUSH hospitals

(ii)  315 Ayush Hospitals and 5023 Ayush dispensaries have been supported for Up-gradation of infrastructure and other facilities

(iii)  2375  PHCs,  713  CHCs  and  306  DHs  have  been  supported  under  co-location  for recurring assistance of medicines and contingency on an average in each year

(iv) 895 Ayush Hospitals and 12194 Ayush dispensaries have been supported for supply of essential Ayush medicines on an average in each year.

(v) 13 units supported for establishment of New Ayush Educational Institutions.

- (vi)  77  Under-Graduate  and  35  Post-Graduate  AYUSH  Educational  Institutes  have  been supported for Upgradation of infrastructure, Library and other things.
- (vii) 692 Ayush Grams have been supported

(viii) 12500 Ayush Health &Wellness Centres have been approved.

- (d)  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  the  operationalization  of  AYUSH  Health  and Wellness  Centres  (AHWCs)  under  Ayushman  Bharat  as  a  component  of  the  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  through  State/UT  Governments. Under NAM, as per the proposals received from State / UT Governments through their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs), 12500 units of existing AYUSH dispensaries and sub health centres have been approved to be upgraded as AHWCs and as reported by the States/UTs out of the approved Units, 8268 AHWCs have been made functional. The State/UT-wise status of functional AHWCs including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Andaman and Nicobar Islands is listed at Annexure .
- (e) The Ministry of Ayush has launched Ayush Grid (AG), an Ayush-focused Digital Health Platform  (DHP),  in  2018.  It  functions  in  line  with  the  Ayushman  Bharat  Digital  Mission (ABDM), India's national platform for digital health. Through four distinct layers-the Core layer, National Layer, State Layer, and Citizen access-the components of the Ayush Grid cover  all  of  the  Ayush  Sector's  verticals,  including  health  services,  education,  Ayush research,  central  sector  and  centrally  sponsored  schemes,  training  programmes,  citizencentric services, drug licencing portal, and media outreach. The outcomes of this endeavour so far as follows:

## A. Ayush digital infrastructure (ADPI)

1. Health services: Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) enabled Ayush Hospital Information Management System (AHMIS).
2. Education: Education Learning Management System (eLMS) for National Commission for Indian Systems of Medicine (NCISM) and National Commission for Homoeopathy(NCH), Ayush Next Portal, AyuSoft.
3. Ayush research: Implementation and maintenance of National Ayush Morbidity and Standardized Electronic (NAMASTE) portal, Ayush Research Portal, ACCR/AyurCel Portal.
4. Central  sector  and  centrally  sponsored  schemes,  training  programmes: NGOPortal.
5. Citizen-centric services: Ministry of Ayush web-site, Ayush GIS System integrated with PM-GatiShakti National Masterplan, Y-Break App, W.H.O-Y-Yoga App,
6. Drug licencing portal: e-Aushadhi portal.

Media outreach: Campaign Portal, Engagement with various social medial platforms.

- (f)  Government  of  India,  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  set  up  Central  Council  for  Research  in Ayurvedic  Sciences  (CCRAS),  an  autonomous  organization  for  undertaking,  coordinating,

formulating,  developing  and  promoting  research  on  scientific  lines  in  Ayurvedic  sciences. The Core Research Activities are:

-  Clinical Research
-  Medicinal  Plant  Research  (Medico-ethnobotanical  Survey,  Pharmacognosy,  and Cultivation)
-  Drug Standardization
-  Pharmacological Research
-  Literary Research & Documentation Programme
-  Public Health research-oriented activities
-  Besides this,  Healthcare  services  through  Outpatient  departments  (OPD),  inpatient departments (IPDs), and Special clinics for Geriatric Health care.

The Council is in active collaboration with institutes of national repute such as AIIMS New  Delhi,  BHU,  IIT  Delhi,  IIT  Guwahati,  ICMR,  CSIR,  DRDO,  JNU,  National Innovation Foundation, IISER Pune, etc.

During last 3 year and current year, 210 research projects have been completed.

(g) Apart from the Research Activities, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) has developed three guidelines for validation /research of the Ayush approach and drugs namely:

-  General Guidelines for Drug Development of Ayurvedic Formulations.
-  General Guidelines for Safety / Toxicity evaluation of Ayurvedic formulation.
-  General Guidelines for Clinical Evaluation of Ayurvedic Interventions.

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## Annexure

## State/UT wise functional AYUSH Health & Wellness Centres (AHWCs)

| S. No.   | Name of States/UTs                |   Functional AYUSH HWCs |
|----------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                    |                     126 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                 |                      49 |
| 3        | Assam                             |                     289 |
| 4        | Bihar                             |                     113 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                      |                     400 |
| 6        | Goa                               |                      72 |
| 7        | Gujarat                           |                     283 |
| 8        | Haryana                           |                     372 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                  |                     303 |
| 10       | Jharkhand                         |                     560 |
| 11       | Karnataka                         |                     376 |
| 12       | Kerala                            |                     357 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh                    |                     562 |
| 14       | Maharashtra                       |                     281 |
| 15       | Manipur                           |                      15 |
| 16       | Meghalaya                         |                      22 |
| 17       | Mizoram                           |                      38 |
| 18       | Nagaland                          |                      47 |
| 19       | Odisha                            |                     250 |
| 20       | Punjab                            |                       0 |
| 21       | Rajasthan                         |                     919 |
| 22       | Sikkim                            |                      18 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                        |                     350 |
| 24       | Telangana                         |                     421 |
| 25       | Tripura                           |                      38 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                     |                     756 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                       |                     267 |
| 28       | West Bengal                       |                     520 |
| 29       | Andaman                           |                       6 |
| 30       | Chandigarh                        |                       5 |
| 31       | Delhi                             |                       0 |
| 32       | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                       0 |
| 33       | Jammu &Kashmir                    |                     442 |
| 34       | Ladakh                            |                       0 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep                       |                       7 |
| 36       | Puducherry                        |                       4 |
| Total    | Total                             |                    8268 |