Lok Sabha Question No. 2132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-01
Subject: AYUSH activities in Tirupati
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Maddila Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2132 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2025

## AYUSH activities in Tirupati

## 2132. Shri Maddila Gurumoorthy:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  AYUSH  developmental  activities  undertaken  by  the  Government  in  the State of Andhra Pradesh, particularly in Tirupati district during the last five years;

(b) whether the Government  has  established or  proposed  to  establish  any  AYUSH educational  or  research  institutions,  wellness  centres  or  hospitals  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and Tirupati district under Central Sector or Centrally Sponsored Schemes and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of financial assistance provided to the State and specifically to Tirupati district under the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) and other schemes during the said period.

(d) whether the Government is promoting cultivation and value-addition of medicinal plants in Andhra Pradesh and Tirupati district through support to farmers and entrepreneurs and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the number of beneficiaries and areas covered under such initiatives and the steps being taken to strengthen AYUSH services in rural and tribal pockets of Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh?

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

(a)  to  (c)  Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  development  of  Ayush  related  activities  and establishment of Ayush educational institutions/wellness centres/hospitals in Andhra Pradesh including  Tirupati  district  comes  under  the  purview  of  respective  State  Government. However, under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM), Ministry is supporting the efforts of State Government for overall development & promotion of Ayush systems  in  the  State  including  Tirupati  District    by  providing  financial  assistance  under different  activities  as  per  the  proposals  received  from  State  through  State  Annual  Action Plans (SAAPs) within the existing provisions of NAM guidelines. Under NAM, as per the proposals received from State through SAAPs, consolidated grant in aid of Rs.2882.592 lakhs released to Andhra Pradesh during last 05 years. The major activities supported in Andhra

Pradesh  during  last  05  years  is  at Annexure-I and  details  of  funds  allocated  to  Tirupati District as reported by the State Government is enclosed at Annexure II.

(d) As per the information furnished by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, The A.P. Medicinal  and  Aromatic  Plants  Board  (APMAPB)  conducted  a  Training  Programme  on 'Nannari-  Cultivation,  Post  Harvest  Management  and  Marketing  Opportunities'  at  RASSKVK, Tirupati District  of  Andhra  Pradesh  on  25th  February-2025.  About 60  farmers  have been benefitted through the programme.

Further the  National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPB), under the Ministry of Ayush, implements  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  "Conservation,  Development  and  Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants". This scheme provides financial support for establishing various types of Herbal Gardens and for Medicinal Plant Species Specific Campaigns. The NMPB  has  supported  projects  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  specifically  in  the  Tirupati  District, including: One project for establishing an Herbal Garden, with financial support of ₹10.80 Lakhs. One project for an Ashwagandha Campaign, with financial support of ₹18.90 Lakhs in the state of Andhra Pradesh especially in the Tirupati District.

In  past  Ministry  of  Ayush,  Government  of  India  had  implemented  the  medicinal plants  component  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  the  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM) during the financial year 2015-16 to 2020-21 to promote the cultivation of Medicinal Plants throughout the country. As per the scheme guidelines, the support was provided for:

- (i)    Cultivation of prioritized medicinal plants on farmer's land.
- (ii)    Establishment  of  nurseries  with  backward  linkages  for  raising  and  supply  of  quality planting material.
- (iii)   Post-harvest management with forwarding linkages.
- (iv) Primary processing, marketing infrastructure etc.

The  detail  of  fund  approved  to  Andhra  Pradesh  Medicinal  and  Aromatic  Plants  Board (APMAPB), Andhra Pradesh under Medicinal Plants component of National Ayush Mission Scheme is at Annexure III.

Further as per the provision of NMPB's  Central Sector Scheme  for Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants, Nucleus Centre Maintenance Grant  is  provided  to  SMPBs  on  annual  basis.  The  Nucleus  Centre  Maintenance  Grant  is released to State Medicinal Plants Board (SMPB) Andhra Pradesh since F.Y.  2020-21 to till date is at Annexure IV.

National Medicinal Plant Board, Ministry of Ayush also supports various institutes/organization  to  organise  awareness  Capacity  Building  program,  Exposure  Visits, Education  and  Capacity  Building  of  Stakeholders  through  Information  Education  and Communication (IEC)  and  encouraging  farmers  or  entrepreneurs  to  grow  medicinal  plants under Central Sector Scheme  (CSS) for conservation, development and sustainable management of medicinal plants. Details of project supported under IEC activities from the financial  year  2020-21  to  2024-25.  The  details  of  support  under  IEC  of  NMPB  is  at Annexure V.

(e) As reported by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, the number of beneficiaries and areas covered under such initiatives and the steps being taken to strengthen AYUSH services in rural and tribal pockets of Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh are at Annexure VI.

## Annexure I

## Major initiatives/activities supported in Andhra Pradesh as per the proposals received from State through SAAPs   during last five years including current year:

(i) 02 units of 50-bedded Integrated Ayush Hospitals (IAHs) at Kakinada & Visakhapatnam have been approved in Andhra Pradesh.

(ii)    4  Ayush  Hospitals  have  been  supported  for  Up-gradation  of  infrastructure  in  Andhra Pradesh.

(iii) 05 Ayush Public Health Programmes have been supported in Andhra Pradesh during last 05 years.

(iv)  126  Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) and 92 Co-located Ayush facilities have been supported  for  supply  of  essential  Ayush  medicines  on  an  average  in  each  year  in  Andhra Pradesh.

(v) 01 unit supported for establishment of New Ayush Educational in Andhra Pradesh.

(vi)  02  post-graduate  have  been  supported  for  Upgradation  of  infrastructure,  Library  and other things in Andhra Pradesh.

(vii) out of total 12500 Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) 126 AAM (Ayush) have been approved in Andhra Pradesh.

Annexure II. Details of  funds allocated to Tirupati District as reported by the State Government

| Sl. No.   | Name of District   | Name of Approved Ayushman Arogya Mandir   |   Amount Released in Rs/- |   Expenditure Rs/- |
|-----------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
| 1         | Tirupathi          | Chenganagunta                             |                    908507 |             908507 |
| 2         | Tirupathi          | Kurugonda                                 |                    862329 |             862329 |
| 3         | Tirupathi          | Momidi                                    |                    801721 |             801721 |
| 4         | Tirupathi          | Mangalam Project                          |                    829848 |             829848 |
| Total:    | Total:             | Total:                                    |                   3402405 |            3402405 |

Annexure III.

Details of funds approved to Andhra Pradesh under National AYUSH Mission (2015-16 to 202021) for Cultivation of Medicinal Plants, Infrastructure (Post-harvest managements Units, Nurseries, Collection Centres, Primary Processing Units etc.

| Year    |   Fund approved (including state share (Rs. in Lakhs) |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                                               133.78  |
| 2016-17 |                                               455.88  |
| 2017-18 |                                               211.872 |
| 2018-19 |                                               128.586 |
| 2019-20 |                                               314.908 |
| Total   |                                              1245.03  |

Annexure IV

The  Nucleus  Centre  Maintenance  Grant  released  to  State  Medicinal  Plants  Board (SMPB) Andhra Pradesh since F.Y.  2020-21 to till date

(Rs. in Lakhs)

|   S. No. | Name of SMPB   |   2020-21 |   2021-22 | 2022-23   |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|----------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh |     31.38 |     21.78 | -         |        35 |        35 |

Annexure V

## Details of project supported under IEC activities, NMPB from the financial year 202021 to 2024-25.

|   S.no . | Details of Project       | Title of project                                                                                          | Organization                                                            |   Sanctio n Amount (in Lakhs) |   Fund released (in Lakh) |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | IEC/AP- 01/2021-22- NMPB | National Seminar on Cultivation and Preservation of Medicinal Plants for Economic Growth of Rural Farmers | Sai Radha Krishna Education Society, Tirupati, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh |                             5 |                         5 |
|        2 | IEC/AP- 02/2024-25- NMPB | National Conference on Prospects and Challenges in Medicinal Plants Sector in India.                      | Sai Radha Krishna Education Society, Tirupati, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh |                             5 |                         5 |

Annexure VI.

| Beneficiaries details at Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) from April 24 to June 25   | Beneficiaries details at Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) from April 24 to June 25   | Beneficiaries details at Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) from April 24 to June 25   | Beneficiaries details at Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) from April 24 to June 25   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                            | Name of District                                                                   | Name of Approved Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush)                                    | Beneficiaries of Tirupati District as reported by State Government                 |
| 1                                                                                  | Tirupathi                                                                          | Chenganagunta                                                                      | 6814                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                  | Tirupathi                                                                          | Kurugonda                                                                          | 4372                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                  | Tirupathi                                                                          | Momidi                                                                             | 2613                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                  | Tirupathi                                                                          | Mangalam Project                                                                   | 11374                                                                              |
| Total:                                                                             | Total:                                                                             | Total:                                                                             | 25173                                                                              |