Lok Sabha Question No. 3408 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: NPHS in Gujarat
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Haribhai Patel

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3408 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2025

## NPHS IN GUJARAT

## †3408. SHRI HARIBHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the reformative initiatives taken by the Government to promote integration in the National Public Health System in North Gujarat including Mehsana Lok Sabha Constituency during the last three years;
- (b) the number of central hospitals currently being operated by the Government in North Gujarat including Mehsana Lok Sabha Constituency under integrated medical system; and
- (c) the details of the institution being funded for integration under AYUSH schemes in North Gujarat including Mehsana Lok Sabha Constituency by the Government during the last three years?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (c): Ministry of Ayush is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments in the country and is supporting their efforts for development & promotion of AYUSH systems of medicine by providing financial assistance to them under different activities including medicines and therapies as per the proposals received in their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs). The Mission inter-alia makes provision for the following activities: -

- i. Operationalisation of Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) by upgrading existing Ayush dispensaries and Sub health Centres.
- ii. Co-location of Ayush facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs).
- iii. Upgradation of existing standalone Government Ayush Hospitals.
- 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 in the area where there are no Ayush facilities available.
- v. Setting up of 10/30/50 bedded Integrated Ayush Hospitals.
- vi. Supply of essential drugs to Government Ayush Hospitals, Government Dispensaries and Government/Government aided Teaching Institutional Ayush Hospitals.
- vii. Ayush Public Health Programmes.
- viii. Establishment of new Ayush colleges in the States where availability of Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector.
- ix. Infrastructural development of Ayush Under-Graduate Institutions and Ayush PostGraduate Institutions/ add on PG/ Pharmacy /Para-Medical Courses.

Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM), there is a provision of financial assistance to State/UT Governments including Gujarat for infrastructural support regarding establishment of Co-located Ayush facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs). Accordingly, State Government may avail financial assistance by submitting suitable proposal through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per the provision of NAM guideline. However, an amount of Rs. 12.96 lakhs has been approved for co-located Ayush facility at District Hospital as per the proposal received from State Government of Gujarat through SAAP during the last three years.

The details of the other reformative initiatives taken by the Government to promote integration in the National Public Health System in the country including Gujarat are as follows:

-  In All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) - New Delhi, the integrative medical services are available under one roof, with the following units:
-  Centre for Integrative Ayush Therapy (Unani, Siddha & Homeopathy)
-  Integrative Cancer Care Unit
-  Centre for Integrative Dentistry
-  Centre for Integrative Critical Care & Emergency Medicine
-  Centre for Integrative Orthopaedics
-  Centre for Integrative Dietetics and Nutrition
-  Causality OPD section

Further, Satellite Clinical Services Units by All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) - New Delhi are available at: -

- a) Integrative Medical Services Unit at Safdarjung Hospital - New Delhi.
- b) Centre of Integrative Oncology (CIO) Unit AIIMS - Jhajjar.
- c) Ayurveda Wellness Centre at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.
- d) Ayurveda Wellness Centre at Arogya Van, Ekta Nagar, Kevadia Forest Division, Statue of Unity area Development and Tourism Governance Authority (SoUADTGA), Gujarat.
5.  Ministry of Ayush through its Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) has undertaken various research studies to examine the benefits and feasibility of integration of Ayurveda. Further, under the Extramural Research Programme, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and CCRAS under Ministry of Ayush has taken an initiative to set up Ayush-ICMR Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research (AIACIHR), at AIIMS to conduct research on identified areas focusing on integrative healthcare. Under this program four research areas in four AIIMS have been identified, which are as follows:
- a. AIIMS Delhi: Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research in Gastro-intestinal Disorders and Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research in Women and Child Health
- b. AIIMSJodhpur: Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research in Geriatric Health
- c. AIIMS Nagpur: Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research in Cancer Care
- d. AIIMS Rishikesh: Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research in Geriatric Health.
10.  Ayush medical facilities are also available in various All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) such as AIIMS Bhopal, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, AIIMS Raipur, AIIMS Gorakhpur, AIIMS Patna and AIIMS Rishikesh.
11.  National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM), a regulatory body under Ministry of Ayush has taken the following efforts to integrate knowledge of Ayurveda with modern medicine: -
12.  NCISM has developed the Ayush Module -Internship Electives for MBBS for Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha system of medicine.
13.  As per regulation 10 (7) of National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Minimum Standards of Undergraduate Ayurveda Education) Regulations-2022, the proportion of modern advances in Syllabus for Ayurveda teaching content shall be up to 40 per cent.

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