Lok Sabha Question No. 77 (STARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Setting up of All India Institute of Ayurveda
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *77 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th  November, 2024

## 'Setting up of All India Institute of Ayurveda'

*77. Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to set up an All India Institute of Ayurveda, at least one in each State similar to the one functioning in Delhi for the people to avail the  benefits  of  Ayurveda  medical  treatment  which  has  a  long  successful  history  of curing many diseases with no side effects;
- (b) If so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  any  other  plans  have  been  formulated  to  popularize  the  Indian  medicine system under Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, stream-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*77 due for reply on 29.11.2024 asked by Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge regarding 'Setting up of All India Institute of Ayurveda'

(a)  to  (d)      To  popularize  the  Indian  Medicine  System  under  Ayurveda,  Yoga,  Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy, Ministry of Ayush is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme National Ayush Mission (NAM) and Central Sector Schemes providing financial assistance for promotion and popularisation of Ayush systems of medicine at National and International level namely, Ayush Oushadhi Gunavatta evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY), Promotion  of  International  Cooperation  (IC),  Promotion  of  Information,  Education  and Communication (IEC), Scheme for Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants (CDSMMP), Ayurswasthaya Yojana and Ayurgyan.

Apart  from  this,  it  has  been  announced  for  opening  of  new  Ayurveda  Institutes  in  the country.

Centrally  Sponsored Scheme National Ayush Mission (NAM) is implemented through State/UT Governments and supporting their efforts for overall development and promotion of Ayush  system  of  medicines  by  providing  financial  assistance  to  them  under  different activities  as  per  the  provision  of  NAM  guidelines  against  their  submitted  State  Annual Action  Plans  (SAAP).  The  Mission  inter-alia  makes  provision  for  the  following  activities including medical infrastructure: -

## (i) Operationalization of Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM)- Ayush

(ii) Co-location of Ayush facilities Ayurveda 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) Establishment of new Ayush colleges in the States where availability of Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector

(viii) Infrastructural development of Ayush Under-Graduate Institutions

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

(x) Ayush Public Health Programs.

As  per  the  proposals  received  from  the  State/UT  Governments  through  SAAPs  under NAM, Ministry of Ayush has released an amount of Rs. 4534.28 Crores from the year 2014-

15  to  2023-24.  After  implementation  of  NAM  Scheme,  the  scale  of  achievement  for development and popularisation of Ayush system of medicine in the States/UTs has increased significantly.  Accordingly,  budget  allocation  of  NAM  enhanced  gradually  from  Rs.  75.28 Crore  (in  2014-15)  to  Rs.1200.00  Crore  (in  2024-25)  for  implementation  of  different activities  of  NAM Scheme through States/UTs. Under NAM, consolidated funds are being released  to  the  State/UT  Governments  for  development  and  promotion  of  different  Ayush systems and stream-wise funds are not being released.

Major  activities  supported  under  NAM  for  development,  promotion  and  popularization  of Ayush System of Medicine from 2014-15 to 2023-24 are as follows: -

(i)  167 units supported for setting up of Integrated Ayush hospitals

(ii)  416 Ayush Hospitals and 5036 Ayush dispensaries have been supported for Up-gradation of infrastructure and other facilities

(iii)  2322  PHCs,  715  CHCs  and  314  DHs  have  been  supported  under  co-location  for recurring assistance of medicines and contingency on an average in each year

(iv) 996 Ayush Hospitals and 12405 Ayush dispensaries have been supported for supply of essential Ayush medicines on an average in each year.

(v) 16 units supported for establishment of New Ayush Educational Institutions.

(vi)  76  Under-Graduate  and  36  Post-Graduate  Ayush  Educational  Institutes  have  been supported for Upgradation of infrastructure, Library and other things.

(vii) 1055 Ayush Gram have been supported.

(viii) 12500 Ayuhsman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) have been approved.

A  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  Promotion  of  International  Co-operation  launched  to popularize  the  Indian  Medicine  System  in  response  the  growing  global  popularity  of traditional medicine under Ayurveda, Yoga and other Indian traditional systems of medicine world  over.  This  necessitated  generating  awareness  about  Ayush  in  international  arena  by providing authentic information about the system through conducting international conferences on Ayush system, deputing the system experts to different countries, establishing Ayush information cells in different countries etc. Therefore, the International Co-operation Scheme was implemented during the IX, X, XI and XII Plan to support emerging needs for promotion of Ayush at International level. The components of the Scheme are as follows: -

(i) International Exchange of Experts & Officers,

(ii)  Incentive  to  drug  manufacturers,  entrepreneurs,  Ayush  institutions,  Hospitals  etc  for international propagation of Ayush by participating in international exhibitions, trade fairs, and road shows etc. and registration of Ayush products (Market Authorisation) at regulatory bodies  of  different  countries  such  as  USFDA/  EMEA/  UK-MHRA/  NHPD/  TGA  etc.  for exports,

(iii) Support for International Market Development amd Ayush promotion -related activities,

(iv) Translation and Publication of Ayush Literature/books in foreign languages,

(v)  International  Fellowship/Scholarship  Programme  for  foreign  nationals  for  undertaking Ayush courses in premier institutions in india.

(vi) Setting up and strengthening of Export Promotion Council for Products and Services.

The Ministry is implementing 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 System.

The Ministry is implementing a Central Sector Scheme of Ayurswasthya Yojana since FY 2021-22.  The Scheme has 02 components viz. (i) Ayush and Public Health (ii) Centre of Excellence (CoE).  The objectives of Ayush and Public Health Component of Ayurswasthya Yojana are as follows: -

-  To promote Ayush intervention for community health care.
-  To demonstrate advantages of Ayush health care in public health.
-  To support for implementing Sustainable Development Goal-2 (SDG2) and Sustainable Development Goal -3 (SDG 3) through integrating Ayush system.
-  Documentation of the efficacy of Ayush systems through Ayush interventions in various public health issues which can be taken up in larger scale for implementation in national health programmes.

Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  Ayush  Oushadhi Gunavatta  evam  Uttpadan  Samvardhan  Yojana  (AOGUSY)  for  the  year  2021-2026  with financial outlay of Rs. 122 Crores whose one of the objectives is to encourage building up synergies, collaborations and convergent approaches for promoting standards and quality of Ayush drugs & materials.

Further, the following 12 National Institutes and 05 Research Councils under Ministry of Ayush  are  engaged  in  co-ordinating,  formulating,  developing,  promoting  and  popularizing Ayush system of healthcare:

- i. All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi
- ii. National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur
- iii. Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth, Delhi
- iv. National Institute of Naturopathy, Pune
- v. North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy, Shillong
- vi. North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Folk Medicine Research, Pasighat
- vii. National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bengaluru
- viii. Institute of Teaching & Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar
- ix. National Institute of Siddha, Chennai
- x. National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata
- xi. Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi
- xii. National Institute Of Sowa Rigpa (NISR), Leh
- xiii. Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)
- xiv. Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN)

- xv. Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM)
- xvi. Central Council for Research in Siddha(CCRS)
- xvii. Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH)

02  Statutory  Bodies  under  Ministry  of  Ayush  i.e.,  National  Commission  for  Indian System  of  Medicine  (NCISM)  and  National  Commission  for  Homoeopathy  (NCH)  are working as a regulatory commission for promotion of Ayush education through which the Ayush System of Colleges with attached hospitals are carrying out the activities related to Medical Education, Research, Healthcare, Public-health across the country.

Ayush  institutions  of  different  streams  under  Ministry  of  Ayush  popularize  Indian Medicine System under Ayush among masses through their IEC activities using electronic and  print  media  for  common  people  in  English,  Hindi,  and  regional  languages,  which  are widely  distributed  through  National/State  level  Arogya  melas,  Health  camps,  exhibitions, expos. Ministry of Ayush is also digitally promoting the Ayush System of Medicine on its various Social Media Platforms i.e. Facebook, Twitter, You Tube etc.

Besides  the  school  health  programmes  and  clinical  mobile  research  programmes,  other outreach programs viz. Schedule Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) Research Program, Tribal Health Care Research Program (THCRP), etc., are also being carried out for the promotion of Indian Medicine System under Ayush.  Under this programme, villages having SC/ST population have  been  selected  to  create  awareness  for  preventive  aspects  of  different  diseases  and  to provide treatment to the patients in various parts of the country.

Ministry of Ayush also propagates Indian System of Medicine under Ayush through its various  institutions  all  across  the  country  by  participating  in  poshan  maha  abhiyan  &  the activities  related  to  Azadi  ka  Amrit  Mahotsav,  participation  in  seminars/  workshops  / conferences/ school health check-ups, providing healthcare services through the OPDs/IPDs of  the  units  and  treatment  centres  of  Ayush,  publishing  peer-reviewed  research  journals/ newsletters/  publishing  bulletin  in  different  streams  which  are  accessible  online  and  are available to international readers as well to enable dissemination of the outcomes of research among the public also contributes for promotion & popularization of Indian Medicine System under Ayush.

The  website  of  the  Ministry  of  Ayush  and  the  Autonomous  bodies/  Statutory  bodies/ Regulatory bodies etc under Ministry of Ayush are also embodied with information on Indian System of Medicine under Ayush and hyperlinked with other important websites that provide information for wider utility.