Lok Sabha Question No. 277 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Medicines Stores and Sale Centres in Tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 277 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JULY, 2023

## 'MEDICINES STORES AND SALE CENTRES IN TRIBAL AREAS OF MADHYA PRADESH'

## 277. SHRI GAJENDRASINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any plan to set up Collection and Conservation of Medicines Centres in tribal areas of the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of the places where such Centres for sale of medicines have been established/proposed to be established in tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh and the details thereof;

(c) the details of AYUSH schemes implemented/ proposed to be implemented in tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh; and

(d) the details of the places where AYUSH Wellness Centres have been set up/proposed to be set up in Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFAYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDASONOWAL)

(a) and (b) Research Councils and National Institutes under Ministry of Ayush have taken following work for tribal areas -

-  Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) is actively involved in collecting and documenting the traditional practices and herbal formulations by the following programs viz.
- I. Medico Ethno-Botanical Survey (MEBS) -CCRAS has initiated Medico EthnoBotanical Survey (MEBS) in 1969 and presently conducting research in 10 peripheral Institutes. List of MEBS institutes are attached at Annexure-I.
- II. Tribal Health Care Research programme (THCRP) - Tribal Health Care Research programme (THCRP) in 14 states for the welfare of Tribal.Through this programme Local Health Traditions (LHT) and folklore practices among Tribal Population are also been documented. List of THCRP institutes are attached at Annexure-II.
-  Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) has undertaken a study titled, 'Folklore survey of local medicinal plants in Sikkim'. The objective is to understand the traditional use of indigenous plants by local healers and traditional practitioners in Sikkim in common diseases prevailing in Sikkim. CCRH at its Centre for Medicinal Plant Research in Homoeopathy (CMPRH) at Emerald, Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu had published a book entitled 'Plants in ethnomedicine of the Nilgiri tribes in Tamil Nadu, India' in the year 2009, which comprises the ethnobotanical uses of medicinal plants used by Nilgiri tribal groups.
-  North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Folk Medicine Research under Ministry of Ayush carries out research work in the field of folk healing practices and folk medicine. The institute is engaged in the documentation and validation of folk medicine practices, remedies and therapies for possible usage in public healthcare and further research.

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

- i. Establishment of Ayush Health & Wellness Centres by upgrading existing Ayush dispensaries and Health Sub-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
- v. Setting up of upto 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. Behaviour Change Communication (BCC)
- ix. Mobility support at State and District level
- x. Ayush Gram
- xi. Establishment of new Ayush colleges in the States where availability of Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector
- xii. Infrastructural development of Ayush Under-Graduate Institutions
- xiii. Infrastructural development of Ayush Post-Graduate Institutions/ add on PG/ Pharmacy/Para-Medical Courses.

In this regard, State/UT Governments including Madhya Pradesh may avail the eligible financial assistance by submitting the suitable proposals as per the NAM guidelines.

National Medicinal Plants board (NMPB), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India is presently implementing "Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants" throughout the country including state of Madhya Pradesh. Under the there is a provision to Support Joint Forest Management Committee (JFMCs/) Panchayats/ Van Panchayats/ Self Help Groups (SHGs) / Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) for setting of local cluster for value addition, drying, warehousing and augmenting marketing infrastructure etc. and livelihood generation for the forest fringe communities including tribal areas. Under the above scheme, total two numbers of projects have been supported to State Forest Department of Madhya Pradesh under which an amount of Rs. 1446.00 Lakh sanctioned and Rs. 1098.80 lakh released.

In the state of Madhya Pradesh, Tribal Health Care Research Programme (THCRP) is being carried out through Regional Ayurveda Research institute (RARI), Gwalior, CCRAS under Tribal Sub-Plan (Central Sector Scheme). Since inception of this programme, health care services had been provided in 170 villages of the Chhindwara, Seoni, Ratlam, & Dhar Districts of Madhya Pradesh and 158 Local Health Traditions (LHT) are also documented under THCRP.

Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) under Ministry of Ayush is conducting SCSP mobile Healthcare Programme through Clinical Research Unit at Bhopal and

TSP mobile Healthcare Programme through Clinical Research Unit at Burhanpur in the State of Madhya Pradesh.

(d) Public Health being a State subject, setting up of AYUSH Wellness Centres comes under the purview of the respective State/UT Governments including Madhya Pradesh. However, under NAM, there is a provision of financial assistance for establishment of Ayush Health &Wellness Centres (AHWCs) by upgrading existing Ayush Dispensaries and Sub Health Centres. Under NAM, the Ministry of Ayush has approved 762 Ayush Health & Wellness Centres from the year 2019-20 to till date as per the proposals received from State Government of Madhya Pradesh through State Annual Action Plans. District wise no. of approved AHWCs in Madhya Pradesh is furnished at Annexure-III.

As per the information received from State of Madhya Pradesh, 362 AYUSH Wellness Centres are functional.

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## Annexure-I

Details of CCRAS Institutes conducting Medico- Ethno Botanical Survey (MEBS) -

|   S.No. | Institute Name                                                      | State             |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Bengaluru                      | Karnataka         |
|       2 | Regional Ayurveda Research Centre, Dimapur.                         | Nagaland          |
|       3 | National Ayurveda Research Institute for Panchakarma, Cheruthuruthy | Kerala            |
|       4 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Guwahati                       | Assam             |
|       5 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Itanagar                      | Arunachal Pradesh |
|       6 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Ranikhet                      | Uttarakhand       |
|       7 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Mandi                         | Himachal Pradesh  |
|       8 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Pune                           | Maharashtra       |
|       9 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Gangtok                       | Sikkim            |
|      10 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Jhansi                        | Uttar Pradesh     |

Annexure -II Details of List of CCRAS Institutes conducting Tribal Health Care Research programme (THCRP)

(2023-24) -

|   S.no. | Name of the Institutes   | States         |   No. of Villages Covered | Name of the Villages (2023-24)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|---------|--------------------------|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | CARI, Bhubaneswar        | Odisha         |                         7 | Salmundali, Bahubandha, Nabara, Angara Pada Kathuabeda, Ambadiha, Sonapokhari                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       2 | CARI, Bangalore          | Karnataka      |                         8 | Gundagatti, Teligi, Kyarakatti, Duggavatti, Sathur, Hiremegalageri, Punabagatta, Uchangidurga                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       3 | CARI, Guwahati           | Assam          |                         5 | Barmola Village Bamunigaon,Mainasundari Bhitarkhola, Dalam Malam Kulsi Village, Salbari, Bogapani, Dhanipara, Dhengargaon DimaliFV, Pathilipara, Nalbari Village                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|       4 | RARI, Gwalior            | Madhya Pradesh |                        10 | Dhuswami, Jhirpani, Kursidhana, Lotiya, Sajkuhi,Dhurwa Dhana, Bakhari, Dulania, Umarban, Moar Kalan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|       5 | RARI, Jaipur             | Rajasthan      |                         7 | Chatarpura, Dheekliya, Kanthariya, Godawara, Nala Bada, Lunawatonka Khora, Selana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|       6 | RARI, Vijayawada         | Andhra Pradesh |                         5 | madagada village, iragai village, pedalabudu village, gannela village, lotheru village                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|       7 | RARI, Nagpur             | Maharashtr a   |                         8 | Wadegaon,Dhamaditola, Jambhali, Kulkuli, Khadki, Koregaon, Sukula, Daundi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|       8 | RARI, Patna              | Bihar          |                         5 | Kataiya (Amwa) , Pachperwa (Ghurauli), Binwalia, Khajoria, Belahwa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|       9 | ALRARI, Chennai*         | Tamil Nadu     |                        35 | Karumanthurai Village, VenkatanVillage ,Palaya Village ,Puthuval Village ,Nadu Village, PattikaraSellankurichiVillage, Maniyargundam Village, Molayanur Village, Mel Erumbur Village, Keel ErumburVillage,Chinnamangodu Village, Kondiyapattu Village, Vilampattu Village, Navalur Village, Thottithurai Village, Kumbapadi Village, Kilakadu Village, PerinjurVillage, Thekkampattu Village, Pudur Village, Santhanakattuvalavu Village, ShervapattuVillage,Poondikkadu Village ,Pachapalathival Village ,Perinjnattanvalavu Village, Maruthaiyanvalavu Village, Valasaivalavu |

|       |                  |                         |     | Village ,Kattuvalavu Village, Malakkaranvalavu Village, Melkadupattu Village, Thalkadupattu Village, Valakkapattu Village   |
|-------|------------------|-------------------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 10.   | RARI, Portblair* | Andaman& Nicobar Island |   4 | Kamorta Island,Teressa Island, Car Nicobar Island, Chowra Island                                                            |
| 11.   | RARI, Gangtok    | Sikkim                  |  12 | Tumen, Namphing, Shyagyong Rumtek, Amba, Sripatam, Pachay, Chungthang, Rumbuk, Malbasey,Kabi, Tashiding, Sanghu             |
| 12.   | RARI, Jammu      | Jammu &kashmir          |   8 | Manjidhara, Katarmal, Dhanardhedian, Bahdaun Panj Grian, Bathoni, Thodhi, Thandi Kassi                                      |
| 13.   | RARI, Ahmadabad  | Gujarat                 |   6 | Dharoi, Digthali, Bordi, Bandiya ka Talav, Navamota, , Khedva                                                               |
| 14.   | RARC, Agartala*  | Tripura                 |   6 | Ramchandranagar, Kathirambari, Mohanpur,Pekurjala Pravapur, Ratanpur                                                        |
| Total | Total            | Total                   | 126 |                                                                                                                             |

## Annexure -III

## District wise no. of approved AHWCs in Madhya Pradesh:

|   Sr. No. | Name of District   |   No. of approvedAHWCs |
|-----------|--------------------|------------------------|
|         1 | Agar Malwa         |                      5 |
|         2 | Alirajpur          |                      8 |
|         3 | Anuppur            |                      7 |
|         4 | Ashoknagar         |                     11 |
|         5 | Balaghat           |                     56 |
|         6 | Betul              |                     16 |
|         7 | Bhopal             |                      4 |
|         8 | Barwani            |                     10 |
|         9 | Bhind              |                     20 |
|        10 | Burhanpur          |                     10 |
|        11 | Chhatarpur         |                     21 |
|        12 | Chhindwara         |                     18 |
|        13 | Datia              |                     12 |
|        14 | Damoh              |                     15 |
|        15 | Dewas              |                     19 |
|        16 | Dhar               |                     17 |
|        17 | Dindori            |                      7 |
|        18 | Gwalior            |                     10 |
|        19 | Guna               |                     14 |
|        20 | Harda              |                      6 |
|        21 | Narmadapuram       |                     13 |
|        22 | Indore             |                     15 |
|        23 | Jabalpur           |                     19 |
|        24 | Jhabua             |                      8 |
|        25 | Katni              |                     18 |
|        26 | Khandwa            |                     16 |
|        27 | Khargon            |                     12 |
|        28 | Mandla             |                     10 |
|        29 | Mandsaur           |                     23 |
|        30 | Morena             |                     21 |

| 31    | Narsinghpur   |   15 |
|-------|---------------|------|
| 32    | Neemuch       |    9 |
| 33    | Panna         |   15 |
| 34    | Ratlam        |   12 |
| 35    | Rajgarh       |   11 |
| 36    | Raisen        |   15 |
| 37    | Rewa          |   29 |
| 38    | Satna         |   28 |
| 39    | Sagar         |   28 |
| 40    | Sehore        |   21 |
| 41    | Seoni         |   13 |
| 42    | Shahdol       |    9 |
| 43    | Shajapur      |    6 |
| 44    | Sheopur       |    6 |
| 45    | Shivpuri      |   16 |
| 46    | Sidhi         |   17 |
| 47    | Singrauli     |    9 |
| 48    | Tikamgarh     |   17 |
| 49    | Ujjain        |   22 |
| 50    | Umaria        |    9 |
| 51    | Vidisha       |   14 |
| Total | Total         |  762 |