Lok Sabha Question No. 129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: AYUSH Super-speciality Hospitals and Wellness Centres
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 129 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2024

## AYUSH SUPER-SPECIALITY HOSPITALS AND WELLNESS CENTRES

## 129. SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) the details of AYUSH  super-speciality hospitals/ wellness  centres  and  AYUSH universities  established  in  the  country  during  the  last  five  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT-wise and year-wise;

(b) the details of the names of the districts along with locations in Rajasthan where proposals for establishment of the said institutes have been identified by the Government during various phases;

(c)  the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  utilized  for  conservation  and  production  of herbs/medicines in Rajasthan during the last five years and current year, year-wise;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  set  up  AYUSH  University/AYUSH  Super Speciality hospital in Ajmer; and

(e) if so, the time by which it is likely to be made functional and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH

## (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a  &  b)  Public  Health  is  a  state  subject  and  accordingly  setting  up  of  AYUSH  Superspeciality Hospitals/Wellness Centres and AYUSH Universities comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments. However, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme National Ayush Mission (NAM) there is provision of financial assistance to the State/UT Governments for the establishment of 50/30/10 Bedded Integrated Ayush Hospitals and operationalization of Ayush Health Wellness Centres (AHWCs) by upgrading existing Ayush Dispensaries and Health Sub centers. As per the proposals received from the State/UT Governments through State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs),  the  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  approved  160  Integrated Ayush Hospitals in the Country including 08 Integrated Ayush Hospitals in Rajasthan and

12,500  AHWCs  in  the  country  including  2019  AHWCs  in  Rajasthan.  The  State/UT-wise details of approved integrated Ayush Hospitals is furnished at Annexure-I and the State/UTwise details of approved and functional AHWCs is furnished at Annexure-II .  The Districtwise details of AHWCs in Rajasthan is furnished in Annexure-III and approved integrated Ayush hospitals in Annexure IV . In addition, The National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur has been conferred the status of Deemed to be University, and was dedicated to the  Nation by Hon'ble Prime Minister on 13 th November, 2020.

(c) The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India is  implementing  'Central  Sector  Scheme  for  conservation,  Development  and  Sustainable Management  of  Medicinal  Plants'  throughout  the  country  including  Rajasthan.  Under  the above  scheme,  project-based  support  is  provided  to  State  Forest  Departments  for  in-situ conservation of Medicinal Plants by way of establishing Medicinal Plants conservation and Development  areas  (MPCDAs)  and  Resource  Augmentation  of  medicinal  plants  in  forest area.

The details  of  funds  sanctioned,  released,  and  utilized  in  state  of  Rajasthan  during  the  last five years and current year are furnished in Annexure -V .

(d  &  e)  Public  Health  is  a  state  subject  and  accordingly  the  establishment  of  AYUSH University/AYUSH  Super  Specialty  hospital  in  Ajmer  comes  under  the  purview  of  State Government of Rajasthan. Under NAM, Ministry of Ayush has supported financial assistance of Rs. 729.01 lakhs for setting up of Integrated Ayush Hospital at Ajmer as per the proposal received  from  the  State  Government  of  Rajasthan  through  SAAPs  which  is  reported functional by the State Government. Implementation of the Scheme comes under the purview of respective State Government.

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## The State/UT-wise details of approved integrated Ayush Hospitals

|   S. No. | Name of State/UT          |   No. of Approved Units | Present status of approved units                               |
|----------|---------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                       1 | Under construction                                             |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh            |                       2 | 1- Under construction 1-Construction not started               |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh         |                       5 | 5- Construction not started                                    |
|        4 | Assam                     |                       8 | 2- Functional 6-Construction not started                       |
|        5 | Bihar                     |                       1 | Under construction                                             |
|        6 | Chandigarh                |                       1 | Under construction                                             |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh              |                       9 | 8-Under construction 1-Construction not started                |
|        8 | Goa                       |                       3 | 1-Under construction 2-Construction not started                |
|        9 | Haryana                   |                       4 | 1-Under construction 3-Construction not started                |
|       10 | Himachal Pradesh          |                       1 | Under construction                                             |
|       11 | Jammu& Kashmir            |                       7 | Under construction                                             |
|       12 | Jharkhand                 |                       7 | Under construction                                             |
|       13 | Karnataka                 |                       3 | 2- Functional 1-Construction not started                       |
|       14 | Kerala                    |                      10 | 5-Under construction 5-Construction not started                |
|       15 | Madhya Pradesh            |                      11 | 1- Functional 9-Under construction 1-Construction not started  |
|       16 | Maharashtra               |                       9 | 1- Functional 3-Under construction 5-Construction not started  |
|       17 | Manipur                   |                      11 | 3- Functional 1-Construction completed 7- Under construction   |
|       18 | Meghalaya                 |                       3 | 2-Under construction 1-Construction not started                |
|       19 | Mizoram                   |                       2 | Under construction                                             |
|       20 | Nagaland                  |                       7 | 2- Functional 2- Under construction 3-Construction not started |
|       21 | Odisha                    |                       2 | 1-Construction completed 1-Under construction                  |
|       22 | Puducherry                |                       2 | 1- Functional                                                  |

## Annexure-I

|    |               |    | 1- Under construction                                                                     |
|----|---------------|----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 23 | Rajasthan     |  8 | 5- Functional 1-Construction completed 2- Construction not started                        |
| 24 | Sikkim        |  3 | 1 -Functional 2- Under construction                                                       |
| 25 | Tamil Nadu    |  2 | 1-Under construction 1-Construction not started                                           |
| 26 | Telangana     |  3 | Under construction                                                                        |
| 27 | Tripura       |  2 | 1 -Functional 1- Under construction                                                       |
| 28 | Uttar Pradesh | 26 | 11- Functional 3-Construction completed 11- Under construction 1-Construction not started |
| 29 | Uttarakhand   |  6 | Under construction                                                                        |
| 30 | West Bengal   |  1 | Functional                                                                                |

| Status of   | Status of          | Status of         | Status of         | Status of         | Status of         | Status of         | Status of      | Status of         |
|-------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
| S. No.      | Name of State / UT | APPROVAL of AHWCs | APPROVAL of AHWCs | APPROVAL of AHWCs | APPROVAL of AHWCs | APPROVAL of AHWCs | Total Approved | Functional No. of |
| S. No.      | Name of State / UT | 2019-20           | 2020-21           | 2021-22           | 2022-23           | 2023-24           | AHWCs          | AHWCs             |
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh     | 42                | 68                |                   | 16                |                   | 126            | 126               |
| 2           | Arunachal Pradesh  | 1                 | 35                | 13                | 40                |                   | 89             | 49                |
| 3           | Assam              |                   | 49                | 40                | 200               | 211               | 500            | 289               |
| 4           | Bihar              |                   | 108               | 66                | 120               |                   | 294            | 113               |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh       |                   | 200               | 40                | 160               |                   | 400            | 400               |
| 6           | Goa                |                   | 9                 | 31                | 34                | 26                | 100            | 72                |
| 7           | Gujarat            | 190               | 75                |                   | 100               |                   | 365            | 292               |
| 8           | Haryana            | 142               | 376               | 20                | 0                 |                   | 538            | 375               |
| 9           | Himachal Pradesh   | 84                | 56                | 100               | 500               |                   | 740            | 303               |
| 10          | Jharkhand          | 100               |                   | 167               | 478               |                   | 745            | 560               |
| 11          | Karnataka          | 100               | 6                 | 70                | 200               |                   | 376            | 376               |
| 12          | Kerala             | 40                | 50                | 150               | 280               | 180               | 700            | 426               |
| 13          | Madhya Pradesh     | 25                | 337               | 200               | 200               | 38                | 800            | 562               |
| 14          | Maharashtra        | 294               |                   |                   | 96                |                   | 390            | 281               |
| 15          | Manipur            | 1                 | 2                 | 12                | 0                 |                   | 15             | 15                |
| 16          | Meghalaya          |                   | 35                | 10                | 0                 |                   | 45             | 22                |
| 17          | Mizoram            |                   | 24                | 14                | 0                 | 3                 | 41             | 38                |
| 18          | Nagaland           | 2                 | 47                |                   | 0                 |                   | 49             | 47                |
| 19          | Odisha             |                   | 100               | 150               | 172               |                   | 422            | 250               |
| 20          | Punjab             | 100               | 17                | 41                | 0                 |                   | 158            | 0                 |
| 21          | Rajasthan          |                   | 500               | 500               | 1019              |                   | 2019           | 1687              |
| 22          | Sikkim             |                   | 18                |                   | 0                 |                   | 18             | 18                |
| 23          | Tamil Nadu         | 48                | 92                | 110               | 400               |                   | 650            | 350               |
| 24          | Telangana          |                   |                   | 421               | 0                 |                   | 421            | 421               |
| 25          | Tripura            |                   | 38                | 7                 | 27                |                   | 72             | 38                |
| 26          | Uttar Pradesh      | 324               | 268               | 279               | 163               |                   | 1034           | 765               |
| 27          | Uttarakhand        |                   | 70                | 230               | 0                 |                   | 300            | 268               |
| 28          | West Bengal        | 20                | 80                | 171               | 269               |                   | 540            | 520               |
| 29          | Andaman            |                   | 6                 |                   | 0                 |                   | 6              | 6                 |
| 30          | Chandigarh         | 5                 |                   | 1                 | 6                 |                   | 12             | 5                 |
| 31          | Delhi              |                   |                   |                   | 0                 |                   | 0              | 0                 |
| 32          |                    |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   | 1              | 1                 |
|             | DNH&DD             |                   |                   |                   | 1                 |                   |                |                   |
| 33          | Jammu &Kashmir     | 94                | 100               | 123               | 125               | 81                | 523            | 442               |
| 34          | Ladakh             |                   |                   | 0                 | 0                 |                   | 0              | 0                 |
| 35          | Lakshadweep        |                   | 3                 | 2                 | 2                 |                   | 7              | 7                 |
| 36          | Puducherry         | 3                 |                   | 1                 | 0                 |                   | 4              | 4                 |
|             | TOTAL              | 1615              | 2769              | 2969              | 4608              | 539               | 12500          | 9128              |

| SI No.   | Name of District   | Number of approved AYUSH HWCUnits   | Number of approved AYUSH HWCUnits   | Number of approved AYUSH HWCUnits   | Number of approved AYUSH HWCUnits   | Number of approved AYUSH HWCUnits   | Total   |
|----------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------|
| SI No.   | Name of District   | 2019-2020                           | 2020-2021                           | 2021-2022                           | 2022-2023                           | 2023-2024                           | Total   |
| 1        | AJMER              | 0                                   | 18                                  | 15                                  | 38                                  | 0                                   | 71      |
| 2        | ALWAR              | 0                                   | 24                                  | 26                                  | 52                                  | 0                                   | 102     |
| 3        | BANSWARA           | 0                                   | 15                                  | 15                                  | 30                                  | 0                                   | 60      |
| 4        | BARAN              | 0                                   | 8                                   | 9                                   | 17                                  | 0                                   | 34      |
| 5        | BARMER             | 0                                   | 14                                  | 15                                  | 25                                  | 0                                   | 54      |
| 6        | BHARATPUR          | 0                                   | 18                                  | 22                                  | 50                                  | 0                                   | 90      |
| 7        | BHILWARA           | 0                                   | 25                                  | 22                                  | 51                                  | 0                                   | 98      |
| 8        | BIKANER            | 0                                   | 15                                  | 17                                  | 28                                  | 0                                   | 60      |
| 9        | BUNDI              | 0                                   | 8                                   | 8                                   | 18                                  | 0                                   | 34      |
| 10       | CHITTIORGARH       | 0                                   | 13                                  | 15                                  | 25                                  | 0                                   | 53      |
| 11       | CHURU              | 0                                   | 15                                  | 18                                  | 33                                  | 0                                   | 66      |
| 12       | DAUSA              | 0                                   | 14                                  | 13                                  | 29                                  | 0                                   | 56      |
| 13       | DHOLPUR            | 0                                   | 7                                   | 7                                   | 15                                  | 0                                   | 29      |
| 14       | DUNGARPUR          | 0                                   | 16                                  | 15                                  | 33                                  | 0                                   | 64      |
| 15       | SHRIGANGANAGAR     | 0                                   | 12                                  | 11                                  | 22                                  | 0                                   | 45      |
| 16       | HANUMANGARH        | 0                                   | 13                                  | 12                                  | 25                                  | 0                                   | 50      |
| 17       | JAIPUR             | 0                                   | 40                                  | 47                                  | 75                                  | 0                                   | 162     |
| 18       | JAISLAMER          | 0                                   | 5                                   | 4                                   | 9                                   | 0                                   | 18      |
| 19       | JALOR              | 0                                   | 9                                   | 8                                   | 19                                  | 0                                   | 36      |
| 20       | JHALAWAR           | 0                                   | 11                                  | 11                                  | 26                                  | 0                                   | 48      |
| 21       | JHUNJHUNU          | 0                                   | 22                                  | 22                                  | 42                                  | 0                                   | 86      |
| 22       | JODHPUR            | 0                                   | 17                                  | 16                                  | 35                                  | 0                                   | 68      |
| 23       | KOTA               | 0                                   | 8                                   | 8                                   | 15                                  | 0                                   | 31      |
| 24       | KARAULI            | 0                                   | 10                                  | 10                                  | 22                                  | 0                                   | 42      |
| 25       | NAGAUR             | 0                                   | 22                                  | 21                                  | 41                                  | 0                                   | 84      |
| 26       | PALI               | 0                                   | 18                                  | 18                                  | 41                                  | 0                                   | 77      |
| 27       | PRATAPGARH         | 0                                   | 7                                   | 6                                   | 13                                  | 0                                   | 26      |
| 28       | RAJSAMAND          | 0                                   | 14                                  | 12                                  | 27                                  | 0                                   | 53      |
| 29       | SIKAR              | 0                                   | 22                                  | 21                                  | 47                                  | 0                                   | 90      |
| 30       | SWAIMADHOR         | 0                                   | 12                                  | 11                                  | 24                                  | 0                                   | 47      |
| 31       | SIROHI             | 0                                   | 9                                   | 7                                   | 18                                  | 0                                   | 34      |
| 32       | TONK               | 0                                   | 14                                  | 13                                  | 26                                  | 0                                   | 53      |
| 33       | UDAIPUR            | 0                                   | 25                                  | 25                                  | 48                                  | 0                                   | 98      |
|          | Total              | 0                                   | 500                                 | 500                                 | 1019                                | 0                                   | 2019    |

## Approved 50 Bedded Integrated Ayush Hospitals in Rajasthan                Annexure IV

| State/UT   | Location       | Year of approval   | Status                      |
|------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
| Rajasthan  | Bhilwara       | 2017-18            | Functional                  |
| Rajasthan  | Ajmer          | 2017-18            | Functional                  |
| Rajasthan  | Churu          | 2017-18            | Functional                  |
| Rajasthan  | Bikaner        | 2017-18            | Functional                  |
| Rajasthan  | Jaipur         | 2018-19            | Functional                  |
| Rajasthan  | Sikar          | 2019-20            | Construction work completed |
| Rajasthan  | Sawai Madhopur | 2023-24            | Construction not started    |
| Rajasthan  | Bharatpur      | 2023-24            | Construction not started    |

| Sl. No.   | INTEGRATED APPROVED     | AYUSH HOSPITALS (50 BEDDED) YEAR-WISE DETAILS   | AYUSH HOSPITALS (50 BEDDED) YEAR-WISE DETAILS   | AYUSH HOSPITALS (50 BEDDED) YEAR-WISE DETAILS   | AYUSH HOSPITALS (50 BEDDED) YEAR-WISE DETAILS   | AYUSH HOSPITALS (50 BEDDED) YEAR-WISE DETAILS   | AYUSH HOSPITALS (50 BEDDED) YEAR-WISE DETAILS   |
|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT                | 2018-19                                         | 2019-20                                         | 2020-21                                         | 2021-22                                         | 2022-23                                         | 2023-24                                         |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Island | -                                               | 1                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh       | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 2                                               | -                                               |
| 3         | Andhra Pradesh          | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 4         | Assam                   | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 6                                               | -                                               |
| 5         | Bihar                   | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 6         | Chandigarh              | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 8         | Goa                     | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 1                                               | -                                               |
| 9         | Haryana                 | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh        | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 11        | Jammu &Kashmir          | 2                                               | -                                               | 1                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 12        | Jharkhand               | -                                               | 1                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 1                                               | -                                               |
| 13        | Karnataka               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 14        | Kerala                  | -                                               | 1                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 1                                               | 2                                               |
| 15        | Maharashtra             | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 4                                               |
| - 17      | Madhya Pradesh          | 1                                               |                                                 | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 18        | Meghalaya               | -                                               | 1                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 19        | Mizoram                 | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 20        | Nagaland                | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 21        | Odisha                  | -                                               | 1                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 22        | Puducherry              | 1                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 23        | Rajasthan               | 1                                               | 1                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 2                                               |
| - 24      | Sikkim                  | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu              | 1                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 1                                               | 1                                               |
| 26        | Telangana               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 3                                               |
| 27        | Tripura                 | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh           | 3                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 1                                               | -                                               |
| 29        | Uttarakhand             | 2                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 2                                               | -                                               |
| 30        | West Bengal             | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 31        | Lakshadweep             | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 32        | Panjab                  | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 31        | Gujrat                  | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 1                                               | -                                               |

## Annexure V

The NMPB, Ministry of Ayush, Government of India  is implementing 'Central Sector Scheme for Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' throughout the country including Rajasthan. Under the above scheme, project based support is provided to State Forest Departments for in-situ conservation of medicinal plants by way of establishing Medicinal Plants Conservation and Development Areas (MPCDAs) and Resource Augmentation of medicinal plants in forest areas.

The details of fund released and utilized in State of Rajasthan during the  last five years and current year are as below:

(Rs. in lakh)

| Year    | Fund Released   | Fund Utilized   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|
| 2018-19 | 263.38          | 137.82          |
| 2019-20 | 186.36          | 101.17          |
| 2020-21 | 27.34           | 88.08           |
| 2021-22 | -               | -               |
| 2022-23 | -               | -               |
| 2023-24 | -               | -               |

Note: The  figure  for  released  and  utilized  amounts  includes  both  of  newly  sanctioned  and ongoing projects.