Lok Sabha Question No. 5 (STARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Promotion of AYUSH in Bihar and Jharkhand
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No.5 ANSWERED ON 2 ND  FEBURARY, 2024

## Promotion of AYUSH in Bihar and Jharkhand

## *5 SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  the details of the efforts made/proposed to be made to promote Ayurveda and other systems of AYUSH in Bihar and Jharkhand, where a large chunk of population depend on traditional medical practices; and

(b)  the details of the number of institutes and training centres related to Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani etc. proposed to be set up in Bihar and Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

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

## The Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 5 for 02 nd February, 2024

(a) Ministry of Ayush is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the National Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments for the development and promotion of Ayurveda and other systems of Ayush in the country including Bihar & Jharkhand and financial assistance is being provided to them as per the proposals received in their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs). NAM inter-alia  makes  provisions  for  the  following  activities  to  promote  Ayush  systems  in  the country:-

(i) Ayush Health & Wellness 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 50/30/10 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) Infrastructural development of Ayush Under-Graduate Institutions and Ayush Post-Graduate Institutions

(ix)  Establishment  of  new  Ayush  Colleges  in  the  States  where  availability  of  Ayush  teaching institutions is inadequate in the Government Sector.

Under  NAM,  as  per  the  proposals  received  from  the  State  Governments  of  Bihar  & Jharkhand through SAAPs, Rs. 11551.33 Lakhs and Rs. 18538.06 Lakhs have been approved for Bihar and Jharkhand respectively from the year 2014-15 to 2022-23 for implementation of different activities to promote Ayurveda and other systems of Ayush.

Further, Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  Shri Narendra  Modi  lead  the  main  event  of  5th International Day of Yoga at Prabhat Tara, Ranchi, Jharkhand on 21st June, 2019. Approximately 30,000 people participated in the main event.

(b) Public Health is a State subject and setting up of institutes and training centers related to Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani etc. in Bihar and Jharkhand comes under purview of respective State/UT Governments. However, under NAM, there is provision of financial assistance for setting up of 50 /30 /10 bedded integrated Ayush hospitals and establishment of new Ayush colleges in the States where availability of Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector. Accordingly, the  State  Government  may  avail  financial  assistance  by  submitting  suitable  proposals  through SAAPs. Under NAM, as per the proposals received from State Government of Bihar and Jharkhand through SAAPs, the status of approved integrated Ayush hospital is furnished at Annexure .

## nd

## Annexure

## Annexure referred in reply to the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 5 for 2 February, 2024

## The status of approved integrated Ayush hospital under NAM

| Name of the State   | Location   |   Amount approved (Rs. in lakhs) |
|---------------------|------------|----------------------------------|
| Bihar               | Patna      |                          302.695 |
| Jharkhand           | Ranchi     |                         1500     |
| Jharkhand           | Gumla      |                          750     |
| Jharkhand           | Bokaro     |                          750     |
| Jharkhand           | Deoghar    |                          750     |
| Jharkhand           | Palamu     |                          750     |
| Jharkhand           | Dumka      |                          750     |
| Jharkhand           | Jamshedpur |                         1500     |