Lok Sabha Question No. 3178 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-09
Subject: Mobile Clinics under Ayurswasthay Yojana
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri B K Parthasarathi, Shri Kesineni Sivanath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3178 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  August, 2024

## Mobile Clinics under Ayurswasthay Yojana

3178 Shri B K Parthasarathi:

Shri Kesineni Sivanath:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the funds allocated and utilised under Ayurswasthaya Yojana in order to set up mobile clinics, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of the documentation of the efficacy of AYUSH systems in addressing various public health issues; and
- (c) the details of mobile clinics set up for AYUSH interventions in remote and tribal areas in the country including Andhra Pradesh, State/UT-wise and district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Ministry of Ayush is implementing a Central Sector Scheme namely AYURSWASTHYA Yojana, since FY 2021-22.  The Scheme has 02 components viz. (i) AYUSH and Public Health (ii) Centre of Excellence (CoE).  Under the Scheme, funds are not allocated  State/UT-wise.  In  AYUSH  and  Public  Health  component  of  scheme,  there  is  a provision  for  mobile  clinic  for  AYUSH  intervention  in  remote  and  tribal  area.  However, funds are not specifically allocated to set up mobile health clinics.   The detailed guideline of the scheme is available on the Ministry's website (www.ayush.gov.in).

(b) The  Research  Councils  under  Ministry  of  Ayush  are  documenting  the  efficacy  of AYUSH systems  in  addressing  various  public  health  issues.  Details  of  documentation  of efficacy of Ayush system in public health issues is annexed at Annexure I.

(c) One mobile clinic in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh has been established by the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine under this Ministry.

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Annexure I Details of documentation of efficacy of Ayush system in public health issues are as below:

| Name of Research Council                           | Details                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences | Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences has published a total 31 Research Publication related to 'Public Health Care issues' in terms of Technical Reports, Monographs, Books, and Research articles. Among these, 28 are available online, and 3 are available in hard copy. Publications available at https://ccras.nic.in/research-journals/                                                                                                                                           |
| Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine     | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine is documenting the safety and efficacy of Unani Pharmacopoeial /classical formulations. Besides the publication of research papers in scientific journals, more than 320 Technical report / monograph / success stories have been published by the Council so far.                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Central Council for Research in Homeopathy         | Central Council for Research in Homeopathy has published 522 research articles in various scientific journals and also other scientific books, monographs etc, till now. The details of the publications of CCRH are available on the website at https://www.ccrhindia.nic.in/index1.aspx?lsid=282&lev=1&li d=219&Regid=0&langid=1.                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Central Council for Research in Siddha             | The research program of Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS) mainly focuses on clinical research including safety and efficacy studies of Siddha drugs, validation of the fundamental principles, drug standardization and quality control, survey and cultivation of medicinal plants and literary research. 54 books and 755 scientific research articles have been published by CCRS. https://siddhacouncil.com/ccrs/publications/ https://siddhacouncil.com/ccrs/covid-19-publications/ |