Lok Sabha Question No. 3060 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Ayurvedic Doctors
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Narayan Tatu Rane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3060

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2024

## Ayurvedic Doctors

†3060. Shri Narayan Tatu Rane:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) the number of sanctioned posts of Ayurvedic doctors in the country;

(b) the details of the number of Ayurvedic doctors in Primary Health Centres in the country, grade-wise and State/UT-wise;

(c)  the  details  of  the  total  number  of  vacant  posts  of  Ayurvedic  doctors  in  all  the  grades across the country, State/UT-wise;

(d)  the  reasons  for  not  filling  these  vacant  posts  as  well  as  the  measures  taken  by  the Government to fill these vacant posts;

(e)  the  total  number of  Ayurveda practitioners who passed out during each of the last five years, year-wise and State/UT-wise;

(f) whether the Government proposes to guide the State Governments for such appointments and if so, the details thereof along with the financial assistance provided to every State/UT in this regard; and

(g)  whether  the  Government  has  also  any  proposal  for  re-starting  integrated  course  in Ayurveda and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a)  to  (f)  Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  for  sanctioning  of posts and filling up of vacant posts  of Ayurveda doctors in all categories comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments and accordingly, no such data is maintained by Central Government.

Under Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), one post is vacant against 121 sanctioned  posts  of  Ayurveda  Medical  Officers  due  to  superannuation  of  the  incumbent. Ministry of Ayush has initiated action to fill the vacant post.

Further,  Government  of  India  has  adopted  a  strategy  of  Co-location  of  Ayush facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs), thus enabling the choice to the patients for different systems of medicines under a single window. The engagement of contractual Ayush doctors/ paramedics and their training  is  being  supported  by  the  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  under  National Health Mission (NHM), while the support for Ayush infrastructure, equipment/ furniture and medicines  is  being  provided  by  the  Ministry  of  Ayush  under  National  Ayush  Mission (NAM), as shared responsibilities. The State/UT-wise status of co-located Ayush facilities at PHCs, is furnished at Annexure-I.

Furthermore,  as  per  the  data  received  from  State  Board/Council/UT,  the  State/UTwise  status  of  registered  Ayurveda  practitioners  during  last  five  years  is  furnished  at Annexure-II.

(g)  There  is  no  such  plan  to  re-start  integrated  course  in  Ayurveda.  However,  National Commission  for  Indian  system  of  Medicine  (NCISM)  introduced  AYUSH  Module  for MBBS, Nursing & Physiotherapy for proper orientation on the traditional medical systems i.e. Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Sowa-rigpa (ASUS) and get expertise as per the module.

Annexure-I The State/UT-wise status of co-located Ayush facilities at PHCs

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT               |   PHC |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                     |   273 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |    50 |
| 3         | Assam                              |    71 |
| 4         | Bihar                              |     0 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                       |   454 |
| 6         | Goa                                |    22 |
| 7         | Gujarat                            |   868 |
| 8         | Haryana                            |   106 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                   |     0 |
| 10        | Jharkhand                          |    97 |
| 11        | Karnataka                          |   375 |
| 21        | Kerala                             |     0 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh                     |   283 |
| 14        | Maharashtra                        |    20 |
| 15        | Manipur                            |    78 |
| 16        | Meghalaya                          |    54 |
| 17        | Mizoram                            |    10 |
| 18        | Nagaland                           |     9 |
| 19        | Odisha                             |   886 |
| 20        | Punjab                             |    94 |
| 21        | Rajasthan                          |   146 |
| 22        | Sikkim                             |     4 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu                         |   475 |
| 24        | Telangana                          |   352 |
| 25        | Tripura                            |    84 |
| 26        | Uttarakhand                        |    44 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh                      |   627 |
| 28        | West Bengal                        |   368 |
| 29        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |    20 |
| 30        | Chandigarh                         |    28 |
| 31        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |     9 |
| 32        | NCT of Delhi                       |     0 |
| 33        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |   372 |
| 34        | Ladakh                             |    32 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep                        |     4 |
| 36        | Puducherry                         |    39 |
| Total     | Total                              |  6354 |

Source: as per NHM-MIS database as on 30.06.2024

## State/UT-wise status of registered Ayurveda practitioners during last five years

| Sl. No   | Name of the State /UT   |   Registered Ayurveda Practitioner |
|----------|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh          |                                569 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh       |                                 37 |
| 3        | Assam                   |                                221 |
| 4        | Bihar                   |                                652 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh            |                               1097 |
| 6        | Delhi                   |                                337 |
| 7        | Goa                     |                                156 |
| 8        | Gujarat                 |                               4036 |
| 9        | Haryana                 |                               2073 |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh        |                               1296 |
| 11       | Jammu                   |                                274 |
| 12       | Jharkhand               |                                 13 |
| 13       | Karnataka               |                               9741 |
| 14       | Kerala                  |                                587 |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh          |                               1508 |
| 16       | Maharashtra             |                              13769 |
| 17       | Orissa                  |                                  3 |
| 18       | Punjab                  |                               1517 |
| 19       | Rajasthan               |                               1773 |
| 20       | Tamil Nadu              |                                446 |
| 21       | Uttar Pradesh           |                               3703 |
| 22       | Uttarakhand             |                                761 |
| 23       | West Bengal             |                                372 |
| Total    | Total                   |                              44941 |

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