Lok Sabha Question No. 5736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: Improvement of AYUSH Infrastructure
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Smt. Manju Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5736 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2025

## Improvement of AYUSH Infrastructure

†5736. Smt. Manju Sharma: Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has taken measures or proposes to take measures to improve the infrastructure related to AYUSH services and facilitate easy access to said services; (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh; (c) if not, the reasons therefor; (d) the steps have been taken by the Government to develop the AYUSH system of medicine under the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) during the last three years; and (e) the details of the sanctioned, allocated and utilized amount of funds under the said mission during the last three years, State/UT-wise?

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

(a)  to  (c)  Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  to  improve  the infrastructure and increase access to Ayush services and facilitate easy access to said services in the States/UTs including Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh lies with the respective State/UT Governments. However, under Centrally sponsored Scheme National Ayush Mission (NAM), Ministry is supporting the efforts of the Stats/UTs to improve the infrastructure of Ayush services for providing better access to the community by providing financial assistance under different activities like establishment of 50/30/10-bedded Integrated Ayush Hospital and upgradation of existing Ayush Hospitals and dispensaries. The State/UT-wise status of approved  Integrated Ayush Hospitals for  establishment and Ayush hospitals  and  dispensaries  as  supported  for  upgradation  is  furnished  at Annexure-I  & Annexure-II respectively including Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

(d)  &  (e)  National  Ayush  Mission  inter-alia  makes  provisions  for  the  following  major activities through States/UT Governments for development and promotion of Ayush system in the country:(i) Ayush Health & Wellness Centres (AHWCs) now renamed as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush). (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 up to 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 PostGraduate 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/UT Governments through the State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs), Ministry of Ayush has released an amount of Rs. 1873.20 Crore to States/UTs for implementation of different approved activities during last three years. The State/UT-wise status of fund allocated/released and utilized during the last three years is furnished at Annexure-III .

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## List of approved new Integrated Ayush Hospitals in State/UT across country

| S.No.   | State/UTs                         |   No. of IAH |
|---------|-----------------------------------|--------------|
| 1.      | Andaman &Nicobar Island           |            1 |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh                    |            2 |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh                 |            5 |
| 4.      | Assam                             |            8 |
| 5.      | Bihar                             |            1 |
| 6.      | Chandigarh                        |            1 |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh                      |            9 |
| 8.      | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |            1 |
| 9.      | Goa                               |            2 |
| 10.     | Gujarat                           |            1 |
| 11.     | Haryana                           |            1 |
| 12.     | Himachal Pradesh                  |            2 |
| 13.     | Jammu &Kashmir                    |            7 |
| 14.     | Jharkhand                         |            7 |
| 15.     | Karnataka                         |            3 |
| 16.     | Kerala                            |           10 |
| 17.     | Lakshdweep                        |            1 |
| 18.     | Madhya Pradesh                    |           11 |
| 19.     | Maharashtra                       |            9 |
| 20.     | Manipur                           |           11 |
| 21.     | Meghalaya                         |            3 |
| 22.     | Mizoram                           |            2 |
| 23.     | Nagaland                          |            7 |
| 24.     | Odisha                            |            3 |
| 25.     | Puducherry                        |            2 |
| 26.     | Punjab                            |            2 |
| 27.     | Rajasthan                         |            8 |
| 28.     | Sikkim                            |            2 |
| 29.     | Tamil Nadu                        |            5 |
| 30.     | Telangana                         |            3 |
| 31.     | Tripura                           |            2 |
| 32.     | Uttar Pradesh                     |           26 |
| 33.     | Uttrakhand                        |            7 |
| 34.     | West Bengal                       |            2 |
|         | Grand Total                       |          167 |

## State/UT wise list of approved Ayush hospitals and dispensaries as supported for upgradation across country

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/ UTs                |   Units of Ayush Hospitals |   Units of Ayush Dispensaries |
|-----------|------------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | Andman &Nicobar Islands            |                          1 |                             0 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                         10 |                            23 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                          1 |                             0 |
| 4         | Assam                              |                          2 |                             0 |
| 5         | Bihar                              |                          0 |                            10 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         |                          0 |                            45 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       |                         17 |                           367 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                          3 |                             1 |
| 9         | Laddakh                            |                          0 |                             0 |
| 10        | Delhi                              |                          4 |                             0 |
| 11        | Goa                                |                          0 |                             0 |
| 12        | Gujarat                            |                         10 |                           142 |
| 13        | Haryana                            |                          2 |                           191 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                        110 |                          1340 |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                          4 |                            55 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                          |                          0 |                             0 |
| 17        | Karnataka                          |                         17 |                            14 |
| 18        | Kerala                             |                        122 |                           100 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                        |                          1 |                             4 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                         32 |                           178 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                        |                          0 |                             0 |
| 22        | Manipur                            |                          2 |                            52 |
| 23        | Mizoram                            |                          0 |                             0 |
| 24        | Meghalaya                          |                          0 |                             3 |
| 25        | Nagaland                           |                          0 |                             5 |
| 26        | Odisha                             |                          2 |                            56 |
| 27        | Puducherry                         |                          0 |                             7 |
| 28        | Punjab                             |                          0 |                            10 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          |                         11 |                           868 |
| 30        | Sikkim                             |                          0 |                             0 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                         |                          9 |                             0 |
| 32        | Telangana                          |                          4 |                            57 |
| 33        | Tripura                            |                          6 |                             8 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                         46 |                          1011 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                        |                          0 |                           161 |
| 36        | West Bengal                        |                          0 |                           328 |
| Total     |                                    |                        416 |                          5036 |

Annexure-III

## The Status of fund released & expenditure reported by State / UT Governments under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) during the last three years.

(Rs in lakh)

| Sl.   |                                    | 2021-22               | 2021-22   | 2022-23               | 2022-23   | 2023-24               | 2023-24   |
|-------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|
| No.   | Name of States/UTs                 | Sanctioned/ Allocated | Utilized  | Sanctioned/ Allocated | Utilized  | Sanctioned/ Allocated | Utilized  |
| 1     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          | 296.06                | 295.94    | 142.39                | 142.39    | 407.29                | 372.85    |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                     | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00                  | 0.00      |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 180.85                | 180.85    | 402.04                | 402.04    | 1186.04               | 1016.60   |
| 4     | Assam                              | 639.52                | 507.91    | 1011.77               | 908.67    | 3471.45               | 2883.72   |
| 5     | Bihar                              | 1686.08               | 1686.08   | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 1161.06               | 380.04    |
| 6     | Chandigarh                         | 94.86                 | 94.41     | 189.73                | 156.74    | 226.32                | 199.74    |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                       | 841.31                | 741.43    | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 2151.43               | 1524.79   |
| 8     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 408.45                | 366.88    |
| 9     | Delhi                              | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00                  | 0.00      |
| 10    | Goa                                | 218.99                | 218.99    | 142.29                | 105.37    | 628.30                | 596.39    |
| 11    | Gujarat                            | 466.93                | 450.54    | 1908.62               | 811.83    | 2961.42               | 1442.99   |
| 12    | Haryana                            | 647.70                | 624.34    | 1219.91               | 1219.91   | 3026.59               | 2712.05   |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                   | 1261.80               | 1261.80   | 3873.58               | 3865.19   | 3659.22               | 3062.52   |
| 14    | Jammu& Kashmir                     | 1313.11               | 1245.61   | 4895.09               | 4699.57   | 7510.36               | 7269.62   |
| 15    | Jharkhand                          | 1309.77               | 1309.77   | 7752.57               | 7752.57   | 2390.42               | 2203.29   |
| 16    | Karnataka                          | 1821.46               | 1777.80   | 1714.09               | 1546.45   | 5031.54               | 4605.48   |
| 17    | Kerala                             | 1153.39               | 1153.39   | 4399.83               | 4122.00   | 7989.40               | 7381.76   |
| 18    | Ladakh                             | 187.45                | 185.95    | 72.27                 | 72.27     | 47.32                 | 41.77     |
| 19    | Lakshadweep                        | 64.26                 | 64.26     | 116.32                | 116.32    | 332.01                | 332.01    |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh                     | 3123.20               | 3123.20   | 1716.00               | 1653.21   | 6120.00               | 5173.05   |
| 21    | Maharashtra                        | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 2235.54               | 1495.17   |
| 22    | Manipur                            | 170.04                | 129.75    | 1723.00               | 1623.95   | 0.00                  | 0.00      |

|         |                    | 2021-22               | 2021-22   | 2022-23               | 2022-23   | 2023-24               | 2023-24   |
|---------|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|
| Sl. No. | Name of States/UTs | Sanctioned/ Allocated | Utilized  | Sanctioned/ Allocated | Utilized  | Sanctioned/ Allocated | Utilized  |
| 23      | Mizoram            | 259.08                | 259.08    | 117.27                | 117.27    | 1057.86               | 1039.52   |
| 24      | Meghalaya          | 609.78                | 609.78    | 796.84                | 796.84    | 1722.60               | 1482.39   |
| 25      | Nagaland           | 232.27                | 232.27    | 495.78                | 495.78    | 1016.97               | 1016.97   |
| 26      | Odisha             | 1075.38               | 1069.56   | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00                  | 0.00      |
| 27      | Puducherry         | 200.27                | 200.19    | 623.95                | 620.94    | 197.08                | 164.43    |
| 28      | Punjab             | 527.28                | 527.28    | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 109.85                | 61.46     |
| 29      | Rajasthan          | 3189.00               | 2945.96   | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 3731.51               | 1814.68   |
| 30      | Sikkim             | 99.30                 | 99.30     | 626.06                | 626.06    | 492.37                | 492.37    |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu         | 2348.27               | 2348.27   | 2428.69               | 1879.99   | 6635.76               | 6428.71   |
| 32      | Telangana          | 3132.25               | 3044.95   | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 1225.17               | 852.40    |
| 33      | Tripura            | 138.71                | 127.32    | 1030.90               | 1008.40   | 566.99                | 470.85    |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh      | 13809.72              | 13601.37  | 14437.60              | 13903.51  | 12418.60              | 11455.76  |
| 35      | Uttarakhand        | 2622.50               | 2622.50   | 1855.80               | 1855.80   | 3234.38               | 2666.70   |
| 36      | West Bengal        | 2118.05               | 2118.05   | 1056.58               | 1045.38   | 3379.39               | 2943.63   |
|         | Total              | 45838.63              | 44857.87  | 54748.94              | 51548.43  | 86732.67              | 73950.58  |