Lok Sabha Question No. 831 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-07
Subject: AYUSH Wellness Centres and Hospitals
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 831 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2025

## AYUSH Wellness Centres and Hospitals

831. Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  AYUSH  Wellness  Centres/Hospitals  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise including Bihar;
- (b)  whether the Government has taken/proposes to develop AYUSH Wellness Centres at district level in the country;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Bihar;
- (d)  the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to promote AYUSH system of medicines among people in the country; and
- (e)  the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure quality control of Ayurvedic medicines/herbs manufacturing in various companies in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to  (c)  Public  Health  being  the  State  subject,  the  development  of  AYUSH  Wellness Centres at district level including Bihar in the country comes under the purview of the respective State/UT Government. However, the Ministry of Ayush is implementing the operationalization  of  12500  Ayush  Health  and  Wellness  Centres  presently  known  as Ayushman  Arogya  Mandir  (Ayush)  [AAM  (Ayush)]  under  Ayushman  Bharat  as  a component of the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme of  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM)  by upgrading existing Ayush  Dispensaries  and Sub  health centers through State/UT Governments.  Further  under  NAM,  as  per  the  proposals  received  from  State/UT Governments through their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs), a total of 12,500 units of existing Ayush dispensaries and sub health centres have been approved to be upgraded as AAM  (Ayush).  As  per  the  progress  report  received  from  States/UTs,  12253  AAM (Ayush) have been made functional till date. The State/UT wise status of approved and functional AAM (Ayush) including Bihar is furnished at Annexure.
- (d) Ministry of Ayush is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National

AYUSH Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments in the country and supporting their efforts for development & promotion of AYUSH systems of medicine by providing financial assistance to them under different activities including medicines and therapies as per the proposals received in their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs).

The Mission inter-alia makes provision for the following activities: -

- (i) Operationalisation  of  Ayushman  Arogya  Mandir  (Ayush)  by  upgrading  existing Ayush dispensaries and Sub health 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 in the area where there are no Ayush facilities available.
- (v) Setting up of 10/30/50 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) Establishment  of  new  Ayush  colleges  in  the  States  where  availability  of  Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector.
- (ix) Infrastructural  development of Ayush Under-Graduate Institutions and Ayush PostGraduate Institutions/ add on PG/ Pharmacy /Para-Medical Courses.
- (e)  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  implemented  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  Ayush  Oushadhi Gunavatta evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY), was approved by Standing Finance Cornrrittee (SFC) on 16.03.2021. The total Budget allocation to this scheme is Rs. 122.00 crores for five years.

The objectives of the Scheme are as under:

- (i) To enhance India's manufacturing capabilities and exports of traditional medicines and health promotion products under the initiative of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
- (ii) To  facilitate  adequate  infrastructural  &  technological  upgradation  and  institutional activities  in  public  and  private  sector  for  standardization,  quality  manufacturing  and analytical testing of Ayush drugs & materials.
- (iii) To strengthen regulatory frameworks at Central and State level foe effective quality control,  safety  monitoring  and  surveillance  of  misleading  advertisements  of  Ayush drugs.
- (iv) To  encourage  building  up  synergies,  collaborations  and  convergent  approaches  for promoting standards and quality of Ayush drugs & materials.

Detailed guidelines are available at:- https://ayush.gov.in/resources/pdf/schemes/aoushdhi.pdf

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## Annexure

State/UT-wise status of approved and functional Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs             |   No. of Approved Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) |   No. of Functional Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |                                                6 |                                                  6 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                                              126 |                                                126 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                               89 |                                                 89 |
| 4         | Assam                              |                                              500 |                                                500 |
| 5         | Bihar                              |                                              294 |                                                113 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         |                                               12 |                                                 12 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       |                                              400 |                                                400 |
| 8         | Delhi                              |                                                0 |                                                  0 |
| 9         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                                                1 |                                                  1 |
| 10        | Goa                                |                                              100 |                                                100 |
| 11        | Gujarat                            |                                              365 |                                                365 |
| 12        | Haryana                            |                                              538 |                                                506 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                                              761 |                                                740 |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                                              523 |                                                523 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          |                                              745 |                                                745 |
| 16        | Karnataka                          |                                              376 |                                                376 |
| 17        | Kerala                             |                                              700 |                                                700 |
| 18        | Ladakh                             |                                                0 |                                                  0 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                        |                                                7 |                                                  7 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                                              800 |                                                800 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                        |                                              390 |                                                377 |
| 22        | Manipur                            |                                               15 |                                                 15 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                          |                                               24 |                                                 24 |
| 24        | Mizoram                            |                                               41 |                                                 41 |
| 25        | Nagaland                           |                                               49 |                                                 49 |
| 26        | Odisha                             |                                              422 |                                                422 |
| 27        | Puducherry                         |                                                4 |                                                  4 |
| 28        | Punjab                             |                                              158 |                                                158 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          |                                             2019 |                                               2019 |
| 30        | Sikkim                             |                                               18 |                                                 18 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                         |                                              650 |                                                650 |
| 32        | Telangana                          |                                              421 |                                                421 |
| 33        | Tripura                            |                                               72 |                                                 72 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                                             1034 |                                               1034 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                        |                                              300 |                                                300 |
| 36        | West Bengal                        |                                              540 |                                                540 |
| Total     |                                    |                                            12500 |                                              12253 |