Lok Sabha Question No. 1457 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-28
Subject: AYUSH Wellness Centres
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Nitesh Ganga Deb

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1457 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JULY 2023

## AYUSH WELLNESS CENTRES

## 1457. SHRI NITESH GANGADEB:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to establish AYUSH Wellness Centres in every district of the country to promote Indian traditional method of treatment among people;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Ministry has any pilot project operational in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFAYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDASONOWAL)

(a) to (d) Public Health being the State subject, the establishment of Ayush Health and Wellness centres (AHWCs) in every district of the country to promote Indian traditional method of treatment comes under the purview of the respective State/UT Government. However, the Ministry of Ayush is implementing the operationalization of AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres (AHWCs) under Ayushman Bharat as a component of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments.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 AHWCs. Further, as per the progress reports received from States/UTs, 7603 AHWCs have been made functional till date. The State/UT wise status of approved and functional AHWCs is furnished in Annexure.

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Annexure State/UT wise status of approved and functional AYUSH HWCs

|   Sl. No. | Nameof the States/UTs            | ApprovedAYUSH HWCs   | FunctionalAYUSH HWCs   |
|-----------|----------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman &Nicobar Island          | 6                    | 6                      |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                   | 203                  | 126                    |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                | 89                   | 49                     |
|         4 | Assam                            | 489                  | 210                    |
|         5 | Bihar                            | 388                  | 113                    |
|         6 | Chandigarh                       | 12                   | 5                      |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh                     | 400                  | 397                    |
|         8 | Delhi                            | 0                    | 0                      |
|         9 | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu | 1                    | 0                      |
|        10 | Goa                              | 74                   | 72                     |
|        11 | Gujarat                          | 365                  | 245                    |
|        12 | Haryana                          | 569                  | 372                    |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh                 | 740                  | 240                    |
|        14 | Jammu &Kashmir                   | 456                  | 442                    |
|        15 | Jharkhand                        | 745                  | 249                    |
|        16 | Karnataka                        | 376                  | 376                    |
|        17 | Kerala                           | 520                  | 334                    |
|        18 | Ladakh                           | 0                    | 0                      |
|        19 | Lakshadweep                      | 7                    | 7                      |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh                   | 762                  | 562                    |
|        21 | Maharashtra                      | 390                  | 281                    |
|        22 | Manipur                          | 67                   | 14                     |
|        23 | Meghalaya                        | 45                   | 22                     |
|        24 | Mizoram                          | 38                   | 38                     |
|        25 | Nagaland                         | 49                   | 45                     |
|        26 | Odisha                           | 422                  | 250                    |
|        27 | Puducherry                       | 4                    | 4                      |
|        28 | Punjab                           | 217                  | 0                      |
|        29 | Rajasthan                        | 2019                 | 919                    |
|        30 | Sikkim                           | 18                   | 18                     |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu                       | 650                  | 250                    |
|        32 | Telangana                        | 421                  | 421                    |
|        33 | Tripura                          | 84                   | 38                     |
|        34 | Uttar Pradesh                    | 1034                 | 736                    |
|        35 | Uttarakhand                      | 300                  | 244                    |
|        36 | West Bengal Total                | 540 12500            | 518 7603               |