Lok Sabha Question No. 939 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-08
Subject: Improving AYUSH Services
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama, Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 939 ANSWERED ON 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## Improving AYUSH Services

## 939. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA: DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take measures to improve the infrastructure and  accessibility  of  AYUSH  services  in  the  country  including  Gujarat,  Jharkhand  and  West Bengal;

(b) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken to promote the development of AYUSH practices and medicines  under  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  across  the  country  including  Gujarat  till date; and

(d)  the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  under  NAM  in  the  country including Gujarat, Jharkhand and West Bengal during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)  to  (d)  Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  to  improve  the infrastructure  and  accessibility  of  Ayush  services  across  the  country  lies  with  the  respective State/UT Government including Gujarat, Jharkhand and West Bengal. However, the Government of India has launched the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the National Ayush Mission (NAM) implementing  through  States/UTs  for  the  overall  development  of  Ayush  systems  including infrastructural  development  and  access  to  Ayush  Services.  National  Ayush  Mission  inter-alia makes provisions for the following activities to promote the development of Ayush practices and medicines in the country through State/UT Governments:-

(i) Operationalisation of Ayush Health & Wellness Centres by upgrading existing Ayush dispensaries and sub centres

(ii) Co-location of Ayush facilities at PHCs, CHCs and 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 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) Behaviour Change Communication (BCC)

(ix) Mobility support at State and District level

(x) Ayush Gram

(xi)  Establishment  of  new  Ayush  colleges  in  the  States  where  availability  of  AYUSH teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector

(xii)Infrastructural development of Ayush Under-Graduate Institutions and Ayush PostGraduate Institutions/ add on PG/ Pharmacy/Para-Medical Courses

Further, State/UT Government may avail financial assistance by submitting proposals through State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs)  as  per  NAM  guidelines.  The  details  of  the  funds sanctioned/allocated/released  and  utilized  under  NAM  in  the  country  including  Gujarat, Jharkhand and West Bengal during the last three years and the current year are furnished at Annexure.

## Annexure

## The details of the funds sanctioned/allocated/released and utilized under NAM in the country including Gujarat, Jharkhand and West Bengal during the last three years and the current year

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs                 | 2020-21                         | 2020-21                             | 2021-22                         | 2021-22                             | 2022-23                         | 2022-23                             | 2023-24                          | 2023-24                             |
|-----------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs                 | Sanctioned /allocated/ released | Expenditu re reporter by States/UTs | Sanctioned /allocated/ released | Expenditur e reporter by States/UTs | Sanctioned /allocated/ released | Expenditu re reporter by States/UTs | Sanction ed/alloca ted/relea sed | Expenditu re reporter by States/UTs |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          | 251.81                          | 251.81                              | 296.06                          | 296.06                              | 142.39                          | 142.39                              | 307.54                           | 37.88                               |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     | 385.40                          | 131.17                              | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 678.09                          | 614.63                              | 180.85                          | 105.10                              | 402.04                          | 123.28                              | 593.02                           | 0.00                                |
| 4         | Assam                              | 347.15                          | 306.65                              | 639.52                          | 469.38                              | 1011.77                         | 45.38                               | 1735.73                          | 0.00                                |
| 5         | Bihar                              | 516.54                          | 32.36                               | 1686.08                         | 1686.07                             | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         | 195.81                          | 156.17                              | 94.86                           | 94.86                               | 189.74                          | 115.57                              | 226.32                           | 0.00                                |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       | 2691.07                         | 1786.84                             | 841.31                          | 580.37                              | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 2151.43                          | 283.75                              |
| 8         | Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 9         | Delhi                              | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 10        | Goa                                | 65.99                           | 65.99                               | 218.99                          | 218.99                              | 142.29                          | 105.37                              | 314.15                           | 0.00                                |
| 11        | Gujarat                            | 244.01                          | 189.09                              | 466.93                          | 331.34                              | 1908.62                         | 242.97                              | 1480.71                          | 0.00                                |
| 12        | Haryana                            | 3034.42                         | 2789.23                             | 647.70                          | 610.23                              | 1219.91                         | 968.09                              | 2017.73                          | 376.35                              |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   | 494.94                          | 494.94                              | 1261.80                         | 997.43                              | 3873.58                         | 3410.45                             | 3659.22                          | 0.00                                |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir                    | 2285.75                         | 2221.86                             | 1313.11                         | 1245.61                             | 4895.09                         | 4497.66                             | 5632.77                          | 2801.27                             |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 1309.77                         | 1309.76                             | 7752.57                         | 6911.24                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 16        | Karnataka                          | 2184.37                         | 1918.76                             | 1821.46                         | 1653.09                             | 1714.09                         | 1014.46                             | 3354.36                          | 0.00                                |
| 17        | Kerala                             | 2337.59                         | 2246.45                             | 1153.39                         | 1153.39                             | 4399.83                         | 3037.78                             | 5326.27                          | 0.00                                |
| 18        | Ladakh                             | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 187.45                          | 147.85                              | 72.27                           | 34.76                               | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                        | 19.61                           | 18.01                               | 64.26                           | 63.51                               | 116.32                          | 112.80                              | 332.01                           | 40.43                               |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     | 5608.63                         | 5341.19                             | 3123.20                         | 2867.94                             | 1716.00                         | 170.03                              | 1557.68                          | 0.00                                |
| 21        | Maharashtra                        | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 1117.77                          | 0.00                                |
| 22        | Manipur                            | 571.72                          | 338.13                              | 170.04                          | 58.75                               | 1723.00                         | 0.00                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 23        | Mizoram                            | 657.73                          | 609.45                              | 259.08                          | 242.07                              | 117.27                          | 51.86                               | 568.94                           | 0.00                                |
| 24        | Meghalaya                          | 247.97                          | 247.97                              | 609.78                          | 609.78                              | 796.84                          | 721.23                              | 861.30                           | 0.00                                |
| 25        | Nagaland                           | 1254.89                         | 1254.89                             | 232.27                          | 232.27                              | 495.78                          | 450.01                              | 305.09                           | 0.00                                |
| 26        | Odisha                             | 716.64                          | 560.97                              | 1075.38                         | 794.73                              | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 27        | Puducherry                         | 47.67                           | 46.94                               | 200.27                          | 195.11                              | 623.95                          | 462.11                              | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 28        | Punjab                             | 89.77                           | 43.46                               | 527.28                          | 326.97                              | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                                |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          | 2276.40                         | 1599.97                             | 3189.00                         | 1713.67                             | 0.00                            | 0.00                                | 3731.51                          | 0.00                                |
| 30        | Sikkim                             | 350.44                          | 350.44                              | 99.30                           | 99.30                               | 626.06                          | 456.47                              | 170.37                           | 0.00                                |

| 31   | Tamil Nadu    |   616.58 |   616.58 |   2348.27 |   2147.03 |   2428.69 |   1574.48 |   1658.94 |    0.00 |
|------|---------------|----------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 32   | Telangana     |     0    |     0    |   3132.25 |   3044.95 |      0    |      0    |   1225.17 |    0    |
| 33   | Tripura       |   270.08 |   241.27 |    138.71 |    106.22 |   1030.9  |    482.01 |    566.99 |    0    |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh | 10373.9  |  9747.17 |  13809.7  |  11792.2  |  14437.6  |   8678.9  |      0    |    0    |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   |   656.46 |   656.46 |   2622.5  |   2547.03 |   1855.8  |   1805.56 |   2156.25 |  535.62 |
| 36   | West Bengal   |   247.35 |   129.86 |   2118.05 |   1904.86 |   1056.58 |    312.11 |   1689.79 |    0    |
|      | Total         | 39718.7  | 35008.7  |  45838.6  |  39645.9  |  54748.9  |  35927    |  42741.1  | 4075.3  |