Lok Sabha Question No. 791 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-07
Subject: AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres in Kerala
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri K C Venugopal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.791 ANSWERED ON 07 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

## AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres in Kerala

## 791. Shri K C Venugopal:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of total number of AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres in the State of Kerala;
- (b) the total number of such centres operational and non-operational in Kerala; and
- (c) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  operationalise  these  nonoperational centres in Kerala?

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

(a) to (c) Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM), as per the  proposals  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Kerala  through  their  State  Annual Action  Plans  (SAAPs),  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  approved  700  Ayush  Dispensaries  to  be upgraded as Ayush Health and Wellness Centres [now renamed as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush)].  As  reported  by  the  State  Government  of  Kerala,  all  the  700  Ayushman  Arogya Mandir  (Ayush)  have  been  made  functional.  The  details  of  approved  and  functional Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) in Kerala is furnished at Annexure.

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## The details of approved and functional Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) in Kerala

| Sr No.   | Name of the District   |   No. of approved Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) |   No. of Functional Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) |
|----------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Thiruvanathapuram      |                                               56 |                                                 56 |
| 2        | Kollam                 |                                               52 |                                                 52 |
| 3        | Pathanamthitta         |                                               53 |                                                 53 |
| 4        | Kottayam               |                                               49 |                                                 49 |
| 5        | Alappuzha              |                                               48 |                                                 48 |
| 6        | Idukki                 |                                               43 |                                                 43 |
| 7        | Ernakulam              |                                               49 |                                                 49 |
| 8        | Thrissur               |                                               52 |                                                 52 |
| 9        | Palakkad               |                                               54 |                                                 54 |
| 10       | Malappuram             |                                               52 |                                                 52 |
| 11       | Kozhikkode             |                                               51 |                                                 51 |
| 12       | Wayanad                |                                               42 |                                                 42 |
| 13       | Kannur                 |                                               57 |                                                 57 |
| 14       | Kasargod               |                                               42 |                                                 42 |
| Total    | Total                  |                                              700 |                                                700 |