Lok Sabha Question No. 1109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-08
Subject: Data of AYUSH Colleges
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Queen Oja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.-1109 ANSWERED ON 08 th  December, 2023 Data of AYUSH Colleges

## 1109. SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has any data regarding Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani Colleges in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani Colleges in the country including Assam during the last five years and the current year and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any deadline to complete the construction of Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani Colleges in the country and if so, the details thereof State/UT-wise; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  any  schemes  to  promote  the  Ayurveda,  Siddha  and  Unani treatment  for severe  disease, like cancer,  lungs  disfunction and  respiratory related treatment and if so, the details therefore?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) Yes Sir, the details of data regarding number of Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani Colleges in the Country, State/UT-wise is placed as Annexure-I .
- (b) Public Health being a State Subject, establishment of Government Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Colleges/increase intake capacity in UG & PG Courses and to open New PG courses in  the  Country  including  Assam  comes  under  the  purview  of  the  respective  State/UT Governments. However, Ministry Ayush under its Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM), there is  a  provision  of  financial  assistance  for  setting  up  of  new Ayush Colleges in the States where availability of Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in  Government  Sector  which  include  Ayurveda,  Siddha,  and  Unani  Colleges.  State/UT Governments may avail the eligible financial assistance by submitting the suitable proposals through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per the provisions of  NAM guidelines.

Further, the details of proposals to set up new Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani Colleges in the country  including  Assam  during  the  last  five  years  received  from  Governments  and established  are  enclosed  as Annexure-II. However,  No  proposal  has  been  received  for 2024-25 academic year to set up new Government Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani Colleges in the country by National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM), which is the regulatory  authority  for  opening  of  new  Ayurveda,  Unani  &  Siddha  Colleges  across  the country.

- (c)  Before applying to start a new Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani Medical Colleges, the applicant requires to have a completely constructed and fully functional Hospital since 02 years as per the norms of Minimum Standard Requirements (MSR), 2016.

The details of the MSR, 2016 of Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani are available at the following links: https://ncismindia.org/pdf/rul-reg-msr-2016-9-7.pdf, https://ncismindia.org/pdf/rul-reg-msr-sid-2016-9-7.pdf and https://ncismindia.org/pdf/UNANI-MSR-07-09-2016.pdf

- (d)  The  Government  has  different  Scheme  to  promote  Ayurveda,  Siddha,  Unani  treatment  for severe  diseases,  like  Cancer,  Lungs  dysfunction  and  respiratory  related  treatment  through AYURGYAN, AYURSWASTHYA, and National Ayush Mission (NAM) Schemes of the Ministry of Ayush. The aforesaid diseases are priority areas under integrated medicine being promoted by the Ministry of Ayush.

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Sate /UT wise, number of Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani Colleges in the country

| S. No.   | State/UTs                        |   Ayurveda |   Siddha |   Unani |
|----------|----------------------------------|------------|----------|---------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh                   |          3 |        0 |       1 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh                |          0 |        0 |       0 |
| 3.       | Assam                            |          1 |        0 |       0 |
| 4.       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands      |          0 |        0 |       0 |
| 5.       | Bihar                            |         10 |        0 |       5 |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                       |          1 |        0 |       0 |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                     |          6 |        0 |       1 |
| 8.       | NCT of Delhi                     |          3 |        0 |       2 |
| 9.       | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu |          0 |        0 |       0 |
| 10.      | Goa                              |          2 |        0 |       0 |
| 11.      | Gujarat                          |         45 |        0 |       0 |
| 12.      | Haryana                          |         14 |        0 |       0 |
| 13.      | Himachal Pradesh                 |          4 |        0 |       0 |
| 14.      | Jammu and Kashmir                |          2 |        0 |       4 |
| 15.      | Jharkhand                        |          1 |        0 |       0 |
| 16.      | Karnataka                        |         99 |        0 |       6 |
| 17.      | Kerala                           |         18 |        1 |       1 |
| 18.      | Ladakh                           |          0 |        0 |       0 |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep                      |          0 |        0 |       0 |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh                   |         33 |        0 |       4 |
| 21.      | Maharashtra                      |        120 |        0 |       7 |
| 22.      | Manipur                          |          0 |        0 |       0 |
| 23.      | Meghalaya                        |          2 |        0 |       0 |
| 24.      | Mizoram                          |          0 |        0 |       0 |
| 25.      | Nagaland                         |          0 |        0 |       0 |
| 26.      | Orissa                           |          6 |        0 |       0 |
| 27.      | Pondicherry                      |          1 |        0 |       0 |
| 28.      | Punjab                           |         18 |        0 |       1 |
| 29.      | Rajasthan                        |         18 |        0 |       3 |
| 30.      | Sikkim                           |          0 |        0 |       0 |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu                       |          8 |       16 |       1 |
| 32.      | Telangana                        |          2 |        0 |       3 |
| 33.      | Tripura                          |          0 |        0 |       0 |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh                    |        100 |        0 |      16 |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand                      |         20 |        0 |       1 |
| 36.      | West Bengal                      |          4 |        0 |       1 |
| Total    | Total                            |        541 |       17 |      57 |

Source of information: NCISM

## Annexure- II

| Total Government Ayurveda colleges proposal received and established in the last 5 years   | Total Government Ayurveda colleges proposal received and established in the last 5 years   | Total Government Ayurveda colleges proposal received and established in the last 5 years                                                                           | Total Government Ayurveda colleges proposal received and established in the last 5 years   | Total Government Ayurveda colleges proposal received and established in the last 5 years   | Total Government Ayurveda colleges proposal received and established in the last 5 years   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                     | State                                                                                      | College Name                                                                                                                                                       | District                                                                                   | Govt./ Private                                                                             | Year of Permission                                                                         |
| 1.                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                | Government Ayurved College & Hospital, P.O. Chincholi, Ajanta Road, TQ. & Distt. Jalgaon, Maharashtra                                                              | Jalgaon                                                                                    | Govt.                                                                                      | 2019-20                                                                                    |
| 2.                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                  | North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homeopathy (NEIAH), Mawdiangdiang, Shillong-793018, Meghalaya                                                                | Shillong                                                                                   | Govt.                                                                                      | 2020-21                                                                                    |
| 3.                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                        | All India Institute of Ayurveda, MRPP+QW9, Dargalim, North Goa, Goa-403519                                                                                         | North Goa                                                                                  | Govt.                                                                                      | 2022-23                                                                                    |
| 4.                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                    | Baba Khetanath Govt. Ayurvedic College and Hospital, village-Patikara, Narnaul, Dist- Mahendragarh                                                                 | Mahendragarh                                                                               | Govt.                                                                                      | 2022-23                                                                                    |
| 5.                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                | Govt. Ayurveda College and Hospital, Baramati, at Post-Medad, S. No.-414/1, Morgaon Road, Baramati, Dist. Pune-413102, Maharashtra                                 | Pune                                                                                       | Govt.                                                                                      | 2022-23                                                                                    |
| 6.                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                  | Govt. Ayurved Mahavidhalaya, Vaid Dadudayal Joshi Rajkiya Zila Ayurved Chikisalya, Talvandi, Kota-324005, Rajasthan                                                | Kota                                                                                       | Govt.                                                                                      | 2022-23                                                                                    |
| 7.                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                  | Principal, Govt. Ayurved Mahavidhalaya, Evum Chikisalaya, Rajkiya Shri Vrishbhanu Kumar (S.V.K.) Opp. Girls highger Schhol, Atalbandh, Bharatpur-321001, Rajasthan | Bharatpur                                                                                  | Govt.                                                                                      | 2022-23                                                                                    |
| 8.                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                  | Govt. Ayurved Mahavidhalaya, Kekari, Ajmer-305404, Rajasthan                                                                                                       | Ajmer                                                                                      | Govt.                                                                                      | 2022-23                                                                                    |
| 9.                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                  | Govt. Ayurved Mahavidhalaya, Govt. Zila Chikitsalya, Bandra Baas, Bikaner- 334001, Rajasthan                                                                       | Bikaner                                                                                    | Govt.                                                                                      | 2022-23                                                                                    |
| 10.                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                  | Govt. Ayurved Mahavidhalaya, Pratap Nagar, Jaipur-302033, Rajasthan                                                                                                | Jaipur                                                                                     | Govt.                                                                                      | 2022-23                                                                                    |
| 11.                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                  | Govt. Ayurved Mahavidhalaya, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Zila Ayurved Chikitsalaya, Ranisati Road, Sikar-332001, Rajasthan                                                 | Sikar                                                                                      | Govt.                                                                                      | 2022-23                                                                                    |
| Total Government Unani colleges proposal received and established in the last 5 years      | Total Government Unani colleges proposal received and established in the last 5 years      | Total Government Unani colleges proposal received and established in the last 5 years                                                                              | Total Government Unani colleges proposal received and established in the last 5 years      | Total Government Unani colleges proposal received and established in the last 5 years      | Total Government Unani colleges proposal received and established in the last 5 years      |
| 1.                                                                                         | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                          | Govt. Unani Medical College and Hospital, Shalteng, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190017                                                                             | Srinagar                                                                                   | Govt.                                                                                      | 2020-21                                                                                    |
| 2.                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                              | National Institute of Unani Medicine, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh (LOP permission is under process)                                                                   | Ghaziabad                                                                                  | Govt.                                                                                      | 2023-24                                                                                    |