Lok Sabha Question No. 709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Manish Jaiswal

709  Shri Manish Jaiswal:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)   the details of the number of AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries that are functioning across the State of Jharkhand;
- (b)  whether  the  Government proposes to set up any integrated AYUSH Hospital under the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) in Jharkhand;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the other steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to link healthcare facilities of AYUSH with the mainstream healthcare set-up?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  As  reported  by  the  State  Government  of  Jharkhand,  01  Ayush  Hospital  and  267 dispensaries are functional as on date.

(b) & (c) Public Health being a State subject, setting up of Integrated Ayush Hospitals comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments including Jharkhand. However, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM), there is a provision of providing financial assistance to the State/UT Governments for the establishment of 50/30/10 bedded Integrated Ayush Hospitals for which State/UT Governments are required to submit their  proposal  through  State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs)  as  per  the  provisions  of  NAM guidelines. As per the proposals received from the State Government of Jharkhand through

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 709 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2024

## AYUSH Hospitals & Dispensaries

SAAPs,  Ministry  has  approved  07  Integrated  Ayush  Hospitals.  The  details  of  approved Integrated Ayush Hospitals in Jharkhand under NAM are furnished at Annexure.

(d) Government of India has adopted a strategy of Co-location of Ayush facilities at Primary Health  Centres  (PHCs),  Community  Health  Centres  (CHCs)  and  District  Hospitals  (DHs), thus  enabling  the  choice  to  the  patients  for  different  systems  of  medicines  under  a  single window. The engagement of Ayush doctors/ paramedics and their training is supported by the Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  under  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  while  the support  for  Ayush  infrastructure,  equipment/  furniture  and  medicines  are  provided  by  the Ministry of Ayush under NAM as shared responsibilities.

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Annexure The details of approved Integrated Ayush Hospitals in Jharkhand under NAM:

|   S. No. | Location of Integrated Ayush Hospital   | Year of Approval   |   No. of Beds |   Amount Released as Central Share (Rs. in Lakhs) |
|----------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Ranchi                                  | 2019-20            |            50 |                                               900 |
|        2 | Jamshedpur                              | 2022-23            |            50 |                                               900 |
|        3 | Gumla                                   | 2022-23            |            10 |                                               450 |
|        4 | Bokaro                                  | 2022-23            |            10 |                                               450 |
|        5 | Deoghar                                 | 2022-23            |            10 |                                               450 |
|        6 | Palamu                                  | 2022-23            |            10 |                                               450 |
|        7 | Dumka                                   | 2022-23            |            10 |                                               450 |