Lok Sabha Question No. 1224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Funds for Kurichy Homoeo Hospital, Kerala
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1224 ANSWERED ON 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2024

## Funds for Kurichy Homoeo Hospital, Kerala

## 1224. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  allocated  any  funds  for  Ayurveda,  Yoga  and  Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) to Kerala during the last three years and the current year;

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

(c) whether the Government has sanctioned additional funds for infrastructure development and modernization of Kurichy Homoeo Hospital at Chenganassery, Kerala;

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

(e) whether the Government has allocated funds for research study under Ayurveda/AYUSH to develop preventive medicines against COVID-19 Pandemic; and

(f) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH

## (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)  &  (b)  Government  of  India  is  implementing  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National Ayush  Mission  (NAM)  to  develop  and  promote  Ayurveda,  Yoga  and  Naturopathy,  Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) in the country including Kerala. Under NAM, a grant-in-aid of  Rs.  132.17  Crore  has  been  released  to  State  Government  of  Kerala  as  per  their  proposals through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) for different activities during the last three  years and the current year.

(c)  &  (d)      Public  Health  is  a  State  subject  and  accordingly  infrastructure  development  and modernization of Kurichy Homoeo Hospital at Chenganassery, Kerala comes under the purview of  respective  State  Government.    However,  under  NAM,  there  is  a  provision  of  providing financial  assistance  to  the  State  /UT  Governments  for  upgradation  of  standalone  Government AYUSH  Hospitals.  As  per  the  proposal  received  from  State  Government  of  Kerala  through SAAP during the year 2018-19, an amount of Rs.75.00 lakhs has been approved for upgradation of Government Homoeo Hospital Kurichy.

(e) & (f) Yes, the details are as follows:

I. Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) has undertaken clinical studies on  Ayurvedic  interventions  for  COVID-19  prophylaxis  in  high-risk  population  residing  in containment  zones  and  high-risk  healthcare  workers  and  individuals  across  the  country.  The details of the studies by CCRAS are furnished at Annexure I . Total five research articles have been published from the research outcomes of these studies in  indexed  medical  journals.  The Ministry of Ayush has issued the National Clinical Management Protocol on Ayurveda and Yoga for the management of COVID-19, based on the outcomes of these research studies, which also includes  guidelines  for  COVID-19  prophylaxis  through  Ayurveda.  Rs.  9,30,12,397/-  has  been released to the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi for conducting international clinical trials on Mitigation of Covid-19 through Ayurveda with International Partners.

II.  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Homoeopathy(CCRH) has  conducted  research  studies  for prevention  of  COVID-19  infection  as  well  as  distributed  preventive  homoeopathic  medicine against COVID-19 pandemic. The details of studies by the CCRH are furnished at Annexure II .

III.  Central Council for  Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) has conducted two studies for evaluation of Unani medicine as prophylactic of COVID-19.

IV. An amount of Rs.50.00 lakhs was earmarked by the National Institute of Siddha (NIS) for conducting studies regarding the efficacy of Siddha Medicines for COVID-19. The studies have proved the efficacy of Siddha Medicines in combating COVID-19 and three research paper have been published in reputed journals.

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## The details of the studies by the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS):

|   S. No. | Studies conducted by CCRAS for COVID-19 prophylaxis                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Study Centres                                                       | Study budget (Amount in Rs.)   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | Evaluation of protective potential of an Ayurvedic Rasayan (Chyawanprash) in the prevention of COVID-19 among Health Care Personnel - An open label, prospective Randomized controlled parallel group study                                                 | Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Ayurved Charak Sansthan (CBPACS), New Delhi | 41,50,000/-                    |
|        2 | Evaluation of the efficacy of an Ayurvedic intervention (Chyawanprash) in the prevention of COVID-19 pandemic among Health Care Personnel-An open label single arm prospective study.                                                                       | Ayurveda &Unani Tibbia College, New Delhi                           | 18,98,200/-                    |
|        3 | Impact of Ayurvedic Interventions in prevention of COVID-19 infection in identified containment area of Delhi                                                                                                                                               | Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), New Delhi               | 1,99,00,000/-                  |
|        4 | A prospective non-randomized open label controlled interventional study on the effect of Guduchi Ghan Vati/ Sudarshan Ghan Vati as a prophylactic measure among high risk population (Health Care Workers/ Containment Zone population) exposed to COVID 19 | 15 CCRAS institutes                                                 | 1,50,39,008/-                  |
|        5 | Impact of Ayurvedic intervention (Guduchi Ghan vati) in the containment areas of Himachal Pradesh- a community-based study                                                                                                                                  | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute (RARI), Mandi                  | Nil                            |

|   6. | A Study of Ashwagandha in the Prophylaxis Against COVID-19 and its benefits on General Health in High Risk Health Care Workers: A Randomized Controlled Comparison with Hydroxychloroquine Sulphate (HCQS)   | (i) Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DMIMS), Wardha (ii) Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), Mumbai (iii) Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) college of Ayurveda& Hospital, Hassan                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1,98,70,711/-   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|    7 | A prospective open label controlled interventional study on the effect of Ayurvedic intervention (Ayurveda Raksha Kit) as a prophylactic measure in the Pandemic of COVID-19 - A community based study       | Through 20 CCRAS institutes under Scheduled Castes Sub- Plan (SCSP) plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 13,60,99,618/-  |
|    8 | A study of Ashwagandha administration in participants vaccinated against COVID-19 on safety, immunogenicity, and protection: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-centric clinical trial    | (i) All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi (ii) National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur (iii) Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) college of Ayurveda& Hospital, Hassan (iv) Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune (v) Podar Ayurvedic College, Mumbai (vi) Datta Meghe Institute of Management Studies (DMIMS), Nagpur (vii) Shri BMKankanawadi Ayurveda (B.M.K.A) Mahavidyalaya, Belgaum | 12,81,33,213/-  |

|   9. | The impact of Chyawanprash on immunogenicity when administered after COVID-19 vaccination in health care personnel - An open-label, prospective randomized controlled study                                                                               | Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha                       | 29,09,067/-   |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|   10 | A prophylactic community based study to assess the impact of Ayuraksha Kit in COVID-19                                                                                                                                                                    | 12 CCRAS institutes under Scheduled Castes Sub- Plan                    | 67,37,040/-   |
|   11 | Impact of Ayuraksha Kit in COVID-19 community Based Prophylactic study                                                                                                                                                                                    | 13 CCRAS institutes under Tribal Health Care Research Programme (THCRP) | 1,91,30,000/- |
|   12 | A prospective non-randomized open labeled controlled interventional study on the effect of Ashwagandha ( Withania somnifera ) as a prophylactic measure among high risk population (Health Care Workers/Containment Zone Population) exposed to COVID- 19 | National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage (NIIMH), Hyderabad        | Nil           |
|   13 | A prospective non-randomized open labeled controlled interventional study on the effect of Guduchi ( Tinospora cordifolia ) as a prophylactic measure among high risk population (Health Care Workers/Containment Zone Population) exposed to COVID- 19   | NIIMH, Hyderabad                                                        | Nil           |
|   14 | A prospective non-randomized open labeled controlled interventional study on the effect of Chyavanprash Lehyam as a prophylactic measure among high risk population (Health Care Workers/Containment Zone Population) exposed to COVID- 19                | NIIMH, Hyderabad                                                        | Nil           |

| 15.   | Prospective non randomized open label control interventional study on the effect of Ayurvedic Raksha Kit (Chyavanprash, Samsahmani vati & Haritaki) as Prophylactic measure among police personal working in the vicinity of COVID-19 facilities             | NIIMH, Hyderabad   | Nil            |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|
| 16.   | Prospective non randomized open label control interventional study on the effect of Ayurvedic Raksha Kit-1 (Ayush 64, Samsahmani vati & Chyavanprash) as Prophylactic measure among Ayush healthcare workers working in the vicinity of COVID -19 facilities | NIIMH, Hyderabad   | Nil            |
| Total | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Total              | 35,38,66,857/- |

## The details of studies by the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH):

- (i) Effectiveness  of  Arsenicum  album  30C  in  Prevention  of  COVID-19  in  Individuals Residing in Containment Zones of Delhi- A Prospective, Community-based, Parallel Cohort  Study. This  study  was  conducted  to  evaluate  the  protective  effect  of Arsenicum album 30C against COVID-19 and included 10,180 participants residing in 11 COVID-19 containment areas in Delhi.
- (ii) Efficacy  of  Arsenicum  album  30C  in  the  Prevention  of  COVID-19  in  Individuals Residing  in  Containment  areas  -  A  Prospective,  Multicenter,  Cluster-Randomized, Parallel arm, Community  based, Open-label Study. This was a prospective, multicentre,  cluster-randomized,  parallel  arm,  community-based,  open-label  study involving  32,186  apparently  healthy  individuals  residing  in  containment  areas  (42 clusters) of 7 cities of India.
- (iii) Homoeopathic Medicine Arsenicum album 30 C for Covid-19 in 2020: A Retrospective Analysis from Mass-level Data. Considering the importance of masslevel data and their possible impact on public healthcare decisions, council collected post-prophylactic consumption data of individuals from various colleges over months, which created a data pool.
- (iv) Impact and management of COVID-19 pandemic on patients with non-communicable disease: A cross sectional study at AYUSH LSD Clinics of Krishna and Darjeeling District.  The  objective  of  this  study  was  to  determine  the  impact  of  COVID-19  in patients  suffering  from  NCDs  in  terms  of  their  knowledge,  awareness,  perception about  COVID-19,  use  of  AYUSH  immune  boosters  (AIB),  and  management  of chronic condition during the pandemic.
- (v) Association  Between  Prophylactic  Ayush  Interventions  and  Disease  Outcome  in COVID-19  Positive  Patients:  A  Retrospective  Cohort  Study.  This  retrospective, multi-centric, cohort study was undertaken in recovered COVID-19 patients residing in  21  cities  of  17  States/Union  territories  of  India  to  gather  first-hand  information about awareness and usage of the declared immunity promoting  AYUSH interventions  and  observe  its  relationship  with  clinical  course/  disease  severity  in these affected patients.