Lok Sabha Question No. 9 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Financial Assistance for AYUSH Schemes
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 9 ANSWERED ON 02 ND  FEBRUARY, 2024

## Financial Assistance for AYUSH Schemes

## 9. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  the  financial  assistance  provided  to  Odisha  including  District  Kalahandi  and Nuapada under AYUSH schemes during the last nine years and the current year, scheme/projectwise;

(b)  the  details  of  the  number  of  beneficiaries  in  Odisha  including  District  Kalahandi  and Nuapada;

(c) whether any such proposal are pending for approval with Government; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (d) Ministry of Ayush is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments including Odisha for development and promotion  of  Ayush  systems  in  the  country.  Under  NAM,  funds  are  being  released  to  the State/UT Governments including Odisha against the approved activities of State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) and not district-wise. As per the proposals received from the State Government of  Odisha,  an  amount  of  Rs.8710.175  Lakhs  has  been  released  as  central  share  to  the  State Government  of  Odisha  from  2014-15  to  2021-22  for  implementation  of  different  activities approved  in  their  SAAPs.  During  2022-2023  and  2023-2024(as  on  date)  funds  could  not  be released to the State Government of Odisha due to non-fulfillment of conditions as per issued guidelines of Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance to become eligible to release of funds  under  the  centrally  sponsored  schemes.  The  number  of  beneficiaries  in  Odisha  under NAM, year-wise and district-wise as reported by the State is furnished at Annexure.

Further  Central  Ayurveda  Research  Institute  (CARI),  Bhubaneswar  is  functioning  in Odisha  under  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences  (CCRAS)  an  autonomous

organization of Ministry of Ayush. During the past nine years from 2014-15 to 2023-24, a total of Rs. 6555.32 lakhs has been sanctioned to CARI Bhubaneswar.

During last 9 years, & current year (till dec-23) programme wise number of beneficiaries are as under:

1. Clinical Research : 12 projects have been completed.
2. Health care services: In Odisha State, a total 170621 patients were treated through OPD and 4477 patients were admitted in IPD at CARI, Bhubaneswar.
3. Outreach activities: Through CARI, Bhubaneshwar, health care services are being provided under following programs
4.  Tribal  Health  Care  Research  Programme :-   total   66773  scheduled  tribes  population surveyed and medical aid provided to  35397 patients of which 34259 belonged to schedule tribes.
5.  Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Programme under SCSP :- total 60236 scheduled castes population surveyed and medical aid provided to 50469 patients of which 50389 belonged to schedule castes.
6.  Women and Child Health Care Programme under SCSP :- total of 20930 scheduled castes population was surveyed and medical aid provided to 19349 patients (13710 women and 5639 children).

Annexure Number of beneficiaries in Odisha under NAM, year-wise and district-wise

| Sl. No.   | Name of the District   |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|-----------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Angul                  |    357596 |    191291 |     83089 |     91397 |
| 2         | Balasore               |    589830 |    469827 |    278912 |    306802 |
| 3         | Bargarh                |    468934 |    372811 |    117716 |    131484 |
| 4         | Bhadrak                |    423097 |    377044 |    198022 |    217823 |
| 5         | Bolangir               |    567210 |    406461 |    204964 |     69575 |
| 6         | Boudh                  |    155404 |     76197 |     46340 |     50973 |
| 7         | Cuttack                |    604063 |    314257 |     69128 |    147120 |
| 8         | Deogarh                |    143151 |    111656 |     74439 |     81882 |
| 9         | Dhenkanal              |    362731 |    184226 |     77986 |     85784 |
| 10        | Gajapati               |    118201 |     33519 |      5800 |      6380 |
| 11        | Ganjam                 |    987494 |    463679 |     76328 |     86136 |
| 12        | Jagatsinghpur          |    275585 |    192559 |     16564 |     56960 |
| 13        | Jajpur                 |    360369 |    220996 |     41236 |     45358 |
| 14        | Jharsuguda             |    220541 |    115473 |     47889 |     52677 |
| 15        | Kalahandi              |    316859 |    175477 |     56852 |     62536 |
| 16        | Kandhamal              |    301397 |    114999 |     67610 |     74370 |
| 17        | Kendrapada             |    265645 |    166926 |     30064 |     33070 |
| 18        | Keonjhar               |    604013 |    471129 |    314087 |    345495 |
| 19        | Khurda                 |    782648 |    133977 |    120623 |    100599 |
| 20        | Koraput                |    347453 |    197002 |    104429 |    114871 |
| 21        | Malkangiri             |    183101 |    100947 |     55790 |     61368 |
| 22        | Mayurbhanja            |    819179 |    449500 |    271173 |    298290 |
| 23        | Nuapada                |    222585 |    134503 |     86050 |     94654 |
| 24        | Nawarangapur           |    389307 |    105411 |     30828 |     33910 |
| 25        | Nayagarh               |    346058 |    140998 |     43799 |     53777 |
| 26        | Puri                   |    596072 |    147687 |     79086 |     89838 |
| 27        | Rayagada               |    323750 |    176469 |     92366 |    101602 |
| 28        | Sambalpur              |    369181 |    164798 |     84834 |     94784 |
| 29        | Subarnapur/Sonepur     |    172385 |     97172 |     54757 |     60232 |
| 30        | Sundargarh             |    659605 |    131812 |     49773 |     58341 |
| Total     | Total                  |  12333444 |   6438803 |   2880534 |   3108088 |