Lok Sabha Question No. 721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-07
Subject: Integrated AYUSH Wellness Centres
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Dr. Kirsan Namdeo

721. Dr. Kirsan Namdeo:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the details regarding India's first integrated AYUSH Wellness centres;
- (b) whether the Government plans to set up more integrated AYUSH Wellness Centres across the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) Ministry of Ayush is setting up first Integrated AYUSH Wellness Centre in the permanent campus for Regional Research Institute for Homoeopathy at Azara in Guwahati for providing the Ayush healthcare services.

(b)  &(c)  Public  Health  is  a  State  subject  and  accordingly  setting  up  of  integrated  AYUSH Wellness  Centre  comes  under  the  purview  of  the  respective  State/UT  Governments. 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 operationalization  of  Ayush  Health  &  Wellness  Centers  (AHWCs)  presently  known  as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) [AAM  (Ayush)] by upgrading existing Ayush dispensaries and Sub health centres. The Union cabinet approved 12,500 AAM (Ayush) to be functional by 31 st  March, 2024 under NAM scheme of Ministry of Ayush through State/UT Governments. The Ministry subsequently took permission to release funds for AAM (Ayush) up to 31.03.2025. As per the information received from the State/UT Governments, 12253 AHWCs  have  been  made  functional  till  date.The  State/UT-wise  status  of  approved  and functional AHWCs is furnished at Annexure .

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 721 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2025

## Integrated AYUSH Wellness Centres

State/UT-wise status of approved and functional AYUSH Health & Wellness Centres presently known as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) [AAM (Ayush)]

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs             |   Approved AAM(Ayush) |   Functional AAM(Ayush) |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |                     6 |                       6 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                   126 |                     126 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                    89 |                      89 |
| 4         | Assam                              |                   500 |                     500 |
| 5         | Bihar                              |                   294 |                     113 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         |                    12 |                      12 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       |                   400 |                     400 |
| 8         | Delhi                              |                     0 |                       0 |
| 9         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                     1 |                       1 |
| 10        | Goa                                |                   100 |                     100 |
| 11        | Gujarat                            |                   365 |                     365 |
| 12        | Haryana                            |                   538 |                     506 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                   761 |                     740 |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                   523 |                     523 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          |                   745 |                     745 |
| 16        | Karnataka                          |                   376 |                     376 |
| 17        | Kerala                             |                   700 |                     700 |
| 18        | Ladakh                             |                     0 |                       0 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                        |                     7 |                       7 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                   800 |                     800 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                        |                   390 |                     377 |
| 22        | Manipur                            |                    15 |                      15 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                          |                    24 |                      24 |
| 24        | Mizoram                            |                    41 |                      41 |
| 25        | Nagaland                           |                    49 |                      49 |
| 26        | Odisha                             |                   422 |                     422 |
| 27        | Puducherry                         |                     4 |                       4 |
| 28        | Punjab                             |                   158 |                     158 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          |                  2019 |                    2019 |
| 30        | Sikkim                             |                    18 |                      18 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                         |                   650 |                     650 |
| 32        | Telangana                          |                   421 |                     421 |
| 33        | Tripura                            |                    72 |                      72 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                  1034 |                    1034 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                        |                   300 |                     300 |
| 36        | West Bengal                        |                   540 |                     540 |
| Total     | Total                              |                 12500 |                   12253 |