Lok Sabha Question No. 2171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-01
Subject: AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Dr. Byreddy Shabari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2171 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2025

## AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries in Andhra Pradesh

2171. Dr. Byreddy Shabari:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  the  total  number  of  AYUSH  hospitals  and  dispensaries  established  across  the  country under  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  during  the  last  five  years,  State/UT-wise  and district-wise of Andhra Pradesh.

(b) whether the Government is aware that Andhra Pradesh has significantly fewer AYUSH hospitals as compared to other States in the country and if so, the reasons for this gap;

(c) the details of existing AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries in Andhra Pradesh, including their  current  functional  status,  services  provided  and  average  annual  patient  load,  districtwise;

(d)  the  details  of  vacancies  in  medical,  paramedical,  and  administrative  posts  in  AYUSH hospitals  and  dispensaries  in  the  country,  hospital  and  district-wise  in  the  State  of  Andhra Pradesh;

(e) whether any proposals have been received from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for new AYUSH hospitals or dispensaries in underserved districts such as Nandyal and if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the amount of funds allocated, released and utilised for AYUSH healthcare infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh under NAM during the last five years, year-wise?

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

(a) Ministry of Ayush is supporting efforts of States/UTs for overall growth and promotion of Ayush Systems by providing financial assistance to them. Accordingly, as per the proposals received through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) the total number of Integrated Ayush hospitals  State/UT-wise  and  dispensaries  established  across  the  country  under  National

Ayush Mission (NAM) during the last five years is furnished at Annexure I, and Annexure II respectively.

(b) Public health being a State subject, establishment of new Ayush hospitals particularly in underserved areas comes under the purview of respective State Government. However, under Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM)  there  is  a  provision  of financial  assistance  for  Setting  up  of  50/30/10  Bedded  Integrated  AYUSH  Hospitals, construction of building to establish new Ayush dispensary in the area  where there  are no Ayush facilities available and for upgradation of Government/Panchayat/Government aided Ayush Dispensaries. However, in this regard suitable proposal is required to be submitted by the  State/UT  Governments  through  their  State  Annual  Action  Plan  (SAAP)  as  per  the provisions of NAM guideline.

(c) Public Health being a State subject the actual status of available Ayush Health Facilities and their status of functionality w.r.t to services and annual patient load is being maintained by the respective State Government  and no such data is being maintained by the Ministry.

(d) Public Health being a state subject the primary responsibility for sanctioning of posts and filling up of vacant posts in all categories including medical, paramedical and administrative posts  comes  under  the  purview  of  respective  States/UT  Governments  and  accordingly  no such data is maintained by Central Government.

(e) Under NAM as per the proposal received from State 05 existing Ayush Dispensaries have been upgraded to Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) and 01 Ayush Dispensary to Specialty Wellness  Centre  in  Nandyal  District.    However,  no  proposal  for  Ayush  hospital  has  been received from State Government of Andhra Pradesh. The details of Dispensaries upgraded as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) and Specialty Wellness Centre is at Annexure III.

(f)  As  per  the  proposals  received  through  SAAPs  Ministry  of  Ayush  under  NAM  has supported for infrastructural support of two 50 bedded Integrated Ayush Hospitals, 01 Ayush Education  Institute  and  126  existing  Ayush  Dispensaries  upgraded  as  Ayushman  Arogya Mandir (Ayush) Details of funds allocated, released and utilized for these Ayush healthcare infrastructure during last five years is enclosed as Annexure-IV .

## State/UT-wise  details  of  Integrated  AYUSH  hospitals  established  across  the  country under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) during the last five years.

| State/UT          | Location                     |   Bedded |
|-------------------|------------------------------|----------|
| Arunachal Pradesh | Bhalukpong (West Kameng)     |       50 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Likabali (Lower Siang)       |       50 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Yingkiong (Upper Siang)      |       10 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Seppa (East Kameng)          |       10 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Ziro (Lower Subansiri )      |       10 |
| Assam             | Kokrajhar                    |       50 |
| Assam             | Baksa                        |       50 |
| Assam             | Morigaon                     |       50 |
| Assam             | Kaliabor (Nagaon)            |       50 |
| Assam             | Diphu (Karbi Anglong )       |       30 |
| Assam             | Bajali                       |       10 |
| Chhattisgarh      | Janjgir-Champa               |       10 |
| Chhattisgarh      | Mahasamund                   |       10 |
| Chhattisgarh      | Koria                        |       10 |
| Chhattisgarh      | Korba                        |       10 |
| Chhattisgarh      | Kanker (Uttar Bastar Kanker) |       10 |
| Chhattisgarh      | Narayanpur                   |       10 |
| Chhattisgarh      | Bijapur                      |       10 |
| Chhattisgarh      | Dantewada(Dakshin Bastar)    |       10 |
| Chhattisgarh      | Dalli Rajhara (Balod )       |       30 |
| Chhattisgarh      | Surajpur                     |       10 |

| Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu   | Silvasa (Dadra and Nagar Haveli)   |   50 |
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------|
| Goa                                 | Velguem (North Goa)                |   50 |
| Gujarat                             | Surat                              |   50 |
| Gujarat                             | Atkot                              |   30 |
| Himachal Pradesh                    | Dharamshala                        |   50 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                      | Samba                              |   50 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                      | Gadi Garh                          |   10 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                      | Bandipayeen                        |   10 |
| Jharkhand                           | Gumla                              |   10 |
| Jharkhand                           | Bokaro                             |   10 |
| Jharkhand                           | Deoghar                            |   10 |
| Jharkhand                           | Palamu                             |   10 |
| Jharkhand                           | Dumka                              |   10 |
| Jharkhand                           | Jamshedpur                         |   50 |
| Karnataka                           | Thrithahalli                       |   10 |
| Kerala                              | Adoor, Pathanamthitta              |   10 |
| Kerala                              | Attapadi                           |   50 |
| Kerala                              | Kottarakara-Kollam                 |   30 |
| Kerala                              | Wayanad                            |   30 |
| Kerala                              | Idukki                             |   30 |
| Kerala                              | Aranmula, Ranni, Pathanamthitta    |   30 |
| Kerala                              | Varkala                            |   50 |
| Kerala                              | Kappukad, Thiruvanthapuram         |   50 |
| Maharashtra                         | Dharashiv, (Osmanabad)             |   50 |
| Maharashtra                         | Jalgaon                            |   30 |

|                | Jalna                           |   50 |
|----------------|---------------------------------|------|
|                | Thane                           |   50 |
|                | Nagpur                          |   50 |
|                | Gondia                          |   50 |
|                | Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar      |   50 |
|                | Buldhana                        |   50 |
|                | Gadchiroli                      |   30 |
|                | Wardha                          |   30 |
| Manipur        | Chandel                         |   10 |
| Manipur        | Jiribam                         |   10 |
| Manipur        | Kangpokpi                       |   10 |
| Manipur        | Bishnupur                       |   10 |
| Manipur        | Noney                           |   10 |
| Manipur        | Thoubal                         |   10 |
| Manipur        | Senapati                        |   10 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Balaghat                        |   50 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Sehore                          |   50 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Gunna                           |   50 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Panna                           |   50 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhind                           |   50 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Barwani                         |   30 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Sujalpur                        |   50 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Sheopur                         |   50 |
| Meghalaya      | Jowai, West Jaintia Hills Dist) |   30 |
| Mizoram        | Aizawl                          |   50 |
|                | Saitul                          |   10 |

| Nagaland   | Kiphire                   |   30 |
|------------|---------------------------|------|
| Nagaland   | Tizit,                    |   30 |
| Nagaland   | Akuhaito, Zunheboto       |   30 |
| Puducherry | Karaikal                  |   30 |
| Rajasthan  | Sawaimadhopur             |   50 |
| Rajasthan  | Bharatpur                 |   50 |
| Rajasthan  | Kithana                   |   30 |
| Rajasthan  | Bhilwara (Asind)          |   10 |
| Rajasthan  | Bhilwara (Bijoliya)       |   10 |
| Rajasthan  | Karuli (Mandrayal)        |   10 |
| Rajasthan  | Alwar (Behror)            |   10 |
| Rajasthan  | Alwar (Neemrana)          |   10 |
| Rajasthan  | Jodhpur (Shekhala)        |   10 |
| Rajasthan  | Dausa (Nangal Raja Watan) |   10 |
| Rajasthan  | Jaipur - A (Paota)        |   10 |
| Rajasthan  | Sikar (Dhod)              |   10 |
| Rajasthan  | Sikar (Shreemadhopur)     |   10 |
| Rajasthan  | Barmer (Gira)             |   10 |
| Rajasthan  | Jalore (Bagoda)           |   10 |
| Rajasthan  | Baran                     |   10 |

|               | (Kishanganj)                     |    |
|---------------|----------------------------------|----|
|               | Jhalawar (Bakani)                | 10 |
|               | Kota (Sultanpur)                 | 10 |
|               | Pali (Rohat)                     | 10 |
|               | Ajmer (Masuda)                   | 10 |
|               | Ajmer (Peesangan)                | 10 |
|               | Dholpur (Sepau)                  | 10 |
|               | Bharatpur (Sewer)                | 10 |
|               | Nagaur (Kheenvasar)              | 10 |
|               | Sri Ganganagar (Rai Singh Nagar) | 10 |
|               | Dungarpur (Dovra)                | 10 |
|               | Pratapgarh (Arnod)               | 10 |
| Sikkim        | NIT, Deorali                     | 30 |
| Tamil Nadu    | Namakkal                         | 50 |
| Tamil Nadu    | AAGHIM Campus, Chennai           | 50 |
| Tamil Nadu    | Kottar, Nagercoil                | 30 |
| Telangana     | Siddipet                         | 50 |
| Telangana     | Vikarabad                        | 50 |
| Telangana     | JayashankarBhupalapally,         | 50 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Jaunpur                          | 30 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Shravasti                        | 50 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Unnao                            | 50 |

|            | Hardoi                 |   50 |
|------------|------------------------|------|
|            | Gorakhpur              |   50 |
|            | Sambhal                |   50 |
|            | Mirzapur               |   50 |
| Uttrakhand | Kotdwar, Pauri         |   50 |
| Uttrakhand | Pathri ,Haridwar       |   10 |
| Uttrakhand | Bheemtal, Nainital     |   10 |
| Uttrakhand | Piran Kaliya, Haridwar |   50 |

Annexure II

## Establishment  of  New  Ayush  Dispensary  approved  under  National  Ayush  Mission (NAM) During last 5 years

| Establishment of New Ayush Dispensary approved under National Ayush Mission (NAM) During last 5 years   | Establishment of New Ayush Dispensary approved under National Ayush Mission (NAM) During last 5 years   | Establishment of New Ayush Dispensary approved under National Ayush Mission (NAM) During last 5 years   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                 | State/UT                                                                                                | Unit Allocated                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                   | 100                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                       | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                          | 11                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                                 | 8                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                               | 10                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                           | 250                                                                                                     |
| Total                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                   | 384                                                                                                     |

Annexure III

## Dispensaries upgraded as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) and Speciality Wellness Centre in Nandyal District

| Location      | Stream   | District   | Facility type supported underNAM   |
|---------------|----------|------------|------------------------------------|
| Nandyal       | Ayurveda | Nandyal    | Speciality Wellness Centre         |
| Ahobilam      | Ayurveda | Nandyal    | Ayushman Arogya Mandir             |
| Pamulapadu    | Ayurveda | Nandyal    | Ayushman Arogya Mandir             |
| Dronachalam   | Ayurveda | Nandyal    | Ayushman Arogya Mandir             |
| Banaganapalli | Unani    | Nandyal    | Ayushman Arogya Mandir             |
| Bandiatmakur  | Ayurveda | Nandyal    | Ayushman Arogya Mandir             |

## Annexure IV

## I. Last 05 years Ayush Infrastructure Support to Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush).

| Year    |   Funds allocated/released |   Funds Utilized /Expenditure reported by the State (Rs in lakhs) |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                     202.63 |                                                           202.63  |
| 2020-21 |                     294.2  |                                                           268.314 |
| 2021-22 |                       0    |                                                             0     |
| 2022-23 |                       0    |                                                             0     |
| 2023-24 |                       0    |                                                             0     |
| TOTAL   |                     496.83 |                                                           470.944 |

## II. Infrastructure Support to Integrated Ayush Hospitals (IAH) of Andhra Pradesh

| State name     | Location (District)   | System of medicine                       |   No. of Beds |   Funds Sanctioned Allocated (Rs. In Lakhs) |   Funds Utilized /Expenditure reported by the State (Rs in lakhs) |
|----------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada              | Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Yoga& Naturopathy |            50 |                                     1500    |                                                            608.4  |
| Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam         | Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Yoga& Naturopathy |            50 |                                      749.97 |                                                            384.32 |

III. Infrastructure Support to Ayush Education Institute of Andhra during last 05 years

| Name of State/ UT   | Name of the Institutions                                        | UG/PG   |   Funds Sanctioned Allocated (Rs. In Lakhs) |   Funds Utilized /Expenditure reported by the State (Rs in lakhs) |
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh      | Govt. Naturopathy &Yoga Medical College (New) at Vishakhapatnam | UG      |                                       408.8 |                                                            245.28 |

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