Lok Sabha Question No. 3232 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: Integration of AYUSH with NPHS
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Smt. Kamlesh Jangde, Shri Vijay Baghel, Shri Yogender Chandolia, Smt. Mahima Kumari Mewar, Ms Kangna Ranaut, Shri P P Chaudhary, Shri Janardan Mishra, Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao, Shri Ramesh Awasthi, Smt. Vijaylakshmi Devi, Shri Alok Sharma, Shri Khagen Murmu, Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Shri Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi, Shri Manoj Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3232 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2025

## Integration of AYUSH with NPHS

3232. Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao:

Shri P P Chaudhary:

Shri Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi:

Smt. Vijaylakshmi Devi:

Smt. Kamlesh Jangde:

Smt. Mahima Kumari Mewar:

Shri Ramesh Awasthi:

Shri Vijay Baghel:

Shri Yogender Chandolia:

Ms Kangna Ranaut:

Shri Manoj Tiwari:

Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab:

Shri Alok Sharma:

Shri Khagen Murmu:

Shri Janardan Mishra:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to promote integration of AYUSH into the National Public Health System (NPHS), including co-location in PHCs, CHCs and District Hospitals, State/UTwise, particularly in Madhya Pradesh;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  departments  of  integrative  medicine  established  in  Central  Government hospitals like AIIMS, particularly in Rajasthan;
- (c)  the  total  number  of  Health  and  Wellness  Centres  where  AYUSH  services  have  been collocated  under  National  Health  Programmes  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise  especially  in Rajasthan  particularly  in  Pali  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  and  Himachal  Pradesh  and  district  of Cuttack in Odisha;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  funding  that  has  been  allocated  specifically  for  institutional  AYUSH integration since inception especially in Cuttack of Odisha; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  additional  AYUSH  Health  and  Wellness Centres and an Integrative Medicine Unit in North East Delhi, in view of the dense population and current infrastructure gap and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  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) in the country  including  Odisha,  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 being supported by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare under National Health Mission (NHM), while the support for Ayush infrastructure, equipment/ furniture and medicines is  being  provided by the Ministry of Ayush under National Ayush Mission (NAM), as shared responsibilities. The State/UT-wise status of Ayush co-located facilities across country including Madhya Pradesh is furnished at Annexure I .

(b) Ministry of Ayush and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has jointly taken up an initiative to set up Ayush-ICMR Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research (AI-ACIHR), at  various  AIIMS  to  conduct  research  on  identified  areas  focusing  on  integrative  healthcare. Under  this  initiative,  AIIMS  Jodhpur  has  been  identified  as  Advanced  Centre  for  Integrative Health Research in Geriatric Health in Rajasthan.

(c) Under NAM, as per the proposals received from State/UT Governments through their State Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs),  12500  units  of  existing  Ayush  Dispensaries  and  Sub  Health Centres have been upgraded as Ayush Health & Wellness Centres [now renamed as Ayushman Arogya  Mandir  (AAM)  (Ayush)]  to  strengthen  primary  healthcare  and  to  address  the  health related issues as a holistic healthcare model in the country through different Ayush interventions and these AAM (Ayush) are also linked with different National Ayush public health programmes for providing Ayush healthcare services to the beneficiaries as per the requirement. As reported by State/UT Governments, all AAM (Ayush) are operational. As approved, there are 77 AAM (Ayush) in Pali District of Rajasthan, 761 units of AAM (Ayush) in Himachal Pradesh and 17 units  of  AAM  (Ayush)  in  Cuttack  district  of  Odisha.  Further,  the  State/UT-wise  status  of approved AAM (Ayush) is furnished at Annexure-II .

(d) As reported by State Government of Odisha, an amount of Rs. 90.66 lakhs has been allocated specifically for institutional Ayush integration regarding Co-location of PHCs/CHCs/DHs, since inception of National Ayush Mission (NAM) in Cuttack of Odisha.

(e)  Public  health  being  a  State  Subject,  the  establishment  of  additional  Ayush  Health  and Wellness  Centers  or  Integrative  Medicine  Unit  in  North-East  Delhi  in  view  of  the  dense population and current infrastructure gap comes under the purview of respective  UT Government. However, under NAM there is provision of financial assistance for Co-location of Ayush  units  at  PHCs/CHCs/DHs  and  accordingly,  UT  Government  may  avail  financial assistance  by  submitting  suitable  proposal  through  SAAPs  within  the  existing  provisions  of NAM guidelines.

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## Annexure I

| AYUSH Co-Located facilities data on 31st December 2024   | AYUSH Co-Located facilities data on 31st December 2024   | AYUSH Co-Located facilities data on 31st December 2024   | AYUSH Co-Located facilities data on 31st December 2024   | AYUSH Co-Located facilities data on 31st December 2024   | AYUSH Co-Located facilities data on 31st December 2024   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                    | Name of the States/UTs                                   | DH                                                       | CHC                                                      | PHC                                                      | Total                                                    |
| 1                                                        | Bihar                                                    | 36                                                       | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 36                                                       |
| 2                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                             | 18                                                       | 98                                                       | 454                                                      | 570                                                      |
| 3                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |
| 4                                                        | Jammu &Kashmir                                           | 13                                                       | 14                                                       | 373                                                      | 400                                                      |
| 5                                                        | Jharkhand                                                | 21                                                       | 188                                                      | 97                                                       | 306                                                      |
| 6                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                           | 36                                                       | 95                                                       | 275                                                      | 406                                                      |
| 7                                                        | Odisha                                                   | 0                                                        | 351                                                      | 886                                                      | 1237                                                     |
| 8                                                        | Rajasthan                                                | 0                                                        | 51                                                       | 144                                                      | 195                                                      |
| 9                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                            | 102                                                      | 666                                                      | 627                                                      | 1395                                                     |
| 10                                                       | Uttarakhand                                              | 13                                                       | 53                                                       | 44                                                       | 110                                                      |
| 11                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                        | 16                                                       | 34                                                       | 50                                                       | 100                                                      |
| 12                                                       | Assam                                                    | 18                                                       | 7                                                        | 71                                                       | 96                                                       |
| 13                                                       | Manipur                                                  | 7                                                        | 17                                                       | 78                                                       | 102                                                      |
| 14                                                       | Meghalaya                                                | 11                                                       | 25                                                       | 54                                                       | 90                                                       |
| 15                                                       | Mizoram                                                  | 12                                                       | 9                                                        | 10                                                       | 31                                                       |
| 16                                                       | Nagaland                                                 | 9                                                        | 20                                                       | 9                                                        | 38                                                       |
| 17                                                       | Sikkim                                                   | 4                                                        | 1                                                        | 4                                                        | 9                                                        |
| 18                                                       | Tripura                                                  | 3                                                        | 21                                                       | 84                                                       | 108                                                      |
| 19                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                           | 9                                                        | 105                                                      | 273                                                      | 387                                                      |
| 20                                                       | Goa                                                      | 2                                                        | 6                                                        | 22                                                       | 30                                                       |
| 21                                                       | Gujarat                                                  | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 868                                                      | 868                                                      |
| 22                                                       | Haryana                                                  | 22                                                       | 102                                                      | 106                                                      | 230                                                      |
| 23                                                       | Karnataka                                                | 15                                                       | 86                                                       | 366                                                      | 467                                                      |
| 24                                                       | Kerala                                                   | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |
| 25                                                       | Maharashtra                                              | 23                                                       | 238                                                      | 20                                                       | 281                                                      |
| 26                                                       | Punjab                                                   | 22                                                       | 66                                                       | 88                                                       | 176                                                      |
| 27                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                               | 37                                                       | 388                                                      | 475                                                      | 900                                                      |
| 28                                                       | Telangana                                                | 0                                                        | 42                                                       | 352                                                      | 394                                                      |
| 29                                                       | West Bengal                                              | 13                                                       | 295                                                      | 387                                                      | 695                                                      |
| 30                                                       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                 | 3                                                        | 4                                                        | 20                                                       | 27                                                       |
| 31                                                       | Chandigarh                                               | 1                                                        | 2                                                        | 28                                                       | 31                                                       |
| 32                                                       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli Damman and Diu                       | 2                                                        | 4                                                        | 9                                                        | 15                                                       |
| 33                                                       | Delhi                                                    | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |
| 34                                                       | Ladakh                                                   | 2                                                        | 7                                                        | 32                                                       | 41                                                       |
| 35                                                       | Lakshadweep                                              | 2                                                        | 3                                                        | 4                                                        | 9                                                        |
| 36                                                       | Puducherry                                               | 4                                                        | 4                                                        | 39                                                       | 47                                                       |
| Total                                                    | Total                                                    | 476                                                      | 3002                                                     | 6349                                                     | 9827                                                     |

## Annexure-II

## State/UT-wise status of approved and functional AYUSH Health & Wellness Centres (AHWCs)

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