Lok Sabha Question No. 1438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-28
Subject: Setting up of AYUSH Medical Colleges and Research Centres in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: P. Velusamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.- 1438 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  JULY 2023

## 'SETTING UP OF AYUSH MEDICAL COLLEGES AND RESEARCH CENTRES IN TAMIL NADU'

## 1438 # SHRI VELUSAMY P:

Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up AYUSH Medical colleges in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  State  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  has  sent  any  proposal  for  setting  up AYUSH Medical colleges and AYUSH Research Centre;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with action taken/proposed to be taken thereon;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  demanded  free  land  for  setting  up  of  AYUSH  Medical colleges and AYUSH Research Centres; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  At  present,  no  proposal  is  under  consideration  by  the  Central  Government  to  set  up  new AYUSH Medical Colleges in the Country.

(b) & (c)  At present, no proposals have been received from the State Government of Tamil Nadu to National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) or National Commission for Homeopathy (NCH) for setting  up  any  new  AYUSH  Medical  college  and  AYUSH  Research Centre.

Further,  Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  setting  up  of  AYUSH  Medical  Colleges  in  the country including Tamil Nadu comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments. However, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM), there are provisions  for  financial  assistance  for  establishment  of  new  AYUSH  Colleges  in  the  States where  availability  of  AYUSH  teaching  institutions  is  inadequate  in  Government  Sector.The State/UT Governments may avail eligible financial assistance by submitting suitable proposals through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per the provisions of NAM guidelines. Under

National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM),  the  State  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  has  submitted  the proposal  for  setting  up  AYUSH  Medical  College  for  Siddha  system  of  medicine  at  Palani, Dindugul, District through SAAP during the year 2022-2023 and same has been approved.

(d)  &  (e)  As  informed  by  the  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences  (CCRAS), New Delhi, its peripheral unit Dr. Achanta  Lakshmipati Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Chennai,  has  requested  Tamil  Nadu  State  Government  to  allocate  5  Acre  land  free  of  cost  at Thiruvallur District to establish an Ayurvedic Research Centre. At present, this matter is under the consideration of Land Commissioner, Government of Tamil Nadu.

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In the process of promotion and development of the Ayush sector and to streamline the education  of  the  Indian  System  of  Medicine  &  Homoeopathy  (ISM  &  H),  the  Central Government has enacted the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act 2020 (NCISM Act 2020) and National Commission for Homoeopathy Act 2020 (NCH Act 2020). Further, the Central Government, by notification, constituted two commissions, namely the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine and the National Commission for Homoeopathy, to exercise the powers conferred upon and to perform the functions assigned to them under the NCISM Act 2020 & NCH Act 2020 respectively.

The  NCISM  &  NCH  are  the  regulatory  authorities  for  medical  education  & institutes  under  the  AYUSH  system  of  medicine  across  the  Country.  These  regulatory bodies ensure the availability of adequate and high-quality medical professionals of the Indian  System  of  Medicine  in  all  parts  of  the  country;  that  promotes  equitable  and universal healthcare that encourages community health perspective and makes services of such  medical  professionals  accessible  and  affordable  to  all  the  citizens;  that  promotes national health goals.

For  every  Academic  Year,  both  commissions  invite  applications  for  opening  new AYUSH Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) colleges/courses and scrutinize the applications  as  per  the  NCISM  Act,  2020/NCH  Act,  2020  and  its  relevant  regulations made  under  and  accordingly  grant  permission  to  open  new  AYUSH-UG  and  PG colleges/courses in the Country. Further, the commissions also maintain the educational standards of existing colleges of AYUSH-UG and PG courses by regular monitoring as per  the  minimum  standards  of  undergraduate  and  postgraduate  education  regulations made  under  the  relevant  Acts.  (Detailed  procedure  for  setting  up  of  new  Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and Sowa Rigpa Colleges is available at the following link: https://ncismindia.org/pdf/regulation%2013A.pdf.  Detailed  procedure  for  setting  up  of new Homoeopathic College is available at the following link:

https://nch.org.in/upload/Establishment\_of\_New\_Medical\_College\_Regulation\_2011.pdf https://nch.org.in/upload/Establishment\_of\_New\_Medical\_College\_Amendment\_2016.p df and https://nch.org.in/upload/The\_Establishment\_of\_New\_Medical\_College\_Opening\_of\_Ne w\_or\_Hig\_2018.pdf )

- a) The detail of AYUSH colleges opened in the country during the last five years is placed as Annexure-I.
- b) A total of 22 (Twenty-Two) AYUSH colleges opened in Gujarat during the last five years, and the details are as follows:
- c) The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi, was established on 10.10.2015; further,  its  Satellite  Centre  was  established  at  Goa  on  11.12.2022.  Furthermore,  the following  National  Institutes  under  the  Ministry  of  Ayush  also  imparting  Quality education in Ayurvedic system of Medicine are detailed below:
4. i.Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar (Gujarat)
5. ii.National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur (Rajasthan)
- iii. North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homeopathy (NEIAH), Shillong (Meghalaya)
7. iv.North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Folk Medicine Research (NEIAFMR), Pasighat (Arunachal Pradesh)
8. v.Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth (RAV), New Delhi.
- d) At present, no such proposal is under consideration of the Central Government to establish the All India Institute of Ayurveda in Gujarat.

| S.No.   | Stream      |   No. of Ayush Colleges opened during the last five years in Gujarat. |
|---------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Ayurveda    |                                                                    11 |
| 2.      | Siddha      |                                                                     0 |
| 3.      | Unani       |                                                                     0 |
| 4.      | Sowa Rigpa  |                                                                     0 |
| 5.      | Homoeopathy |                                                                    11 |
|         | Total       |                                                                    22 |