Lok Sabha Question No. 95 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Upgradation of AYUSH Dispensaries
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: C. R. Patil

## 95. SHRI C.R. PATIL:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the funds provided for the upgradation of AYUSH dispensaries in the country, State/UT-wise including Gujarat;
- (b) the number of AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres that have been upgraded in the country, State/UT-wise including Gujarat;
- (c) whether any centres are operational in the Navsari parliamentary constituency and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the initiatives taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to promote such centres to develop trust in the traditional systems of medicine?

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

(a) Public Health being a State subject, upgradation of AYUSH Dispensaries comes under the purview  of  the  respective  State/UT  Governments.  However,  under  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme  of  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM)  there  is  a  provision  of  providing  financial assistance  to  the  State/UT  Governments  for  upgradation  of  Ayush  Dispensaries.  In  this regard, State/UT Governments are required to submit the proposals through their respective State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs).    As  per  the  proposals  received  from  the  State/UT Governments  through  SAAPs,  the  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  funds  provided  for  the upgradation  of  AYUSH  dispensaries  in  the  country,  including  Gujarat  is  furnished  in  the Annexure-I .

(b) to (d) Public Health is a State subject and accordingly setting up of AYUSH Health & Wellness Centres (AHWCs)  comes  under the purview of the respective State/UT Governments including Gujarat. However, under NAM, there is a provision of operationalization of AHWCs by upgrading existing AYUSH dispensaries and Health Sub centres.  Under  NAM,  as  per  the  proposals  received  from  the  State/UT  Governments including Gujarat through their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs), 12500 units of existing

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 95 ANSWERED ON 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2024

## Upgradation of AYUSH Dispensaries

AYUSH dispensaries and sub health centres has been approved to be upgraded as AHWCs and as  reported  by  States/UTs,  9,128  AHWCs  have  been  made  functional.  The  State/UTwise status of approved and functional AHWCs is furnished at Annexure-II . Among these functional AHWCs, 10 are in the Navsari District. Details of the 10 AHWCs functional in the  Navsari  District  is  furnished  at Annexure-III .    Further,  at  the  functional  AHWCs  the expanded services are being provided having the nature of preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative healthcare. It is envisaged to ensure universal access to an expanded range of Primary Health Care services as appropriate to people's needs.

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Annexure-I

## State/UT-wise details of the funds provided for the upgradation of AYUSH dispensaries in the country, including Gujarat

(Rs. in lakhs)

|   Sl. No. | Name of States/UTs       |   Amount approved Upgradation of AYUSH Dispensaries |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                                0    |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh           |                                              169.3  |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                                0    |
|         4 | Assam                    |                                                0    |
|         5 | Bihar                    |                                              101    |
|         6 | Chandigarh               |                                              306.03 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh             |                                             4372.96 |
|         8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                                                8.4  |
|         9 | Daman &Diu               |                                                0    |
|        10 | Delhi                    |                                                0    |
|        11 | Goa                      |                                                0    |
|        12 | Gujarat                  |                                            33259.5  |
|        13 | Haryana                  |                                             1568.5  |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh         |                                              799.75 |
|        15 | Jammu &Kashmir           |                                              732.68 |
|        16 | Jharkhand                |                                                0    |
|        17 | Karnataka                |                                                0    |
|        18 | Kerala                   |                                             1157.26 |
|        19 | Lakshadweep              |                                               28    |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh           |                                             3040    |
|        21 | Maharashtra              |                                               71.1  |
|        22 | Manipur                  |                                              134.34 |
|        23 | Mizoram                  |                                                0    |
|        24 | Meghalaya                |                                              135.6  |
|        25 | Nagaland                 |                                               80    |
|        26 | Odisha                   |                                             1356.9  |
|        27 | Puducherry               |                                                9.1  |
|        28 | Punjab                   |                                               62.74 |
|        29 | Rajasthan                |                                             9212.39 |
|        30 | Sikkim                   |                                                0    |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu               |                                                0    |
|        32 | Telangana                |                                              667.3  |
|        33 | Tripura                  |                                              179.2  |
|        34 | Uttar Pradesh            |                                             8954.27 |
|        35 | Uttarakhand              |                                              173    |
|        36 | West Bengal              |                                             1998.4  |

## Annexure-II

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

|   Sl. No. | Name of the States/UTs           |   Number of Approved AYUSH HWCs |   Number of Functional AYUSH HWCs |
|-----------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman &Nicobar Island          |                               6 |                                 6 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                   |                             126 |                               126 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                |                              89 |                                49 |
|         4 | Assam                            |                             500 |                               289 |
|         5 | Bihar                            |                             294 |                               113 |
|         6 | Chandigarh                       |                              12 |                                 5 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh                     |                             400 |                               400 |
|         8 | Delhi                            |                               0 |                                 0 |
|         9 | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu |                               1 |                                 1 |
|        10 | Goa                              |                             100 |                                72 |
|        11 | Gujarat                          |                             365 |                               292 |
|        12 | Haryana                          |                             538 |                               375 |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh                 |                             740 |                               303 |
|        14 | Jammu &Kashmir                   |                             523 |                               442 |
|        15 | Jharkhand                        |                             745 |                               560 |
|        16 | Karnataka                        |                             376 |                               376 |
|        17 | Kerala                           |                             700 |                               426 |
|        18 | Ladakh                           |                               0 |                                 0 |
|        19 | Lakshadweep                      |                               7 |                                 7 |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh                   |                             800 |                               562 |
|        21 | Maharashtra                      |                             390 |                               281 |
|        22 | Manipur                          |                              15 |                                15 |
|        23 | Meghalaya                        |                              45 |                                22 |
|        24 | Mizoram                          |                              41 |                                38 |
|        25 | Nagaland                         |                              49 |                                47 |
|        26 | Odisha                           |                             422 |                               250 |
|        27 | Puducherry                       |                               4 |                                 4 |
|        28 | Punjab                           |                             158 |                                 0 |
|        29 | Rajasthan                        |                            2019 |                              1687 |
|        30 | Sikkim                           |                              18 |                                18 |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu                       |                             650 |                               350 |
|        32 | Telangana                        |                             421 |                               421 |
|        33 | Tripura                          |                              72 |                                38 |
|        34 | Uttar Pradesh                    |                            1034 |                               765 |
|        35 | Uttarakhand                      |                             300 |                               268 |
|        36 | West Bengal                      |                             540 |                               520 |

Annexure-III

## Functional AYUSH Health & Wellness Centres (AHWCs) in the Navsari District

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Functional AHWCs   |
|-----------|--------------------------------|
|         1 | Bodvank                        |
|         2 | Surkhai                        |
|         3 | Kakadvel                       |
|         4 | Mandavkhadak                   |
|         5 | Maroli                         |
|         6 | Tavdi                          |
|         7 | Upasad                         |
|         8 | Valoti                         |
|         9 | Dholumbar                      |
|        10 | Prapnagar                      |