Lok Sabha Question No. 1861 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Setting up of Dedicated AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1861 ANSWERED ON 02.08.2024

## Setting up of Dedicated AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres

1861 Shri Bastipati Nagaraju:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any initiatives to set up dedicated AYUSH Health and Wellness  Centres  under  Ayushman  Bharat  Mission  keeping  in  view  of  the  fact  that AYUSH can play  an  important  role  in  realizing  the  dream  of  New  India  by  providing quality healthcare and medical care for the citizens;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a)  to  (c)  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  the  operationalization  of  Ayush  Health  and Wellness  Centres  (AHWCs)  [now  renamed  as  Ayushman  Arogya  Mandir  (Ayush)]  under Ayushman  Bharat  as  a  component  of  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments with an objective to establish a holistic wellness model based on Ayush principles and practices. It is envisaged to transform existing Sub-health Centres/Ayush dispensaries to Ayush Health & Wellness Centres to ensure universal access to an expanded  range  of  Primary  Health  Care  services  as  appropriate  to  people's  needs.  Under  the NAM, as  per  the  proposals  received  from  State/UT  Governments  through  their  State  Annual Action  Plans  (SAAPs),  a  total  of  12,500  units  of  existing  Ayush  dispensaries  and  sub  health centres  has  been  approved  to  be  upgraded  as  Ayushman  Arogya  Mandir  (Ayush)  in  the States/UTs. As per the reports received from States/UTs, 12121 Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) have  been  made  functional  till  date.  The  State/UT  wise  status  of  approved  and  functional Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) is furnished in Annexure.

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## Annexure

## The State/UT wise status of approved and functional Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush)

|   Sl. No. | Name of States/UTs                  |   Approved Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) |   Functional Ayushman Arogya Mandir (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 |                                          11 |
|         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                    |                                       740 |                                         740 |
|        14 | Jammu &Kashmir                      |                                       523 |                                         523 |
|        15 | Jharkhand                           |                                       745 |                                         648 |
|        16 | Karnataka                           |                                       376 |                                         376 |
|        17 | Kerala                              |                                       700 |                                         700 |
|        18 | Ladakh                              |                                         0 |                                           0 |
|        19 | Lakshadweep                         |                                         7 |                                           7 |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh                      |                                       800 |                                         800 |
|        21 | Maharashtra                         |                                       390 |                                         345 |
|        22 | Manipur                             |                                        15 |                                          15 |
|        23 | Meghalaya                           |                                        45 |                                          22 |
|        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 | 12121 |