Lok Sabha Question No. 252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: AYUSH Medicines in AIIMS
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Arun Sao, Vijay Baghel, Mohan Mandavi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 252 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2023

## AYUSH MEDICINES IN AIIMS

## †252.  SHRI ARUN SAO: SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL: SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  AYUSH  medical  facility  is  available  in  all  the  All  India  Institute  of  Medical Sciences (AIIMS) of the country including AIIMS, Delhi and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the AYUSH buildings constructed for the AYUSH doctors in new AIIMS are being used for other purposes and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the AYUSH In-Patient Departments (IPDs) in all the six operational AIIMS are yet to be started and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the human resources like the Panchkarm Assistant, Alkali Formula Assistant have not been deployed in the Ayurveda departments of AIIMS so far;
- (e) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the corrective measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

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

- (a) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) where AYUSH medical facility is available  are  AIIMS Bhopal, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, AIIMS Raipur, AIIMS Gorakhpur, AIIMS Patna and AIIMS Rishikesh.
- (b) The  AIIMS  having  Ayush  Building  for  Ayush  Doctors  are  AIIMS  Bhopal,  AIIMS Bathinda,  AIIMS  Bhubaneswar,  AIIMS  Bilaspur,  AIIMS  Guwahati,  AIIMS  Jodhpur, AIIMS Kalyani, AIIMS Nagpur, AIIMS Raipur, AIIMS Deoghar , AIIMS Gorakhpur, AIIMS  Patna,  AIIMS  Rishikesh  and  AIIMS  Mangalagiri  .  The  Details  of  AIIMS  in which Ayush Building are used for other purposes is Annexed.
- (c) The AIIMS Bhubaneswar and AIIMS Raipur have made operational AYUSH In-Patient Departments (IPDs).
- (d)  to (f)  Posts are yet to be sanctioned in all of the AIIMS.

## Details of the AIIMS in which Ayush Building are used for other purposes

|   Sr.No | Name of the AIIMS   | Reasons                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | AIIMS Jodhpur       | Some portion of Ayush building is used for day care patients without interrupting functioning of Ayush department.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|       2 | AIIMS Kalyani       | The area is being used as Yoga centre for staff at AIIMS. The centre is run by trained faculty and experts in Yoga. Also certain areas are being used for patient care so as to ensure the facilities are being used and remain functional.                                                                                                                           |
|       3 | AIIMS Nagpur        | Ayush Building is constructed at AIIMS Nagpur in November, 2019. The Ground Floor of the Ayush building is being used for operation of Viral Research Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL) and Blood bank (i.e. AIIMS, Nagpur Blood Centre) to effectively utilize the infrastructure, as the Ayush Departments posts are not yet sanctioned TO set up the Ayush Departments. |
|       4 | AIIMS Raipur        | Separate Ayush building is available for Ayush doctors. Only few beds are now being used as isolation beds for COVD-19 patients.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|       5 | AIIMS Deoghar       | Ayush Department has not yet started. Ayush building temporally being used as OPD, Day care and Diagnostic services.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|       6 | AIIMS Mangalagiri   | Ayush building has been constructed and is being utilized for allopathic IPD Services, as faculty recruitment has not yet been done for AYUSH Medicine. Currently there are no faculty and other posts sanctioned for AYUSH at AIIMS Mangalagiri.                                                                                                                     |