Lok Sabha Question No. 2673 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Promotion of AYUSH Healthcare Systems
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2673 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 TH AUGUST, 2023

## PROMOTION OF AYUSH HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

## 2673. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) the funds allocated for the development of AYUSH healthcare systems in the country during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government is aware about the need for effective promotion of AYUSH healthcare systems in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has organized any lucrative events for the propagation and promotion of AYUSH healthcare systems, like Seminars, Conferences, Symposiums and Workshops etc. during the last three years and the current year; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFAYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDASONOWAL)

(a) Public health being a State subject, development of AYUSH healthcare systems in the country comes under the purview of respective State/UT Government. However, Ministry of Ayush is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments for overall development and promotion of Ayush systems in the country and supporting the efforts of States/UTs by providing financial assistance to them under different activities as per the provision of NAM guidelines against their submitted 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 allocated/released under NAM during the last three years and the current year is furnished in Annexure-I .

(b) to (d) The Ministry of Ayush implements a Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) in Ayush to create awareness regarding Ayush Systems of Medicine. This scheme aims to reach out to all sections of the population across the country and under this Scheme, Ministry organizes National/State level Arogya Fairs, Yoga Fests/Utsavs, Ayurveda Parvs, Celebrate Important Days of Ayush Systems, Participate in Health Fairs/ Melas & Exhibitions, Provide financial assistance for organizing seminars, workshops, conferences and conduct multimedia campaigns etc. The details of activities undertaken in IEC Scheme during the last three years and the current year is given as Annexure-II.

## Annexure-I

## The State/UT-wise details of the funds allocated/released under NAM during the last three years and the current year:

(Rs. in lakhs)

| S. No.          | Name of States/UTs                       | 2020-21         |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 (as on 02.08.2023) |      Total |
|-----------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|------------|
| 1               | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                 | 251.808         |   296.061 |   142.386 |                      153.772 |    844.026 |
| 2               | Andhra Pradesh                           | 385.402         |     0     |     0     |                        0     |    385.402 |
| 3               | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 678.090         |   180.85  |   402.04  |                        0     |   1260.98  |
| 4               | Assam                                    | 347.150         |   639.52  |  1011.77  |                        0     |   1998.44  |
| 5               | Bihar                                    | 516.535         |  1686.08  |     0     |                        0     |   2202.61  |
| 6               | Chandigarh                               | 195.808         |    94.864 |   189.735 |                        0     |    480.407 |
| 7               | Chhattisgarh                             | 2691.066        |   841.309 |     0     |                        0     |   3532.38  |
| 8               | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 0.000           |     0     |     0     |                        0     |      0     |
| 9               | Delhi                                    | 0.000           |     0     |     0     |                        0     |      0     |
| 10              | Goa                                      | 65.988          |   218.988 |   142.286 |                        0     |    427.262 |
| 11              | Gujarat                                  | 244.011         |   466.926 |  1908.62  |                        0     |   2619.56  |
| 12              | Haryana                                  | 3034.422        |   647.702 |  1219.9   |                     1008.86  |   5910.89  |
| 13              | Himachal Pradesh                         | 494.940         |  1261.8   |  3873.58  |                        0     |   5630.32  |
| 14              | Jammu &Kashmir                           | 2285.751        |  1313.11  |  4895.09  |                        0     |   8493.94  |
| 15              | Jharkhand                                | 0.000           |  1309.77  |  7752.57  |                        0     |   9062.33  |
| 16              | Karnataka                                | 2184.371        |  1821.46  |  1714.09  |                     1677.18  |   7397.1   |
| 17              | Kerala                                   | 2337.585        |  1153.39  |  4399.83  |                        0     |   7890.8   |
| 18              | Lakshadweep                              | 19.605          |    64.257 |   116.322 |                      166.007 |    366.191 |
| 19              | Madhya Pradesh                           | 5608.633        |  3123.2   |  1716     |                        0     |  10447.8   |
| 20              | Maharashtra                              | 0.000           |     0     |     0     |                     1117.77  |   1117.77  |
| 21              | Manipur                                  | 571.720         |   170.04  |  1723     |                        0     |   2464.76  |
| 22              | Mizoram                                  | 657.720         |   259.08  |   117.27  |                      284.47  |   1318.54  |
| 23              | Meghalaya                                | 247.970         |   609.78  |   796.84  |                        0     |   1654.59  |
| 24              | Nagaland                                 | 1254.890        |   232.27  |   495.78  |                        0     |   1982.94  |
| 25              | Odisha                                   | 716.640         |  1075.38  |     0     |                        0     |   1792.02  |
| 26              | Puducherry                               | 47.667          |   200.273 |   623.952 |                        0     |    871.892 |
| 27              | Punjab                                   | 89.770          |   527.28  |     0     |                        0     |    617.05  |
| 28              | Rajasthan                                | 2276.400        |  3189     |     0     |                        0     |   5465.4   |
| 29              | Sikkim                                   | 350.440         |    99.3   |   626.06  |                      170.37  |   1246.17  |
| 30              | Tamil Nadu                               | 616.580         |  2348.27  |  2428.69  |                        0     |   5393.53  |
| 31              | Telangana                                | 0.000           |  3132.25  |     0     |                        0     |   3132.25  |
| 32              | Tripura                                  | 270.080         |   138.71  |  1030.9   |                        0     |   1439.69  |
| 33              | Uttar Pradesh                            | 10373.858       | 13809.7   | 14437.6   |                        0     |  38621.2   |
| 34              | Uttarakhand                              | 656.458         |  2622.5   |  1855.8   |                     1078.12  |   6212.88  |
| 35              | West Bengal                              | 247.346         |  2118.05  |  1056.58  |                        0     |   3421.97  |
| 36              | Ladakh                                   | 0.000           |   187.454 |    72.265 |                        0     |    259.719 |
| Total 39718.703 | Total 39718.703                          | Total 39718.703 | 45838.6   | 54748.9   |                     5656.56  | 145963     |

## Details of activities undertaken under IEC Scheme for the last three years and the current year

| i.                                                                  | National Level Arogya Fair                                                                                                                                        |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2020-21-                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2021-22-                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2022-23-                                                            | Ujjain (MP), Bengaluru(Karnataka), Guwahati(Assam)                                                                                                                |
| 2023-24-                                                            | Jaipur (Rajasthan)(till date)                                                                                                                                     |
| ii.                                                                 | State Level Arogya Fair                                                                                                                                           |
| 2020-21                                                             | NIL                                                                                                                                                               |
| 2021-22                                                             | Greater Noida, New Delhi                                                                                                                                          |
| 2022-23                                                             | Varanasi(Uttar Pradesh), Aizawl (Mizoram)                                                                                                                         |
| 2023-24                                                             | 0 (till date)                                                                                                                                                     |
| iii.                                                                | Ayurveda Parv/ Yoga Fest                                                                                                                                          |
| 2020-21                                                             | Punjab, Assam and Odisha                                                                                                                                          |
| 2021-22-                                                            | Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Bihar, Delhi and Chandigarh                                                                                                               |
| 2022-23-                                                            | Kerala, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Manipur, Meghalaya, Maharashtra (Shirdi& Nagpur), Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, |
| 2023-24-                                                            | 0 (till date)                                                                                                                                                     |
| iv. Participation                                                   | in Fairs/Melas                                                                                                                                                    |
| 2020-21                                                             | 04                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2021-22                                                             | 06                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2022-23-                                                            | 07                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2023-24-                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                     | 01 (till date)                                                                                                                                                    |
| v . Financial Assistance for organizing Workshop/Conference/Seminar | v . Financial Assistance for organizing Workshop/Conference/Seminar                                                                                               |
| 2020-21                                                             | 3                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2021-22                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2022-23                                                             | 06                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2023-24-                                                            | 01(till date)                                                                                                                                                     |

## vi. Webinar

## 2021-22 10 (during covid-19 pandemic period only)

## vii. Media Activities:

## a) Media Publicity through Doordarshan, AIR and BOC (M/o I & B)

## viii. Important Days

Important days of Ayush like International Day of Yoga, Ayurveda Day, Homeopathy Day, Unani Day, Siddha Day and Naturopathy Day are observed every year with diverse activities and campaigns.