Lok Sabha Question No. 2111 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-01
Subject: AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Dr. M K Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2111 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2025

## AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres

2111. Dr. M K Vishnu Prasad:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of AYUSH Health and Wellness centres in the State of Tamil Nadu, districtwise;
- (b) the total number of such centres operational and non-operational in the said State; and
- (c) the total number of personnel's employed at those centres?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) As per the proposals received from the State Government of Tamil Nadu through State Annual Action Plan (SAAP), 650 AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres [now known as Ayushman  Arogya  Mandir  (Ayush)]  have  been  approved  for  operationalization  by  the Ministry  of  Ayush.  Further,  as  reported  by  the  State  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu,  all  650 Ayushman  Arogya  Mandirs  (Ayush)  are  operational.  Further,  Public  Health  being  a  State Subject,  deployment  of  personnels  at  these  centres  comes  under  the  purview  of  respective State  Government.  However,  as  reported  by  the  State  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu, Community Health Officers (CHOs)/ Doctors have been deployed on regular basis  at  650 centres. The district-wise number of Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) in the State of Tamil Nadu are enclosed as Annexure.

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## Annexure The district-wise number of Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) in the State of Tamil

## Nadu:

| S. No.   | Name of District in Tamil Nadu   |   No. of Approved AAM(Ayush) |
|----------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.       | Coimbatore                       |                           25 |
| 2.       | Ramanathapuram                   |                           16 |
| 3.       | Sivagangai                       |                           21 |
| 4.       | Thanjavur                        |                           22 |
| 5.       | Kanchipuram                      |                            8 |
| 6.       | Chengalpet                       |                            8 |
| 7.       | Thiruvallur                      |                           18 |
| 8.       | Virudhunagar                     |                           34 |
| 9.       | Dharmapuri                       |                           20 |
| 10.      | Erode                            |                           34 |
| 11.      | Madurai                          |                           23 |
| 12.      | Theni                            |                           14 |
| 13.      | Nilgiris                         |                            6 |
| 14.      | Nagapattinam                     |                           12 |
| 15.      | Villupuram                       |                           18 |
| 16.      | Salem                            |                           37 |
| 17.      | Tirunelveli                      |                           17 |
| 18.      | Cuddalore                        |                           18 |
| 19.      | Trichy                           |                           22 |
| 20.      | Karur                            |                           12 |
| 21.      | Ariyalur                         |                            7 |
| 22.      | Pudukottai                       |                           14 |
| 23.      | Dindigul                         |                           24 |
| 24.      | Kanyakumari                      |                           25 |
| 25.      | Tenkasi                          |                           21 |
| 26.      | Thiruvarur                       |                           19 |
| 27.      | Thiruvannamalai                  |                           25 |
| 28.      | Vellore                          |                           11 |
| 29.      | Kallakurichi                     |                           13 |
| 30.      | Krishnagiri                      |                           13 |
| 31.      | Mayiladudurai                    |                           16 |
| 32.      | Nammakkal                        |                           13 |
| 33.      | Perambalur                       |                            4 |
| 34.      | Ranipet                          |                           11 |
| 35.      | Thirupattur                      |                            8 |
| 36.      | Thoothukudi                      |                           29 |
| 37.      | Tiruppur                         |                           12 |
| Total    | Total                            |                          650 |