Lok Sabha Question No. 862 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: Promotion of AYUSH
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Shri Aashtikar Patil Nagesh Bapurao, Smt. Supriya Sule, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare, Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 862 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2024

## 'Promotion of AYUSH'

862. Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke:

Shri Sanjay Dina Patil:

Shri Aashtikar Patil Nagesh Bapurao:

Smt. Supriya Sule:

Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad:

Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh:

Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare:

Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe:

Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane:

Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  been  able  to  develop  and  promote  AYUSH  in  the country especially in Maharashtra and if so, the details of the steps taken in this regard;
- (b) the  funds  allocated  for  promotion  and  development  of  Ayurveda,  Unani,  Siddha, Homoeopathy and Naturopathy separately during the last three years and the current year in the State of Maharashtra, year-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  funds  spent  separately,  year-wise  and  State/UT-wise  especially  in Maharashtra;
- (d) the details of the amount that remained unutilized, system-wise; and
- (e) the details of complaints regarding inadequacy of funds and the manner in which the same is addressed?

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

(a): The Government through its various initiatives has been able to develop and promote Ayush  in  the  Country  including  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra.  With  the  view  to  fulfil  the mandate of propagation of Ayush System of Healthcare, the Ministry of Ayush implements a Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of Information Education and Communication (IEC) in Ayush. This aims to reach out to all sections of the population across the country including in the State of Maharashtra. Under this Scheme, Ministry organises National/ State level Arogya Fairs,  Yoga  Fests/  Utsavs,  Ayurveda  Parvs,  celebrate  important  days  of  Ayush  system, participate in Health fairs/ melas, Exhibitions etc, provide financial assistance for organising seminars, workshops, conferences and conduct multimedia campaigns etc. to create awareness among citizens regarding Ayush system of health care.

Besides,  the  Ministry  is  implementing  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  namely National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM)  through  State/UT  Governments  for  development  & promotion  of  different  Ayush  system  in  the  country  and  providing  financial  assistance  to them  as  per  the  proposal  received  in  their  State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs).  State/UT Governments may avail financial assistance by submitting proposals  through State  Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per NAM guidelines.

The Ministry of Ayush is also implementing a Central Sector Scheme namely Ayush Oushadhi Gunavatta Evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY). The objectives of the scheme are as follows:

- i. To  enhance  India's  manufacturing  capabilities  and  exports  of  traditional medicines and health promotion products under the initiative of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
- ii. To facilitate adequate infrastructural & technological upgradation and institutional activities in public and private sector for standardization, quality manufacturing and analytical testing of Ayush drugs & materials.
- iii. To strengthen regulatory frameworks at Central and State level for effective quality control, safety monitoring and surveillance of misleading advertisements of Ayush drugs.

iv. To encourage building up synergies, collaborations and convergent approaches for promoting standards and quality of Ayush drugs & materials.

Nisarg  Gram,  National  Institute  of  Naturopathy,  a  premier  autonomous  institute  for Naturopathy, which organizes various activities related to Naturopathy and Yoga is located at Pune,  Maharashtra.  A  Central  Ayurveda  Research  Institute  (CARI),  Mumbai  under  the Ministry's  Autonomous  Council,  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences (CCRAS), is located in Maharashtra and is conducting full-fledged research activities.

The  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  also  promoting  Ayush  system  by  funding  four  Centre  of Excellences' (CoEs) namely Maharashtra Arogya Mandal - Pune, Spandan Holistic Institute of  Applied  Homoeopathy  -  Mumbai,  Savitribai  Phule  Pune  University  -  Pune,  and  Tata Memorial Centre - Mumbai in the State of Maharashtra.

(b) to (d): The funds are not allocated stream-wise and state-wise under IEC Scheme and Ayush Oushadhi Gunavatta Evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY). The details of the budget allocated, actual expenditure incurred, and unutilized funds in the last three years and the current year are attached at Annexure-I . However, there is provision of allocation of budget State/ UT-wise under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme, National Ayush Mission. The details of the funds released State/ UT-wise under the National Ayush Mission are attached at Annexure-II.

(e): No complaints have been received regarding inadequacy of funds.

## Details of the Budget of the Central Sector Scheme, IEC

## Annexure-I

## Rs. in crore

| Year                  |   Budget Estimate | Revised Estimate   |   Actual Expenditure |   Unutilized |
|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------|--------------|
| 2021-22               |             46.2  | 34.84              |                30.04 |         4.8  |
| 2022-23               |             43.88 | 55.40              |                51.6  |         3.8  |
| 2023-24               |             41    | 39.85              |                34.39 |         5.46 |
| 2024-25 (Provisional) |             43.2  | -                  |                 3.41 |        39.79 |

| Details of the Budget of the Central Sector Scheme, Ayush Oushadhi Gunavatta Evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY)   | Details of the Budget of the Central Sector Scheme, Ayush Oushadhi Gunavatta Evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY)   | Details of the Budget of the Central Sector Scheme, Ayush Oushadhi Gunavatta Evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY)   | Details of the Budget of the Central Sector Scheme, Ayush Oushadhi Gunavatta Evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY)   | Details of the Budget of the Central Sector Scheme, Ayush Oushadhi Gunavatta Evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                         | Rs. in crore                                                                                                            |
| 2021-22                                                                                                                 | 4.10                                                                                                                    | 10.00                                                                                                                   | 2.94                                                                                                                    | 7.06                                                                                                                    |
| 2022-23                                                                                                                 | 23.50                                                                                                                   | 20.00                                                                                                                   | 19.04                                                                                                                   | 0.96                                                                                                                    |
| 2023-24                                                                                                                 | 20.00                                                                                                                   | 12.26                                                                                                                   | 11.59                                                                                                                   | 0.67                                                                                                                    |
| 2024-25 (Provisional)                                                                                                   | 25.00                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                       | 4.71                                                                                                                    | 20.29                                                                                                                   |

## Annexure-II Details of funds spent and unutilized separately year-wise and State/UT-wise against the central share released under NAM Rs. in lakhs

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs                  | Grant Released as Central Share   | Grant Released as Central Share   | Grant Released as Central Share   | Grant Released as Central Share   | Grant Utilized against Central Share   | Grant Utilized against Central Share   | Grant Utilized against Central Share   | Grant Utilized against Central Share   | Unspent Balance Central Share   | Unspent Balance Central Share   | Unspent Balance Central Share   | Unspent Balance Central Share   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs                  | 2021-22                           | 2022-23                           | 2023-24                           | 2024 -25                          | 2021-22                                | 2022-23                                | 2023-24                                | 2024 -25                               | 2021-22                         | 2022- 23                        | 2023-24                         | 2024 -25                        |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands           | 296.06                            | 142.39                            | 407.29                            | -                                 | 295.44                                 | 142.39                                 | 301.77                                 | -                                      | 0.62                            | -                               | 105.51                          | -                               |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                      | -                                 | -                                 | -                                 | -                                 | -                                      | -                                      | -                                      | -                                      | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 180.85                            | 402.04                            | 1186.04                           | -                                 | 180.85                                 | 391.39                                 | 840.33                                 | -                                      | -                               | 10.65                           | 345.71                          | -                               |
| 4         | Assam                               | 639.52                            | 1011.77                           | 3471.45                           | -                                 | 507.91                                 | 908.67                                 | 2041.01                                | -                                      | 131.61                          | 103.10                          | 1430.44                         | -                               |
| 5         | Bihar                               | 1686.08                           | -                                 | 1161.06                           | -                                 | 1686.08                                |                                        | 180.78                                 | -                                      | 0.00                            | -                               | 980.28                          | -                               |
| 6         | Chandigarh                          | 94.86                             | 189.74                            | 226.32                            | -                                 | 89.27                                  | 152.07                                 | 148.68                                 | -                                      | 5.60                            | 37.66                           | 77.64                           | -                               |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                        | 841.31                            | -                                 | 2151.43                           | -                                 | 697.18                                 | -                                      | 1008.38                                | -                                      | 144.13                          | -                               | 1143.05                         | -                               |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | -                                 | -                                 | 408.45                            | -                                 | -                                      | -                                      | 54.02                                  | -                                      | -                               | -                               | 354.43                          | -                               |
| 9         | Delhi                               | -                                 | -                                 | -                                 | -                                 | -                                      | -                                      | -                                      | -                                      | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 10        | Goa                                 | 218.99                            | 142.29                            | 628.30                            | -                                 | 218.99                                 | 105.37                                 | 388.54                                 | -                                      | -                               | 36.92                           | 239.76                          | -                               |
| 11        | Gujarat                             | 466.93                            | 1908.62                           | 2961.42                           | -                                 | 422.46                                 | 607.36                                 | 814.27                                 | -                                      | 44.47                           | 1301.2 7                        | 2147.15                         | -                               |
| 12        | Haryana                             | 647.70                            | 1219.91                           | 3026.59                           | -                                 | 610.23                                 | 1121.42                                | 1806.22                                | -                                      | 37.47                           | 98.49                           | 1220.37                         | -                               |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                    | 1261.80                           | 3873.58                           | 3659.22                           | -                                 | 1175.34                                | 3700.14                                | 1871.62                                | -                                      | 86.46                           | 173.44                          | 1787.60                         | -                               |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir                     | 1313.11                           | 4895.09                           | 7510.36                           | -                                 | 1245.61                                | 4568.11                                | 5022.86                                | -                                      | 67.50                           | 326.97                          | 2487.50                         | -                               |
| 15        | Jharkhand                           | 1309.77                           | 7752.57                           | 2390.42                           | -                                 | 1309.76                                | 7752.57                                | 1032.88                                | -                                      | 0.01                            | -                               | 1357.54                         | -                               |
| 16        | Karnataka                           | 1821.46                           | 1714.09                           | 5031.54                           | -                                 | 1776.49                                | 1336.24                                | 2596.21                                | -                                      | 44.97                           | 377.85                          | 2435.33                         | -                               |
| 17        | Kerala                              | 1153.39                           | 4399.83                           | 7989.40                           | -                                 | 1153.39                                | 4122.16                                | 5935.01                                | -                                      | -                               | 277.67                          | 2054.39                         | -                               |

| 18   | Ladakh         | 187.45    | 72.27    | 47.32     | -   | 165.28    | 72.27     | 31.81     | -   | 22.17   | -        | 15.51     | -   |
|------|----------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----|---------|----------|-----------|-----|
| 19   | Lakshadweep    | 64.26     | 116.32   | 332.01    | -   | 64.26     | 116.32    | 248.82    | -   | -       | -        | 83.20     | -   |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh | 3123.20   | 1716.00  | 6120.00   | -   | 3115.06   | 1647.04   | 4732.47   | -   | 8.14    | 68.96    | 1387.53   | -   |
| 21   | Maharashtra    | -         | -        | 2235.54   | -   | -         | -         | 1011.02   | -   | -       | -        | 1224.52   | -   |
| 22   | Manipur        | 170.04    | 1723.00  | -         | -   | 126.41    | 1201.22   | -         | -   | 43.63   | 521.78   | -         | -   |
| 23   | Mizoram        | 259.08    | 117.27   | 1057.86   | -   | 259.08    | 117.27    | 824.35    | -   | -       | -        | 233.51    | -   |
| 24   | Meghalaya      | 609.78    | 796.84   | 1722.60   | -   | 609.78    | 787.25    | 1106.72   | -   | -       | 9.59     | 615.88    | -   |
| 25   | Nagaland       | 232.27    | 495.78   | 1016.97   | -   | 232.27    | 495.78    | 783.34    | -   | -       | -        | 233.63    | -   |
| 26   | Odisha         | 1075.38   | -        | -         | -   | 1060.52   | -         | -         | -   | 14.86   | -        | -         | -   |
| 27   | Puducherry     | 200.27    | 623.95   | 197.08    | -   | 197.68    | 610.77    | 68.17     | -   | 2.60    | 13.19    | 128.92    | -   |
| 28   | Punjab         | 527.28    | -        | 109.85    | -   | 527.28    | -         | -         | -   | -       | -        | 109.85    | -   |
| 29   | Rajasthan      | 3189.00   | -        | 3731.51   | -   | 2710.07   | -         | 2251.17   | -   | 478.93  | -        | 1480.35   | -   |
| 30   | Sikkim         | 99.30     | 626.06   | 492.37    | -   | 99.30     | 626.06    | 466.60    | -   | -       | -        | 25.77     | -   |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu     | 2348.27   | 2428.69  | 6635.76   | -   | 2147.03   | 1879.99   | 4330.35   | -   | 201.24  | 548.70   | 2305.41   | -   |
| 32   | Telangana      | 3132.25   | -        | 1225.17   | -   | 3044.95   | -         | 852.40    | -   | 87.30   | -        | 372.77    | -   |
| 33   | Tripura        | 138.71    | 1030.90  | 566.99    | -   | 127.32    | 994.45    | 240.34    | -   | 11.39   | 36.45    | 326.65    | -   |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh  | 13809.7 2 | 14437.60 | 12418.6 0 | -   | 13599.9 6 | 13614.8 2 | 6367.02   | -   | 209.76  | 822.78   | 6051.57   | -   |
| 35   | Uttarakhand    | 2622.50   | 1855.80  | 3234.38   | -   | 2614.00   | 1850.82   | 2395.90   | -   | 8.50    | 4.98     | 838.48    | -   |
| 36   | West Bengal    | 2118.05   | 1056.58  | 3379.39   | -   | 2115.63   | 864.02    | 1767.89   | -   | 2.41    | 192.56   | 1611.49   | -   |
|      | Total          | 45838.6 3 | 54748.94 | 86732.6 7 | -   | 44184.8 7 | 49785.9 5 | 51520.9 1 | -   | 1653.76 | 4962.9 9 | 35211.7 6 | -   |