Lok Sabha Question No. 3195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Promotion of Ayurvedic Treatment Centres and Hospitals
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3195 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2024

## Promotion of Ayurvedic Treatment Centres and Hospitals

3195. Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) whether any measures have been taken by the Government to promote Ayurvedic treatment centers and hospitals across the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise particularly in Telangana;

(b) the details of the steps taken by the Government to revive and promote Ayurveda, India's ancient and revered medical science; and

(c)  whether  any  support  is  being  extended  by  the  AYUSH  department  in  Telangana  including allocations of funds to establish and upgrade Ayurvedic medical centers and hospitals in the State?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (c) Ministry of Ayush is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission  (NAM)  through  State/UT  Governments  in  the  country  including  Telangana  and  supporting their efforts for overall development & promotion of AYUSH systems of medicineincluding Ayurvedic treatment centers and hospitals by providing financial assistance to them under different activities as per the  proposals  received  in  their  State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs).  The  Mission inter-alia  makes provision for the following activities:

- (i) Operationalization  of  Ayushman  Arogya  Mandir  (Ayush)  by  upgrading  existing  Ayush dispensaries including Ayurveda and Sub health Centres.
- (ii) Co-location  of  Ayush  facilities  including  Ayurveda  at  Primary  Health  Centres  (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs).
- (iii) Upgradation of existing standalone Government Ayush Hospitals including Ayurveda .
- (iv) Upgradation  of  existing  Government/Panchayat/Government  aided  Ayush  Dispensaries/ Construction of building for existing Ayush Dispensary (Rented/ dilapidated

accommodation)/  Construction  of  building  to  establish  new  Ayush  Dispensary  including Ayurveda in the area where there are no Ayush facilities available.

- (v) Setting up of 10/30/50 bedded Integrated Ayush Hospitals including Ayurveda.
- (vi) Supply  of  essential  drugs  to  Government  Ayush  Hospitals,  Government  Dispensaries  and Government/Government aided Teaching Institutional Ayush Hospitals including Ayurveda.
- (vii)  Ayush Public Health Programmes.
- (viii) Establishment of new Ayush colleges including Ayurveda in the States where availability of Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector.
- (ix)   Infrastructural development of Ayush Under-Graduate Institutions and Ayush Post-Graduate Institutions including Ayurveda / add on PG/ Pharmacy /Para-Medical Courses.

Under  NAM,  as  per  the  proposals  received  from  State/UT  Governments  through  SAAPs,  an amount  of Rs.  453428.45  Lakhs has  been  released  to  different  States/UTs  including  Telangana  for implementation of various approved activities from 2024-15 to 2023-24. The State/UT-wise status of released  grant-in-aid  is  furnished  at Annexure. Further,  as  per  the  proposals  received  from  State Government  of  Telangana  through  SAAPs,  an  amount  of Rs.  503.73  Lakhs has  been  approved  for establishment of 3 units of Integrated Ayush Hospitals and similarly assistance of Rs. 535.784 Lakhs for  upgradation  of    hospitals  including  Ayurveda  and Rs . 667.300  Lakhs for  upgradation  of dispensaries  has been approved.

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## State/UT wise status of releases from 2014-15 to 2024-25 under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM)

|   S.No. | Name of States/UTs                 |   Total Releases(Rs.in Lakhs) |
|---------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |                       2629.77 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh                     |                       7578.05 |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                       5018.04 |
|       4 | Assam                              |                      13911.4  |
|       5 | Bihar                              |                       8091.86 |
|       6 | Chandigarh                         |                       1759.12 |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh                       |                      10741.8  |
|       8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                        892.7  |
|       9 | Delhi                              |                        726.31 |
|      10 | Goa                                |                       2324.91 |
|      11 | Gujarat                            |                      13504    |
|      12 | Haryana                            |                      14105.7  |
|      13 | Himachal Pradesh                   |                      14997.1  |
|      14 | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                      21829.8  |
|      15 | Jharkhand                          |                      13647.8  |
|      16 | Karnataka                          |                      20452.2  |
|      17 | Kerala                             |                      24534.5  |
|      18 | Lakshadweep                        |                       1721.78 |
|      19 | Madhya Pradesh                     |                      33012.6  |
|      20 | Maharashtra                        |                      10675    |
|      21 | Manipur                            |                       8227.99 |
|      22 | Mizoram                            |                       4833.38 |
|      23 | Meghalaya                          |                       5776.16 |
|      24 | Nagaland                           |                       7898.27 |
|      25 | Odisha                             |                       8710.18 |
|      26 | Puducherry                         |                       2367.08 |
|      27 | Punjab                             |                       5201.82 |
|      28 | Rajasthan                          |                      26782.8  |
|      29 | Sikkim                             |                       3897.82 |

| 30   | Tamil Nadu    |   21206.83 |
|------|---------------|------------|
| 31   | Telangana     |    9789.23 |
| 32   | Tripura       |    4915.42 |
| 33   | Uttar Pradesh |   90103.7  |
| 34   | Uttarakhand   |   14964    |
| 35   | West Bengal   |   16292.3  |
| 36   | Ladakh        |     307.04 |
|      | TOTAL         |  453428    |