Lok Sabha Question No. 996 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-08
Subject: Upgradation of AYUSH Dispensaries
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Ramapati Ram Tripathi, C. R. Patil, P.P. Chaudhary, Pratap Chandra Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.996 ANSWERED ON 08 th  December, 2023

## Upgradation of AYUSH Dispensaries

996. DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI: SHRI C.R. PATIL: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of AYUSH  be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the funds provided for the upgradation of AYUSH dispensaries in the country, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Odisha;
- (b) the number of AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres that have been upgraded in the country, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether any centres are operational in the Deoria parliamentary constituency;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the initiatives taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to promote such centres/ dispensaries to develop trust in the traditional systems of medicine?

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

- (a)  Under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM),  there  is  a provision  of  financial  assistance  to  States/UTs  for  Upgradation  of  existing  Government/ Panchayat/  Government  aided  Ayush  Dispensaries.  Accordingly,  State/UT  Governments  may avail  financial  assistance  by  submitting  suitable  proposal  through  State  Annual  Action  Plans (SAAPs)  as  per  the  provision  of  NAM  guidelines.    As  per  the  proposals  received  from  the State/UT Governments  through SAAPs, the details of the funds provided for the upgradation of Ayush dispensaries  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise  including  Uttar  Pradesh,  Gujarat,  Rajasthan and Odisha are furnished as Annexure-I.

(b)  to  (e)  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  the  operationalization  of  Ayush  Health  and Wellness Centres (AHWCs) under Ayushman Bharat as a component of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments with an objective to establish a holistic wellness model based on Ayush principles and practices. Under NAM, as per the proposals received from State / UT Governments through their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs), 12,500 units of existing Ayush  dispensaries and sub health centres has been approved to  be  upgraded  as    AHWCs  and  as  reported  by  States/UTs  including  Uttar  Pradesh  8,168 AHWCs have been  made  functional.  The  State  /  UT-wise  status  of  approved  and  functional Ayush Health and Wellness Centres units are furnished at Annexure-II .  Further, Ministry has approved 15 dispensaries to be upgraded as AHWCs in the Deoria parliamentary constituency of Uttar Pradesh, out of which 08 AHWCs have been made functional.

State/UT-wise details of the funds provided for the upgradation of Ayush dispensaries (Rs. in. lakhs)

| S.No   | Name of the State/UT               |   No. of units |   Amt. sanctioned |
|--------|------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|
| 1      | Andaman& Nicobar Islands           |              0 |              0    |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh                     |             23 |            130    |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh                  |              0 |              0    |
| 4      | Assam                              |              0 |              0    |
| 5      | Bihar                              |             10 |            100    |
| 6      | Chandigarh                         |             45 |            300.63 |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                       |            367 |           4234.06 |
| 8      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |              1 |              8    |
| 9      | Ladakh                             |              0 |              0    |
| 10     | Delhi                              |              0 |              0    |
| 11     | Goa                                |              0 |              0    |
| 12     | Gujarat                            |             53 |            895    |
| 13     | Haryana                            |           1136 |           1404.9  |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh                   |           1334 |            602.9  |
| 15     | Jammu &Kashmir                     |             35 |            350    |
| 16     | Jharkhand                          |              0 |              0    |
| 17     | Karnataka                          |              0 |              0    |
| 18     | Kerala                             |             39 |            689.3  |
| 19     | Lakshadweep                        |              8 |             28    |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh                     |            140 |           2800    |
| 21     | Maharashtra                        |              0 |              0    |
| 22     | Manipur                            |              2 |             35    |
| 23     | Mizoram                            |              0 |              0    |
| 24     | Meghalaya                          |              3 |            120    |
| 25     | Nagaland                           |              4 |             80    |
| 26     | Odisha                             |             56 |           1120    |
| 27     | Puducherry                         |              7 |              7    |
| 28     | Punjab                             |             10 |             61.74 |
| 29     | Rajasthan                          |            868 |           7252.69 |
| 30     | Sikkim                             |              0 |              0    |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu                         |              0 |              0    |
| 32     | Telangana                          |             57 |            615    |
| 33     | Tripura                            |              8 |            160    |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh                      |            552 |          10968    |
| 35     | Uttarakhand                        |              0 |              0    |
| 36     | West Bengal                        |            284 |           1623    |
| Total  | Total                              |           5062 |          33965.2  |

Annexure II State/UT wise status of functional Ayush HWCs

| S. No.   | Name of States / UTs               |   Approved Ayush HWCs |   Functional Ayush HWCs |
|----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                     |                   203 |                     126 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                    89 |                      49 |
| 3        | Assam                              |                   489 |                     289 |
| 4        | Bihar                              |                   388 |                     113 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                       |                   400 |                     400 |
| 6        | Goa                                |                    74 |                      72 |
| 7        | Gujarat                            |                   365 |                     283 |
| 8        | Haryana                            |                   569 |                     372 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                   740 |                     303 |
| 10       | Jharkhand                          |                   745 |                     560 |
| 11       | Karnataka                          |                   376 |                     376 |
| 12       | Kerala                             |                   520 |                     357 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh                     |                   762 |                     562 |
| 14       | Maharashtra                        |                   390 |                     281 |
| 15       | Manipur                            |                    67 |                      15 |
| 16       | Meghalaya                          |                    45 |                      22 |
| 17       | Mizoram                            |                    38 |                      38 |
| 18       | Nagaland                           |                    49 |                      47 |
| 19       | Odisha                             |                   422 |                     250 |
| 20       | Punjab                             |                   217 |                       0 |
| 21       | Rajasthan                          |                  2019 |                     919 |
| 22       | Sikkim                             |                    18 |                      18 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                         |                   650 |                     250 |
| 24       | Telangana                          |                   421 |                     421 |
| 25       | Tripura                            |                    84 |                      38 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                      |                  1034 |                     756 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                        |                   300 |                     267 |
| 28       | West Bengal                        |                   540 |                     520 |
| 29       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |                     6 |                       6 |
| 30       | Chandigarh                         |                    12 |                       5 |
| 31       | Delhi                              |                     0 |                       0 |
| 32       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                     1 |                       0 |
| 33       | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                   456 |                     442 |
| 34       | Ladakh                             |                     0 |                       0 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep                        |                     7 |                       7 |
| 36       | Puducherry                         |                     4 |                       4 |
| Total    | Total                              |                 12500 |                    8168 |