Lok Sabha Question No. 273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Promotion of Ayurveda
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Geeta Kora, Riti Pathak, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 273 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2023

## PROMOTION OF AYURVEDA

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SHRIMATI GEETA KORA: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL: SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- a) the measures taken/being taken by the Government to spread the message 'Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda' to make it more meaningful;
- b) the efforts made/being made by the Government to promote medical and wellness tourism  in  the  country  by  including  Ayurveda  doctors  and  physicians  particularly  in Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir; and
- c) the extent of increase in AYUSH manufacturing industry during the last seven years?

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

- a) Considering  the  importance  of  Ayurveda,  National  Implementation  Committee  chaired  by Hon'ble Home Minister in its meeting held on 29 th August, 2022 approved the events to be conducted  for  celebration  of  'Azadi  Ka  Amrit  Mahotsav',  inter-alia  'Ayurveda  @  2047Azadi ka Amrit Kaal' to be celebrated by Ministry of Ayush. In pursuance to it, Ministry of Ayush decided to organize a series of events to commemorate 'Ayurveda @ 2047' from 12 th September, 2022 to 23 rd October, 2022 to celebrate the 7 th Ayurveda Day on 23 rd October, 2022. The event theme was ' हर दिन हर घर आयुर्वेि '.

The objectives of the Ayurveda Day, inter-alia ,  was to promote Ayurveda into mainstream globally,  focus  on  the  strengths  of  Ayurveda,  enhance  confidence  building  in  public  for Ayurveda, transform Ayurveda as main form of medicine etc. The event was celebrated with the 'Whole of Government' approach and Central Ministries, States/UTs, Gram Panchayats, Schools/Colleges,  Anganwadi  workers,  NSS  students,  Nehru  Yuva  Kendras,  Community Service Centres, Community Health Centres etc. were involved. The Weekly events during the  whole  duration  on  various  themes  like  Ayurveda  for  Holistic  Health,  Ayurveda  for Millennials, Ayurveda Aahar etc. were organized.

- b) Ministry of Ayush has developed a Central Sector Scheme namely Champion Services Sector Scheme for Medical Value Travel under which financial assistance in the form of interest subsidy is provided to the private  investors for Establishment of World Class, State of the Art  Super  Specialty  Hospitals/  Day  Care  Centres  of  the  systems  recognized  under  Indian Medicine Central Council (IMCC) Act, 1970 or Homeopathic Central Council (HCC) Act, 1973 on Pan India basis including Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir.
- c) According  to  report  of  Research  Information  System  for  Developing  Countries  (RIS),  the market size of Indian Ayush Industries is US$ 18.1 Bn in 2020, which is six times of Ayush market size in 2014-15, that is US$ 2.85 Bn as reported by the earlier report.

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