Lok Sabha Question No. 2151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: Awareness Programmes for AYUSH System of Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2151 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2023

## AWARENESS PROGRAMMES FOR AYUSH SYSTEM OF MEDICINE

## 2151.  SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA

Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state:

- a)          the  details  of  the  programmes  being  implemented  for  spreading  awareness  regarding AYUSH system of medicine in the country, State/UT-wise; and
- b)      the details of the funds allocated and utilized for such programmes during the last three years and current financial year?

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

- a)  The  Ministry  of  Ayush  implements  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  Promotion  of Information Education and Communication (IEC) in Ayush to create awareness regarding Ayush System of Medicine. This aims to reach out to all sections of the population across the country. This scheme provides assistance for organizing National/ State Arogya Fairs, Yoga Fests/ Utsavs, Ayurveda Parvs, etc. The Ministry also undertakes Multi-Media, Print Media  Campaigns  for  creating  awareness  about  Ayush  System.  The  details  of  programs organized  by  the  Ministry  to  promote  Ayush  System  of  Medicine  under  the  Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Scheme during the last three years and current year are at Annexure-I .

Awareness  regarding  the  Ayush  System  of  Medicine  is  also  being  spread  through various  IEC  related  activities  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  the  Ministry  of Ayush namely National Ayush Mission (NAM) in the country.

- b)  The  details  of  expenditure  incurred  under  the  IEC  Scheme  during  last  three  years  and current year is given at Annexure-II.

## Details of Programs organized under the IEC scheme during last three years and current year i.e. from 2020-21 to 2023-24 #

## i. National Arogya Fair: -

|   S.No | City &State                 | Financial Year   |
|--------|-----------------------------|------------------|
|      1 | Bengaluru (Karnataka)       | 2022-23          |
|      2 | Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)     | 2022-23          |
|      3 | Guwahati (Assam)            | 2022-23          |
|      4 | Jaipur(Rajasthan)           | 2023-24          |
|      5 | Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) | 2023-24          |

## ii. State Level Arogya Fair

|   S.No | City &State                   | Financial Year   |
|--------|-------------------------------|------------------|
|      1 | Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) | 2021-22          |
|      2 | New Delhi                     | 2021-22          |
|      3 | Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)      | 2022-23          |
|      4 | Aizawl (Mizoram)              | 2022-23          |

## iii. Ayurveda Parv/ Yoga Fest

|   S.No | City &State                 | Financial Year   |
|--------|-----------------------------|------------------|
|      1 | Jalandhar (Punjab)          | 2020-21          |
|      2 | Dibrugarh (Assam)           | 2020-21          |
|      3 | Bhubaneswar (Odisha)        | 2020-21          |
|      4 | Rishikesh (Uttarakhand)     | 2021-22          |
|      5 | Nalanda (Bihar)             | 2021-22          |
|      6 | New Delhi                   | 2021-22          |
|      7 | Chandigarh                  | 2021-22          |
|      8 | Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) | 2022-23          |
|      9 | Guwahati (Assam)            | 2022-23          |
|     10 | Jammu (J&K)                 | 2022-23          |
|     11 | Siliguri (West Bengal)      | 2022-23          |

|   12. | Imphal (Manipur)             | 2022-23   |
|-------|------------------------------|-----------|
|    13 | Shillong (Meghalaya)         | 2022-23   |
|    14 | Shirdi (Maharashtra)         | 2022-23   |
|    15 | Nagpur (Maharashtra)         | 2022-23   |
|    16 | Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh) | 2022-23   |
|    17 | New Delhi                    | 2022-23   |
|    18 | Rohtak (Haryana)             | 2022-23   |
|    19 | Puri (Odisha)                | 2022-23   |
|    20 | Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)       | 2022-23   |
|    21 | Chandigarh                   | 2022-23   |
|    22 | Panchkula (Haryana)          | 2023-24   |
|    23 | Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)    | 2023-24   |
|    24 | Srinagar (J&K)               | 2023-24   |

## iv. Celebration of Important Days:

|   S.No. | Important Day              | Place                                             | Financial Year   |
|---------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|       1 | International Day of Yoga  | Held virtually                                    | 2020-21          |
|       2 | Ayurveda Day, 2021         | Jaipur (Rajasthan), Jamnagar (Gujarat), New Delhi | 2021-22          |
|       3 | International Day of Yoga  | Held virtually                                    | 2021-22          |
|       4 | 5th Siddha day             | Chennai (Tamilnadu)                               | 2021-22          |
|       5 | Unani Day 2022             | New Delhi                                         | 2021-22          |
|       6 | 5th Naturopathy Day, 2022  | Pune (Maharashtra)                                | 2022-23          |
|       7 | Unani Day, 2023            | Bengaluru (Karnataka), New Delhi                  | 2022-23          |
|       8 | International Day of Yoga  | Mysuru (Karnataka)                                | 2022-23          |
|       9 | International Day of Yoga  | Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)                         | 2023-24          |
|      10 | World HomoeopathyD ay 2023 | New Delhi                                         | 2023-24          |

V. Special Event

|   S.No. | Event Name                                      | Place                 | Financial Year   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|       1 | Global AYUSH Investment& Innovation Summit 2022 | Gandhinagar (Gujarat) | 2022-23          |

# Details w.r.t the current financial year are provisional.

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The  details  of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  during  last  three  years  and current year under IEC Scheme is as under

Rs. in crore

| Year    |   Budget Estimate | Actual Expenditure   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------|
| 2020-21 |             44.5  | 20.93                |
| 2021-22 |             46.2  | 30.04                |
| 2022-23 |             43.88 | 51.60                |
| 2023-24 |             41    | 28.71 (provisional)  |

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