Lok Sabha Question No. 2262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: AYUSH Medical Practitioners
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2262 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2023

## AYUSH MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS

## 2262.  SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state:

(a)  the  number  of  AYUSH  medical  practitioners  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise  including Bihar;

(b) whether the Government has undertaken any study to determine the shortage of AYUSH medical practitioners in the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Bihar;

(d) whether the Government proposes to establish new AYUSH colleges in Bihar and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of the increase in the number of established AYUSH colleges in the country during the last four years and the current year, State/UT-wise and stream-wise?

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

(a): The number of Ayush Registered Practitioners (Doctors) in the country as on 01.01.2022, as reported by State/UT Boards/Councils is furnished at Annexure-I .

(b) to (d): Public Health being a State subject, the primary responsibility to engage Ayush doctors/ practitioners and establishment of new Ayush colleges comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments. However, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry  of  Ayush  namely  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM),  there  is  a  provision  of financial assistance for establishment of new Ayush Colleges in the States where availability of Ayush  teaching institutions is inadequate in Government  Sector  in the country. Accordingly, State/UT Governments may avail eligible financial assistance by submitting the suitable proposals through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per the provision of NAM guidelines. As far as Bihar state is concerned, no proposal has been received to establish new Ayush College in Bihar.

- (e):  The number of Ayush Colleges have increased in the last 04 years from 745 to 847 . The number of Ayush Colleges in the country from 01.04.2019 to 01.04.2022, State/UT-wise and system-wise is furnished at Annexure-II .

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Annexure- I State-wise/System-wise Ayush Registered Practitioners (Doctors) as on 01.01.2022

| S. No .   | State/UT                | Ayurved a   | Unani   | Siddha   | Naturopath y   | Sowa- Rigpa   | Homoeopath y   | Total   |
|-----------|-------------------------|-------------|---------|----------|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------|
| (1)       | (2)                     | (3)         | (4)     | (5)      | (6)            | (7)           | (8)            | (9)     |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh          | 1910        | 562     | 0        | 197            | 0             | 2662           | 5331    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh       | 72          | 3       | 0        | 0              | 0             | 398            | 473     |
| 3         | Assam                   | 1342        | 0       | 0        | 0              | 0             | 1850           | 3192    |
| 4         | Bihar                   | 34023       | 5423    | 0        | 0              | 0             | 34455          | 73901   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh            | 4332        | 210     | 0        | 120            | 0             | 2326           | 6988    |
| 6         | Delhi                   | 3208        | 1843    | 0        | 0              | 0             | 5490           | 10541   |
| 7         | Goa                     | 710         | 0       | 0        | 0              | 0             | 821            | 1531    |
| 8         | Gujarat                 | 28344       | 362     | 0        | 56             | 0             | 28508          | 57270   |
| 9         | Haryana                 | 10182       | 216     | 0        | 0              | 0             | 1960           | 12358   |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh        | 5969        | 4       | 0        | 0              | 0             | 1416           | 7389    |
| 11        | Jammu& Kashmir          | 1564        | 1755    | 0        | 72             | 54            | 496            | 3941    |
| 12        | Jharkhand               | 236         | 65      | 0        | 0              | 0             | 569            | 870     |
| 13        | Karnataka               | 19875       | 1199    | 11       | 1059           | 0             | 10713          | 32857   |
| 14        | Kerala                  | 30459       | 178     | 2456     | 342            | 0             | 13943          | 47378   |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh          | 20524       | 1950    | 0        | 81             | 0             | 20938          | 43493   |
| 16        | Maharashtra             | 88104       | 7882    | 0        | 0              | 0             | 78057          | 174043  |
| 17        | Manipur                 | 0           | 0       | 0        | 0              | 0             | 0              | 0       |
| 18        | Meghalaya               | 0           | 0       | 0        | 0              | 0             | 493            | 493     |
| 19        | Mizoram                 | 0           | 0       | 0        | 0              | 0             | 0              | 0       |
| 20        | Nagaland                | 0           | 0       | 0        | 0              | 0             | 177            | 177     |
| 21        | Odisha                  | 5401        | 28      | 0        | 0              | 0             | 10046          | 15475   |
| 22        | Punjab                  | 12236       | 181     | 0        | 0              | 0             | 4128           | 16545   |
| 23        | Rajasthan               | 11628       | 1200    | 0        | 149            | 0             | 9022           | 21999   |
| 24        | Sikkim                  | 0           | 0       | 0        | 0              | 0             | 0              | 0       |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu              | 2032        | 559     | 6697     | 1467           | 0             | 7173           | 17928   |
| 26        | Telangana               | 12157       | 5187    | 0        | 390            | 0             | 5500           | 23234   |
| 27        | Tripura                 | 0           | 0       | 0        | 0              | 0             | 715            | 715     |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh           | 43670       | 15730   | 0        | 0              | 0             | 36550          | 95950   |
| 29        | Uttarakhand             | 4397        | 191     | 0        | 0              | 0             | 907            | 5495    |
| 30        | West Bengal             | 3865        | 5325    | 0        | 0              | 0             | 41368          | 50558   |
| 31        | A&N Islands             | 0           | 0       | 0        | 0              | 0             | 0              | 0       |
| 32        | Chandigarh              | 0           | 0       | 0        | 0              | 0             | 192            | 192     |
| 33        | D&N Haveli & Daman &Diu | 0           | 0       | 0        | 0              | 0             | 0              | 0       |
| 34        | Ladakh                  | 0           | 0       | 0        | 0              | 0             | 0              | 0       |
| 35        | Lakshadweep             | 0           | 0       | 0        | 0              | 0             | 0              | 0       |
| 36        | Puducherry              | 0           | 0       | 0        | 0              | 0             | 0              | 0       |
|           | TOTAL                   | 346240      | 50053   | 9164     | 3933           | 54            | 320873         | 730317  |

Source:

State/UT Boards/Councils

## Annexure- II (a)

State-wise Number of Ayush Colleges as on 01.04.2019

|       |                   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   |
|-------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| S.No. | State/UT          | Ayurveda             | Unani                | Siddha               | Yoga& Naturopathy    | Homoeopathy          | Total                |
| (1)   | (2)               | (3)                  | (4)                  | (5)                  | (6)                  | (7)                  | (8)                  |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 3                    | 1                    | 0                    | 2                    | 5                    | 11                   |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 3     | Assam             | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 3                    | 4                    |
| 4     | Bihar             | 8                    | 5                    | 0                    | 0                    | 15                   | 28                   |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 6                    | 1                    | 0                    | 1                    | 3                    | 11                   |
| 6     | Delhi             | 3                    | 2                    | 0                    | 1                    | 2                    | 8                    |
| 7     | Goa               | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 2                    |
| 8     | Gujarat           | 30                   | 0                    | 0                    | 2                    | 34                   | 66                   |
| 9     | Haryana           | 11                   | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 12                   |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh  | 3                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 4                    |
| 11    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 2                    | 3                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 5                    |
| 12    | Jharkhand         | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 5                    | 6                    |
| 13    | Karnataka         | 75                   | 6                    | 0                    | 7                    | 14                   | 102                  |
| 14    | Kerala            | 18                   | 1                    | 1                    | 0                    | 6                    | 26                   |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh    | 24                   | 4                    | 0                    | 3                    | 24                   | 55                   |
| 16    | Maharashtra       | 78                   | 6                    | 0                    | 0                    | 57                   | 141                  |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 2                    |
| 18    | Odisha            | 6                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 6                    | 12                   |
| 19    | Punjab            | 17                   | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 4                    | 22                   |
| 20    | Rajasthan         | 12                   | 3                    | 0                    | 10                   | 10                   | 35                   |
| 21    | Tamil Nadu        | 6                    | 1                    | 10                   | 8                    | 12                   | 37                   |
| 22    | Telangana         | 5                    | 3                    | 0                    | 1                    | 5                    | 14                   |
| 23    | Uttar Pradesh     | 69                   | 16                   | 0                    | 4                    | 12                   | 101                  |
| 24    | Uttarakhand       | 16                   | 1                    | 0                    | 1                    | 2                    | 20                   |
| 25    | West Bengal       | 4                    | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 12                   | 17                   |
| 26    | Chandigarh        | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 2                    |
| 27    | Puducherry        | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    |
|       | TOTAL             | 402                  | 55                   | 11                   | 40                   | 237                  | 745                  |

Source: AEP-I and AEP-II Sections, Ministry of Ayush,  CCRYN and Yoga & Naturopathy Colleges

Note: Number of Colleges includes UG, PG (after UG courses) and Exclusive PG Ayush Colleges.

State-wise Number of Ayush Colleges as on 01.04.2020

| S. No.   | State/UT          | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT          | Ayurveda             | Unani                | Siddha               | Yoga& Naturopathy    | Homoeopathy          | Sowa Rigpa           | Total                |
| (1)      | (2)               | (3)                  | (4)                  | (5)                  | (6)                  | (7)                  | (8)                  | (9)                  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 3                    | 1                    | 0                    | 2                    | 7                    | 0                    | 13                   |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 1                    |
| 3        | Assam             | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 3                    | 0                    | 4                    |
| 4        | Bihar             | 8                    | 5                    | 0                    | 0                    | 15                   | 0                    | 28                   |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 6                    | 1                    | 0                    | 1                    | 3                    | 0                    | 11                   |
| 6        | Delhi             | 3                    | 2                    | 0                    | 1                    | 2                    | 0                    | 8                    |
| 7        | Goa               | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 2                    |
| 8        | Gujarat           | 34                   | 0                    | 0                    | 2                    | 35                   | 0                    | 71                   |
| 9        | Haryana           | 11                   | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 1                    | 0                    | 13                   |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  | 3                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 1                    | 5                    |
| 11       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 2                    | 3                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 5                    |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 5                    | 0                    | 6                    |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 78                   | 6                    | 0                    | 8                    | 18                   | 0                    | 110                  |
| 14       | Kerala            | 18                   | 1                    | 1                    | 0                    | 6                    | 0                    | 26                   |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    | 24                   | 4                    | 0                    | 2                    | 25                   | 0                    | 55                   |
| 16       | Maharashtra       | 82                   | 7                    | 0                    | 0                    | 58                   | 0                    | 147                  |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 2                    |
| 18       | Odisha            | 6                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 6                    | 0                    | 12                   |
| 19       | Punjab            | 17                   | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 4                    | 0                    | 22                   |
| 20       | Rajasthan         | 13                   | 3                    | 0                    | 10                   | 10                   | 0                    | 36                   |
| 21       | Sikkim            | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu        | 7                    | 1                    | 12                   | 10                   | 13                   | 0                    | 43                   |
| 23       | Telangana         | 5                    | 3                    | 0                    | 1                    | 5                    | 0                    | 14                   |
| 24       | Uttar Pradesh     | 69                   | 16                   | 0                    | 4                    | 13                   | 1                    | 103                  |
| 25       | Uttarakhand       | 16                   | 1                    | 0                    | 1                    | 2                    | 0                    | 20                   |
| 26       | West Bengal       | 4                    | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 12                   | 1                    | 18                   |
| 27       | Chandigarh        | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 2                    |
| 28       | Puducherry        | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    |
| 29       | Ladakh            | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL             | 415                  | 56                   | 13                   | 43                   | 248                  | 5                    | 780                  |

Source: AEP-I and AEP-II Sections, Ministry of Ayush,  CCRYN and Yoga & Naturopathy Colleges

Note: Number of Colleges includes UG, PG (after UG courses) and Exclusive PG Ayush Colleges.

State-wise Number of Ayush Colleges as on 01.04.2021

| S. No.   | State/UT          | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT          | Ayurveda             | Unani                | Siddha               | Yoga& Naturopathy    | Homoeopathy          | Sowa Rigpa           | Total                |
| (1)      | (2)               | (3)                  | (4)                  | (5)                  | (6)                  | (7)                  | (8)                  | (9)                  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 3                    | 1                    | 0                    | 2                    | 7                    | 0                    | 13                   |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 1                    |
| 3        | Assam             | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 3                    | 0                    | 4                    |
| 4        | Bihar             | 8                    | 5                    | 0                    | 0                    | 15                   | 0                    | 28                   |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 6                    | 1                    | 0                    | 1                    | 3                    | 0                    | 11                   |
| 6        | Delhi             | 3                    | 2                    | 0                    | 1                    | 2                    | 0                    | 8                    |
| 7        | Goa               | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 2                    |
| 8        | Gujarat           | 34                   | 0                    | 0                    | 2                    | 35                   | 0                    | 71                   |
| 9        | Haryana           | 11                   | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 1                    | 0                    | 13                   |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  | 3                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 1                    | 5                    |
| 11       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 2                    | 4                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 6                    |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 5                    | 0                    | 6                    |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 78                   | 6                    | 0                    | 9                    | 18                   | 0                    | 111                  |
| 14       | Kerala            | 18                   | 1                    | 1                    | 0                    | 6                    | 0                    | 26                   |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    | 24                   | 4                    | 0                    | 2                    | 25                   | 0                    | 55                   |
| 16       | Maharashtra       | 83                   | 7                    | 0                    | 0                    | 58                   | 0                    | 148                  |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 2                    |
| 18       | Odisha            | 6                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 6                    | 0                    | 12                   |
| 19       | Punjab            | 17                   | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 4                    | 0                    | 22                   |
| 20       | Rajasthan         | 13                   | 3                    | 0                    | 10                   | 10                   | 0                    | 36                   |
| 21       | Sikkim            | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu        | 7                    | 1                    | 12                   | 15                   | 13                   | 0                    | 48                   |
| 23       | Telangana         | 5                    | 3                    | 0                    | 1                    | 5                    | 0                    | 14                   |
| 24       | Uttar Pradesh     | 69                   | 16                   | 0                    | 4                    | 13                   | 1                    | 103                  |
| 25       | Uttarakhand       | 16                   | 1                    | 0                    | 1                    | 2                    | 0                    | 20                   |
| 26       | West Bengal       | 4                    | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 12                   | 1                    | 18                   |
| 27       | Chandigarh        | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 2                    |
| 28       | Puducherry        | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    |
| 29       | Ladakh            | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 2                    | 2                    |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL             | 416                  | 57                   | 13                   | 49                   | 248                  | 6                    | 789                  |

Source: AEP-I and AEP-II Sections, Ministry of Ayush, CCRYN and Yoga & Naturopathy Colleges

Note: Number of Colleges includes UG, PG (after UG courses) and Exclusive PG Ayush  Colleges.

State-wise Number of Ayush Colleges as on 01.04.2022

|        |                   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   | Number of Colleges   |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT          | Ayurveda             | Unani                | Siddha               | Yoga& Naturopathy    | Homoeopathy          | Sowa Rigpa           | Total                |
| (1)    | (2)               | (3)                  | (4)                  | (5)                  | (6)                  | (7)                  | (8)                  | (9)                  |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 3                    | 1                    | 0                    | 2                    | 7                    | 0                    | 13                   |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 1                    |
| 3      | Assam             | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 3                    | 0                    | 4                    |
| 4      | Bihar             | 8                    | 5                    | 0                    | 0                    | 15                   | 0                    | 28                   |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 6                    | 1                    | 0                    | 1                    | 3                    | 0                    | 11                   |
| 6      | Delhi             | 3                    | 2                    | 0                    | 1                    | 2                    | 0                    | 8                    |
| 7      | Goa               | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 2                    |
| 8      | Gujarat           | 35                   | 0                    | 0                    | 2                    | 44                   | 0                    | 81                   |
| 9      | Haryana           | 11                   | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 1                    | 0                    | 13                   |
| 10     | Himachal Pradesh  | 3                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 1                    | 5                    |
| 11     | Jammu& Kashmir    | 2                    | 4                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 6                    |
| 12     | Jharkhand         | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 6                    | 0                    | 7                    |
| 13     | Karnataka         | 87                   | 6                    | 0                    | 9                    | 19                   | 0                    | 121                  |
| 14     | Kerala            | 18                   | 1                    | 1                    | 0                    | 6                    | 0                    | 26                   |
| 15     | Madhya Pradesh    | 31                   | 4                    | 0                    | 2                    | 25                   | 0                    | 62                   |
| 16     | Maharashtra       | 88                   | 7                    | 0                    | 0                    | 65                   | 0                    | 160                  |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 2                    |
| 18     | Odisha            | 6                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 7                    | 0                    | 13                   |
| 19     | Punjab            | 17                   | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 4                    | 0                    | 22                   |
| 20     | Rajasthan         | 12                   | 3                    | 0                    | 10                   | 12                   | 0                    | 37                   |
| 21     | Sikkim            | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 22     | Tamil Nadu        | 8                    | 1                    | 12                   | 15                   | 14                   | 0                    | 50                   |
| 23     | Telangana         | 2                    | 3                    | 0                    | 1                    | 5                    | 0                    | 11                   |
| 24     | Uttar Pradesh     | 84                   | 16                   | 0                    | 4                    | 12                   | 1                    | 117                  |
| 25     | Uttarakhand       | 19                   | 1                    | 0                    | 1                    | 2                    | 0                    | 23                   |
| 26     | West Bengal       | 4                    | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 12                   | 1                    | 18                   |
| 27     | Chandigarh        | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 2                    |
| 28     | Puducherry        | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    |
| 29     | Ladakh            | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 2                    | 2                    |
|        | TOTAL             | 453                  | 57                   | 13                   | 49                   | 269                  | 6                    | 847                  |

Source: AEP-I and AEP-II Sections, Ministry of Ayush,  CCRYN and Yoga & Naturopathy Colleges

Note: Number of Colleges includes UG, PG (after UG courses) and Exclusive PG Ayush Colleges.