Lok Sabha Question No. 3155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Provision of AYUSH Services
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Selvam G, Shri C N Annadurai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3155 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2024

## Provision of AYUSH Services

## 3155. Shri Selvam G:

Shri C N Annadurai:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) the key components of the National AYUSH Mission with respect to financial assistance provided to States for promoting alternative systems of medicine;

(b) whether the Government has identified specific gaps in the provision of AYUSH services at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and district hospitals;

(c) the efforts being made to fill these gaps, including infrastructure development, manpower training and awareness campaigns;

(d)  the  timeline  set  for  achieving  full  integration  of  AYUSH  services  into  primary  and secondary healthcare systems;

(e)  the  challenges  faced  in  providing  alternative  medicine  treatment  in  remote  and  tribal areas;

(f) whether the Government has set targets for expanding AYUSH services under NAM; and

(g) if so, the timeline fixed for achieving these targets?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) The key components of the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) with respect to financial assistance provided to States for promoting alternative systems of medicine are as follows:

- (i)  Operationlisation  of  Ayushman  Arogya  Mandir  (Ayush)  by  upgrading  existing Ayush dispensaries and Sub health Centres.
- (ii)  Co-location  of  Ayush  facilities  at  Primary  Health  Centres  (PHCs),  Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs).
- (iii) Upgradation of existing standalone Government Ayush Hospitals.
- (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 in the area where there are no Ayush facilities available.

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

(b) to (e) Mainstreaming of Ayush is one of the core strategies in National Health Mission which seeks to provide accessible, affordable and quality health care to the population. Under National Health Mission (NHM), engagement & training of AYUSH doctors/ paramedics is supported, provided they are co-located with existing District Hospitals (DHs), Community Health  Centres  (CHCs)  and  Primary  Health  Centres  (PHCs)  with  priority  given  to  remote PHCs and CHCs. Support for Ayush infrastructure, equipment/ furniture and medicines are provided  by  the  Ministry  of  Ayush  under  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM)  as  shared responsibilities. States/UTs can avail the financial assistance by submitting suitable proposals through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) & Program Implementation Plan (PIPs) under NAM & NHM respectively.

Mainstreaming  of  Ayush  has  been  taken  up  in  13,146  Ayush  facilities  co-located under NHM [6,354 PHCs, 3,010 Community Health Centers (CHC), 474 Districts Hospitals (DH), 3107 health facilities above Sub- Center (SC) but below block level and 201 health facilities other than CHC at or above block level but below district level]. 24,989 AYUSH doctors  and  2709  Paramedics  are  in-position  in  various  co-located  health  facilities  (as  per NHM-MIS as on 30.06.2024).

(f)  to  (g)  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  the  centrally  sponsored  scheme  of  National Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments for overall development, promotion & expansion of Ayush services in the country. Since implementation of NAM scheme comes under purview of respective State/UT Governments, accordingly no specific targets are being fixed by the Government of India.

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