Lok Sabha Question No. 4653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-28
Subject: AYUSH Research Portal
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Manickam Tagore B, Shri Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4653 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th  MARCH, 2025

## AYUSH Research Portal

## 4653. Shri Manickam Tagore B: Shri Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth:

Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the AYUSH Research Portal currently hosts over 43,000 studies, establishing India as a global leader in evidence-based traditional medicine, if so, the details thereof along with the number of new studies that have been added to the portal in the last year and any future plans for expanding this database;
- (b) the total funding allocated to the AYURGYAN scheme for the current financial year;
- (c)  whether  the  Government has specific details on how this funding has been utilized for research, education and innovation in AYUSH practices across various States in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the funding allocated to the AYUSH-ICMR Advanced Centre for Integrated Health Research at AIIMS including the total amount for Financial Year, 2025; and
- (e) the manner in which plan to integrate traditional AYUSH practices with modern medical science through this Centre and specific projects which are underway in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  Yes,  AYUSH  Research  Portal  currently  hosts  over  43,000  Ayush  research  studies, establishing India as a global leader in evidence-based traditional medicine. Total number of articles that have been added to the portal in the last year are as follows:

|                        |   Ayurveda |   Yoga |   Unani |   Siddha |   Homoeopathy |   Sowa Rigpa |
|------------------------|------------|--------|---------|----------|---------------|--------------|
| January 2024 till Date |       1151 |      0 |       0 |      829 |             0 |            0 |
| From the Launch of the |      29769 |   1426 |    2692 |     5356 |          2488 |           11 |

| portal till December 2023   |             |             |             |             |             |       |
|-----------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------|
| Total                       | 30920       | 1426        | 2692        | 6185        | 2488        |    11 |
|                             | Grand Total | Grand Total | Grand Total | Grand Total | Grand Total | 43722 |

Further, as this is an ongoing activity, the addition of the new studies is a continuous process.

(b) & (c) : An amount of Rs.25.80 Crore has been allocated under Ayurgyan Scheme during this Current Financial Year. Under the said scheme, funds are not allocated/granted/released to State/UT-wise. Fund is provided to the eligible Organizations/Institutions as per provision contained in the scheme guidelines. Further, the details of the organizations supported for the projects under the Ayurgyan Scheme during the current FY-2024-25 is at Annexure I.

(d) : The funding allocated to Ayush-ICMR Advanced Centre for Integrated Health Research (AI-ACIHR) at AIIMS including the total amount for Financial year 2025  is Rs 30,29,04,028 (Rupees thirty crores twenty-nine lacs four thousand and twenty-eight only) for a period of three years. For the financial year 2025 funding allocated is Rs 13,58,67,828 (Thirteen Crore Fifty  eight  lakhs  sixty  seven  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty  eight  rupees  only).  Total funding  includes  total  budgetary  requirements  for  five  AI-ACIHR  and  total  Secretariat Budget for three years duration.

(e)  :  Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  (ICMR)  and  Central  Council  for  Research  in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) under Ministry of Ayush have jointly funded to set up AyushICMR  Advanced  Centre  for  Integrative  Health  Research  (AI-ACIHR),  at  AIIMS  under specific Centre for Advanced Research (CAR) proposal scheme of ICMR. These advanced centres aim to conduct research on identified priority areas focusing on integrative health care to  generate  robust  evidence  for  development  of  Integrative  management  protocols  and  to develop guidelines to facilitate cross referrals utilizing the integrative medicine approach. A total  of  twelve  proposals  have  been  shortlisted  from  five  AI-ACIHR.  Details  of  the  centre along with specific projects have been given in Annexure II.

Details  of  the  organizations  supported  for  the  projects  under  the  Ayurgyan  Scheme (Capacity  Building  &  Continuing  Medical  Education  (CME)  in  Ayush,  Research  & Innovation  in  Ayush  and  Ayurveda  Biology  Integrated  Health  Research  components) during this current FY-2024-25:

(A) Capacity Building & Continuing Medical Education (CME) in Ayush:

|   S. No. | Name & address of Grantee Institutions/Organizations                             | State            |   Fund released (in lakhs) |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|----------------------------|
|        1 | National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur                                           | Rajasthan        |                         45 |
|        2 | Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), Ashoka Road, ND                | New Delhi        |                         15 |
|        3 | National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM), Magadi Main Road, Bengaluru         | Karnataka        |                          9 |
|        4 | The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGRMedical University, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)                   | Tamil Nadu       |                          9 |
|        5 | All India Institute of Ayurveda, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi                         | New Delhi        |                         18 |
|        6 | North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy (NEIAH), Shillong              | Meghalaya        |                          9 |
|        7 | National Institute of Siddha Chennai, Tamil Nadu                                 | Tamil Nadu       |                         18 |
|        8 | Faculty of Ayurveda Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi                           | Uttar Pradesh    |                          9 |
|        9 | KATS Ayurvedic College & Hospital, Ganjam, Odisha                                | Odisha           |                          9 |
|       10 | All India Ayurvedic Congress, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi                            | Delhi            |                          3 |
|       11 | Captain Srinivasamurthy Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu       |                          9 |
|       12 | Institute of Himalayan Bio resource Technology (IHBT-CSIR) Palampur (HP)         | Himachal Pradesh |                          9 |

|   13. | Indian Institute of Chemical Biology IICB- CSIR Kolkata,                                        | West Bengal    |   9.00 |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------|
|    14 | J.B Roy State Ayurvedic Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, (WB)                               | West Bengal    |    9   |
|    15 | Kerala Ayurvedic Studies & Research Society, Kottakkal,                                         | Kerala         |    9   |
|    16 | Government Akhandanand Ayurveda College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat                                     | Gujarat        |    9   |
|    17 | Govt. Autonomous Ashtang Ayurveda College &Hospital, Indore, MP                                 | Madhya Pradesh |    9   |
|    18 | R.A Podar Medical College (Ayu), Warli, Mumbai Maharashtra                                      | Maharashtra    |    9   |
|    19 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, New Delhi (Unit of CCRAS), New Delhi                       | New Delhi      |    1.5 |
|    20 | Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (UP)                             | Uttar Pradesh  |   18   |
|    21 | Mohammadia Tibbia College &Assayer Hospital, Nashik, Maharashtra                                | Maharashtra    |    9   |
|    22 | Govt. Unani Medical College, Arumbakkam, Chennai, TN                                            | Tamil Nadu     |    9   |
|    23 | Eram Unani Medical College &Hospital, Lucknow (UP)                                              | Uttar Pradesh  |    9   |
|    24 | Alva's College of Naturopathy &Yogic Science (Unit of Alva's Education Foundation), Moodubidire | Karnataka      |    9   |
|    25 | JIMS Homoeopathic Medical College& Hospital, Hyderabad (Telangana)                              | Telangana      |    9   |
|    26 | D.N. DE Homeopathic Medical College& Hospital Kolkata, West Bengal                              | West Bengal    |    9   |
|    27 | Sarada Krishna Homoeopathic Medical College Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu               | Tamil Nadu     |    9   |

## B. Research & Innovation in Ayush component

| Fund released during 2024-25   | Fund released during 2024-25                                                                             | Fund released during 2024-25   | Fund released during 2024-25   |
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                        | Name of the organisation                                                                                 | State                          | Fund Released (In Rs.)         |
| 1.                             | Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences Ranchi                                                            | Jharkhand                      | 1006560/-                      |
| 2.                             | Dr. M.L. Dhawale Memorial Trust, BMC'S Holistic Mother & Child Care Centre, Mumbai                       | Maharashtra                    | 1418500/-                      |
| 3.                             | Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore                     | Tamil Nadu                     | 521000/-                       |
| 4.                             | King George's Medical University Lucknow                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                  | 862000/-                       |
| 5.                             | King George's Medical University Lucknow                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                  | 1217356/-                      |
| 6.                             | Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi                                                                                 | Delhi                          | 1980015/-                      |
| 7.                             | Central India Institute of Medical Sciences (CIIMS), Bajaj Nagar, Nagpur                                 | Maharashtra                    | 814320/-                       |
| 8.                             | Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University (Deemed University), Noida                         | Uttar Pradesh                  | 300191/-                       |
| 9.                             | Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal                                   | Karnataka                      | 1992720/-                      |
| 10.                            | National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha                                                       | Odisha                         | 2973920/-                      |
| 11.                            | Dr. ALM postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani campus, Chennai | Tamil Nadu                     | 2064060/-                      |
| 12.                            | Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS),Madras Veterinary College                 | Tamil Nadu                     | 1979348/-                      |
| 13.                            | SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital, Manjushrce Nagar, Sattur, Dharwad                            | Karnataka                      | 1471560/-                      |
| 14.                            | Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                  | 385266/-                       |
| 15.                            | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi                                                       | Delhi                          | 137160/-                       |
| 16.                            | International Centre for Genetic                                                                         | Delhi                          | 1610800/-                      |

|    | Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi                       |           |           |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 17 | Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana SVYASA, Bengaluru | Karnataka | 1296860/- |

## C. Ayurveda Biology Integrated Health Research

| Sl. No   | Name of the Institution          | State /UT      | Fund released (Rs. In Lakhs)   |
|----------|----------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------|
| 2024-25  | 2024-25                          | 2024-25        | 2024-25                        |
| 1.       | Intox Pvt. Ltd. Pune             | Maharashtra    | 498.49                         |
| 2.       | Adigyl Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd     | Karnataka      | 499.31                         |
| 3.       | Jai Research Foundation, Valvada | Gujarat        | 498.85                         |
| 4.       | Laila Neutraceuticals, Vijaywada | Andhra Pradesh | 499.54                         |

## Annexure II

## Brief detail of shortlisted Five AI-ACIHR and proposals under each Centre:

|   S.No. | Centre Name                                                                                                         | Name of AIIMS                         | Proposal ID            | Study Title                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | P.I Name                   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|       1 | Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research in Geriatric Health (Osteoarthritis & Cognitive health) Total no of | AIIMS, Jodhpur                        | CAR- 2023-03- 00413    | Holistic Healing for Knee Osteoarthritis: Comparing Integrated, Standard Medical, and Ayurvedic Care                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Dr. Nitesh Manohar Gonnade |
|       1 | Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research in Geriatric Health (Osteoarthritis & Cognitive health) Total no of | AIIMS, Jodhpur                        | CAR- 2023-03- 00470    | Efficacy and safety of an ayurvedic regimen (Brahmarasayana + Mandukaparni Churna) in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among elderly:An open-label RCT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Dr. Pankaj Bhardwaj        |
|       1 | proposal (3)                                                                                                        | AIIMS, Jodhpur                        | CAR- 2023-03- 00474    | Integrated Health Model for Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD and Pneumoconioses in Jodhpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Prof. Pankaja Raghav       |
|       2 | Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research in Women and Child Health Total no of proposal (3)                  | AIIMS, Delhi Total no of proposal (3) | CAR- 2023-03- 00319 1. | To establish Centre of Excellence for Ayurved Therapy in chronic diseases of women and promoting holistic health care STUDY: 1 A)- To study the role of Ayurvedic treatment in prevention of recurrence of abnormal vaginal discharge in reproductive age women: A randomized control trial STUDY: 1 B)- To study the effect of Ayurvedic medicine on metabolic parameters in women with history of gestational diabetes. STUDY: 1 C)- To evaluate the role of Ayurvedic medicine and lifestyle in management of post- menopausal women. | Dr. Garima Kachhawa        |
|       2 | Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research in Women and Child Health Total no of proposal (3)                  | AIIMS, Delhi Total no of proposal (3) | CAR- 2023-03-          | Efficacy of add-on Ayurveda and Yoga intervention on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Dr. Reeta                  |

|    |                                                                                             |                  | 00351               | reproductive and metabolic outcomes in women with PCOS undergoing ovulation induction cycles: A multi- centric randomized controlled trial                                                                                                                    | Mahey                       |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|    |                                                                                             |                  | CAR- 2023-03- 00465 | A Two-Arm Longitudinal Randomized Control Trial to Evaluate the Bone Protective Role of an Ayurveda Formulation in Postmenopausal Females                                                                                                                     | Dr. Ashok Kumar Ahirwar     |
| 3. | Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research in Gastro- intestinal Disorders Total no of | AIIMS, Delhi     | CAR- 2023-03- 00352 | AIIMS-AYUSH Advanced Center for Integrative Health Research in Metabolic Liver and Pancreaticobiliary Diseases                                                                                                                                                | Dr. Shalimar                |
| 3. | proposal (2)                                                                                | AIIMS, Delhi     | CAR- 2023-03- 00419 | Centre for integrative-health to establish phenotypic classification and treatment of chronic luminal gastrointestinal disorders with polyherbal ayurvedic formulations and lifestyle modifications                                                           | Dr. Saurabh Kedia           |
| 4. | Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research in Cancer Care                              | AIIMS, Nagpur    | CAR- 2023-03- 00362 | 'An Ayurvedic Combination as add-on therapy to Standard Care in Oral Premalignant Lesions and early Oral Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial                                                                                                                | Dr. Kiran kumar Prathipati  |
| 4. | Total no of proposal (2)                                                                    | AIIMS, Nagpur    | CAR- 2023-03- 00353 | Efficacy of Comprehensive Ayurvedic Treatment (CAT) as Add-On to Conventional Bio-Medicine in Improving the Quality of Life (Qol) in Unresectable Stage III - IVB Head-Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) Patients: An Assessor Blind Randomized Controlled | Dr. Gayatri Girish Muthiyan |
| 5. | Advanced Centre for Integrative Health Research in Geriatric Health                         | AIIMS, Rishikesh | CAR- 2023-03- 00335 | Trial, CATCH Trial Efficacy of 6-month Holistic Ayurveda Intervention on Sarcopenia Related Clinical and Biochemical Outcomes among Elderly: A Multi- centric Randomised Controlled Trial.                                                                    | Dr. Monika Pathania         |

| Total no of proposal (2)   | CAR- 2023-03- 00348   | Effectiveness of Sarcopenia- Specific Multimodal Ayurveda Treatment Approach (MAT) on Autonomic and Cognitive Function and Myokines, in Older Adults with Sarcopenia: A Randomized Control Trial   | Dr. Poorvi Kulshreshtha   |
|----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|