Lok Sabha Question No. 496 (STARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: AYUSH Funds under NAM in Haryana
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Satpal Brahamchari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 496 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2025

## AYUSH Funds under NAM in Haryana

## †*496. Shri Satpal Brahamchari:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  amount  of  AYUSH  funds  allocated  and  spent  under  National  AYUSH Mission  (NAM)  in  Haryana  particularly  in  Sonipat  Parliamentary  Constituency  along with the funds utilized so far out of the allocated funds;
- (b) the details of mechanism set up by the Government to reallocate the unutilized funds;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  special  assessment  to  assess  the  slow progress of Haryana Government in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the details of the action plan for submitting the annual report in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## The Statement referred in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 496 for 04.04.2025

(a) Ministry of Ayush is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments including Haryana for overall development and promotion of  Ayush  systems.  Under  NAM,  Ministry  supports  the  efforts  of  State/UT  Governments  by providing  financial  assistance  to  them  under  different  activities  as  per  the  provision  of  NAM guidelines  against  their  submitted  State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs).  Under  NAM,  Rs. 25591.684 lakhs has been sanctioned/allocated as consolidated grant-in-aid for implementation of different approved activities of SAAPs to the State Government of Haryana from 2014-15 to 2024-25 and as reported by the State Government  out of the  allocated  amount,  they have utilized funds amounting to Rs. 24007.189 lakhs. Further, as reported by State Government of Haryana, Rs. 44.78 lakhs has been allocated to District Sonipat during 2024-25 and out of that Rs. 36.53 lakhs has been utilized. However, under NAM there is no provision for district-wise grant-inaid release by Government of India.

(b)  Ministry  has  requested  to  State/UT  Governments  including  Haryana  to  refund  the  unspent balance or reallocate the same into other approved activities to expedite the expenditure without changing the object head.

(c) & (d) The Government is regularly and vigorously monitoring the progress of implementation of different activities under NAM scheme through various methods as mentioned below: -

- (i) To collect activity-wise physical/financial progress on regular interval from the State/UT Governments including Haryana.
- (ii) To  collect  Utilization  Certificates  (UCs)  along  with  supporting  documents  from  the State/UT Governments including Haryana.
- (iii) To conduct the field  visits  by  central  team  of  the  Ministry  of  Ayush,  time  to  time,  to analyze the actual progress of implementation of different activities for which State/UT Governments  including  Haryana  has  reported  expenditure  and  submitted  utilization certificates.
- (iv) To conduct Regional Review Meetings with State/UTs including Haryana for assessing the implementation status and to decide way forward for better outcome.
- (v) To conduct one to one meeting with States/UTs including Haryana for detailed review of physical and financial progress.

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