Lok Sabha Question No. 2019 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-06
Subject: AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri K Gopinath, Dr. M K Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2019 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2024

## AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres

2019. Shri K Gopinath:

Dr. M K Vishnu Prasad:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of AYUSH Health and Wellness centres in the State of Tamil Nadu, district-wise;
- (b) the total number of such centres operational and non-operational in Tamil Nadu; and
- (c) the total number of personnels employed at those centres?

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

- (a) & (b) Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM), as per the proposals received from the State Government of Tamilnadu, 650 Ayush dispensaries have been approved for upgradation as Ayush Health and Wellness centres, which is now known as  Ayushman  Arogya  Mandir  (Ayush).  As  reported  by  the  State  Government,  all  650 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (Ayush) are operational. District-wise list of Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) is furnished as Annexure.
- (c)  Public  Health being  a State subject, deployment of personnels to these facilities comes under purview of respective State/UT Governments and no such data is maintained by the Ministry.

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## Annexure

## List of Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) approved & operational/functional under the National Ayush Mission in the State of Tamil Nadu

| S. No   | State      | Name of District   |   No. of Approved Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) |   No. of Functional Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) |
|---------|------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1       |            | Coimbatore         |                                               25 |                                                 25 |
| 2       |            | Ramanathapuram     |                                               16 |                                                 16 |
| 3       |            | Sivagangai         |                                               21 |                                                 21 |
| 4       |            | Thanjavur          |                                               22 |                                                 22 |
| 5       |            | Kanchipuram        |                                                8 |                                                  8 |
| 6       |            | Chengalpet         |                                                9 |                                                  9 |
| 7       |            | Thiruvallur        |                                               19 |                                                 19 |
| 8       |            | Virudhunagar       |                                               34 |                                                 34 |
| 9       |            | Dharmapuri         |                                               20 |                                                 20 |
| 10      |            | Erode              |                                               34 |                                                 34 |
| 11      |            | Vellore            |                                               11 |                                                 11 |
| 12      |            | Madurai            |                                               23 |                                                 23 |
| 13      |            | Theni              |                                               14 |                                                 14 |
| 14      |            | Nilgiris           |                                                6 |                                                  6 |
| 15      |            | Nagapattinam       |                                               12 |                                                 12 |
| 16      |            | Villupuram         |                                               18 |                                                 18 |
| 17      |            | Salem              |                                               37 |                                                 37 |
| 18      |            | Tirunelveli        |                                               17 |                                                 17 |
| 19      | Tamil Nadu | Cuddalore          |                                               18 |                                                 18 |
| 20      |            | Trichy             |                                               22 |                                                 22 |
| 21      |            | Karur              |                                               12 |                                                 12 |
| 22      |            | Ariyalur           |                                                7 |                                                  7 |
| 23      |            | Pudukottai         |                                               14 |                                                 14 |
| 24      |            | Dindigul           |                                               24 |                                                 24 |
| 25      |            | Kanyakumari        |                                               25 |                                                 25 |
| 26      |            | Tenkasi            |                                               21 |                                                 21 |
| 27      |            | Thiruvarur         |                                               19 |                                                 19 |
| 28      |            | Thiruvannamalai    |                                               25 |                                                 25 |
| 29      |            | Kallakurichi       |                                               13 |                                                 13 |
| 30      |            | Krishnagiri        |                                               13 |                                                 13 |
| 31      |            | Mayiladudurai      |                                               16 |                                                 16 |
| 32      |            | Nammakkal          |                                               13 |                                                 13 |
| 33      |            | Perambalur         |                                                4 |                                                  4 |
| 34      |            | Ranipet            |                                               11 |                                                 11 |
| 35      |            | Thirupattur        |                                                8 |                                                  8 |
| 36      |            | Thoothukudi        |                                               27 |                                                 27 |
| Total   | Total      | Total              |                                              650 |                                                650 |