Lok Sabha Question No. 1122 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-08
Subject: AYURSWASTHYA Yojana
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru, Sunil Baburao Mendhe, Kripanath Mallah, Sanghamitra Maurya, Sangeeta Azad, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, Parvesh Sahib Singh, Jayant Sinha, Rajesh Verma, B. Y. Raghavendra, Tirath Singh Rawat, Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Nalin Kumar Kateel, Sanjay Bhatia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1122

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th  December, 2023

## 'AYURSWASTHYA Yojana'

1122

SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU;

SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI :

DR. SANGHMITRA MAURYA:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA AZAD:

SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

SHRI TIRATH SINGH RAWAT:

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA:

SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the fund sanctioned and utilized by the Government under the AYURSWASTHYA Yojana during the year 2022-2023, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan and Jharkhand;

- (b) the details of the scheme along with its components showcasing the notable achievements and the goals realized;

- (c) the details regarding the outline of the specific strategies employed under the scheme and Public Health component to promote AYUSH interventions in community healthcare;
- (d) the details of the research and development activities fostered by utilizing the fund under the Centre  of  Excellence  component  along  with  the  outcomes/advancements  that  have  been observed so far;
- (e) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  the  accessibility  of AYUSH  healthcare  services  in  remote/underserved  areas  under  the  National  AYUSH Mission;
- (f) the details of AYUSH Entrepreneurship Programme and its contribution towards promoting the AYUSH sector alongwith the support mechanisms in place for aspiring entrepreneurs; and
- (g) the details as to how the AYUSH Wellness Centres initiative including CTRI, RMIS, SAHI, AMAR,  e-Medha  portals  etc.  complements  the  AYURSWASTHYA  Yojana's  objectives along with its role in advancing AYUSH principles and practices in the country?

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

(a & b) Central Sector Scheme, of AYURSWASTHYA Yojana under Ministry of Ayush has its two components viz (i) AYUSH and Public Health (PHI) (ii) Centre of Excellence (CoE). The AYURSWASTHYA Yojana is being  implemented  w.e.f.  Financial  Year  2021-22.    The  fund allocated for AYURSWASTHYA Yojana during the FY 2022-23 was 27.83 Cr at RE stage and 11.00  Cr  at  BE  stage.  The  details  of  funds  sanctioned  to  the  orgnization  under  Ayurswasthya Yojana during the FY 2022-23 State/UT-wise including Rajasthan are placed at Annexure - I . No  fund  was  released  to  Jharkhand  State  during  the  FY  2022-23.  The  details  of  the  scheme alongwith its components are available in the public domain at https://main.ayush.gov.in/schemes-2/central-sector-scheme/ayurswasthya-yojana/

Total  17  projects  are  supported    for  FY  2022-23  under  the  scheme  and  a  fund  to  the  tune  of Rs.10.83 crore was released to different organizations. The project under AYURSWASTHYA Yojana are approved for three years.

(c). The detail strategies employed under the scheme and public health components for inviting application,  sanctioning  of  project,  fund  released  pattern  and  monitoring  pattern  /  assessment criteria are available at https://main.ayush.gov.in/schemes-2/central-sectorscheme/ayurswasthya-yojana/

(d) the details of the research and development activities fostered by utilizing the fund under the Centre  of  Excellence  component  along  with  the  outcomes  /  advancements  that  have  been observed so far are placed at Annexure-II

(e) Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush  Mission (NAM) has provision of financial assistance to State Govt. for setting up of 50 /30/10 bedded integrated Ayush hospitals as  well  as  Ayush  Dispensaries,  upgradation  of  standalone  Government  Ayush  hospitals  & dispensaries,  Co-location  of  Ayush  facilities  at  Primary  Health  Centres  (PHCs),  Community Health Centres (CHCs) & District Hospitals (DHs) and operationalization of Ayush Health & Wellness Centres (Ayush HWCs) for providing Ayush treatment and medicines.

(f)  Ministry  of  Ayush  signed  a  MoU  with  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises (MSME) for the promotion of Ayush enterprises. In this regard, 10 Awareness programmes on Digital  Advertisement,  E-Marketing,  GST&GeM  were  organized  and  07  National  Seminar  / Workshop on Packaging, Marketing and Export Promotion of Ayush Products were organized by the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME).

Under the mandate of the Ministry of Ayush, An Incubation Centre AIIA-iCAINE has been set up  at  All  India  Institute  of  Ayurveda,  New  Delhi  to  Support  Ayush-related  Start-ups  and Entrepreneurs.  AIIA-iCAINE  has  provided  Mentorship  and  various  clinical  facilities  to  the startups at AIIA, New Delhi.

(g)  CTRI  portal  facilitates  researcher  for  conducting  clinical  trials  in  India.  CCRAS  has developed four Indian Medical Heritage based applications, (i) AYUSH Manuscripts Advanced Repository  (AMAR)  (ii)  Showcase  of  Ayurveda  Historical  Imprints  (SAHI)  Portal  (iii)  eMedical  Heritage  Accession  (e-Medha)  Catalogue  (iv)  Research  Information  Management System (RMIS).These portals and Ayush Wellness Centres are not linked to AYURSWASTHYA Yojana.

## ANNEXURE -I

The details of the fund sanctioned and utilized by the Government  under  the AYURSWASTHYA Yojana during the year 2022-23, State/UT-wise including  Rajasthan  and Jharkhand:-

|   S. No. | Name of the organization                    | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                                         | State / UTs   | Funds sanctioned FY - 2022-2023 (in Rs.)   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------|
|        1 | CIMR, AIIMS, Delhi                          | Centre of Excellence for Yoga &Ayurveda                                                                                                                                                                              | Delhi         | Rs.2,04,61,480/-                           |
|        2 | NIMHANS, Bengaluru                          | Centre of Excellenc in AYUSH Research under Ayurswasthya Yojana                                                                                                                                                      | Karnataka     | Rs.84,75,016/-                             |
|        3 | CARI, Bengaluru                             | Centre of Exellence in Research and Clinical Services for Madhumeha (Diabetes Mellitus)                                                                                                                              | Karnataka     | Rs.20,00,000/-                             |
|        4 | National Insitute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur | Ayurveda Interventions to Reduce and Prevent Malnutrition in children of Jamwaramgarh Block of Jaipur District, Rajasthan                                                                                            | Rajasthan     | Rs.33,36,084/-                             |
|        5 | National Insitute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur | Management of Pre- diabetes and type 2 Diabetes mellitus in male and female patients of 25-70 years age group with Ayurvedic medicines along with yoga and lifestlye modification in Chaksu block of Jaipur district | Rajasthan     | Rs.35,00,000/-                             |
|        6 | National Insitute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur | Management Of Alcohol Addiction (Alcohol Use Disorders) With Ayurvedic Medicines, Yoga, Counseling And Lifestyle Modifications In Jamwa Ramgarh Tehsil Of Jaipur District                                            | Rajasthan     | Rs.59,52,000/-                             |
|        7 | ILBS, Delhi                                 | Effects of Indian Foods and Ayurvedic drugs on healthy and diseased Liver                                                                                                                                            | Delhi         | Rs.2,60,63,504/-                           |
|        8 | Srinath Manav Sewa Mandal, Parli Mumbai     | Community Screening Program for Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity and its Management through                                                                                                                           | Maharashtra   | Rs.29,90,350/-                             |

|    |                                                                                                            | Ayurveda and establishment of Referral Reserach Centre in parli Block of Beed District, Maharashtra                                                         |             |                |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|----------------|
|  9 | Directorate of Ayush, Maharashtra                                                                          | Osteoporosis Screening and Intervention Programme Using AYUSH Approach: A Community based Programme in Maharashtra State                                    | Maharashtra | Rs.16,00,000/- |
| 10 | All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi                                                          | Promotion of Ayurvedic Medicine and Rasayana Therapy for Management of (LTBI) Latent Tuberculosis in Indian Population                                      | Delhi       | Rs.59,25,600/- |
| 11 | All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi                                                          | Promotion of Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Oral Health Status of Children through Ayurvedic Interventio                                                | Delhi       | Rs.49,17,802/- |
| 12 | All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi                                                          | Community based Ayurveda intervention for promotion of physical & mental health in elderly population of Faridabad district, Haryana State                  | Delhi       | Rs.59,98,800/- |
| 13 | Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar (previous name Gujarat Ayurved University) | Management of Pandu (Anemia) in adolescent girls and women of reproductive age group with Ayurvedic medicines in Jamnagar taluka of Jamnagar District       | Gujarat     | Rs.29,99,200/- |
| 14 | All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi                                                          | Ayurveda care for Healthy Progeny                                                                                                                           | Delhi       | Rs.29,94,000/- |
| 15 | All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi                                                          | Management of Pain in musculoskeletal Disorders through Ayurvedic Interventions                                                                             | Delhi       | Rs.29,94,400/- |
| 16 | All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi                                                          | Promotion of knowledge, Attitude, and Practices on Mental Health Status (Anxiety, Stress, Depression) among Police Personnel through Ayurvedic Intervention | Delhi       | Rs.60,00,000/- |
| 17 | Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Pune, Maharashtra                                                             | Implementation of Punarnavadi Mandoor and Drakshavaleha in the                                                                                              | Maharashtra | Rs.20,91,764/- |

| management of Iron Deficiency Anemia in school gong children at Mulashi block in Pune district, Maharashtra   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The details of research and development activities fostered by utilizing the fund under the Centre of Excellence component along with the outcomes/advancements have been observed so far.

| Name of the organization                                                             | Outcome/ Advancements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Central Ayurveda Research Institute(CARI), Bengaluru                                 | 567 formulations pertaining to prameha in specific were compiled. The four formulations selected were manufactured. Preclinical studies of four anti diabetic formulations in high fat diet along with low dose of Streptozotocin induced Diabetes in Wistar rats completed and 7 clinical research projects have been taken up under CoE of which 4 projects are completed. 8 articles published |
| National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru           | The Institute hosted an Orientation Workshop on Integrative Medicine which was attended by the Directors of multiple AIIMS across India.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Patanjali Ayurved Hospital, Haridwar, Uttarakhand                                    | The workshops and conferences were organized by the Patanjali Ayurved Hospital to foster research and development activities.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Rajiv Gandhi Govt. P.G Ayurvedic college& Hospital, Paprola, Kangra Himachal Pradesh | Equipment, furniture and fixtures have been purchased and established in the Geriatric care complex building and are being used for the treatment of geriatric patients. 13 CME programs were conducted under this project and Treatment guidelines were developed for various diseases.                                                                                                          |
| Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, (IIT Jodhpur), Rajasthan                     | Mobile applications have been developed for Prakriti and Vikriti phenotyping. Ayurtech based study has been initiated for molecular mechanistic understanding and providing objectivity in Panchakarma procedures and dosha specific drugs used for Prameha conditions.                                                                                                                           |
| Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Kerala                                                  | The institute has conducted one Workshop, one article published and quality standardization of three Ayurvedic formulations used for Cancer patients has been done, SOP and Monographs were prepared. One research article has been published in an international peer reviewed journal. Conducted a national workshop which was benefitted for 40 delegates from different parts of the country. |
| Centre for Integrative Medicine & Research                                           | 13 Randomized Controlled trial (RCTs) have been conducted during the Quarter II 2023-2024 and one article published during                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

| (CIMR) AIIMS,   | the quarter II 2023-2024   |
|-----------------|----------------------------|
| New Delhi       |                            |