Lok Sabha Question No. 2659 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Colleges under AYUSH
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.-2659 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2023

## 'COLLEGES UNDER AYUSH'

## 2659# SHRI SUNIL DATTATARY TATKARE

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of recognized Graduate and Post Graduate colleges functional under the Ayurveda,  Yoga  and  Naturopathy,  Unani,  Siddha  and  Homoeopathy  (AYUSH) systems of medicine in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the funds allocated released to such colleges along with its utilization during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  students  who  have  successfully  completed  their  Graduate  courses during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the AYUSH degree certificates are recognized globally and, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons thereof; and
- (e) the step taken/proposed to be taken by the Government for proper monitoring of the utilization of such funds in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)  The  number  of  recognized  Graduate  and  Post  Graduate  colleges  functional  under  the Ayurveda, Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy systems of medicine in the country, State/UTwise, is placed at Annexure-I.

Further, currently, Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses of Yoga and Naturopathy are not being  regulated  under  the  Ministry  of  Ayush.  However,  various  institutes/courses  of  Yoga and Naturopathy are recognized/affiliated with Medical Universities/State Universities.

(b) Public Health being a State subject, setting up of AYUSH Medical Colleges comes under the purview of State/UT Governments. However, Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM),  there  is  the  provision  of  financial  assistance  to States/UTs  for  the  upgradation  of  UG  /  PG  Ayush  educational  institutions.  The  State/UT Governments  may  avail  of  eligible  financial  assistance  by  submitting  suitable  proposals through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per the provisions of NAM guidelines. As per the proposals received through SAAPs, the State/UT-wise status of funds allocated/released to different Ayush colleges in the country during the last three years and the current year is attached as Annexure-II . (c)  The  information  on  the  number  of  students  who  have  successfully  completed  their Graduate  courses  and  registered  in  the  respective  State  Ayush  medical  registration  board during the last three years and till date, State/UT-wise, is placed at Annexure III. (d)    Currently,  Ayurveda  is  recognized  and  regulated  in  Bahrain,  Bangladesh,  Cuba, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Srilanka, Tanzania, and United Arab Emirates. Other than Ayurveda, the remaining Ayush systems of medicine, like Siddha are recognized in Sri Lanka, Malaysia and UAE; Unani is recognized in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and

UAE; and Sowa Rigpa is recognized in Bhutan and Mongolia as a system of medicine

(e)  With  regard  to  the  effective  utilization  of  the  released  grant  under  NAM,  State/UT Government  has  been  requested  to  furnish  the  Physical  &  financial  progress  report  to  the Ministry at regular intervals. Further, time-to-time physical visit, as well as review meeting, is also being conducted to monitor the progress of effective utilization of the released funds.

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## Annexure -I

State/UT wise  Number of Ayurved, Siddha, Unani & Homoeopathy  (ASU&H) - Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate(PG) Colleges in the country

| S. No.      | State/UT          | Number of Ayurveda Colleges   | Number of Ayurveda Colleges   | Number of Unani Colleges   | Number of Unani Colleges   | Number of Siddha Colleges   | Number of Siddha Colleges   | Number of Homeopathy Colleges 2022-23   | Number of Homeopathy Colleges 2022-23   |
|-------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| S. No.      | State/UT          | UG                            | PG                            | UG                         | PG                         | UG                          | PG                          | UG                                      | PG                                      |
| 1.          | Andhra Pradesh    | 3                             | 2                             | 1                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | 7                                       | 3                                       |
| 2.          | Arunachal Pradesh | -                             | -                             | -                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | 1                                       | -                                       |
| 3.          | Assam             | 1                             | 1                             | -                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | 3                                       | -                                       |
| 4.          | Bihar             | 9                             | 2                             | 5                          | 1                          | -                           | -                           | 15                                      | 2                                       |
| 5.          | Chandigarh        | 1                             | 1                             | -                          | -                          |                             | -                           | 1                                       | -                                       |
| 6.          | Chhattisgarh      | 6                             | 1                             | 1                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | 3                                       | -                                       |
| 7.          | Delhi             | 3                             | 2                             | 2                          | 2                          | -                           | -                           | 2                                       | 2                                       |
| 8.          | Goa               | 2                             | 1                             | -                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | 1                                       | -                                       |
| 9.          | Gujarat           | 39                            | 9                             | -                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | 45                                      | 10                                      |
| 10.         | Haryana           | 13                            | 1                             | -                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | 1                                       | -                                       |
| 11.         | Himachal Pradesh  | 4                             | 3                             | -                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | 1                                       | -                                       |
| 12.         | Jammu and Kashmir | 2                             | 1                             | 3                          | 1                          | -                           | -                           | -                                       | -                                       |
| 13.         | Jharkhand         | 1                             | 1                             | -                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | 5                                       | -                                       |
| 14.         | Karnataka         | 92                            | 34                            | 5                          | 3                          | -                           | -                           | 19                                      | 6                                       |
| 15.         | Kerala            | 18                            | 11                            | 1                          | -                          | 1                           | -                           | 6                                       | 3                                       |
| 16.         | Madhya Pradesh    | 33                            | 7                             | 4                          | 1                          | -                           | -                           | 21                                      | 4                                       |
| 17.         | Maharashtra       | 100                           | 42                            | 7                          | 2                          | -                           | -                           | 61                                      | 18                                      |
| 18.         | Meghalaya         | 1                             | -                             | -                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | 1                                       | -                                       |
| 19.         | Odisha            | 6                             | 3                             | -                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | 7                                       | 1                                       |
| 20.         | Punjab            | 17                            | 4                             | 1                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | 3                                       | 1                                       |
| 21.         | Rajasthan         | 13                            | 4                             | 3                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | 11                                      | 4                                       |
| 22.         | Tamil Nadu        | 8                             | 2                             | 2                          | 2                          | 14                          | 3                           | 14                                      | 3                                       |
| 23.         | Telangana         | 2                             | 1                             | 1                          | 2                          | -                           | -                           | 5                                       | 3                                       |
| 24.         | Uttar Pradesh     | 92                            | 16                            | 15                         | 7                          | -                           | -                           | 11                                      | 6                                       |
| 25.         | Uttarakhand       | 19                            | 6                             | 1                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | 2                                       | -                                       |
| 26.         | West Bengal       | 4                             | -                             | 2                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | 12                                      | 4                                       |
| 27.         | Pondicherry       | 1                             | -                             | -                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | -                                       | -                                       |
| 28.         | Sikkim            | -                             | -                             | -                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | -                                       | -                                       |
| 29.         | Ladakh            | -                             | -                             | -                          | -                          | -                           | -                           | -                                       | -                                       |
| Grand Total | Grand Total       | 495                           | 155                           | 54                         | 21                         | 15                          | 3                           | 258                                     | 70                                      |

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Source  NCISM & NCH

Annexure-II

The  State/UT  wise  Status  of  approved  amount  for  infrastructural  development  of AYUSH  UnderGraduate Institutions (UG)/Post-Graduate (PG) Institutions, year-wise & state-wise under NAM

(Rs. in lakhs)

|         |                     | Year                   | Year            | Year                   | Year            | Year                   | Year            | Year                   | Year            |
|---------|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No. | Name of States/ UTs | 2020-21                | 2020-21         | 2021-22                | 2021-22         | 2022-23                | 2022-23         | 2023-24                | 2023-24         |
| Sl. No. | Name of States/ UTs | No. of Units appro ved | Approved Amount | No. of Units appro ved | Approved Amount | No. of Units approve d | Approved Amount | No. of Units approve d | Approved Amount |
| 1.      | Assam               | 0                      | 0.00            | 2                      | 56.50           | 0                      | 0.00            | 0                      | 0.00            |
| 2.      | Chhattisgarh        | 1                      | 21.50           | 0                      | 1.44            | 0                      | 1.44            | 0                      | 0.00            |
| 3.      | Gujarat             | 0                      | 0.00            | 1                      | 80.00           | 2                      | 330.00          | 0                      | 0.00            |
| 4.      | Jammu& Kashmir      | 2                      | 11.50           | 2                      | 31.70           | 0                      | 15.35           | 0                      | 0.00            |
| 5.      | Karnataka           | 1                      | 21.70           | 1                      | 84.15           | 1                      | 182.30          | 0                      | 0.00            |
| 6.      | Kerala              | 1                      | 27.39           | 0                      | 0.00            | 1                      | 161.70          | 0                      | 0.00            |
| 7.      | Madhya Pradesh      | 0                      | 0.00            | 0                      | 0.00            | 0                      | 833.70          | 0                      | 0.00            |
| 8.      | Tripura             | 0                      | 0.00            | 1                      | 8.00            | 0                      | 8.00            | 0                      | 0.00            |
| 9.      | Uttar Pradesh       | 5                      | 248.86          | 2                      | 763.93          | 0                      | 763.989         | 0                      | 0.00            |
| Total   | Total               | 10                     | 330.95          | 18                     | 1025.72         | 4                      | 2296.479        |                        | 0.00            |

Annexure -III Number of Registered practitioners in Ayurveda

| S.No.   | States            | 2020   | 2021   | 2022   | Total no. of registered practitioners till date   |
|---------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 88     | 64     | -      | 16578                                             |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | -      | -      | -      | 82                                                |
| 3       | Assam             | 43     | 126    | 20     | 1438                                              |
| 4       | Bihar             | 199    | 38     | -      | 33922                                             |
| 5       | Chandigarh        | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      | 82     | 268    | 164    | 4809                                              |
| 7       | Delhi             | 87     | 227    | 128    | 3208                                              |
| 8       | Goa               | 23     | 1      | -      | 783                                               |
| 9       | Gujarat           | 618    | 272    | 564    | 24387                                             |
| 10      | Haryana           | 461    | 453    | 554    | 26154                                             |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh  | 274    | 190    | -      | 6272                                              |
| 12      | Jammu and Kashmir | 68     | 40     | 65     | 3533                                              |
| 13      | Jharkhand         | 12     | 6      | 12     | 310                                               |
| 14      | Karnataka         | -      | -      | -      | 29401                                             |
| 15      | Kerala            | 542    | 474    | 508    | 31074                                             |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh    | 362    | 390    | -      | 21801                                             |
| 17      | Maharashtra       | 2986   | 3677   | 626    | 108703                                            |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 19      | Odisha            | 146    | 146    | 9      | 5401                                              |
| 20      | Punjab            | 391    | 36     | -      | 12414                                             |
| 21      | Rajasthan         | 461    | 383    | 334    | 11632                                             |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu        | -      | -      | -      | 1225                                              |
| 23      | Telangana         | -      | -      | -      | 19235                                             |
| 24      | Uttar Pradesh     | 649    | 1434   | 270    | 46117                                             |
| 25      | Uttarakhand       | 273    | 284    | 438    | 3725                                              |
| 26      | West Bengal       | 88     | 125    | 6      | 2310                                              |
| 27      | Pondicherry       | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 28      | Sikkim            | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 29      | Ladakh            | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| Total   | Total             | 7853   | 8634   | 3698   | 414514                                            |

## Number of Registered practitioners in Siddha

| S.No.   | States            | 2020   | 2021   | 2022   | Total no. of registered practitioners till date   |
|---------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 3       | Assam             | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 4       | Bihar             | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 5       | Chandigarh        | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 7       | Delhi             | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 8       | Goa               | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 9       | Gujarat           | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 10      | Haryana           | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh  | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 12      | Jammu and Kashmir | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 13      | Jharkhand         | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 14      | Karnataka         | -      | -      | -      | 12                                                |
| 15      | Kerala            | 550    | 478    | 511    | 1954                                              |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh    | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 17      | Maharashtra       | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 19      | Odisha            | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 20      | Punjab            | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 21      | Rajasthan         | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu        | -      | -      | -      | 4382                                              |
| 23      | Telangana         | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 24      | Uttar Pradesh     | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 25      | Uttarakhand       | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 26      | West Bengal       | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 27      | Pondicherry       | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 28      | Sikkim            | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 29      | Ladakh            | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| Total   | Total             | 550    | 478    | 511    | 6348                                              |

## Number of Registered practitioners in Unani

| S.No.   | States            | 2020   | 2021   | 2022   | Total no. of registered practitioners till date   |
|---------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 57     | 23     | 50     | 962                                               |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | -      | -      | -      | 3                                                 |
| 3       | Assam             | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 4       | Bihar             | -      | -      | -      | 5328                                              |
| 5       | Chandigarh        | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      | 1      | 18     | 23     | 328                                               |
| 7       | Delhi             | -      | -      | -      | 1843                                              |
| 8       | Goa               | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 9       | Gujarat           | 8      | 17     | 2      | 224                                               |
| 10      | Haryana           | -      | -      | -      | 2218                                              |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh  | -      | -      | -      | 21                                                |
| 12      | Jammu and Kashmir | 65     | 82     | 7      | 3154                                              |
| 13      | Jharkhand         | 1      | 1      | 2      | 66                                                |
| 14      | Karnataka         | -      | -      | -      | 1244                                              |
| 15      | Kerala            | 20     | 9      | 12     | 213                                               |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh    | 48     | 59     | -      | 2170                                              |
| 17      | Maharashtra       | 261    | 403    | 24     | 8391                                              |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 19      | Odisha            | -      | -      | -      | 28                                                |
| 20      | Punjab            | 9      | -      | -      | 184                                               |
| 21      | Rajasthan         | 50     | 16     | 34     | 1254                                              |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu        | -      | -      | -      | 448                                               |
| 23      | Telangana         | -      | -      | -      | 8022                                              |
| 24      | Uttar Pradesh     | 357    | 444    | 147    | 16738                                             |
| 25      | Uttarakhand       | 10     | 17     | 8      | 148                                               |
| 26      | West Bengal       | -      | -      | -      | 190                                               |
| 27      | Pondicherry       | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 28      | Sikkim            | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| 29      | Ladakh            | -      | -      | -      | -                                                 |
| Total   | Total             | 887    | 1089   | 309    | 53177                                             |

* Source of information -NCISM

## Number of Registered practitioners in Homoeopathy

| S.No   | State             | 2020   | 2021   | 2022   |   Total no. of registered practitioners till date |
|--------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 244    | 157    | 367    |                                              9249 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 40     | 48     | 59     |                                               460 |
| 3      | Assam             | 102    | 35     | 160    |                                              1820 |
| 4      | Bihar             | 696    | 473    | 340    |                                             22180 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 73     | 139    | 167    |                                              2615 |
| 6      | Delhi             | 169    | 141    | 158    |                                              6159 |
| 7      | Goa               | 14     | 41     | 62     |                                               925 |
| 8      | Gujarat           | 1689   | 1189   | 987    |                                             31591 |
| 9      | Haryana           | 68     | 73     | 90     |                                              1409 |
| 10     | Himachal Pradesh  | 37     | 21     | 24     |                                               624 |
| 11     | Jammu& Kashmir    | -      | -      | 16     |                                               307 |
| 12     | Jharkhand         | 72     | 265    | 73     |                                               965 |
| 13     | Karnataka         | 351    | 507    | 380    |                                             15498 |
| 14     | Kerala            | 457    | 329    | 562    |                                             15157 |
| 15     | Madhya Pradesh    | 460    | 471    | 456    |                                             20048 |
| 16     | Maharashtra       | 2896   | 1091   | 3162   |                                             79108 |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 30     | 58     | 62     |                                               393 |
| 18     | Nagaland          | 135    | -      | -      |                                               135 |
| 19     | Orissa            | -      | 141    | 171    |                                             10511 |
| 20     | Punjab            | 137    | 53     | 95     |                                              4577 |
| 21     | Rajasthan         | 293    | 223    | 276    |                                              9581 |
| 22     | Tamil Nadu        | 507    | 24     | 583    |                                              6583 |
| 23     | Telangana         | 182    | 184    | 331    |                                              6188 |
| 24     | Tripura           | 56     | 47     | 80     |                                               772 |
| 25     | Uttar Pradesh     | 647    | 785    | 594    |                                             41524 |
| 26     | U.T Chandigarh    | 4      | 8      | 5      |                                               277 |
| 27     | Uttrakhand        | 48     | 27     | 126    |                                              1174 |
| 28     | West Bengal       | 355    | 323    | 493    |                                             34378 |
|        | Total             | 9762   | 6853   | 9879   |                                            324208 |