Lok Sabha Question No. 920 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-07
Subject: AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 920 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2025 AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries

## 920 Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane:

## Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  modernize  or  upgrade  AYUSH dispensaries with digital health technologies and infrastructure and if so, the details thereof along with the criteria adopted for selecting dispensaries for modernisation or upgradation in the country;

(b)  the  number  of  AYUSH  hospitals  and  dispensaries  established  or  upgraded  under  the National AYUSH Mission in the country during the last three years, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra;

(c) whether any delay or challenges were faced in their establishment or upgradation and if so, the steps taken by the Government to address them;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  assessment  of  the  quality  of  services provided by these upgraded dispensaries and if so, the details thereof;

(e) the initiatives taken by the Government to promote research and development in AYUSH systems of medicine under the National AYUSH Mission; and

(f)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  validate  and  standardize  AYUSH  medicines  and therapies for wider acceptance?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Public Health being a State subject, modernization or  upgradation  of  AYUSH dispensaries with digital health technologies and infrastructure including Maharashtra State comes  under  the  purview  of  respective  State/UT  Governments.  However,  under  National Ayush Mission (NAM), there is provision for financial assistance for upgradation of existing Government/Panchayat/ Government aided Ayush Dispensaries and construction of building

to  establish  new  Ayush  Dispensary  and  State/UT  Governments  may  avail  this  financial assistance by submitting their proposal every year as per the provisions of NAM guidelines.

(b) & (c) Under NAM, the number of AYUSH hospitals and Dispensaries established and upgraded  in  the  country  during  the  last  three  years  as  per  the  proposals  received  from State/UT Governments through SAAPs is furnished at Annexure I & II respectively . Public Health being  a State subject,  the  primary responsibility  of  establishment  or  upgradation  of AYUSH hospitals and Dispensaries lies with respective State Government after resolving the challenges, if any.

(d) Out  of  12253  Ayushman  Arogya  Mandir  (Ayush)  operationalised  under  NAM  by  upgradation of Ayush dispensaries/ Sub Health Centres, 2005 Units were inspected by National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) to assess the quality of services  and  1039  Ayushman  Arogya  Mandir  (Ayush)    have  been  granted  NABH  Ayush Entry Level Certification (AELC).

(e)  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  providing  financial  assistance  to  State/UT  Governments  through NAM for promotion and development of the infrastructure for Ayush services as per the State Annual Action Plan (SAAP). The guidelines of NAM are available on website of Ministry of Ayush i.e. http:ayush.gov.in.

(f) Central Government has established Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy, under which respective Pharmacopoeia Committees are working to develop the quality standards including validation & standardization of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy drugs.

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## The number of AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries established in the country during the last three years

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                          | From 2021-2022 to 2023-2024   | From 2021-2022 to 2023-2024   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT                          | AYUSH Hospitals               | AYUSH Dispensaries            |
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 5                             | 2                             |
| 2         | Assam                             | 6                             | 100                           |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh                      | 1                             | 0                             |
| 4         | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 1                             | 0                             |
| 5         | Goa                               | 1                             | 0                             |
| 6         | Gujarat                           | 1                             | 0                             |
| 7         | Jammu &Kashmir                    | 2                             | 11                            |
| 8         | Jharkhand                         | 6                             | 0                             |
| 9         | Karnataka                         | 1                             | 0                             |
| 10        | Kerala                            | 8                             | 0                             |
| 11        | Maharashtra                       | 5                             | 0                             |
| 12        | Manipur                           | 7                             | 8                             |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh                    | 6                             | 0                             |
| 14        | Meghalaya                         | 1                             | 10                            |
| 15        | Mizoram                           | 1                             | 0                             |
| 16        | Nagaland                          | 3                             | 0                             |
| 17        | Rajasthan                         | 2                             | 0                             |
| 18        | Sikkim                            | 1                             | 0                             |
| 19        | Tamil Nadu                        | 2                             | 1                             |
| 20        | Telangana                         | 3                             | 0                             |
| 21        | Uttar Pradesh                     | 5                             | 250                           |
| 22        | Uttarakhand                       | 4                             | 0                             |

Annexure II

## The number of AYUSH hospitals and Dispensaries upgraded in the country during the last three years

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                      | 2021-2022 to 2023-2024           | 2021-2022 to 2023-2024                | 2021-2022 to 2023-2024              | 2021-2022 to 2023-2024                   |
|-----------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                      | Upgradation of AYUSH Hospitals   | Upgradation of AYUSH Hospitals        | Upgradation of AYUSH Dispensaries   | Upgradation of AYUSH Dispensaries        |
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                      | No. of Recurring Units Hospitals | No. of Non- Recurring Units Hospitals | No. of Recurring Units Dispensaries | No. of Non- Recurring Units Dispensaries |
| 1.        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands        | 3                                | 0                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                  | 0                                | 0                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh               | 1                                | 0                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 4.        | Assam                           | 0                                | 2                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 5.        | Bihar                           | 0                                | 0                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                      | 0                                | 0                                     | 16                                  | 16                                       |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh                    | 12                               | 0                                     | 0                                   | 110                                      |
| 8.        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli &Daman &Diu | 2                                | 0                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 9.        | Delhi                           | 0                                | 0                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 10.       | Goa                             | 0                                | 0                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 11.       | Gujarat                         | 156                              | 6                                     | 474                                 | 122                                      |
| 12.       | Haryana                         | 2                                | 0                                     | 322                                 | 0                                        |
| 13.       | Himachal Pradesh                | 5                                | 5                                     | 469                                 | 6                                        |
| 14.       | Jammu &Kashmir                  | 8                                | 2                                     | 285                                 | 20                                       |
| 15.       | Jharkhand                       | 10                               | 0                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 16.       | Karnataka                       | 241                              | 2                                     | 0                                   | 14                                       |
| 17.       | Kerala                          | 492                              | 48                                    | 5163                                | 61                                       |
| 18.       | Lakshadweep                     | 0                                | 0                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 19.       | Madhya Pradesh                  | 23                               | 0                                     | 0                                   | 38                                       |
| 20.       | Maharashtra                     | 0                                | 0                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 21.       | Manipur                         | 4                                | 0                                     | 1                                   | 50                                       |
| 22.       | Mizoram                         | 7                                | 0                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 23.       | Meghalaya                       | 3                                | 0                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 24.       | Nagaland                        | 0                                | 0                                     | 0                                   | 1                                        |
| 25.       | Odisha                          | 0                                | 0                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 26.       | Puducherry                      | 0                                | 0                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 27.       | Punjab                          | 0                                | 0                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 28.       | Rajasthan                       | 221                              | 0                                     | 3703                                | 0                                        |
| 29.       | Sikkim                          | 2                                | 0                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 30.       | Tamil Nadu                      | 8                                | 8                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 31.       | Telangana                       | 0                                | 0                                     | 0                                   | 0                                        |
| 32.       | Tripura                         | 5                                | 4                                     | 187                                 | 0                                        |
| 33.       | Uttar Pradesh                   | 0                                | 44                                    | 0                                   | 582                                      |
| 34.       | Uttarakhand                     | 41                               | 0                                     | 9                                   | 161                                      |
| 35.       | West Bengal                     | 0                                | 0                                     | 1339                                | 88                                       |
|           | Total                           | 1246                             | 121                                   | 11968                               | 1269                                     |