Lok Sabha Question No. 3320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: Access to AYUSH Service
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Rajeev Rai

3320. Shri Rajeev Rai:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  access  to  AYUSH  services  has  improved  after  the  launch  of  National AYUSH Mission (NAM) by the Government;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of AYUSH beneficiaries during the last three years, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government through NAM scheme has made any extra effort to popularise the  benefits  of  AYUSH  system  of  medicine  in  rural  areas  where  availability  of  other healthcare facilities is relatively inferior than urban areas;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(e) whether the Government is taking any other steps to make AYUSH system of medicine more accessible and affordable in rural areas particularly in the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh including Mau and Ballia districts; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (b) Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM) State/UT Governments  have  been  supported  under  different  activities  for  strengthening  of  Ayush infrastructure implementation of different Ayush Public Health Programmes throughout the country. As per the proposals received from State/UT Governments total grant in aid of Rs. 5670.82 crores from 2014-15 to 2024-25 has been released for implementation of different activities of SAAP for providing better access to Ayush services in the country. The major activities supported/achievements made under NAM from 2014-15 to 2024-25 is enclosed at Annexure I. Further  the  data  of  beneficiaries  visited  to  different  Ayush  facilities  to  avail Ayush health care services  are  being  maintained  by  the  respective  State/UT  Governments. However, State /UT wise status of beneficiaries visited at Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) during last three years as reported by the State/UTs is furnished at Annexure II.

(c)  to  (d)  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  supporting  the  efforts  of  State/UT  Governments for overall development & promotion of Ayush system in the country by providing financial assistance to them for different activities proposed through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3320 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2025

## Access to AYUSH Service

the  provisions  of  NAM  guideline.  The  Mission  inter-alia  makes  provision  for  following activities:

(i)  Operationalization  of Ayush  Health  & Wellness  Centres  (AHWCs),  now  renamed  as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush), by upgrading existing Ayush dispensaries and Sub health Centres.

(ii) Co-location of Ayush facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs)

(iii) Upgradation of existing standalone Government Ayush Hospitals

(iv) Upgradation of existing Government/Panchayat/Government aided Ayush Dispensaries/  Construction  of  building  for  existing  Ayush  Dispensary  (Rented/dilapidated accommodation) /Construction of building to establish new Ayush Dispensary

(v) Setting up of 10/30/50 bedded integrated Ayush Hospitals

(vi) Supply of essential drugs to Government Ayush Hospitals, Government Dispensaries and Government/Government aided Teaching Institutional Ayush Hospitals.

(vii) Ayush Public Health Programs.

(viii)  Establishment  of  new  Ayush  colleges  in  the  States  where  availability  of  Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector.

(ix) Infrastructural development of Ayush Under-Graduate Institutions and Ayush Post.

Further Ministry of Ayush also implements a Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of Information,  Education  and  Communication  (IEC) in  Ayush  to  create  awareness  regarding Ayush Systems of Medicine. This scheme aims to reach out to all sections of the population across  the  country  and  under  this  Scheme,  Ministry  organizes  National/State  level  Arogya Fairs,  Yoga  Fests/Utsavs,  Ayurveda  Parvs,  Celebrate  Important  Days  of  Ayush  Systems including Ayurveda day, Participate in Health Fairs/ Melas & Exhibitions, provide financial assistance for organizing seminars, workshops, conferences and conduct multimedia campaigns etc.

(e)  &  (f)  Public  Health  being  a  State  Subject,  the  primary  responsibility  to  make  Ayush system of medicine more accessible and affordable in rural areas particularly in the eastern part  of  Uttar  Pradesh  including  Mau  and  Ballia  districts  lies  with  the  respective  State/UT Government,  however  as  per  the  proposals  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Uttar Pradesh under CSS (NAM) 33 Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush), have been approved in Mau & Ballia.

## Annexure-I

## The major activities supported/achievements made under NAM from 2014-15 to 202425

(i) 203 units supported for setting up of Integrated Ayush Hospitals.

(ii) 518 Ayush Hospitals and 6234 Ayush Dispensaries have been supported for Up gradation of infrastructure and other facilities.

(iii) 2387 Primary Health Centres (PHCs), 746 Community Health Centres (CHCs) and 319 District  Hospitals  (DHs)  have  been  supported  under co-location  for  recurring  assistance  of medicines and contingency on an average in each year.

(iv) 1157 Ayush Hospitals and 12677 Ayush Dispensaries have been supported for supply of essential Ayush medicines on an average in each year.

(v) 21 units supported for establishment of New Ayush Educational Institutions.

(vi)  78  Under-Graduate  and  46  Post-Graduate  AYUSH  Educational  Institutes  have  been supported for Upgradation of infrastructure, Library and other things.

(vii) 383 units supported for establishment of New Ayush Dispensaries.

(viii) 1429 Ayush Grams have been supported.

(ix)  12500  Ayush  Health  &  Wellness  Centres  now  renamed  as Ayushman Arogya  Mandir (Ayush) have been supported.

## Annexure II

## State/UT-wise  number  of  beneficiaries  availed  the  services  through  AAM  (Ayush)  as reported by them.

|   S.No | Name of the State / UT             |     2022 |     2023 |     2024 |
|--------|------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|
|      1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |    11090 |     7982 |     9181 |
|      2 | Lakshadweep                        |    38515 |    55723 |    42215 |
|      3 | Arunachal Pradesh                  |    25278 |    55348 |    71249 |
|      4 | Assam                              |    28092 |   313319 |  3343870 |
|      5 | Manipur                            |      946 |     5301 |    13853 |
|      6 | Meghalaya                          |        0 |    37950 |    52198 |
|      7 | Mizoram                            |    34195 |    94639 |   126325 |
|      8 | Nagaland                           |    21480 |    38444 |    40948 |
|      9 | Sikkim                             |    35094 |    44061 |    47806 |
|     10 | Tripura                            |        0 |    55385 |   103439 |
|     11 | Himachal Pradesh                   |   736738 |  2331404 |  2342366 |
|     12 | Jammu &Kashmir                     |  2685966 |  3018269 |  2412595 |
|     13 | Uttarakhand                        |   445740 |  1706811 |  1352831 |
|     14 | Bihar                              |   194960 |   231661 |   291037 |
|     15 | Chhattisgarh                       |  1281136 |  2356871 |  2346115 |
|     16 | Jharkhand                          |   187363 |  1487747 |  2691204 |
|     17 | Madhya Pradesh                     |  1601107 |  2590895 |  4611884 |
|     18 | Odisha                             |  6820072 |  1732981 |  2595883 |
|     19 | Rajasthan                          |  8396431 | 17740280 | 39066293 |
|     20 | Uttar Pradesh                      | 13245767 | 16445963 | 12427257 |
|     21 | Andhra Pradesh                     |   404115 |   703804 |   713523 |
|     22 | Goa                                |    53324 |   254962 |   366284 |
|     23 | Gujarat                            |  1578001 |  6333646 |  5807405 |
|     24 | Haryana                            |  2514230 |  2658480 |  2473949 |
|     25 | Karnataka                          |   763257 |  1660552 |  1896859 |
|     26 | Kerala                             |  5829043 |  6672089 |  8344225 |
|     27 | Maharashtra                        |   764615 |  1073779 |  1517652 |
|     28 | Punjab                             |        0 |        0 |   767453 |
|     29 | Tamil Nadu                         | 25456637 | 11287166 | 13826356 |
|     30 | Telangana                          |  2358802 |  2913265 |  2061093 |
|     31 | West Bengal                        |  8431205 |  4816907 |  3677126 |
|     32 | Chandigarh                         |   200235 |   127474 |   120426 |
|     33 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |        0 |     2670 |    26912 |
|     34 | Ladakh                             |        0 |        0 |        0 |
|     35 | Delhi                              |        0 |        0 |        0 |
|     36 | Puducherry                         |    57237 |    58978 |    62705 |

| Total   | 84200671   | 88914806   | 115650517   |
|---------|------------|------------|-------------|