Lok Sabha Question No. 2267 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: Initiatives and Achievements under NAM
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, Jaskaur Meena, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Keshari Devi Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2267 ANSWERED ON 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## Initiatives and Achievements under NAM

## 2267.   SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD: SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA: SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  notable  initiatives/projects  undertaken  by  the  National  AYUSH  Mission (NAM)  since  its  initiation  along  with  the  details  of  the  targets  set  and  achievements made so far and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the aims and salient features of NAM;
- (c) the details of the funds sanctioned and utilized in Phulpur Constituency of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan under NAM during the last five years and the current year;
- (d) whether the Government contemplates to establish AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries across the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh; and
- (e) Whether Homoeopathy has been included under NAM and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) Ministry of Ayush is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) since 2014-15 through State/UT Governments for development & promotion of  Ayush  by  providing  financial  assistance  to  them  under  different  activities  as  per  the proposals received in their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs). Since implementation of the NAM scheme comes under the  purview  of  State/UT  Governments,  State/UT-  wise  specific targets are not fixed by the Ministry. Under NAM, major achievements from 2014-15 to 202223 is furnished at Annexure I .

(b)  The  aims  and  salient  features  of  the  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  are  furnished  at Annexure II .

(c)  Under NAM, consolidated Grants- in -aid are only released to the State/UT Governments as per the proposals submitted through their SAAPs. However, there is no provision of district-wise/ constituency-wise release of Grants- in -aid under NAM scheme. Further, the details of the funds sanctioned/released and utilized in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan under NAM during the last five years and the current year is furnished at Annexure III.

(d) Public Health being a State subject, the primary responsibility to establish AYUSH hospitals and  dispensaries  across  the  country  including  Uttar  Pradesh  lies  with  the  respective  State/UT Governments. However, under National Ayush Mission (NAM), there is provision of financial assistance  to  States/UTs  for  setting  up  of  50/30/10  bedded  integrated  Ayush  hospitals  and Construction of building to establish new Ayush Dispensary in the area where there are no Ayush facilities available. State/UT Governments including Uttar Pradesh may avail financial assistance by  submitting  suitable  proposals  through  SAAPs  as  per  the  provisions  of  NAM  guidelines. Ministry  of  Ayush  has  approved  137  integrated  Ayush  hospitals  and  413  new  Ayush dispensaries as per the proposals received from State/UT Governments through their SAAPs from 2014-15 to 2022-23.The State/UT-wise details of approved integrated Ayush Hospitals and new dispensaries under NAM are furnished at Annexure IV.

(e)  Yes.  The  State/UT  Governments  may  avail  the  financial  assistance  by  submitting  suitable proposals through SAAPs as per the provisions of NAM guidelines.

## Major achievements from 2014-15 to 2022-23 under NAM

(i) 137 units supported for setting up of Integrated Ayush hospitals

(ii)  315 Ayush Hospitals and 5023 Ayush dispensaries have been supported for Up-gradation of infrastructure and other facilities

(iii)  2375  Primary  Health  Centers  (PHCs),  713  Community  Health  Centers  (CHCs)  and  306 District  Hospitals  (DHs)  have  been  supported  under  co-location  for  recurring  assistance  of medicines and contingency on an average in each year

(iv)  895  Ayush  Hospitals  and  12194  Ayush  dispensaries  have  been  supported  for  supply  of essential Ayush medicines on an average in each year.

(v) 13 units supported for establishment of New Ayush Educational Institutions.

(vi) 77 Under-Graduate (UG) and 35 Post-Graduate (PG) Ayush Educational Institutes have been supported for Upgradation of infrastructure, Library and other things.

(vii) 692 Ayush Grams have been supported

(viii) 12500 Ayush Health &Wellness Centers have been approved.

## Annexure I

## The aims and salient features of the National AYUSH Mission (NAM)

## Aims:

(i)  To  provide  Ayush  health  care  services  throughout  the  country  by  strengthening  and improving Ayush health care services.

(ii) To establish a holistic wellness model through Ayush Health and Wellness Centres focusing on preventive and promotive health care based on Ayush principles and practices, to reduce the disease burden and out of pocket expenditure.

(iii) To provide informed choice to the needy public through co-location of Ayush facilities at PHCs, CHCs and DHs resulting in medical pluralism.

(iv)  To  emphasize  the  role  of  Ayush  in  Public  Health  as  per  National  Health  Policy  (NHP), 2017.

(v) To enhance and strengthen the infrastructure of Ayush educational institutions.

## Salient Features:

The Mission inter-alia makes provision for the following activities: -

(i)  Operationalization  of  Ayush  Health  &  Wellness  Centers  by  upgrading  existing  Ayush dispensaries & Health Sub-centers.

(ii)    Co-location  of  Ayush  facilities  at  Primary  Health  Centers  (PHCs),  Community  Health Centers (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 up to 50/30/10 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 Programmes

(viii) Behavior Change Communication (BCC)

(ix) Mobility support at State and District level

(x) Ayush Gram

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

(xii)  Infrastructural  development  of  Ayush  Under-Graduate  Institutions  and  infrastructural development of Ayush Post-Graduate Institutions/ add on PG/ Pharmacy/Para-Medical Courses

## Annexure II

## Annexure III

## The details of the funds sanctioned/released and utilized in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan under NAM during the last five years and the current year

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| Year    | Funds sanctioned/released(Centre Share) and utilized   |   Uttar Pradesh |   Rajasthan |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------|
| 2018-19 | Released                                               |        11854.1  |     3022.17 |
| 2018-19 | Expenditure reported by State Government               |        11849.1  |     2719.15 |
| 2019-20 | Released                                               |         7923.69 |     1987.6  |
| 2019-20 | Expenditure reported by State Government               |         7688.08 |     1459.58 |
| 2020-21 | Released                                               |        10373.9  |     2276.4  |
| 2020-21 | Expenditure reported by State Government               |         9747.17 |     1599.97 |
| 2021-22 | Released                                               |        13809.7  |     3189    |
| 2021-22 | Expenditure reported by State Government               |        11792.2  |     1713.67 |
| 2022-23 | Released                                               |        14437.6  |        0    |
| 2022-23 | Expenditure reported by State Government               |         8678.9  |        0    |
| 2023-24 | Released                                               |            0    |     3731.51 |
| 2023-24 | Expenditure reported by State Government               |            0    |        0    |

## The  State/UT-wise  details  of  approved  integrated  Ayush  Hospitals  and  New  Ayush Dispensaries under NAM from 2014-15 to 2022-23:

| S.No.   | State/UT                 |   Number of Integrated Ayush Hospitals |   Number of New Ayush Dispensaries |
|---------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                      1 |                                  0 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh           |                                      2 |                                  0 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                      2 |                                  0 |
| 4       | Assam                    |                                      8 |                                100 |
| 5       | Bihar                    |                                      1 |                                  0 |
| 6       | Chandigarh               |                                      1 |                                  0 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh             |                                      9 |                                  0 |
| 8       | Goa                      |                                      2 |                                  0 |
| 9       | Gujarat                  |                                      1 |                                  0 |
| 10      | Haryana                  |                                      1 |                                  0 |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh         |                                      2 |                                  0 |
| 12      | Jammu &Kashmir           |                                      5 |                                  0 |
| 13      | Jharkhand                |                                      7 |                                  0 |
| 14      | Karnataka                |                                      3 |                                  0 |
| 15      | Kerala                   |                                      5 |                                  0 |
| 16      | Lakshadweep              |                                      1 |                                  0 |
| 17      | Maharashtra              |                                      4 |                                  0 |
| 18      | Manipur                  |                                     11 |                                 15 |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh           |                                     10 |                                  8 |
| 20      | Meghalaya                |                                      2 |                                 40 |
| 21      | Mizoram                  |                                      2 |                                  0 |
| 22      | Nagaland                 |                                      4 |                                  0 |
| 23      | Odisha                   |                                      3 |                                  0 |
| 24      | Puducherry               |                                      2 |                                  0 |
| 25      | Punjab                   |                                      2 |                                  0 |
| 26      | Rajasthan                |                                      6 |                                  0 |
| 27      | Sikkim                   |                                      2 |                                  0 |
| 28      | Tamil Nadu               |                                      4 |                                  0 |
| 29      | Tripura                  |                                      2 |                                  0 |
| 30      | Uttar Pradesh            |                                     26 |                                250 |
| 31      | Uttarakhand              |                                      4 |                                  0 |
| 32      | West Bengal              |                                      2 |                                  0 |
| Total   | Total                    |                                    137 |                                413 |