Lok Sabha Question No. 2284 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-01
Subject: AYUSH Wellness Centres in Tribal Area in Assam
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Amarsing Tisso

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2284 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2025

## AYUSH Wellness Centres in Tribal Area in Assam

2284.    Shri Amarsing Tisso:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres sanctioned and operational in Assam,  particularly  in  the  tribal  districts  of  Karbi  Anglong  and  Dima  Hasao  of  Assam, district-wise;

(b) the modalities of recruitment and training for medical officers and support staff at these centres;

(c) whether the Government propose to expand AYUSH infrastructure in underserved tribal and hilly regions; and

(d) 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)  Under  Centrally  Sponsored  scheme  of  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM),  500  AYUSH Health  and  Wellness  Centres  now  renamed  as  Ayushman  Arogya  Mandir  (Ayush)  [AAM (Ayush)] have been approved in Assam State. As reported by State Government, all AAM (Ayush)  are  operational.  Out  of  which,  13  AAM  (Ayush)  are  operational  in  the  Karbi Anglong District and another 13 AAM (Ayush) are operational in the district of Dima Hasao of  Assam.  Further,  District-wise  status  of  approved  AAM  (Ayush)  in  Assam  State  is furnished at Annexure.

(b) Public Health being a State subject, the primary responsibility of recruitment and training for medical officers and support staff of these centres comes under the purview of respective State  Government.  As  reported  by  State  Government  of  Assam,  the  Community  Health Officers for  AAM (Ayush) are recruited on contractual basis and they have mentioned that recruitment notifications were issued in prominent newspapers, and applications were received via the online portal. After completion of the recruitment process, the selected candidates had undergone for 5 days Orientation Training before their deployment.

(c) & (d) Public Health being a State subject, the primary responsibility to strengthen/expand the Ayush infrastructure in the underserved tribal and hilly regions lies with respective State Government. However,  under NAM, as per the proposals received from State Government of Assam, one 30 bedded Integrated Ayush Hospital (IAH) at Diphu Karbi Anglong District and one 50 Bedded IAH in the District Baksa were approved, which are located in hilly and tribal region of Assam.

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## District-wise status of approved AAM (Ayush) in Assam State including tribal districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao

| Sl. No.   | Name of District   |   No. of approved AAM(Ayush) |
|-----------|--------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.        | Baksa              |                           23 |
| 2.        | Barpeta            |                            7 |
| 3.        | Biswanath          |                           54 |
| 4.        | Bongaigaon         |                           13 |
| 5.        | Cachar             |                           32 |
| 6.        | Charaideo          |                           15 |
| 7.        | Chirang            |                           22 |
| 8.        | Darrang            |                            5 |
| 9.        | Dhemaji            |                            4 |
| 10.       | Dhubri             |                           19 |
| 11.       | Dibrugarh          |                            4 |
| 12.       | Dima Hasao         |                           13 |
| 13.       | Goalpara           |                            4 |
| 14.       | Golaghat           |                           19 |
| 15.       | Hailakandi         |                           11 |
| 16.       | Hojai              |                           19 |
| 17.       | Kamrup             |                            3 |
| 18.       | Kamrup(M)          |                            9 |
| 19.       | Karbi Anglong      |                           13 |
| 20.       | Karimganj          |                           14 |
| 21.       | Kokrajhar          |                           36 |
| 22.       | Lakhimpur          |                           20 |
| 23.       | Morigaon           |                           20 |
| 24.       | Nagaon             |                           32 |
| 25.       | Nalbari            |                           12 |
| 26.       | Sivasagar          |                           32 |
| 27.       | Sonitpur           |                           16 |
| 28.       | Tinsukia           |                           16 |
| 29.       | Udalguri           |                            9 |
| 30.       | West Karbi Anglong |                            4 |
| Total     | Total              |                          500 |