Lok Sabha Question No. 2150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-01
Subject: AYUSH Medical Facilities in Maharashtra
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Shyamkumar Daulat Barve

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2150 ANSWERED ON 01.08.2025

## AYUSH Medical Facilities in Maharashtra

†2150. Shri Shyamkumar Daulat Barve:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  renamed  AYUSH  Health  and  Wellness  Centres  as  "Ayushman Aarogya Mandir" and if so, the details thereof along with the objectives and the benefits thereof;

(b) whether AYUSH medical facilities have been set up in Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health  Centres  (CHCs)  and  district  hospitals  under  Ramtek  Lok  Sabha  constituency  and  if  so,  the names of institutions where the said facilities have been started;

(c) whether the Government is setting up 10, 30 and 50 bedded integrated AYUSH hospitals and if so, the details thereof along with the details of such hospitals proposed to be set up in

Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency;

(d)  whether  new  AYUSH  colleges  are  being  set  up  in  various  States  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof, State/UT-wise, particularly in Nagpur district; and

(e) the details of the AYUSH colleges proposed to be set in Nagpur district and the details of financial assistance granted under AYUSH Jan Swasthya Kaaryakram over the last five years,

Year-wise including the one received by State/UT-wise including Maharashtra in this regard?

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

(a) Yes. The main objectives and the benefits of AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres now renamed as  Ayushman  Aarogya  Mandir  (Ayush)  is  to  establish  a  holistic  wellness  model  based  on  Ayush principles  and  practices,  to  empower  masses  for  "self-care"  to  reduce  the  disease  burden,  out  of pocket expenditure and to provide informed choice to the needy public

(b) Yes. As reported by State Government of Maharashtra, the following 08 Ayush medical facilities have been set up in CHCs and District Hospital in Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency:

- i. Women Hopital, Daga
- ii. Sub District Hospital, Ramtek
- iii. Sub District Hospital, Kamptee
- iv. Rural Hospital, Kalmeshwar

- v. Rural Hospital, Umred
- vi. Rural Hospital, Katol
- vii. Rural Hospital, Narkhed
- viii. Rural Hospital, Hingana

(c)  Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  setting  up  of  Integrated  Ayush  Hospitals  in  the  country including  Ramtek  Parliamentary  Constituency  comes  under  the  purview  of  respective  State/UT Government.  However,  under  NAM,  there  is  provision  of  financial  assistance  to  the  State/UT Governments for the establishment of 50/30/10 bedded Integrated Ayush Hospitals. As reported by State Government of Maharashtra, one 50 bedded Integrated Ayush Hospital is approved at Nagpur under NAM in Ramtek Lok Sabha Constituency.

(d)  Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  to  establishing  new  Ayush Educational  Institutions  lies  with  the  respective  State/UT  Governments.  As  reported  by  State Government,  Medical  Education  &  Drugs  Department,  Government  of  Maharashtra  has  given approval for following 05 new Government Ayush Colleges in the Maharashtra:

- i. Government Unani College and attached Hospital, Mhasala, District Raigad
- ii. Government Ayurved College and attached Hospital, Kagal, District Kolhapur
- iii. Government  Yoga  &  Naturopathy  College  and  attached  Hospital,  Uttur  Ajra,  District Kolhapur
- iv. Government Homoeopathy College and attached Hospital, Kagal, Distirct, Kolhapur
- v. Government Ayurved College and attached Hospital, Jalgaon Jamod, District Buldhana

State  Government  also  informed  that  no  new  Government  Ayush  College  proposed  in  Nagpur District.

(e) Further,  as  reported  by  State  Government,  over  the  last  five  years  State  Government  of Maharashtra  has  not  received  financial  assistance  under  AYUSH  Jan  Swasthya  Karyakrama  for Government Ayush Colleges.

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