Lok Sabha Question No. 2498 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Pact between AYUSH and WHO
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, C. MAHENDRAN, J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY

## (AYUSH)

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2498 TH

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 MARCH, 2016

## PACT BETWEEN AYUSH A ND WHO

## 2498. DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

Will the Minister of AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  department  of  AYUSH  has  entered  into  an  agreement  with  World  Health
- Organisation in the field of traditional medicines;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including likely expenditure to be incurred and the funding agreed upon for the said collaboration;
- (c) the extent by which the said collaboration is likely to promote acceptability of t Indian medicines interna tionally and the time -frame of its implementation; and
- (d)  the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  for  overall  promotion  of  AYU system of medicines both domestically and internationally?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) to (c) : The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 17.02.2016 approved the signing o Agreement with the World Health Organisation (WHO). The Agreement, however, is yet to be signed. As per the Cabinet approval, as a first step in the long term collaboration, In assign to WHO activities for development of the following WHO Technical

documents/publications which will help in better international/domstic acceptability of Indian Systems of Medicine:

- i) Benchmarks for training in Yoga
2. ii) Benchmarks for practice in Ayurveda
3. iii) Benchmarks for practice in Unani Medicine
4. iv) Benchmarks for practice in Panchakarma

As per the approval of the Cabinet, the estimated expenditure to be incurred amounts to U $977,040.  The outgo will be in four instalments. First to be paid within two months a agreement is signed (US$ 123,170); second by the end of July 2016 (US $ 210,180); third b e end of July 2017 (US $ 151,420) and the fourth by the end of July 2018 (USD $ 202,270). balance amount of US $  290,000 would be spent in India.

(d) : The  Ministry  has  taken  various  steps  to  promote  AYUSH  systems  domestically  and Internationally as per details indicated below.

The Ministry has signed a number of  Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs)/Letters of Intent  (LoIs)  for  country  to  country  Cooperation/Collaborative  Research  in  the  fie Traditional Medicine and MoUs for setting up of AYUSH Academic Chairs. For dissemination of authentic information about AYUSH medicines, 16 AYUSH Information Cells have been set up in the premises of Indian Missions/Cultural Centres. The Ministry of AYUS participates/organises Intern ational exhibitions/ conferences /workshops/seminars/ sympo - sium , etc in India and abroad through Indian missions/ CII/FICCI/ ITPO/ASSOCHAM/Pharmexcil etc The  Ministry  of  AYUSH  also  organizes  comprehensive  exhibitions  on  Ayurveda,  Yoga  and Naturopathy, U nani, Siddha and Homoeopathy  namely AROGYA to promote awareness and showcase  developments  in  these  systems through  the  reputed  Organizations  like  Chemexil, Pharmexci l ,  CII,  FICCI,  ASSOCHAM,  ICC,  ITPO etc and otherrepute d NGO s andth e Stat e Governments. To  encourage  the  citizens  to  adopt  AYUSH  systems  of  medicine  across  the country,  the  Ministry  also  undertakes  publicity  campaigns  and  other  promotional  acti through print/electronic media.

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