Lok Sabha Question No. 2472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Initiatives for AYUSH Healthcare
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Praveen Khandelwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2472 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2026

## Initiatives for AYUSH Healthcare

## 2472. Shri Praveen Khandelwal:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken any initiatives to strengthen AYUSH healthcare infrastructure across the districts of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of hospitals, dispensaries and wellness centres established during the last three years and the future expansion plan, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether steps are being taken to promote the integration of AYUSH systems with mainstream healthcare delivery under the national health programmes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

( a) & (b) Public health being a State subject, the primary responsibility for taking initiatives to strengthen Ayush healthcare infrastructure comes under the purview of the respective State/UT Government. However, Ministry of Ayush is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments and supporting their efforts for  overall  development  and  promotion  of  Ayush  system  including  strengthening  of  the infrastructure by  providing  financial assistance  for  establishment  of  50/30/10  bedded Integrated Ayush Hospitals (IAHs), Ayush dispensaries as well as operationalization of Ayush Health & Wellness Centres (AHWCs) now renamed as Ayushman Aarogya Mandir (Ayush) [AAM (Ayush)] by upgrading existing Ayush dispensaries & Sub Health Centres.

Under NAM, as per the proposals received from the State/UT Governments through State  Annual  Action  Plan  (SAAPs),  the  State/UT-wise  status  of  approved  IAHs,  Ayush Dispensaries for establishment and AAM (Ayush) for operationalization by upgrading existing Ayush dispensaries & Sub Health Centres during the last three years is furnished at Annexure .

(c) & (d) Government of India has adopted a strategy of Co-location of Ayush facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs)  in  recent  years  to  integrate  Ayush  systems  (Ayurveda,  Yoga  Naturopathy,    Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy) into the mainstream healthcare system in the country; thus enabling the  choice  to  the  patients  for  different  systems  of  medicines  under  a  single  window.  The engagement of Ayush doctors/ paramedics and their training is being supported by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare under National Health Mission (NHM), while the support for Ayush infrastructure, equipment/ furniture and medicines is being provided by the Ministry of Ayush under National Ayush Mission (NAM). As on 30.06.2025, NHM supports co-location of Ayush services in health facilities such as PHCs (6,206), CHCs (3,133), DHs (472) and other health facilities (3,283) by allocating Ayush services in 13,094 health facilities. Also, a total of 24,266  Ayush  doctors,  2,275  Ayush  paramedics  and  3,416  Ayush  Pharmacists  have  been deployed in the States/UTs with NHM funding support.

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## Annexure

State/UT-wise status of approved IAHs, Ayush Dispensaries & AAM (Ayush)

| SI. No.   | State/UT                          |   No. of IAH Approved |   No. of Approved Dispensaries |   No. of Approved AAM(Ayush) |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Andamand &Nicobar Islands         |                     0 |                              0 |                            6 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                    |                     0 |                              0 |                          126 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                 |                     5 |                              2 |                           89 |
| 4         | Assam                             |                     6 |                            100 |                          500 |
| 5         | Bihar                             |                     0 |                              0 |                          294 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                        |                     0 |                              0 |                           12 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                      |                     1 |                              0 |                          400 |
| 8         | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                     1 |                              0 |                            1 |
| 9         | Delhi                             |                     0 |                              0 |                            0 |
| 10        | Goa                               |                     1 |                              0 |                          100 |
| 11        | Gujarat                           |                     2 |                              0 |                          365 |
| 12        | Haryana                           |                     0 |                              0 |                          538 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                  |                     1 |                              0 |                          761 |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir                    |                     2 |                             44 |                          523 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                         |                     6 |                              0 |                          745 |
| 16        | Karnataka                         |                     1 |                              0 |                          376 |
| 17        | Kerala                            |                     8 |                              0 |                          700 |
| 18        | Ladakh                            |                     0 |                              0 |                            0 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                       |                     0 |                              0 |                            7 |
| 20        | Maharashtra                       |                    10 |                              1 |                          390 |
| 21        | Manipur                           |                     7 |                             15 |                           15 |
| 22        | Madhya Pradesh                    |                     6 |                              0 |                          800 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                         |                     1 |                             40 |                           24 |
| 24        | Mizoram                           |                     1 |                              0 |                           41 |
| 25        | Nagaland                          |                     3 |                              0 |                           49 |
| 26        | Odisha                            |                     0 |                              0 |                          422 |
| 27        | Puducherry                        |                     1 |                              0 |                            4 |
| 28        | Punjab                            |                     0 |                              0 |                          158 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                         |                    27 |                              0 |                         2019 |
| 30        | Sikkim                            |                     1 |                              0 |                           18 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                        |                     3 |                              2 |                          650 |
| 32        | Telangana                         |                     3 |                              0 |                          421 |
| 33        | Tripura                           |                     0 |                              0 |                           72 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                     |                     2 |                            250 |                         1034 |
| 35        | Uttrakhand                        |                     4 |                              0 |                          300 |
| 36        | West Bengal                       |                     0 |                              0 |                          540 |
|           | Total                             |                   103 |                            454 |                        12500 |