Lok Sabha Question No. 3601 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Expansion of AYUSH Infrastructure
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Dr. Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3601 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2026

## Expansion of AYUSH Infrastructure

3601. Dr. Alok Kumar Suman:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched any new scheme to expand AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the details of the funds allocated during the current financial year?

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

- (a)  &  (b)  Government  of  India  has  launched  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National Ayush Mission (NAM) in the year 2014-15 for implementation through State/UT Governments and supporting their efforts for overall development and promotion of Ayush systems including assistance  for  establishment  50/30/10  bedded  Integrated  Ayush  Hospitals  (IAHs) &  Ayush dispensaries in different part of the country as per the proposals received through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) within the existing provisions of NAM guidelines. Under NAM, as per proposals received from State/UT Governments through SAAPs, a total of 203 IAHs and 383 Ayush dispensaries have been approved for establishment in different part of the country. The State/UT-wise status of approved units for establishment of IAHs and  Ayush dispensaries are furnished at Annexure I & II respectively .
- (c) Under NAM, as on date total grant-in-aid of Rs.424.24 crore has been released as Central share to different State/UT Governments during the current financial year for implementation of approved activities of SAAPs.

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## Annexure -I

## The  State/UT-wise  status  of  approved  units  for  establishment  of  Integrated  Ayush Hospitals (IAHs)

| Name of State/UTs                 |   Number of IAH |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Island           |               1 |
| Andhra Pradesh                    |               2 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                 |               5 |
| Assam                             |               8 |
| Bihar                             |               1 |
| Chandigarh                        |               1 |
| Chhattisgarh                      |              10 |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |               1 |
| Goa                               |               2 |
| Gujarat                           |               2 |
| Haryana                           |               1 |
| Himachal Pradesh                  |               3 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                    |               7 |
| Jharkhand                         |               7 |
| Karnataka                         |               3 |
| Kerala                            |              10 |
| Lakshadweep                       |               1 |
| Madhya Pradesh                    |              13 |
| Maharashtra                       |              14 |
| Manipur                           |              11 |
| Meghalaya                         |               3 |
| Mizoram                           |               2 |
| Nagaland                          |               7 |
| Odisha                            |               3 |
| Puducherry                        |               3 |
| Punjab                            |               2 |
| Rajasthan                         |              33 |
| Sikkim                            |               2 |
| Tamil Nadu                        |               6 |
| Telangana                         |               3 |
| Tripura                           |               2 |
| Uttar Pradesh                     |              25 |
| Uttarakhand                       |               7 |
| West Bengal                       |               2 |
| Grand Total                       |             203 |

Annexure -II

## The State/UT-wise status of approved units for establishment of new Ayush dispensaries

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   Unit Approved |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh |               2 |
| 2         | Assam             |             100 |
| 3         | Jammu &Kashmir    |              10 |
| 4         | Maharashtra       |               1 |
| 5         | Manipur           |               8 |
| 6         | Meghalaya         |              10 |
| 7         | Tamil Nadu        |               2 |
| 8         | Uttar Pradesh     |             250 |
| Total     | Total             |             383 |