Lok Sabha Question No. 2117 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: AYUSH Educational Institutions
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2117 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## AYUSH EDUCATIONAL IN STITUTIONS

## 2117. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up undergraduate and postgraduat AYUSH educational institutions in all the States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken  to  improve  the  quality  of  AYUSH  educational  instituti already in existence?

## ANSWER

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

(a)& (b) :    No . The Central Government do not propose to set up undergraduate and postgraduate AYUSH educational institutions in all the States . However, t he Government has approved setting up of (i) All India Institute Ayurveda at Sari Vihar, New Delhi to conduct Post - graduate and Ph.D. courses in Ayurveda and (ii) North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homeopathy at Shillong in Meghalaya t conduct Under -graduate, Post - graduate, Doctoral and Post - doctoral courses both in Ayurveda and Homoeopathy.

Further, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry, there is component  of  Development  of  AYUSH  Educational  Institutions  under  the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) where, there is a provision of grant in aid upto the  maximum  of  Rs.  10.50  crore  for  setting  up  of  new  AYUSH  Educational Institutions/Colleges  in  the  states  where  such  Institution  does  not  exi Government  Sector.  The  grant - i -aid  provided  by  the  Government  of  India is supplementary  to  the  State  contribution  to  complete  the  project.  Furthermo there  is  a  provision  of  assistance  of  Rs.  3  crore  for  Under -graduate  (UG) Institutions  and  Rs.  4  crore  for  Post - graduate  (PG)  Institutions  of  AYUSH  for upgradation/infrastruc tural development.

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(c  ): The  Central  Government  has  taken stepsfor  the improve  the  quality of AYUSH educational institutions already in existence by approving the regulations for Ayurveda, Unani Siddha and Homoeopathycolleges notified by the CCIM and CCH as per details given below:

i.The  Indian  Medicine  Central  Council  (Permission  to  Existing  Medical Colleges) Regulations, 2006 .

ii. Indian  Medicine  Central  Council  (Minimum  Standard  Requirement of Ayurveda Colleges an d attached Hospitals) Regulations, 2012 Amendment Regulations, 2013.

iii. Indian  Medicine  Central  Council  (Minimum  Standard  Requirements of Unani Colleges and attached Hospitals) Regulations, 2013 .

iv . Indian  Medicine  Central  Council  (Minimum  Stand ard  Requirements of Siddha Colleges and attached Hospitals) Regulations, 2013 .

v. Homoeopathy  Central  Council  (Minimum  Standards  Requirement of Homoeopathic Colleges and attached Hospitals) Regulations, 2013 .

vi . Indian  Medicine  Central  Council  (Minimum  S tandard s of  Education  in Indian Medicine (Amendment) Regulations, 201 2 with further amendment in 2013 for Ayurveda undergraduate course .

vii .Indian  Medicine  Central  Council  (Minimum  Standard s of  Education  in Indian  Medicine)  Amendment  Regulations,  2013 fo r  Unani  undergraduate course.

vii i . Indian Medicine Central Council (Minimum Standard sof Education in Indian Medicine) Amendment Regulations, 2013 for Siddha undergraduate course.

ix.Homoeopathy  (Degree  Course)  Regulations,  1983  with  amendments  in 2003 and 2005.

x. Indian  Medicine  Central  Council  (Post  Graduate  Ayurveda  Education) Regulations , 2012 .

xi. Indian  Medicine  Central  Council  (Post  Graduate  Unani  Education) Regulations , 2007 .

xii. Homoeopathy  (Post  Graduate  Degree  Course)  M.D.(Hom.)  Regulat ions, 1989 with amendments in 1993 and 2012.

xiii. Indian Medicine Central Council (Post - Graduate Diploma Course) Regulations, 2010 with amendment in 2013 for Ayurveda.

xiv. Indian  Medicine  Central  Council  (Post - Graduate  Diploma  Course  in Unani Medicine) Regulations, 2015.

xv. Indian  Medicine  Central  Council  (Post - Graduate  Diploma  Course  in Siddha) Regulations, 2015 .

Further,  the  assistance  given  by  the  Government  of  India  under  th component  of  Development  of  AYUSH  Institutions  of  NAM  is  facilitating improvement  in  infrastructure  in  AYUSH  Colleges  and  attached  Hospital  and thereby improving quality of existing educational Institutions.

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