Lok Sabha Question No. 3620 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Assessment of National AYUSH Mission
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3620 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2026

## Assessment of National AYUSH Mission

3620. Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  independent  impact  assessment  of  the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) during the last three years;

(b) the details of funds allocated and the actual expenditure incurred under the NAM in the country during the last three years, State/UT-wise, particularly in Tamil Nadu;

(c) whether it is a fact that several sanctioned AYUSH dispensaries and integrated AYUSH units  in  Government  hospitals  remain  non-functional  due  to  a  shortage  of  qualified practitioners and infrastructure gaps, if so, the details thereof;

(d) the number of vacant posts of AYUSH doctors and para-medical staff in the country, State/UT-wise;

(e) whether the Government has evaluated the mechanisms for scientific validation, quality control and standardisation for AYUSH drugs supplied under NAM; and

(f) whether the Government proposes to enhance financial allocation and provide greater flexibility  to  States  in  designing  AYUSH  infrastructure  and  public  health  outreach  in accordance with regional health needs and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  Yes. Third-party evaluation of Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of National Ayush Mission (NAM) was conducted by NITI Aayog under the umbrella of Evaluation of CSS Scheme of the Health sector in the year 2025.

(b) State/UT-wise funds sanctioned/allocated and utilised under the NAM in the country during the last three years including Tamil Nadu is furnished at Annexure.

(c)  &  (d)  Public  Health  being  a  State  Subject,  the  primary  responsibility  to  ensure availability of adequate infrastructure as well as Ayush doctors and para-medical staff in the country lies with the respective State/UT Governments. Accordingly, the status of various vacant posts of Ayush doctors and para-medical staff in the country is being maintained by the respective State/UT Government. Further, Under NAM, Ministry of Ayush is supporting the efforts of State/UT Governments by providing financial assistance for various activities including  infrastructure  development  of  various  Ayush  facilities  and  deployment  of contractual  manpower  of  Ayush  doctors  and  para-medical  staff  for  implementation  of different activities/ programmes as per the proposal received through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) within the existing provision of provision of NAM guidelines.

(e) No, such evaluation has been carried out. However, Government has made mandatory for the manufacturers to adhere to the prescribed requirements for licensing of manufacturing units & medicines including proof of safety & effectiveness, compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) as per Schedule T& Schedule M-I of Drugs Rules, 1945  and  quality  standards  of  drugs  given  in  the  respective  pharmacopoeia.  Further, Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H), sub-ordinate organization  under  Ministry  of  Ayush,  lays  down  the  formulary  specifications  and Pharmacopoeial standards for Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) drugs which serves as official compendia for ascertaining the quality (identity, purity and strength) of the ASU&H drugs. PCIM&H also acts as the Appellate Drugs testing Laboratory for testing or analysis of ASU&H Drugs. In addition, it conducts capacity-building trainings at regular intervals for the standardization, quality control, and testing or analysis of ASU&H drugs for Drug Regulatory Authorities, Drug Analysts, and other relevant stakeholders, with a focus on laboratory techniques and methodologies essential for ensuring the quality of ASU&H drugs.

Further, Ministry of Ayush has established an Ayush vertical in the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), inspect various manufacturing units in coordination with the licensing authorities/drug inspectors of the respective States/Union Territories for ensuring safety and quality of Ayush medicines.

(f)  Under NAM, a dedicated resource pool is being communicated to States/UTs as per requirement  under  different  activities  including  Ayush  infrastructure  and  public  health activities  through  SAAPs.  It  is  also  stated  that  25%  of  allotted  resource  pool  is  being earmarked for Flexipool component and liberty has been given to the States for projecting their demand/activities as per their felt need including Ayush infrastructure.

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Annexure State/UT-wise funds sanctioned/allocated and utilised under the NAM in the country during the

## last three years including Tamil Nadu

| Sl. No .   | Name of States/UTs                 | 2022-23                | 2022-23                | 2023-24                | 2023-24                | 2024-25                | 2024-25                | Total                  | Total                  |
|------------|------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Sl. No .   | Name of States/UTs                 | Central Share released | Central Share Utilized | Central Share released | Central Share Utilized | Central Share released | Central Share Utilized | Central Share released | Central Share Utilized |
| 1          | Andaman& Nicobar Islands           | 142.39                 | 142.39                 | 407.29                 | 398.28                 | 542.75                 | 498.96                 | 1092.42                | 1039.63                |
| 2          | Andhra Pradesh                     | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 2497.19                | 1552.62                | 2497.19                | 1552.62                |
| 3          | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 402.04                 | 402.04                 | 1186.04                | 1186.04                | 1498.84                | 1498.84                | 3086.92                | 3086.92                |
| 4          | Assam                              | 1011.77                | 1011.77                | 3471.45                | 3471.45                | 6511.87                | 6511.87                | 10995.09               | 10995.09               |
| 5          | Bihar                              | 0                      | 0                      | 1161.06                | 430.44                 | 0                      | 0                      | 1161.06                | 430.44                 |
| 6          | Chandigarh                         | 189.73                 | 166.8                  | 226.32                 | 225.67                 | 447.58                 | 373.69                 | 863.63                 | 766.16                 |
| 7          | Chhattisgarh                       | 0                      | 0                      | 2151.43                | 1825.94                | 3194.06                | 2592.84                | 5345.49                | 4418.78                |
| 8          | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 0                      | 0                      | 408.45                 | 408.45                 | 690.73                 | 690.73                 | 1099.18                | 1099.18                |
| 9          | Delhi                              | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 10         | Goa                                | 142.29                 | 142.29                 | 628.3                  | 580.9                  | 610.67                 | 598.2                  | 1381.26                | 1321.39                |
| 11         | Gujarat                            | 1908.62                | 1637.92                | 2961.42                | 1887.62                | 2623.1                 | 698.18                 | 7493.15                | 4223.72                |
| 12         | Haryana                            | 1219.91                | 1219.91                | 3026.59                | 2823.46                | 1371.9                 | 1365.07                | 5618.39                | 5408.44                |
| 13         | Himachal Pradesh                   | 3873.58                | 3873.58                | 3659.22                | 3659.22                | 2899.09                | 2899.09                | 10431.89               | 10431.89               |
| 14         | Jammu& Kashmir                     | 4895.09                | 4895.09                | 7510.36                | 7510.36                | 4361.6                 | 4361.6                 | 16767.05               | 16767.05               |
| 15         | Jharkhand                          | 7752.57                | 7752.57                | 2390.42                | 2390.42                | 3217.06                | 3217.06                | 13360.05               | 13360.05               |
| 16         | Karnataka                          | 1714.09                | 1590.78                | 5031.54                | 4753.98                | 6067.28                | 3119.15                | 12812.91               | 9463.91                |
| 17         | Kerala                             | 4399.83                | 4399.83                | 7989.4                 | 7989.4                 | 11037.96               | 10472.07               | 23427.19               | 22861.3                |
| 18         | Ladakh                             | 72.27                  | 72.27                  | 47.32                  | 47.32                  | 190.29                 | 190.29                 | 309.87                 | 309.87                 |

| 19   | Lakshadweep    |   116.32 |   116.32 |   332.01 |   332.01 |    220.48 |   214.77 |    668.81 |    663.11 |
|------|----------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh |  1716    |  1716    |  6120    |  6120    |   8169.59 |  8169.59 |  16005.6  |  16005.6  |
| 21   | Maharashtra    |     0    |     0    |  2235.54 |  1959.83 |   2681.16 |  1207.86 |   4916.69 |   3167.69 |
| 22   | Manipur        |  1723    |  1694.59 |     0    |     0    |   1276.67 |  1191.2  |   2999.67 |   2885.79 |
| 23   | Mizoram        |   117.27 |   117.27 |  1057.86 |  1057.86 |   1101.48 |  1101.48 |   2276.61 |   2276.61 |
| 24   | Meghalaya      |   796.84 |   796.84 |  1722.6  |  1722.6  |   1520.48 |  1520.48 |   4039.92 |   4039.92 |
| 25   | Nagaland       |   495.78 |   495.78 |  1016.97 |  1016.97 |   1342.11 |  1342.11 |   2854.86 |   2854.86 |
| 26   | Odisha         |     0    |     0    |     0    |     0    |   2369.21 |  2369.21 |   2369.21 |   2369.21 |
| 27   | Puducherry     |   623.95 |   623.51 |   197.08 |   179.21 |    683.4  |   325.49 |   1504.43 |   1128.21 |
| 28   | Punjab         |     0    |     0    |   109.85 |   109.85 |   1701.1  |  1691.36 |   1810.95 |   1801.21 |
| 29   | Rajasthan      |     0    |     0    |  3731.51 |  3731.51 |  15051.8  | 15051.8  |  18783.3  |  18783.3  |
|      | Sikkim         |   626.06 |   626.06 |   492.37 |   492.37 |    434.78 |   434.78 |   1553.21 |   1553.21 |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu     |  2428.69 |  2125.68 |  6635.76 |  6431.24 |   7380.32 |  5551.27 |  16444.8  |  14108.2  |
| 32   | Telangana      |     0    |     0    |  1225.17 |  1225.17 |   2491.38 |  2491.38 |   3716.55 |   3716.55 |
| 33   | Tripura        |  1030.9  |  1030.9  |   566.99 |   566.99 |    815.77 |   815.77 |   2413.66 |   2413.66 |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh  | 14437.6  | 14189.9  | 12418.6  | 11925.3  |  13903.2  |  8172.22 |  40759.4  |  34287.4  |
| 35   | Uttarakhand    |  1855.8  |  1855.8  |  3234.38 |  3234.38 |   2441.12 |  2441.12 |   7531.29 |   7531.29 |
| 36   | West Bengal    |  1056.58 |  1042.18 |  3379.39 |  3326.39 |   2308.43 |  1364.07 |   6744.4  |   5732.64 |
|      | Total          | 54748.9  | 53738    | 86732.7  | 83020.6  | 113654    | 96096.2  | 255136    | 232855    |