Lok Sabha Question No. 3500 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: GMP and NABL Accreditation under AOGUSY
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3500 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 th  MARCH 2026

## GMP and NABL Accreditation under AOGUSY

+3500. Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) whether any special assistance  has  been  provided  by  the  Government  to  AYUSH manufacturing units for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and National Accreditation Board for  Testing  and  Calibration  Laboratories  (NABL)  accreditation  under  the  AYUSH  Oushadhi Gunvatta  evam  Uttapadan  Samvardhan  Yojana  (AOGUSY)  in  Gujarat  including  the  Dahod Parliamentary constituency;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has sanctioned any special package for the establishment/strengthening of quality control laboratories for AYUSH drugs in tribal populated areas, if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the total funds sanctioned/ released by the Government so far in the country, State/ UT- wise including Gujarat along with the number of units benefited in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Ministry of Ayush is implementing a Central Sector Scheme Ayush Oushadhi Gunavatta evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY) since 2021-22 with total budget outlay of Rs. 122.00 crores for five years. Till date, 18 Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) pharmacies and 07 ASU&H Drug Testing Laboratories (DTLs) have been supported financially under this scheme across the country. An amount of Rs. 40.13 crore has been sanctioned as Grantin-Aid to these pharmacies and DTLs. The components of AOGUSY scheme are as follows: -

- i. Strengthening and up-gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards.
- ii. Pharmacovigilance of ASU&H drugs including surveillance of misleading advertisements.
- iii. Strengthening  of  Central  and  State  regulatory  frameworks  including  Technical  Human Resource & Capacity Building programs for Ayush drugs.

- iv. Support for development of standards and accreditation/certification of Ayush products & materials in collaboration with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Quality Control of India (QCI) and other relevant scientific institutions and industrial R&D centers.

(c) & (d) The AOGUSY scheme is being implemented throughout the country. However, there is no special package for the establishment/strengthening of quality control laboratories for Ayush drugs in tribal populated areas.  The state-wise details of fund released for the upgradation of ASU&H pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories (DTLs) under the AOGUSY scheme till date, including Gujarat, are attached at Annexure.

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## Annexure

The  state-wise  details  of  fund  released  for  the  upgradation  of  Ayurveda,  Siddha,  Unani  and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories (DTLs) under the AOGUSY scheme till date, including Gujarat, are as follows-

|   S. No. | F.Y.     | State          | Component                                                                                                      | Pharmacy /DTL   | Particulars                                                                         | Amount released   |
|----------|----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | 2021- 22 | Mizoram        | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards | DTL             | State Govt. of Mizoram                                                              | 18,00,000         |
|        2 | 2022- 23 | Maharasht ra   | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards | Pharmacy        | Inducare Pharma Pvt. Ltd. Pune                                                      | 3,00,00,000       |
|        3 | 2022- 23 | Maharasht ra   | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards | Pharmacy        | Ayurchem Private Ltd. Maharashtra.                                                  | 2,69,00,000       |
|        4 | 2022- 23 | Maharasht ra   | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards | Pharmacy        | Phytovedic India Pvt. Ltd. Maharashtra                                              | 2,14,61,000       |
|        5 | 2022- 23 | Kerala         | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards | Pharmacy        | Visesh Ayurvedic Pvt. Ltd Pharmacy Kerala.                                          | 1,91,56,000       |
|        6 | 2022- 23 | Uttar Pradesh  | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards | Pharmacy        | Amar Pharmaceuticals and labs (I) Pvt. Ltd. U.P                                     | 1,43,43,000       |
|        7 | 2022- 23 | Uttar Pradesh  | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards | DTL             | Amar Pharmaceuticals and labs (I) Pvt. Ltd. U.P (DTL)                               | 77,67,000         |
|        8 | 2022- 23 | Madhya Pradesh | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards | Pharmacy        | Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan Pvt. Ltd, Madhya Pradesh                            | 2,08,92,000       |
|        9 | 2022- 23 | Kerala         | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards | Pharmacy        | Kollam District Ayurveda Oushdha Nirmana Vyavasaya Co-operative Society Ltd, Kerela | 64,29,000         |
|       10 | 2023- 24 | Tripura        | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush                                                                      | DTL             | State Govt. of Tripura                                                              | 76,68,000         |

|                | Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards                                           |          |                                                                  |             |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| Madhya Pradesh | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards | Pharmacy | Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan Pvt. Ltd, Madhya Pradesh         | 91,08,000   |
| Jammu& Kashmir | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards | DTL      | State Govt. J&K                                                  | 86,29,500   |
| Kerala         | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug                                                  | Pharmacy | Sitaram Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd, Thrissur, Kerala.                     | 50,00,000   |
| Kerala         |                                                                                                                | Pharmacy | Pankajakasthuri Herbals India Private Limited, Poovachal, Kerala | 50,00,000   |
| Rajasthan      | Testing Laboratories to achieve                                                                                | Pharmacy | BJain Pharmaceuticals Private Limited, Alwar, Rajasthan          | 50,00,000   |
| Assam          | higher standards                                                                                               | Pharmacy | Assam Ayurvedic Products, Guwahati, Assam (PSU)                  | 45,59,519   |
| Jammu& Kashmir |                                                                                                                | Pharmacy | Govt. Pharmacy, Jammu &Kashmir                                   | 1,05,00,000 |
| Gujarat        |                                                                                                                | Pharmacy | State Pharmacy, Rajpipla, Gujarat                                | 44,20,248   |

|   19 |          | Mizoram           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | DTL      | State Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory, Mizoram                     | 67,20,884   |
|------|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|   20 |          | Tamil Nadu        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | DTL      | State Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory, Tamil Nadu                  | 20,00,000   |
|   21 |          | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Pharmacy | State Pharmacy, Arunachal Pradesh                                | 67,02,164   |
|   22 |          | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | DTL      | State Drug Testing Laboratory , Arunachal Pradesh                | 17,99,813   |
|   23 | 2024- 25 | Arunachal Pradesh | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards Strengthenin g and up- gradation of | Pharmacy | State Pharmacy, Arunachal Pradesh                                | 70,42,077   |
|   24 |          | Arunachal Pradesh | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards Strengthenin g and up- gradation of | DTL      | State Drug Testing Laboratory , Arunachal Pradesh                | 17,24,400   |
|   25 |          | Kerala            | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards Strengthenin g and up- gradation of | Pharmacy | Pankajakasthuri Herbals India Private Limited, Poovachal, Kerala | 44,32,807   |
|   26 |          | Tamil Nadu        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | DTL      | State Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory, Tamil Nadu                  | 51,00,000   |
|   27 |          | Rajasthan         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Pharmacy | BJain Pharmaceuticals Private Limited, Alwar, Rajasthan          | 1,44,54,189 |
|   28 |          | Mizoram           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | DTL      | State Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory, Mizoram                     | 39,40,500   |
|   29 |          | Tamil Nadu        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | DTL      | State Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory, Tamil Nadu                  | 41,57,062   |
|   30 |          | Gujarat           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Pharmacy | State Pharmacy,                                                  | 2,00,00,000 |
|   31 |          | Mizoram           | Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve                                                                                                                                                                                                         | DTL      | Rajpipla, Gujarat State Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory, Mizoram   | 18,00,000   |

|    |          |                   | higher standards                                                                                               |          |                                                                                                                   |             |
|----|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| 32 |          | Tamil Nadu        | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards | Pharmacy | State Govt. Pharmacy, Tamil Nadu Medicinal Plant Farms &Herbal Medicine Corporation Limited (TAMPCOL), Tamil Nadu | 45,00,000   |
| 33 |          | Arunachal Pradesh | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards | Pharmacy | State Pharmacy, Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 31,08,000   |
| 34 | 2025- 26 | Punjab            | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards | Pharmacy | Shree Dhanwantari Herbals Pvt. Ltd.                                                                               | 2,85,00,000 |
| 35 |          | Kerala            | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards | Pharmacy | Sitaram Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd, Thrissur, Kerala.                                                                      | 2,50,00,000 |

|   36 | Arunachal Pradesh   | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards   | Pharmacy   | State Pharmacy, Arunachal Pradesh                                         | 35,94,164   |
|------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|   37 | Arunachal Pradesh   | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards   | DTL        | State Drug Testing Laboratory , Arunachal Pradesh                         | 17,99,813   |
|   38 | Mizoram             | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards   | DTL        | State Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory, Mizoram                              | 18,00,000   |
|   39 | Kerala              | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards   | Pharmacy   | The Pharmaceutical Corporation (IM) Kerala Ltd., Kuttanellur P.O Thrissur | 2,78,01,008 |
|   40 | Madhya Pradesh      | Strengthenin g and up-                                                                                           | Pharmacy   | State Govt. Pharmacy, Gwalior                                             | 91,49,799   |

|    |                | gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards                        |     |                                                     |                                      |
|----|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 41 | Madhya Pradesh | Strengthenin g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards | DTL | State Govt. Drug Testing Laboratory, Madhya Pradesh | 75,83,262                            |
|    |                |                                                                                                                |     | Total                                               | 40,13,43,209 (i.e . Rs. 40.13 crore) |

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