Lok Sabha Question No. 414 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-20
Subject: Improvement of AYUSH Services
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 414 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.02026

## Improvement of AYUSH Services

†*414. Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke:

Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) whether access of AYUSH services in the country has improved after launch of the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) by the Government;

(b) if so, the details thereof, particularly in the State of Maharashtra and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli;

(c) the number of beneficiaries who availed AYUSH Services during the last five years, State/UTwise;

(d) whether the Government has made any extra efforts through the National AYUSH Mission for familiarising  people  with  the  benefits  of  AYUSH  systems  of  medicine  in  rural  areas  where  the other health facilities are relatively less available compared to the urban areas, particularly in the State  of  Maharashtra  and  Union  Territory  of  Dadra  and  Nagar  Haveli,  if  so,  the  details  thereof, State/UT-wise; and

(e) whether the Government is taking any other steps to make AYUSH systems of medicine more accessible and affordable in rural areas of the country, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## The Statement referred in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 414 for 20.03.2026

(a)  &  (b)  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM)  Scheme  through State/UT Governments and supporting their efforts for providing better access of Ayush services to the community in different parts of the country by providing financial assistance under different activities like infrastructure development, supply of Ayush medicines, implementation of dedicated Ayush Public Health programmes, innovative activities etc. as per the proposals received in their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per the provisions of NAM guidelines.

As per the proposals received from State/UT Governments, the status of funds approved to States/UTs including Maharashtra State and Dadra and Nagar Haveli from 2014-15 to 2024-25 for different  activities  is  furnished  at Annexure-I. As  per  the  proposals  received  from  State/UT Governments, major activities supported under NAM in the country is furnished at Annexure-II. Further, major activities supported to State of Maharashtra and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli  is furnished at Annexure-III. Furthermore,  footfall at these centres has increased significantly due to the expansion of services offered, thereby enhancing their reach and improving accessibility for the public.

(c)  As  public  health  is  a  State  subject,  the  number  of  beneficiaries  who  have  availed  Ayush Services in different Ayush  facilities in States/UTs  is maintained  by  respective  State/UT Governments. However, the data related to beneficiary in  Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) in last five years as reported by the States/UTs is furnished at Annexure-IV.

(d) & (e) Public Health being a State subject, the primary responsibility to make Ayush systems of medicine more accessible and affordable in rural areas of the country including Maharashtra and Union  Territory  of  Dadra  and  Nagar  Haveli  comes  under  purview  of  respective  State/UT Governments. However, under NAM, State/UT Governments are being supported for implementation  of  Behaviour  Change  Communication  (BCC)  and  Information,  Education,  and Communication (IEC) activities for creating awareness in the community about strength of Ayush system using mass media platforms to promote Ayush based preventive healthcare practices and encourage communities to adopt healthier lifestyles. In addition to it, different outreach activities are  also  being  supported  through  structured  Ayush  Public  Health  Programmes  for  creating awareness in the community by conducting camps and address public health issues by utilizing the potential  of  Ayush  systems,  with  appropriate  referral  linkages  with  other  Ayush  healthcare facilities, in providing preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative health care services, either as standalone interventions or as an add-on to conventional systems of medicine.

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## Annexures referred in reply to the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 414 for 20.03.2026.

## Annexure-I

| S. No.   | Name of States/UTs                 |   Funds released (Rs. in lakhs) |
|----------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |                         3172.52 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                     |                        10075.2  |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                         6516.88 |
| 4        | Assam                              |                        20423.2  |
| 5        | Bihar                              |                         8091.86 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                         |                         2206.7  |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                       |                        13935.9  |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                         1583.43 |
| 9        | Delhi                              |                          726.31 |
| 10       | Goa                                |                         2935.58 |
| 11       | Gujarat                            |                        16127.2  |
| 12       | Haryana                            |                        15477.6  |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                   |                        17896.2  |
| 14       | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                        26191.4  |
| 15       | Jharkhand                          |                        16864.9  |
| 16       | Karnataka                          |                        26519.5  |
| 17       | Kerala                             |                        35572.4  |
| 18       | Lakshadweep                        |                         1942.25 |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh                     |                        41182.2  |
| 20       | Maharashtra                        |                        13356.2  |
| 21       | Manipur                            |                         9504.66 |
| 22       | Mizoram                            |                         5934.86 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                          |                         7296.64 |
| 24       | Nagaland                           |                         9240.38 |
| 25       | Odisha                             |                        11079.4  |
| 26       | Puducherry                         |                         3050.48 |
| 27       | Punjab                             |                         6902.92 |
| 28       | Rajasthan                          |                        41834.6  |
| 29       | Sikkim                             |                         4332.6  |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu                         |                        28587.2  |
| 31       | Telangana                          |                        12280.6  |
| 32       | Tripura                            |                         5731.19 |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh                      |                       104007    |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                        |                        17405.1  |
| 35       | West Bengal                        |                        18600.7  |
| 36       | Ladakh                             |                          497.32 |
|          | Total                              |                       567083    |

## Major activities supported in the country under NAM from 2014-15 to 2024-25

(i) 203 units supported for setting up of Integrated AYUSH hospitals.

(ii)  518  Ayush  Hospitals  and  6234  Ayush  dispensaries  have  been  supported  for  Up-gradation  of infrastructure and other facilities.

(iii) 2387 Primary Health Centres (PHCs), 746 Community Health Centres (CHCs) and 319 District Hospitals (DHs) have been supported under co-location for recurring assistance of medicines and contingency on an average in each year.

(iv)  1157  Ayush  Hospitals  and  12677  Ayush  dispensaries  have  been  supported  for  supply  of essential Ayush medicines on an average in each year.

(v) 21 units supported for establishment of New Ayush Educational Institutions.

(vi) 78 Under-Graduate and 46 Post-Graduate Ayush Educational Institutes have been   supported for Upgradation of infrastructure, Library and other things.

(vii) 383 Establishment of New Ayush Dispensary.

(viii) 1429 Ayush Grams have been supported.

(ix) 12500 Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) have been supported.

## Annexure-II

## Annexure-III

## (i) Major activities supported to Maharashtra under NAM from 2014-15 to 2024-25

(i) 14 units supported for setting up of Integrated AYUSH hospitals.

(ii)  4  Ayush  dispensaries  have  been  supported  for  Up-gradation  of  infrastructure  and  other facilities.

(iii)  315  PHCs,  476  CHCs  and  52  DHs  have  been  supported  under  co-location  for  recurring assistance of medicines and contingency (Cumulative).

(iv) 1202 Ayush dispensaries have been supported for supply of essential Ayush medicines.

(v) 9 Ayush Educational Institutes have been supported for Upgradation of infrastructure, Library and other things.

(vi) 24 Ayush Grams have been supported.

(vii) 390 Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) have been supported.

## (ii) Major activities supported to Dadra and Nagar Haveli under NAM from 2014-15 to 202425

- (i) 01 unit supported for setting up of Integrated Ayush hospital.
- (ii) 01 Ayush dispensary has been supported for Up-gradation of infrastructure and other facilities.
- (iii) 36 PHCs, 16 CHCs and 7 DHs have been supported under co-location for recurring assistance of medicines and contingency (cumulative).
- (iv)  7  Ayush  Hospitals  and  17  Ayush  dispensaries  have  been  supported  for  supply  of  essential Ayush medicines (cumulative).
- (v) 7 Ayush dispensaries have been supported for supply of essential Ayush medicines.
- (vi) 26 Ayush Grams have been supported.
- (vii) 01 Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) has been supported.

## State/UT-wise  status  of  beneficiaries  availed  Ayush  services  in  Ayushman  Arogya  Mandir (Ayush) in last five years

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT               |     2021 |     2022 |     2023 |      2024 |      2025 |
|----------|------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |        0 |    11090 |     7982 |      9181 |     10648 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh                     |        0 |   404115 |   703804 |    713523 |    617043 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh                  |     1401 |    25278 |    55348 |     71249 |     78589 |
| 4.       | Assam                              |        0 |    28092 |   313319 |   3343870 |   6567817 |
| 5.       | Bihar                              |   103269 |   194960 |   231661 |    291037 |    740783 |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                         |   142899 |   200235 |   127474 |    120426 |    108832 |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                       |   140285 |  1281136 |  2356871 |   2346115 |   2483446 |
| 8.       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |        0 |        0 |     2670 |     26912 |     26648 |
| 9.       | Goa                                |    19180 |    53324 |   254962 |    366284 |    360763 |
| 10.      | Gujarat                            |   951290 |  1578001 |  6333646 |   5807405 |   1652306 |
| 11.      | Haryana                            |  2322803 |  2514230 |  2658480 |   2473949 |   3516138 |
| 12.      | Himachal Pradesh                   |   588655 |   736738 |  2331404 |   2342366 |   2523856 |
| 13.      | Jammu &Kashmir                     |        0 |  2685966 |  3018269 |   2412595 |   2222007 |
| 14.      | Jharkhand                          |   123705 |   187363 |  1487747 |   2691204 |   3007433 |
| 15.      | Karnataka                          |   606296 |   763257 |  1660552 |   1896859 |   1833580 |
| 16.      | Kerala                             |  1525596 |  5829043 |  6672089 |   8344225 |   7256661 |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep                        |     8726 |    38515 |    55723 |     42215 |     52428 |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh                     |  1274788 |  1601107 |  2590895 |   4611884 |   5592863 |
| 19.      | Maharashtra                        |   726140 |   764615 |  1073779 |   1517652 |   2072216 |
| 20.      | Manipur                            |      737 |      946 |     5301 |     13853 |     21617 |
| 21.      | Meghalaya                          |        0 |        0 |    37950 |     52198 |     85332 |
| 22.      | Mizoram                            |    10060 |    34195 |    94639 |    126325 |    134773 |
| 23.      | Nagaland                           |     1498 |    21480 |    38444 |     40948 |     46224 |
| 24.      | Odisha                             |   901085 |  6820072 |  1732981 |   2595883 |   2871953 |
| 25.      | Puducherry                         |    35557 |    57237 |    58978 |     62705 |     36344 |
| 26.      | Punjab                             |        0 |        0 |        0 |    767453 |    769821 |
| 27.      | Rajasthan                          |  1775405 |  8396431 | 17740280 |  39066293 |  48319142 |
| 28.      | Sikkim                             |    20778 |    35094 |    44061 |     47806 |     52697 |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu                         | 30555959 | 25456637 | 11287166 |  13826356 |  14331878 |
| 30.      | Telangana                          |  3833738 |  2358802 |  2913265 |   2061093 |   1858894 |
| 31.      | Tripura                            |        0 |        0 |    55385 |    103439 |    155071 |
| 32.      | Uttar Pradesh                      |  3759536 | 13245767 | 16445963 |  12427257 |  12058512 |
| 33.      | Uttarakhand                        |   163669 |   445740 |  1706811 |   1352831 |   1181869 |
| 34.      | West Bengal                        |  1164213 |  8431205 |  4816907 |   3677126 |   3827432 |
|          | Total                              | 50757268 | 84200671 | 88914806 | 115650517 | 126475616 |