Lok Sabha Question No. 1114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-05
Subject: Promotion of Ayurveda Medicine
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Amarsing Tisso

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1114

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2025

'Promotion of Ayurveda Medicine'

## 1114. Shri Amarsing Tisso:

Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is promoting Ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicine in Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts of Assam;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  AYUSH  dispensaries  or  centres functioning in these districts; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to strengthen AYUSH healthcare delivery in tribal areas of the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) & (b) The Government is promoting Ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicine in Karbi  Anglong  and  Dima  Hasao  districts  of  Assam.  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  the Centrally sponsored Scheme of the National Ayush Mission (NAM) and following Ayush facilities are functioning in these two districts:

-  Karbi Anglong district: 13  Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) at Ahutoli SC, Amlokhi SC,  Bagori  SC,  Benglangso  SC,  Borlengri  SC,  Kaipani  SC,  Klurdung  SC,  Kuli  Gaon  SC, Nailalung SC, Pachim Sunpura SC, Phangcherop SC, Rongkut SC & Silimkhowa SC
-  Dima  Hasao  district: 13  Ayushman  Arogya  Mandir  (Ayush)  at Borolalbong  FW  SC, Digerkhro FW SC, Dimadaowapu FW SC,  Disagisim SC, Khalimdisa SC, Khanglung FW SC, Khangnam  FW  SC,  Langkula  FW  SC,  Lobang  FW  SC,  Pedik  FW  SC,  Rautila  SC,  Riachi Bangloo FW SC & Thaijudisabra FW SC

The approval has also been accorded for a 30-bedded Integrated Ayush Hospital at Diphu in Karbi Anglong district.

(c) Under the National Ayush Mission (NAM), the Government supports States/UTs, including Assam,  through  grant-in-aid  based  on  their  State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs)  to  strengthen Ayush healthcare delivery, especially in underserved and tribal areas. NAM focuses on expanding Ayush infrastructure and improving access to quality services across the country.

## Key activities supported under NAM include:

- i. Operationalization of Ayush Health and Wellness Centres (Ayushman Arogya Mandir).
- ii. Co-location of Ayush facilities at PHCs, CHCs, and District Hospitals.
- iii. Upgradation of Government Ayush Hospitals and Dispensaries.
- iv. Establishment of new 10/30/50-bedded Integrated Ayush Hospitals.
- v. Implementation of Ayush public health programmes with community outreach.

The  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  strengthening  Ayush  healthcare  delivery  in  tribal  areas  through  its autonomous bodies namely Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) and Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) under the Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP).

Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) provides mobile healthcare services to Scheduled Tribe populations through its four centres at Srinagar, Bhadrak and Kurnool. Each centre identifies five tribal-dominant locations, which are regularly visited by a team of Unani physicians and  staff  for  health  screening,  OPD  services,  health  camps  and  Unani  treatment.  Awareness  on preventive and promotive health is also created through lectures, group meetings, health camps and distribution of IEC material in local languages.

Similarly,  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences  (CCRAS)  provides  Ayurveda healthcare in tribal  areas  through  the  Tribal  Health  Care  Research  Programme  (THCRP) implemented via 14 institutes in 14 states (list of institutes at Annexure), offering clinical services, health surveys and documentation of local health traditions.

Furthermore,  National  Institute  of  Siddha  (NIS)  has  opened  an  OP  Unit  at  Tribal  Area  in Kothimangalam  Village,  Thirukazhukundram  Taluk,  Chengalpet  District  on  02-03-2018  for rendering healthcare service to tribal population.

These  initiatives  collectively  aim  to  improve  access  to  traditional  healthcare,  promote  disease prevention, and enhance health awareness among tribal communities.

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##  List of the CCRAS Institutes of the THCRP Project:

|   Sr. No. | Institutes                                                            | Name of the state           |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Bhubaneshwar                     | Odisha                      |
|         2 | M.S. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Jaipur                     | Rajasthan                   |
|         3 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Gwalior                         | Madhya Pradesh              |
|         4 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Vijayawada                      | Andhra Pradesh              |
|         5 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Nagpur                          | Maharashtra                 |
|         6 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Bengaluru                        | Karnataka                   |
|         7 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Patna                           | Bihar                       |
|         8 | Dr. Achanta Lakshmipati Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Chennai | Tamil Nadu                  |
|         9 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Guwahati                         | Assam                       |
|        10 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Gangtok                         | Sikkim                      |
|        11 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Jammu                           | Jammu &Kashmir              |
|        12 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Port Blair                      | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
|        13 | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Ahmedabad                       | Gujarat                     |
|        14 | Regional Ayurveda Research Centre, Tripura                            | Tripura                     |

## Annexure