Lok Sabha Question No. 1872 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: CGHS Unani System
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: E. AHAMED

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1872**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 31** **ST** **JULY, 2015**

**CGHS Unani System**

**1872. SHRI E. AHAMED:**

Will the Minister of **HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE** be pleased to state:

(a) whether adequate funds are made available for proper and speedy development of Unani system of medicine in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the funds allocated and spent by the Government for Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) Unani System during each of the last three years and the current year; and

(d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve the functioning of CGHS Unani System in the country?

**ANSWER**

**THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**(SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)**

(a):    There are adequate funds for Unani system under CGHS.

(b):    Funds are not allocated separately for CGHS Unani system and the expenditure is met from overall CGHS budget. There is no specific shortage of funds for Unani system under CGHS.

(c):  Budget Allocated for Unani medicines and the expenditure incurred in Delhi and NCR is as under:

| Year                 |   Allocation for Unani Medicines | Expenditure on Unani medicines   |
|----------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2012-13              |                               60 | 56.76                            |
| 2013-14              |                               40 | 34.35                            |
| 2014-15              |                              100 | 68.54                            |
| 2015 -16 (till June) |                              100 | 15 .00                           |

(in Lakhs  of Rupees)

No separate budget allocation for Unani medicines is made in other cities. However, the expenditure incurred on Unani medicines is given below:

(in Lakhs  of Rupees)

| Year                 | Expenditure on Unani medicines   | Expenditure on Unani medicines   | Expenditure on Unani medicines   | Expenditure on Unani medicines   |
|----------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Year                 | Bengaluru                        | Lucknow                          | Hyderabad                        | Kolkata                          |
| 2012-13              | 4.653                            | 9.633                            | 40.187                           | No separate data was maintained  |
| 2013-14              | 5.652                            | 0.900                            | 39.316                           | No separate data was maintained  |
| 2014-15              | 3.850                            | 2.428                            | 33.787                           | 2.077                            |
| 2015 -16(till June ) | 5.817                            | Nil                              | 13.821                           | 4.017                            |

(d):      Does not arise.

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