Lok Sabha Question No. 87 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-05
Subject: Apex Research Institute for Yoga and Naturopathy
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Khagen Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 87 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2025

## APEX RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR YOGA AND NATUROPATHY

## *87. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU: SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  proposal  for  establishing  an  Apex  Research  Institute  for  Yoga  and Naturopathy  in Andhra  Pradesh,  including  its estimated cost, institutional structure and governing framework;
- (b) the number of undergraduate and postgraduate seats proposed in the first phase;
- (c)  whether the Union Government has requested the State Government of Andhra Pradesh to allocate land for the establishment of the institute, if so, the details and the present status thereof; and
- (d) the details of the expected outcomes of this initiative in terms of expanding higher education opportunities, advancing research capacity and improving public access to Yoga and Naturopathy healthcare services in Southern India, particularly in the State of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 87 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th  DECEMBER 2025

(a)    Ministry  of  Ayush  has  planned  to  establish  a  'Central  Research  Institute  of  Yoga  and Naturopathy (CRIYN)' consisting of 100 bedded Hospital including treatment block, administration  &  OPD  and  residential  facilities  at  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.93.82  Cr      on  land measuring Ac. 15.00 cents in Nadimpalem Village, Guntur District, provided by Government of Andhra Pradesh.  Administrative approval and  expenditure sanction  for  the  project  have  been obtained for this project. The CRIYN, Guntur will function under the administrative control of the  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  (CCRYN),  an  autonomous organization under the Ministry of Ayush.

- (b)  At  present      no  proposal  is  under  consideration  in  the  Ministry  for  under  graduate/post graduate courses in the proposed CRIYN.

(c)  The  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  had  earlier  allotted  free  hold  &  cost-free  land  in Kondapavuluru,  Gannavaram  -  Mandal,  Krishna  District,  Andhra  Pradesh  for  setting  up  of CRIYN  with  100  bedded  Yoga  &  Naturopathy  hospital.  Subsequently,  the  Government  of Andhra Pradesh withdrew the said land allotment and re-allotted an alternative land measuring Ac. 15.00 cents in Survey No. 149/4A in Nadimpalem Village, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. The said land has been handed over to CCRYN in the month of April, 2025.

(d) The following outcomes are envisaged out of this initiative:

-  Advancing Research projects related to Yoga & Naturopathy.
-  Improvement  in  OPD  and  IPD  treatment  facilities  related  to  Yoga  and  Naturopathy healthcare services for general public.

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