Lok Sabha Question No. 3656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Budgetary Allocation and Expansion of AYUSH Infrastructure
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3656 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2026

## Budgetary Allocation and Expansion of AYUSH Infrastructure

3656. Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  the  total  budget  allocation  and  actual  expenditure  incurred,  particularly  under  the  National AYUSH Mission (NAM), AYUSH Health & Wellness Centres (A-HWCs) and medicinal plant promotion programmes during the last three financial years, year and scheme-wise; (b) the details and the number of AYUSH hospitals, dispensaries, integrated AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres and medicinal plant clusters sanctioned and operational in entire Odisha and Kandhamal Parliamentary constituency and facilities available therein during the said period; (c) whether the Government proposes to establish an AYUSH college, research centre or medicinal plant processing cluster in tribal and forest-rich districts such as Kandhamal to promote traditional knowledge, rural livelihoods and holistic healthcare and if so, the details thereof; and (d) the details of financial assistance provided to farmers, Self-Help Groups and entrepreneurs in Odisha  for  cultivation,  value  addition  and  marketing  of  medicinal  plants  under  the  National

Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB)?

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

(a)  Under  the  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM),  a  total  of  Rs.  2551.36  crore  has  been allocated/released  to  the  State/UT  Governments  during  the  last  three  financial  years  for implementation of various approved activities including Ayush Health & Wellness Centres (AHWCs) now known as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) [AAM (Ayush)] as per their submitted State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) and as reported by States/UTs, they have made expenditure of  Rs.  2328.54  crore  so  far.  Further,  under  NAM,  there  is  no  provision  for  Medicinal  Plant promotion programme.

(b) As reported by State Government of Odisha, 09 Ayush Hospitals, 709 Government Ayush Dispensaries, 422 AAM (Ayush) were sanctioned and operational in Odisha during the said period including the Kandhmal Parliamentary constituency.

(c)  Public Health being a State subject, the establishment of an Ayush medical college, research centre or medicinal plant-processing cluster in tribal and forest-rich districts such as Kandhamal to  promote  traditional  knowledge,  rural  livelihoods  and  holistic  healthcare  comes  under  the purview  of  respective  State  Government.  However,  under  NAM,  there  is  provision  for establishment  of  Ayush  Education  Institution  and  accordingly,  State  Government  may  avail financial assistance for the same by submitting suitable proposal as per NAM guidelines. Further, under NAM, there is no provision to support establishment of Research centre or Medicinal Plant processing unit.

(d)  National  Medicinal  Plant  Board  (NMPB),  under  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  a component namely 'Forward and backward linkage in supply chain of medicinal plants (Integrated Component)'  under Central  Sector  Scheme on  'Conservation,  Development  and  Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' throughout the country wherein the following activities are being supported:

1. Infrastructure for Quality Planting Material to raise the planting material for distribution to the farmers for medicinal plants cultivation.
2. Information Education Communication (IEC) activities to aware the farmers.
3. Infrastructure for Post-Harvest Management and Marketing to increase the marketability of the medicinal plants, adding value to the produce, increasing profitability and reducing losses.
4. Quality Testing and Certification of raw materials.

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