Lok Sabha Question No. 4398 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Promoting AYUSH Globally
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4398 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH AUGUST, 2016

## PROMOTING AYUSH GLOB ALLY

## 4398. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government plans to tap international universities and educational inst order to popularize AYUSH system of medicine globally and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Ministry is in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the other steps taken by the Government to popularize AYUSH system of medicine globally?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) & (b) : In line with its mandate to promote/ popularize AYUSH systems of medicine acros the globe, the Ministry has already set up Academic Chairs in three countries namely Hu and Trinidad & Tobago (Ayurveda Chair) and South Africa (Unani Chair) with the ob jective to promote academic and collaborative research activities on AYUSH systems abroad; to devel quality standards of AYUSH education in foreign educational institutes; and to create awa about strength of AYUSH systems. Memorandums of Understand ing (MoUs) for setting up of AYUSH  Academic  Chairs  have  also  been  signed  with  Universities  in  Russia,  Indonesia Slovenia, Thailand (for Ayurveda Chair) and Armenia (for Homoeopathy Chair).

MoUs  for  undertaking  collaborative  research  have  also  b een  signed  with  Charite University, Berlin, Germany; Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, UK and Natio Centre for Natural Product Research (NCNPR) University of Mississippi, USA and College Homoeopathy (COH), Ontario.

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To  constructively  engage  the  Foreign  Governments/  Universities  and  other  educatio Institutes  for  promotion  of  AYUSH  systems,  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH  closely  liaise  wi Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and our Missions abroad. Before signing, the M oUs are got vetted by the MEA.

(c) : The Ministry of AYUSH has signed Country to Country MoUs on cooperation in the field of Traditional Medicine. Twenty AYUSH Information Cells have been set up in 19 countri (two  in  Indonesia)  in  the  premises  of  the  Indian  Missions/ICCR  Cultural  Centre dissemination of authentic information about AYUSH syst ems of medicine.   In addition, the Ministry of AYUSH organizes/ participates in international exhibitions/ conferences/ work seminars/ road shows/ trade fairs, etc. specific to Traditional Medicines, to have wider propagation of AYUSH syst ems of medicine.  Incentives are also being provided to AYUSH drug manufacturers, entrepreneurs, AYUSH institutions, etc. (i) for participating in Inte exhibitions/  conferences/  workshops/  seminars/  road  shows/  trade  fairs,  etc.  for  gen awareness amongst the participating public about the Indian Medicines and; (ii) registr AYUSH  products  with  regulatory  agencies  of  different  countries  to  enhance  export  of  t products.

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