Lok Sabha Question No. 1163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-06
Subject: AYUSH Medical Centres
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1163 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2026

## AYUSH Medical Centres

†1163. Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke: Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram: Shri Gyaneshwar Patil: Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) the number of districts of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh identified so far for setting up AYUSH medical centres in rural areas of the country, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government has launched any special recruitment drive for the appointment of trained AYUSH doctors in the said centres;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d)  the  number  of  centres  currently  functional  and  out  of  the  said  centres,  the  number  of providing Tele-AYUSH services in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, district-wise ?

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

(a) to (c) Public Health being a State subject,  identification of districts in the country including Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh  for setting up Ayush Medical Centres in rural areas comes under  purview  of  respective  State/UT  Governments.  However,  under  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme  of  National  Ayush  Mission  (NAM),  as  per  the  proposals  received  from  Stats/UTs including Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, 12500 Ayush Health Wellness Centres now known as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) [AAM (Ayush)] have been supported for operationalization  in  different  parts  of  the  country  including  rural  areas.  The  State/UT-  wise number of districts as supported for AAM (Ayush) is being furnished as Annexure-I. As public health is a State subject, the appointment of trained Ayush doctors in the AAM (Ayush) comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments.

(d) As reported by the State Government, a total of 390 & 800 AAM (Ayush) are functioning in the  State  of  Maharashtra  and  Madhya  Pradesh  respectively  and  Tele-AYUSH  services  are provided  as  per  the  requirement.  The  District-wise  functional  AAM  (Ayush)  is  furnished  as Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I

## The State/UT- wise number of districts as supported for AAM (Ayush)

|   S.No | Name of State                                |   No of Districts |
|--------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|      1 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  |                 2 |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh                               |                25 |
|      3 | Arunachal Pradesh                            |                24 |
|      4 | Assam                                        |                31 |
|      5 | Bihar                                        |                38 |
|      6 | Chandigarh                                   |                 1 |
|      7 | Chhattisgarh                                 |                28 |
|      8 | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |                 1 |
|      9 | Goa                                          |                 2 |
|     10 | Gujarat                                      |                33 |
|     11 | Haryana                                      |                22 |
|     12 | Himachal Pradesh                             |                13 |
|     13 | Jammu And Kashmir                            |                20 |
|     14 | Jharkhand                                    |                24 |
|     15 | Karnataka                                    |                31 |
|     16 | Kerala                                       |                14 |
|     17 | Lakshadweep                                  |                 1 |
|     18 | Madhya Pradesh                               |                54 |
|     19 | Maharashtra                                  |                33 |
|     20 | Manipur                                      |                 7 |
|     21 | Meghalaya                                    |                10 |
|     22 | Mizoram                                      |                 9 |
|     23 | Nagaland                                     |                11 |
|     24 | Odisha                                       |                29 |
|     25 | Puducherry                                   |                 2 |
|     26 | Punjab                                       |                23 |
|     27 | Rajasthan                                    |                39 |
|     28 | Sikkim                                       |                 2 |
|     29 | Tamil Nadu                                   |                37 |
|     30 | Telangana                                    |                33 |
|     31 | Tripura                                      |                 7 |
|     32 | Uttarakhand                                  |                74 |
|     33 | Uttar Pradesh                                |                13 |
|     34 | West Bengal                                  |                22 |
|     35 | Total                                        |               715 |

Annexure-II

## A. The District-wise functional AAM (Ayush) in Maharashtra

| Sr. No.   | Name of District           |   AAM (Ayush) Total |
|-----------|----------------------------|---------------------|
| 1         | Ahilyanagar                |                   6 |
| 2         | Akola                      |                  20 |
| 3         | Amravati                   |                  29 |
| 4         | Beed                       |                   6 |
| 5         | Bhandara                   |                  25 |
| 6         | Buldhana                   |                  27 |
| 7         | Chandrapur                 |                  21 |
| 8         | Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar |                   8 |
| 9         | Dharashiv                  |                   6 |
| 10        | Dhule                      |                  11 |
| 11        | Gadchiroli                 |                  14 |
| 12        | Gondia                     |                  23 |
| 13        | Hingoli                    |                   1 |
| 14        | Jalgaon                    |                  14 |
| 15        | Jalna                      |                   5 |
| 16        | Kolhapur                   |                   7 |
| 17        | Latur                      |                   4 |
| 18        | Nagpur                     |                  40 |
| 19        | Nanded                     |                   8 |
| 20        | Nandurbar                  |                   5 |
| 21        | Nashik                     |                   7 |
| 22        | Palghar                    |                  16 |
| 23        | Parbhani                   |                   5 |
| 24        | Pune                       |                  13 |
| 25        | Raigad                     |                   6 |
| 26        | Sangli                     |                  13 |
| 27        | Satara                     |                   8 |
| 28        | Sindhudurg                 |                   4 |
| 29        | Solapur                    |                   5 |
| 30        | Thane                      |                   2 |
| 31        | Wardha                     |                  13 |
| 32        | Washim                     |                   6 |
| 33        | Yavatmal                   |                  12 |
|           | Total                      |                 390 |

## B. District-wise Number of Ayushman Arogya Mandir ( Ayush in MadhyaPradesh

|   S. No. | District Name   |   Total |
|----------|-----------------|---------|
|        1 | Rewa            |      30 |
|        2 | Sidhi           |      18 |
|        3 | Satna           |      30 |
|        4 | Umaria          |       9 |
|        5 | Shahdol         |       9 |
|        6 | Singrauli       |       9 |
|        7 | Anuppur         |       8 |
|        8 | Jabalpur        |      20 |
|        9 | Katni           |      18 |
|       10 | Chhindwara      |      19 |
|       11 | Seoni           |      13 |
|       12 | Mandla          |      10 |
|       13 | Balaghat        |      56 |
|       14 | Narsinghpur     |      15 |
|       15 | Dindori         |       8 |
|       16 | Sagar           |      29 |
|       17 | Damoh           |      15 |
|       18 | Panna           |      15 |
|       19 | Chhatarpur      |      21 |
|       20 | Tikamgarh       |      17 |
|       21 | Gwalior         |      12 |
|       22 | Shivpuri        |      16 |
|       23 | Guna            |      14 |
|       24 | Sheopur         |       6 |
|       25 | Datia           |      12 |
|       26 | Morena          |      21 |
|       27 | Bhind           |      21 |
|       28 | Ashoknagar      |      11 |
|       29 | Indore          |      14 |
|       30 | Dhar            |      17 |
|       31 | Alirajpur       |       9 |
|       32 | Jhabua          |      10 |
|       33 | Khargone        |      13 |
|       34 | Khandwa         |      16 |
|       35 | Barwani         |      11 |
|       36 | Burhanpur       |      10 |
|       37 | Ujjain          |      24 |
|       38 | Shajapur        |      15 |
|       39 | Mandsaur        |      24 |
|       40 | Ratlam          |      12 |
|       41 | Dewas           |      20 |
|       42 | Agar-Malwa      |       6 |
|       43 | Neemuch         |       9 |
|       44 | Bhopal          |       7 |
|       45 | Sehore          |      20 |
|       46 | Raisen          |      18 |
|       47 | Rajgarh         |      12 |

| 48   | Vidisha     |   14 |
|------|-------------|------|
| 49   | Betul       |   17 |
| 50   | Hoshangabad |   13 |
| 51   | Harda       |    7 |
|      | Total:      |  800 |