Lok Sabha Question No. 3317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: Special Cadre of AYUSH Doctors/ Practitioners
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, SUSHMITA DEV, BHARAT SINGH, BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3317 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## SPECIAL CADRE OF AYU SH DOCTORS/ PRACTITI ONERS

## 3317. SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV: SHRI BHARAT SINGH: SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to utilise the services of AYUSH doctors/ practitioner to create a special cadre of AYUSH practitioners and paramedics for village postings to t the shortage of doctors in rural parts of the country and if s o, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has consulted the Medical Council of India (MCI) and the Ind Medical Association (IMA) and asked them to come up with modalities in this regard;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the time by which AYUSH doctors/ practitioners are likely to be posted in villages to e treatment access to the rural population?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): National  Policy  on  In dian  Systems  of  Medicine  &  Homoeopathy - 2002,  envisages integration of AYUSH with the Health Care Delivery System. Mainstreaming of AYUSH is one of the strategies in National Health Mission (NHM) as well which seeks to provide accessible, affordable and quality health care in order to improve the existing health care delivery s

Contd…….

In this regard Government of India has adopted a strategy of Co - location of AYUSH facilities  at  Primary  Health  Centres  (PHCs),  Community  Health  Centres  (CHCs)  and  Distr Hospitals (DHs), thus enabling choice to the patients  for different systems of medicin si ngle window. The engagement of AYUSH Doctors / paramedics and their training is supported by the Department of Health & Family Welfare , while the support for AYUSH infrastructure, equipment  /  furniture  and  medicines  are  provided  by  Ministry  of  AYUSH  under shared responsibilities .

However,  the  Government  has  not  proposed  to  create  a  special  cadre  of  AYUSH practitioners and paramedics for village posting to tide over the shortage of doctors in of the country.

(b) to (d): Medical Council of India (MCI) and the Indian Medical Association (IMA) have been consulted on the issue of permitting the medical practitioners under the Ayurveda, Y Naturopathy,  Unani,  Siddha  and  Homoeopathy  (AYUSH)  system  of  medicines  to  practice allopathy treatme nt in a limited way and they are of the opinion that any amendment to the I Act, 1956 on this count would be detrimental to the cause of practicing of modern medi Therefore no decision has been taken in this regard.

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