Lok Sabha Question No. 4610 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-20
Subject: Promotion of AYUSH Systems in Kerala
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Shafi Parambil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4610

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  MARCH 2026

## Promotion of AYUSH Systems in Kerala

## 4610.   Shri Shafi Parambil:

## Will the Minister of AYUSH

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government recognizes Kerala as a major hub of Ayurveda and traditional medicine in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the total funds allocated and released to the State of Kerala under various AYUSH schemes during the last five years, scheme-wise and year-wise;

(c) the number of Government AYUSH hospitals, dispensaries and colleges functioning in the country, State/UT-wise including Kerala;

(d) whether there is any proposal to upgrade such institutions centres of excellence and if so, the details thereof;

(e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  any All  India  Institute  of Ayurveda  or national-level research institute in Kerala and if so, the details thereof; and

(f)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  Kerala's Ayurveda  at  the  global  level including medical tourism and export of AYUSH products?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) No such information is available.

(b) Under the National Ayush Mission (NAM), a Central Sponsored Scheme, financial assistance has been provided to the State Government of Kerala as per their proposals submitted by them under NAM. The yearwise details of releases to Kerala during the last five years are as under:

|   S.No. | Year    |   Amount (₹ in lakh): |
|---------|---------|-----------------------|
|       1 | 2020-21 |               2337.59 |
|       2 | 2021-22 |               1153.39 |
|       3 | 2022-23 |               4399.83 |
|       4 | 2023-24 |               7989.4  |

| 5   | 2024-25   | 11037.960      |
|-----|-----------|----------------|
|     | Total     | Rs. 26,918.164 |

National  Medicinal  Plants  Board  (NMPB),  under  its  Central  Sector  Scheme  on  'Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' supported research activities on various aspects of medicinal plants including government as well as private universities/research institutions/organizations across the country.  The details are at Annexure I.

Further, a fund of Rs. 9.28 Crore has been allocated to the Ayush Pharmacies in the State of Kerala under  the  component  'Strengthening  and  up-gradation  of Ayush  Pharmacies  and  Drug  Testing Laboratories to achieve  higher  standards'  of  Ayush  Oushadhi  Gunavatta  evam  Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY ), a Central Sector Scheme till date to:

1. Kollam District Ayurveda Oushdha Nirmana Vyavasaya Co-operative Society Ltd, Kerela
2. Sitaram Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd, Thrissur, Kerala
3. Pankajakasthuri Herbals India Private Limited, Poovachal, Kerala
4. The Pharmaceutical Corporation (IM) Kerala Ltd., Kuttanellur P.O Thrissur, Kerala
5. Visesh Ayurvedic Pvt. Ltd Pharmacy, Kerala
6. (c) The details of Government Ayush hospitals, dispensaries and colleges functioning in the country are at Annexure-II
7. (d) At present, there is no such proposal
8. (e) At  present,  there  is  no  such  proposal  to  establish All  India  Institute  of Ayurveda  in  Kerala. However,  a  Central  Research  Institute  of  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  (CRIYN)  is  sanctioned  for establishment in Kerala.
9. (f)  For  promotion  and  propagation  of  Medical  Value  Travel  (MVT,),  Ministry  of  Ayush  has organized  an Ayush-based MVT Summit for the South Zone on 26 May 2025 in Chennai with participation from the Southern States including Kerala.

Further, Ayush Export Promotion Council (AYUSHEXCIL) has been set up by the Ministry of Commerce with support from the Ministry of Ayush. It promotes and oversees exports of Ayush products  by  addressing  trade  issues,  facilitate  capacity  building  of  its  members  on  export procedures,  organizing  Business  to  Business  meetings  and  international  events,  road  shows, seminars and workshops on the export of Ayush products, and to safeguard the scientific research in the field of Ayush healthcare.

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Details of projects sanctioned and fund released under Central Sector Scheme on 'Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' state wise for research activities on various aspects of medicinal plants during last five years in Kerala state are as below:

## (Amount in Lakhs)

| Sr No   | UT& State Name   | Total fund sanctione d   | Total amoun t Releas ed   | Total fund sanctioned   | Total amount Release d   | Total fund sanctione d   | Total amount Release d   | Total fund sanctione d   | Total amount Release d   | Total fund sanctione d   | Total amount Release d   |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|         |                  | 2020-21                  | 2020-21                   | 2021-22                 | 2021-22                  | 2022-23                  | 2022-23                  | 2023-24                  | 2023-24                  | 2024-25                  | 2024-25                  |
| 1.      | Keral a          | 138.12                   | 60.53                     | 29.88                   | 24.75                    | 33.01                    | 57.94                    | 19.45                    | 26.59                    | 19.35                    | 32.57                    |

The details of projects sanctioned for Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities like Training/Workshop/Seminars/ Conferences etc activities across the state of Kerala are as below:

| IEC Desk Project Related data Last Five Year's 2020-21 to 2024-25   | IEC Desk Project Related data Last Five Year's 2020-21 to 2024-25   | IEC Desk Project Related data Last Five Year's 2020-21 to 2024-25   | IEC Desk Project Related data Last Five Year's 2020-21 to 2024-25   | IEC Desk Project Related data Last Five Year's 2020-21 to 2024-25   | IEC Desk Project Related data Last Five Year's 2020-21 to 2024-25   | IEC Desk Project Related data Last Five Year's 2020-21 to 2024-25   | IEC Desk Project Related data Last Five Year's 2020-21 to 2024-25   | IEC Desk Project Related data Last Five Year's 2020-21 to 2024-25   | IEC Desk Project Related data Last Five Year's 2020-21 to 2024-25      |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                              | State/UT                                                            | Year's                                                              | Year's                                                              | Year's                                                              | Year's                                                              | Year's                                                              | No of Project sanctioned                                            | Amount sanctioned (Rs. In Lakhs)                                    | Amount Released (New sanctioned + old pending releases) (Rs. In Lakhs) |
| S. No.                                                              | State/UT                                                            | 2020- 21                                                            | 2021- 22                                                            | 2022- 23                                                            | 2023- 24                                                            | 2024- 25                                                            | No of Project sanctioned                                            | Amount sanctioned (Rs. In Lakhs)                                    | Amount Released (New sanctioned + old pending releases) (Rs. In Lakhs) |
| 1                                                                   | Kerala                                                              | 01                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 02                                                                  | 02                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 05                                                                  | 25.50                                                               | 25.50                                                                  |

The details of projects sanctioned, and funds released during last five years to the State of Kerala for establishment of different types of Herbal Gardens viz.School Herbal Gardens, Institutional/ Public Herbal Gardens/Ayush van, Herbal Gardens of State and National importance and  develop of Nursery/QPM, and species-specific campaign are given below: -

| Component   | Herbal Garden                 | Herbal Garden               | Species Specific Campaign     | Species Specific Campaign   |
|-------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Year        | Sanctioned Amount (₹ in Lakh) | Released Amount (₹ in Lakh) | Sanctioned Amount (₹ in Lakh) | Released Amount (₹ in Lakh) |
| 2020-21     | 234.74                        | 222.74                      |                               |                             |
| 2021-22     | 6.25                          |                             |                               |                             |
| 2022-23     | 53.40                         | 30.00                       | 56.70                         | 37.80                       |
| 2023-24     | 71.36                         | 35.44                       |                               |                             |
| 2024-25     | 2.16                          | 1.20                        |                               |                             |
| Total       | 367.91                        | 289.38                      | 56.70                         | 37.80                       |

Annexure II State/ UT-wise total number of Government Ayush Hospitals, Dispensaries & Colleges in the

## country

| S. No.                                    | State/UT                                  | Total No. of Government Ayush Hospitals   | Total No. of Government Ayush Dispensaries   | Total No. of Government Ayush Colleges   |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| (1) (2)                                   | (1) (2)                                   | (3)                                       | (4)                                          |                                          |
| A. States/Union Territories               | A. States/Union Territories               | A. States/Union Territories               | A. States/Union Territories                  |                                          |
| 1                                         | Andhra Pradesh                            | 8                                         | 737                                          | 4                                        |
| 2                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                         | 11                                        | 171                                          | 1                                        |
| 3                                         | Assam                                     | 4                                         | 573                                          | 2                                        |
| 4                                         | Bihar                                     | 8                                         | 1590                                         | 4                                        |
| 5                                         | Chhattisgarh                              | 7                                         | 695                                          | 2                                        |
| 6                                         | Delhi                                     | 5                                         | 204                                          | 7                                        |
| 7                                         | Goa                                       | 0                                         | 84                                           | 1                                        |
| 8                                         | Gujarat                                   | 40                                        | 852                                          | 6                                        |
| 9                                         | Haryana                                   | 5                                         | 830                                          | 4                                        |
| 10                                        | Himachal Pradesh                          | 35                                        | 1206                                         | 1                                        |
| 11                                        | Jammu &Kashmir                            | 10                                        | 999                                          | 4                                        |
| 12                                        | Jharkhand                                 | 1                                         | 781                                          | 1                                        |
| 13                                        | Karnataka                                 | 168                                       | 1257                                         | 7                                        |
| 14                                        | Kerala                                    | 165                                       | 2210                                         | 6                                        |
| 15                                        | Madhya Pradesh                            | 32                                        | 1773                                         | 9                                        |
| 16                                        | Maharashtra                               | 9                                         | 486                                          | 7                                        |
| 17                                        | Manipur                                   | 25                                        | 12                                           | 0                                        |
| 18                                        | Meghalaya                                 | 14                                        | 95                                           | 2                                        |
| 19                                        | Mizoram                                   | 10                                        | 21                                           | 0                                        |
| 20                                        | Nagaland                                  | 6                                         | 46                                           | 0                                        |
| 21                                        | Odisha                                    | 9                                         | 2676                                         | 7                                        |
| 22                                        | Punjab                                    | 6                                         | 1032                                         | 1                                        |
| 23                                        | Rajasthan                                 | 141                                       | 4443                                         | 12                                       |
| 24                                        | Sikkim                                    | 6                                         | 13                                           | 0                                        |
| 25                                        | Tamil Nadu                                | 34                                        | 1514                                         | 6                                        |
| 26                                        | Tripura                                   | 7                                         | 101                                          | 0                                        |
| 27                                        | Uttar Pradesh                             | 1980                                      | 3761                                         | 24                                       |
| 28                                        | Uttarakhand                               | 433                                       | 562                                          | 3                                        |
| 29                                        | West Bengal                               | 10                                        | 2668                                         | 7                                        |
| 30                                        | A&N Islands                               | 3                                         | 37                                           | 0                                        |
| 31                                        | Chandigarh                                | 0                                         | 30                                           | 0                                        |
| 32                                        | D&N Haveli and Daman &Diu                 | 4                                         | 20                                           | 0                                        |
| 33                                        | Ladakh                                    | 0                                         | 48                                           | 2                                        |
| 34                                        | Lakshadweep                               | 2                                         | 18                                           | 0                                        |
| 35                                        | Puducherry                                | 6                                         | 81                                           | 1                                        |
| 36                                        | Telangana                                 | 11                                        | 834                                          | 5                                        |
| TOTAL(A)                                  | TOTAL(A)                                  | 58                                        | 900                                          | -                                        |
| B. CGHS &Central Government Organizations | B. CGHS &Central Government Organizations |                                           |                                              |                                          |
| TOTAL(A+B)                                | TOTAL(A+B)                                | 3273                                      | 33360                                        | 136                                      |