Lok Sabha Question No. 202 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Upgradation/Renovation of AYUSH Hospitals
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, BANSHILAL MAHTO

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.202 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH MARCH, 2016

## UPGRADATION/RENOVATI ON OF AYUSH HOSPITAL S

## †*202. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  policy  for  upgradation  a renovation  of  AYUSH  hospitals,  medical nstitutes  and  dispensaries,  if  so,  t salient features thereof;
- (b) the funds allocated for the purpose during the last three years and t year, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to associate the Indian Council of Me Research  for  realising  full  potential  and  developing  herbal  medicines institutional programmes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated for the purpos

THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY(AYUSH)

## ANSWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) to ( d):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO 202 FOR 11 TH MARCH, 2016

(a) Government  of  India evolved the  National  Policy  on  Indian  Systems  of Medicine  &  Homoeopathy-2002 for  the  development  of various  disciplines  of Indian Systems of Medicine which inter-alia envisage the following:

- (i) To  promote  good  health  and  expand  the  outreach  of  health  care to  our people,  particularly  those  not  provided  health  cover,  through  preventive, promotive,  mitigating  and  curative  intervention  through  Indian  Systems  of Medicine & Homoeopathy (ISM&H).
- (ii) To  improve  the  quality  of  teachers  and  clinicians  by  revising  curricula  to contemporary relevance and researches by creating model institutions and Centres  of  Excellence  and  extending  assistance  for  creating  infrastructural facilities.
- (iii) To ensure affordable ISM&H  services  and  drugs which  are safe  and efficacious.

Further, th e Central Government launched National AYUSH Mission(NAM) on 29.09.2014  which  envisages  better  access  to  AYUSH  services,  strengthening AYUSH  educational  institutions,  facilitate  the  enforcement  of  quality  con Ayurveda,  Siddha  and  Unani &  Homoeop athy  (ASU  &H)  drugs  and  sustainable availability  of  ASU  &  H  raw -materials  in  the  States/UTs  during  12th  Plan.  Th NAM inter - alia makes  provision  for upgradation  and  renovation  of  AYUSH hospitals,  medical  institutes  and  dispensaries .  The  details  are  furnish ed  at ANNEXURE - I.

- (b) The  funds  allocated for  the  upgradation  and  renovation  of  AYUSH  hospitals, AYUSH medical institutes and AYUSH dispensaries during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise is furnished at ANNEXURE-II.

( c)  and  (d). Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic  Sciences  (CCRAS)  and Central  Council  for  Research  in  Unani  Medicine  (CCRUM),  both  autonomous bodies under the Ministry of AYUSH have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)  with Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research ( ICMR ) for  undertaking collaborative  research  projects  under  their  respective  schemes  and  progr CCRAS have taken up collaborative projects under Reproductive and Child Hea (RCH)  Programme,  Golden  Triangle  Partnership  (GTP)  Scheme,  Extra  Mural Research ( EMR) Scheme of Ministry of AYUSH. CCRUM is collaborating in the field of Tuberculosis with National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis Chennai, which is one of the premier institutes of ICMR.

To  converge  the  research  approach  of  AYUS H  systems  with  the  modern system  of  medicine,  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH  and  Indian  Council  of  Medica Research (ICMR) have together decided to have molecular based studies on spe leads from AYUSH.

No separate funds are allocated for this purpos e.

## ANNEXURE - I

## A. Upgradation of exclusive/standalone Government AYUSH hospitals

Financia l assi sta nce is pr ovi ded for  u pgr adat i on and i m pr ovement of  ex i sting A Y U SH hospi t al s un der the StateGo ver nment/Zil a Par i s hads.

i. One Ti me gr ant:

U p to Rs 75. 00 l akhs forunder t aki ng const r uct i on,r enovat i on of ex i sting pr em i se s ; f ur ni ture, fi xtu r es , equi pments,  etc. subj ect to the condi t i on th at  ex pendi tu r e on addi t i on/ al tera t i on of exi st i ng pr em i sesw i l l not ex ceed 75 p ercent of the tot al amount.

ii. Recurring Grant (per annum):

R s.0. 70 Lakhs perannum asl ump sum cont i ngency fund

R s. 4. 50 Lakhs per annum forpr ocur em ent of dr ugs,medicine s, di et and  other consum abl es.

iii. State may eng age the following per sonnelas per their need and salary may be decided as per the local criteria:

- a. A Y U SH Speciali st s having PG qualifications -2 (two)
- b. AYUSH Medical Officer - 1 (one)
- c. A Y U SH Pharmaci sts -2 (two)
- d. Par a M edi cal St af f M asseur s- 2 (two),
- e. Kshar Sutr a Atten dant - 1/ St r i Roga Att endant 1/Ilaj - bid - Tadbir attendant/Thokkanam attendant - 1/Homoeopathy Attendant - 1/Yoga Attendant - 1

iv. Subj ecttothecondi t i ons th attheaddi t i onal r equi r ement of per sonnelshal l be assessed and pr oj ectedkeepi ng i n vi ew t he per s onnelal r eady i n posi t i on. All the appointments  will  be  contractual  and  the  Central  Government's  liability  will  be limited  to  the  extent  of  Central  Share  admissible  for  the  cost  on  salary mission period.

## B. Upgradation of Government/Panchayat/Government aided AY USH Dispensaries

i. One Time grant

Up to Rs 20.00 lakhs for undertaking construction, renovation of existing pr furniture,  fixtures,  equipments,  etc.  subject  to  the  condition  that  expen addition/ alteration of existing premises will not exceed 75 per cent of the total amount.

ii. Recurring Grant (per annum)

Rs. 0.10 Lakhs per annum as lump sum contingency fund

## C. Infrastructural development of AYUSH Under-Graduate Institutions

State Govt./Govt. - aided institutions duly permitted by the Central Government for last  five  years  under  Indian  Medicine  Central  Council  (IMCC)  Act  1970 Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 are eligible.  Assistance will be give Detailed Project Report for upgradation of the UG Institution.

## Pattern of assistance:

- i)  Construction of OPD/IP D/Teaching Departments/Library/ Laboratories/Girls' Hostel/Boys' Hostel, etc.                  Rs. 210.00 Lakhs
2. ii)  Equipment, Furniture, and Library books                             Rs.

## D. Infrastructural development of AYUSH Post-Graduate Institutions/add on PG Pharmacy/Para-Medical Courses

State Govt./Govt. - aided institutions duly permitted by the Central Government for last  five  years  under  Indian  Medicine  Central  Council  (IMCC)  Act  1970 Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 are eligible.  Assistance will be given on

Detailed  Project  Report  for  upgradation  of  the  PG  institutions  or  for AYUSH Pharmacy/Para - Medical Courses.

## Pattern of assistance:

| (i) Construction of OPD/IPD/Teaching Departments/Library/ La boratories/Girls' Hostel/Boys' Hostel, etc.   | Rs. 280.00 Lakhs   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| (ii) Equipment, Furniture, Library books & Payment of to students for new PGs                              | stipend .00        |

## ANNEXURE - I I

The  status  of  fund  approved  for  upgradation/renovation  of  AYUSH  hospitals,  AYUSH dispensaries and AYUSH Educational institutions under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) during 2014 - 15

(Rs in lakhs)

| Sl. No.                     | Name of State/UT   | Upgradation of Hospitals   | Upgradation of Hospitals   | Upgradation of Dispensaries   | Upgradation of Dispensaries   | Under Graduate/Post Graduate AYUSH Educational Institutions   | Total Amount   |
|-----------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| Sl. No.                     | Name of State/UT   | Total Units                | Total amount               | Total Units                   | Total amount                  | Unit Amount                                                   | Total Amount   |
| 1 Andhra Pradesh            | 4                  | 20.00                      |                            |                               | 2                             | 26.679                                                        | 46.68          |
| 2 Andaman & Nicobar Islands | -                  | -                          | -                          |                               | -                             | - -                                                           | -              |
| 3 Assam                     |                    |                            |                            |                               | 4                             | 235.68                                                        | 235.68         |
| 4 Chhattisgarh              | 3                  | 90.60                      |                            |                               | 2                             | 644.558                                                       | 735.16         |
| 5 Delhi                     | 4                  | 321.11                     |                            |                               |                               |                                                               | 321.11         |
| 6 Gujarat                   | 33                 | 23.10                      |                            |                               | 1                             | 20.00                                                         | 43.10          |
| 7 Haryana                   |                    |                            | 103                        | 296.00                        | 1                             | 18.845                                                        | 314.85         |
| 8 Jammu & Kashmir           | 2                  | 12.96                      | 264                        | 44.80                         |                               |                                                               | 57.76          |
| 9 Karnataka                 | 65                 | 507.52                     |                            |                               |                               |                                                               | 507.52         |
| 10 Kerala                   | 100                | 549.263                    | 2                          | 40.20                         | 2                             | 22.00                                                         | 611.46         |
| 11 Lakshadweep              | 1                  | 23.04                      | 4                          | 20.00                         |                               |                                                               | 43.04          |
| 12 Madhya Pradesh           |                    |                            | 79                         | 1580.00                       | 9                             | 594.365                                                       | 2174.37        |
| 13 Manipur                  | -                  | -                          | -                          | -                             | -                             | -                                                             | -              |
| 14 Maharashtra              |                    |                            | 711                        | 71.10                         | 1                             | 230.25                                                        | 301.35         |
| 15 Odisha                   |                    |                            |                            |                               | 5                             | 318.72                                                        | 318.72         |
| 16 Puducherry               |                    |                            | 7                          | 7.70                          |                               |                                                               | 7.70           |
| 17 Punjab                   | 5                  | 89.00                      | 91                         | 91.00                         |                               |                                                               | 180.00         |
| 18 Rajasthan                | 139                | 34.75                      | 3885                       | 388.50                        | 1                             | 150.00                                                        | 573.25         |

| 19   | Telangana   | 1   | 75.00   | 8    | 120.00   | 1   | 108.00   |   303.00 |
|------|-------------|-----|---------|------|----------|-----|----------|----------|
| 20   | Tripura     |     |         | 2    | 40.45    | 1   | 10.109   |    50.56 |
| 21   | Uttrakhand  | 8   | 5.696   |      |          |     |          |     5.7  |
| 22   | West Bengal |     |         | 3    | 2.10     | 4   | 442.16   |   444.26 |
|      | Total       | 365 | 1752.04 | 5159 | 2701.85  | 34  | 2821.366 |  7275.26 |

The  status  of  fund  approved  for  upgradation/renovation  of  AYUSH  hospitals,  AYUSH dispensaries and AYUSH Educational institutions under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) during 2015 - 16

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.                     | Name of State/UT   | Upgradation of Hospitals   | Upgradation of Hospitals   | Upgradation of Dispensaries   | Upgradation of Dispensaries   | Under Graduate/Post Graduate AYUSH Educational Institutions   | Under Graduate/Post Graduate AYUSH Educational Institutions   | Total Amount   |
|-----------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|                             |                    | Total Units                | Total amount               | Tota l Unit s                 | Total amount                  | Total units                                                   | Total Amount                                                  |                |
| 1 Andhra                    | Pradesh 1          | 80.20                      |                            | 1                             | 20.10                         | 1                                                             | 23.205                                                        | 123.51         |
| 2 Andaman & Nicobar Islands | -                  | -                          | -                          | -                             | -                             | -                                                             |                                                               | -              |
| 3 Assam                     |                    |                            |                            |                               | 4                             | 195.24                                                        |                                                               | 195.24         |
| 4 Bihar                     |                    |                            | 10                         | 101.00                        |                               |                                                               |                                                               | 101.00         |
| 5 Chandigarh                |                    |                            | 13                         | 74.23                         |                               |                                                               | 74.23                                                         |                |
| 6 Chhattisgarh              |                    |                            | 694                        | 1001.527                      | 1                             | 15.00                                                         | 1016.53                                                       |                |
| Dadar Nagar Haveli          | 1                  | 8.00                       |                            |                               |                               |                                                               | 8.00                                                          | 7              |
| Delhi                       | 4                  | 9                          |                            |                               |                               |                                                               | 9.00                                                          | 8              |
| 9 Gujarat                   |                    |                            | 20                         | 400.00                        | 1                             | 30.00                                                         |                                                               | 430.00         |
| 10 Himachal Pradesh         | 31                 | 51.55                      | 160                        | 57.50                         |                               |                                                               |                                                               | 109.05         |
| 11 Haryana                  |                    |                            | 24                         | 234.75                        | 1                             | 18.38                                                         |                                                               | 253.13         |
| 12 Jammu & Kashmir          | 2                  | 51.84                      | 558                        | 50.38                         | 2                             | 10.28                                                         | 112.50                                                        |                |
| 13 Karnataka                | -                  | -                          | -                          | -                             | -                             | -                                                             |                                                               | -              |
|                             | 13                 | 292.60                     | 7                          | 140.70                        | 1                             | 21.93                                                         | 455.23                                                        | 14 Kerala      |
| 15 Lakshadweep              | 1                  | 46.1                       | 4                          | 8.00                          |                               |                                                               |                                                               | 54.10          |
| 16 Madhya Pradesh           |                    |                            | 40                         | 800.00                        | 8                             | 387.88                                                        |                                                               | 1187.88        |
| 17 Manipur                  |                    |                            | 1                          | 20.00                         |                               |                                                               | 20.00                                                         |                |

| 18               | Maharashtra   |            |      |          | 1   |         | 25.00 25.00   |
|------------------|---------------|------------|------|----------|-----|---------|---------------|
| 19 Odisha        | 1             | 14.70      |      |          | 5   | 139.714 | 154.41        |
| 20 Puducherry    | 1             | 3.00       | 5    | 0.70     | 1   | 3.478   | 7.18          |
| 21 Punjab        | 5             | 26.00      |      |          | 1   | 16.00   | 42.00         |
| 22 Rajasthan     |               |            | 74   | 1107.11  |     |         | 1107.11       |
| 23 Tamil nadu    | -             | -          | -    | -        | -   | -       | -             |
| 24 Telangana     | 3             | 155.20     | 8    | 160.00   | 2   | 120.00  | 435.20        |
| 25 Tripura       | 2             | 19.76      |      |          | 1   | 6.387   | 26.15         |
| 26 Uttar Pradesh |               |            | 36   | 712.50   | 7   | 424.78  | 1137.28       |
| 27 Uttrakhand    | 8             | 7.688      | 1    | 20.00    | 1   | 10.568  | 38.26         |
| 28 West Bengal   |               |            |      |          | 1   | 31.32   | 31.32         |
| Total            |               | 73 765.638 | 1656 | 4908.497 | 39  |         | 1479.162      |

No grant - in - ai d has been released to States/UT s during the year 2012 - 13 and 2013 - 14 for upgradation/renovation of AYUSH hospitals, AYUSH dispensaries and AYUSH Educational  institutions  under  erstwhile  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  of  Hospital  & Dispensaries and Development of AYUSH Educational Institutions.