Lok Sabha Question No. 5559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-27
Subject: Quality of AYUSH Services
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Ranjan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5559 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2026

## Quality of AYUSH Services

†5559. Shri Rajesh Ranjan:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  intended  benefit  of  various  schemes  being  run  with  the  aim  of  providing accessible and quality services including Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) have not reached the rural and remote areas of the Country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government so far to ensure the effective implementation of these schemes availability of necessary infrastructure, appointment of qualified doctors and regular supply of medicines; and

(d) whether the Government proposes to address the shortcomings by conducting an enquiry and evaluating these schemes and if so, the details thereof?

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

## ANSWER (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (d) Ministry of Ayush is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission  (NAM)  through  State/UT  Governments  and  supporting  their  efforts  for  providing effective and equitable health care services throughout the country including rural & remote areas by improving access to the services of different Ayush Systems including Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy. Under NAM, State/UT Governments are  being  supported  for  Ayush  infrastructure  development,  appointment  of  qualified  manpower including Ayush doctors, supply of medicines to the Ayush Health care facilities as well as implementation of Ayush Public Health Programs. In this regard, financial assistance may  be  availed  as  per  existing  provisions  of  the  NAM  guideline,  by  submitting  suitable proposals through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs). Under NAM, a total amount of Rs. 5670.82  Crores  has  been  released  as  central  share  to  the  State/UT  Governments  for

implementation  of  the  different  approved  activities/programmes  for  providing  healthcare services to the community through various Ayush interventions. The State/UT-wise status of the Grant-in-aid released under NAM from 2014-15 to 2024-25 is enclosed as Annexure.

Further, Government  is  regularly  monitoring  &  evaluating  the  progress  of  various activities  under  NAM,  to  find  &  address  the  shortcomings  in  the  implementation  of  the scheme, through various methods as under:

- i. Collecting  activity-wise  physical/financial  progress  on  regular  interval  from  the State/UT Governments.
- ii. Conducting the field visits by central team of the Ministry of Ayush, time to time, to analyse the actual progress of implementation of different activities for which State Government has reported expenditure and submitted utilization certificates.
- iii. Regional  Review  Meetings  with  States /UTs  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Hon'ble Minister/Secretary to assess the implementation status and to decide way forward.
- iv. One-to-one  meeting  with  States/UTs  are  conducted  for  detailed  review  of  physical and financial progress.
- v. Mid-term  evaluation  of  NAM  scheme  implementation/progress  by  NITI  Aayog through third party who undertakes field visits in State/UTs.

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Annexure The State/UT-wise status of the Grant-in-aid released under NAM from 2014-15 to 2024-25

| S. No.   | Name of States/UTs                 |   Central Share released (Rs. in Lakhs) |
|----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |                                 3172.52 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                     |                                10075.2  |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                 6516.88 |
| 4        | Assam                              |                                20423.2  |
| 5        | Bihar                              |                                 8091.86 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                         |                                 2206.7  |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                       |                                13935.9  |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                                 1583.43 |
| 9        | Delhi                              |                                  726.31 |
| 10       | Goa                                |                                 2935.58 |
| 11       | Gujarat                            |                                16127.2  |
| 12       | Haryana                            |                                15477.6  |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                   |                                17896.2  |
| 14       | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                                26191.4  |
| 15       | Jharkhand                          |                                16864.9  |
| 16       | Karnataka                          |                                26519.5  |
| 17       | Kerala                             |                                35572.4  |
| 18       | Ladakh                             |                                  497.32 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                        |                                 1942.25 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                     |                                41182.2  |
| 21       | Maharashtra                        |                                13356.2  |
| 22       | Manipur                            |                                 9504.66 |
| 23       | Mizoram                            |                                 5934.86 |
| 24       | Meghalaya                          |                                 7296.64 |
| 25       | Nagaland                           |                                 9240.38 |
| 26       | Odisha                             |                                11079.4  |
| 27       | Puducherry                         |                                 3050.48 |
| 28       | Punjab                             |                                 6902.92 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                          |                                41834.6  |
| 30       | Sikkim                             |                                 4332.6  |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                         |                                28587.2  |
| 32       | Telangana                          |                                12280.6  |
| 33       | Tripura                            |                                 5731.19 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                      |                               104007    |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                        |                                17405.1  |
| 36       | West Bengal                        |                                18600.7  |
| Total    | Total                              |                               567083    |