Lok Sabha Question No. 197 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-12
Subject: Global Health Research
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Dr. Vinod Kumar Bind, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO -* 197 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12/12/2025

## 'Global Health Research'

## * 197 Dr. Vinod Kumar Bind:

Smt. Kamaljeet  Sehrawat:

Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  India's  participation  in  International  forums  with  respect  to  traditional medicine and Integrative health;
- (b) the objectives behind presenting AYUSH-based research and clinical evidence in global forums;

(c) whether any proposals have been made for joint research, clinical observation or capacity- building  with  other  countries  in  these  forums  and  any  Institutions  from  the  State  of

Karnataka, particularly in Bengaluru;

(d)  the  manner  in  which  the  Ministry  is  exploring  partnerships  for  cross-cultural  AYUSH

delivery, safety surveillance, research exchange and publication of scientific evidence; and

- (e)  whether  such  collaborations  have  been  included/proposed  to  be  included  any  AYUSH Research centres and Universities based in Bengaluru and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## The Statement referred in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 197 for 12.12.2025

(a) to (d) The Ministry is implementing a Central Sector Scheme for the Promotion of International Co-operation in Ayush (IC Scheme) under which the Ministry of Ayush provides support to Indian Ayush drug Manufacturers/ Ayush Service providers to give boost to the export of Ayush  products  &  services;  facilitates the International promotion, development and recognition of Ayush  system of medicine; foster interaction  of  stakeholders  and  market  development  of  Ayush  at  international  level; promote academics and research through the establishment of Ayush Academic Chairs in  foreign  countries  and  holding  training  workshop/symposiums  for  promoting  and strengthening awareness and interest about Ayush Systems of Medicine at international level.  Ministry  of  Ayush  through  IC  Scheme  also  sponsors  Ayush  research  & development/ teaching and other collaborations with reputed institutions/ universities in foreign countries; International agencies and UN bodies like (World Health Organization) WHO.

The Ministry of Ayush has following collaboration with WHO:-

·  Signed  an  agreement  with  WHO  to  establish  WHO-Global  Traditional  Medicine Centre  (GTMC)  in  Jamnagar,  Gujarat.  This  Centre  aims  to  provide  support  to implement  WHO's  traditional  medicine  strategy  (2014-23)  and  to  support  nations  in developing policies & action plans to strengthen the role of traditional medicine as part of  their  journey  to  universal  health  coverage.  India  is  positioning  itself  as  a  global leader  in  traditional  medicine  through  initiatives  like  the  WHO-GTMC.  This  center, established  in  partnership  with  the  World  Health  Organization,  is  a  key  step  in promoting and researching traditional medicine. It serves as a key knowledge hub for evidence-based  Traditional,  Complementary  and  Integrative  Medicine  (TCIM)  on  a global  scale.  This  is  the  global  out  posted  Centre  (Office)  for  traditional  medicine across the world with the following key objectives:

-  To position Traditional Medicine (TM)  systems across the globe.
-  To  provide leadership on global health matters pertaining to traditional medicine.
-  To  ensure  quality, safety and  efficacy, accessibility  and rational use of traditional medicine.
-  To develop norms, standards, and  guidelines  in  relevant  technical  areas,  tools and  methodologies,  for  collecting  data  undertaking  analytics,  and  assessing impact. Envisage WHO Traditional Medicine (TM) Informatics Centre creating a  collaborative  of  existing  Traditional  Medicine  (TM)  Data  Banks,  virtual libraries, and academic and research institutes.
-  To develop specific capacity building and training programmes in the areas of relevance  to  the  objectives  and  conduct  training  programmes  in  campus, residential,  or  web-based,  and  through  partnerships  with  the  WHO  Academy and other strategic partners.

·  Benchmark  document  for  training  and  practice  of  Ayurveda  &  Unani  published  in 2022  as  an  outcome  of  Project  Collaboration  Agreement  signed  with  WHO  on  13th May, 2016.

·  Terminology  document  published  by  WHO  in  Ayurveda,  Unani  and  Siddha  as  a outcome of Project Collaboration Agreement on integration of traditional and complementary  medicine  into  health  care  system  between  WHO  and  Ministry  of Ayush.

·  An  agreement  was  signed  between  the  Ministry  of  Ayush  and  the  World  Health Organization  (WHO)  on  May  24,  2025  towards  developing  Traditional  Medicine intervention categories and index for the International Classification of Health Interventions  (ICHI),  with  a  holistic  approach  and  focus  on  Traditional  Medicine systems of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani. The agreement marks the beginning of work on  a  dedicated  Traditional  Medicine  module  under  the  International  Classification  of Health Interventions (ICHI). This development aligns with India's vision of bringing its rich  heritage  of  traditional  wisdom  into  the  global  healthcare  mainstream,  backed  by scientific classification and international standards.

·  In  addition,  the  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  signed  25  Country  to  Country  MoUs  for Cooperation in field of Traditional Medicine and Homoeopathy with foreign nations, 15 MoUs  with  International  Institutes  for  setting  up  of  AYUSH  Academic  Chairs  in foreign nations, 52  Institute to Institute level  MoUs  with  foreign  institutes  for undertaking  Collaborative  Research  /  Academic  collaboration  and  supported  the establishment of 43 Ayush Information Cells in 39 foreign nations for propagation and promotion of Ayush at global stage. Further, Ministry of Ayush offers scholarships to foreign nationals for studying Ayush courses in recognized Ayush institutions in India under International Ayush Fellowship/Scholarship Program.

(e) The  Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences  (CCRAS)  is  an autonomous body of the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India. It is an apex body in India  for  the  formulation,  coordination,  development,  and  promotion  of  research  on scientific lines in the Ayurveda of medicine. The activities of (CCRAS) are carried out through its 30 Institutes/Centres located all over India and through Collaborative studies with various Universities, Hospitals and Institutes. One  institute  of  CCRAS  is functioning  in  the  state  of  Karnataka  viz.  Central  Ayurveda  Research  Institute, Bengaluru.

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