Setting up of All India Institute of Ayurveda
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AYUSH
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. *77
TO BE ANSWERED ON 29th November, 2024
“Setting up of All India Institute of Ayurveda”
77. Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge:
Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has any plan to set up an All India Institute of Ayurveda, at least one in each State similar to the one functioning in Delhi for the people to avail the benefits of Ayurveda medical treatment which has a long successful history of curing many diseases with no side effects;
(b) If so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
(c) whether any other plans have been formulated to popularize the Indian medicine system under Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy; and
(d) if so, the details thereof, stream-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH
(SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a) ) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*77 due for reply on 29.11.2024 asked by Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge regarding “Setting up of All India Institute of Ayurveda”
(a) to (d) To popularize the Indian Medicine System under Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy, Ministry of Ayush is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme National Ayush Mission (NAM) and Central Sector Schemes providing financial assistance for promotion and popularisation of Ayush systems of medicine at National and International level namely, Ayush Oushadhi Gunavatta evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY), Promotion of International Cooperation (IC), Promotion of Information, Education and Communication (IEC), Scheme for Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants (CDSMMP), Ayurswasthaya Yojana and Ayurgyan.
Apart from this, it has been announced for opening of new Ayurveda Institutes in the country.
Centrally Sponsored Scheme National Ayush Mission (NAM) is implemented through State/UT Governments and supporting their efforts for overall development and promotion of Ayush system of medicines by providing financial assistance to them under different activities as per the provision of NAM guidelines against their submitted State Annual Action Plans (SAAP). The Mission inter-alia makes provision for the following activities including medical infrastructure: –
- (i) Operationalization of Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM)- Ayush
- (ii) Co-location of Ayush facilities Ayurveda at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs)
- (iii) Upgradation of existing standalone Government Ayush Hospitals
- (iv) Upgradation of existing Government/Panchayat/Government aided Ayush Dispensaries/Construction of building for existing Ayush Dispensary (Rented/ dilapidated accommodation)/Construction of building to establish new Ayush Dispensary in the area where there are no Ayush facilities available
- (v) Setting up of 10/30/50 bedded integrated Ayush Hospitals
- (vi) Supply of essential drugs to Government Ayush Hospitals, Government Dispensaries and Government/Government aided Teaching Institutional Ayush Hospitals
- (vii) Establishment of new Ayush colleges in the States where availability of Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector
- (viii) Infrastructural development of Ayush Under-Graduate Institutions
- (ix) Infrastructural development of Ayush Post-Graduate Institutions/ add on PG/ Pharmacy/Para-Medical Courses
- (x) ) Ayush Public Health Programs.
As per the proposals received from the State/UT Governments through SAAPs under NAM, Ministry of Ayush has released an amount of Rs. 4534.28 Crores from the year 2014-15 to 2023-24. After implementation of NAM Scheme, the scale of achievement for development and popularisation of Ayush system of medicine in the States/UTs has increased significantly. Accordingly, budget allocation of NAM enhanced gradually from Rs. 75.28 Crore (in 2014-15) to Rs.1200.00 Crore (in 2024-25) for implementation of different activities of NAM Scheme through States/UTs. Under NAM, consolidated funds are being released to the State/UT Governments for development and promotion of different Ayush systems and stream-wise funds are not being released.
Major activities supported under NAM for development, promotion and popularization of Ayush System of Medicine from 2014-15 to 2023-24 are as follows: –
- (i) 167 units supported for setting up of Integrated Ayush hospitals
- (ii) 416 Ayush Hospitals and 5036 Ayush dispensaries have been supported for Up-gradation of infrastructure and other facilities
- (iii) 2322 PHCs, 715 CHCs and 314 DHs have been supported under co-location for recurring assistance of medicines and contingency on an average in each year
- (iv) 996 Ayush Hospitals and 12405 Ayush dispensaries have been supported for supply of essential Ayush medicines on an average in each year.
- (v) 16 units supported for establishment of New Ayush Educational Institutions.
- (vi) 76 Under-Graduate and 36 Post-Graduate Ayush Educational Institutes have been supported for Upgradation of infrastructure, Library and other things.
- (vii) 1055 Ayush Gram have been supported.
- (viii) 12500 Ayuhsman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) have been approved.
A Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of International Co-operation launched to popularize the Indian Medicine System in response the growing global popularity of traditional medicine under Ayurveda, Yoga and other Indian traditional systems of medicine world over. This necessitated generating awareness about Ayush in international arena by providing authentic information about the system through conducting international conferences on Ayush system, deputing the system experts to different countries, establishing Ayush information cells in different countries etc. Therefore, the International Co-operation Scheme was implemented during the IX, X, XI and XII Plan to support emerging needs for promotion of Ayush at International level. The components of the Scheme are as follows: –
- (i) International Exchange of Experts & Officers,
- (ii) Incentive to drug manufacturers, entrepreneurs, Ayush institutions, Hospitals etc for international propagation of Ayush by participating in international exhibitions, trade fairs, and road shows etc. and registration of Ayush products (Market Authorisation) at regulatory bodies of different countries such as USFDA/ EMEA/ UK-MHRA/ NHPD/ TGA etc. for exports,
- (iii) Support for International Market Development amd Ayush promotion –related activities,
- (iv) Translation and Publication of Ayush Literature/books in foreign languages,
- (v) International Fellowship/Scholarship Programme for foreign nationals for undertaking Ayush courses in premier institutions in india.
- (vi) Setting up and strengthening of Export Promotion Council for Products and Services. The Ministry is implementing the Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of Information
Education and Communication (IEC) in Ayush to create awareness regarding Ayush Systems of Medicine. This aims to reach out to all sections of the population across the country. This scheme provides assistance for organizing National/State Arogya Fairs, Yoga Fests/Utsavs, Ayurveda Parvs, etc. The Ministry also undertakes Multi-Media, Print Media Campaigns for creating awareness about Ayush System.
The Ministry is implementing a Central Sector Scheme of Ayurswasthya Yojana since FY 2021-22. The Scheme has 02 components viz. (i) Ayush and Public Health (ii) Centre of Excellence (CoE). The objectives of Ayush and Public Health Component of Ayurswasthya Yojana are as follows: –
- To promote Ayush intervention for community health care.
- To demonstrate advantages of Ayush health care in public health.
- To support for implementing Sustainable Development Goal-2 (SDG2) and Sustainable Development Goal -3 (SDG 3) through integrating Ayush system.
- Documentation of the efficacy of Ayush systems through Ayush interventions in various public health issues which can be taken up in larger scale for implementation in national health programmes.
Ministry of Ayush is implementing Central Sector Scheme for Ayush Oushadhi Gunavatta evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY) for the year 2021-2026 with financial outlay of Rs. 122 Crores whose one of the objectives is to encourage building up synergies, collaborations and convergent approaches for promoting standards and quality of Ayush drugs & materials.
Further, the following 12 National Institutes and 05 Research Councils under Ministry of Ayush are engaged in co-ordinating, formulating, developing, promoting and popularizing Ayush system of healthcare:
- i. All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi
- ii. National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur
- iii. Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth, Delhi
- iv. National Institute of Naturopathy, Pune
- v. North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy, Shillong
- vi. North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Folk Medicine Research, Pasighat
- vii. National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bengaluru
- viii. Institute of Teaching & Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar
- ix. National Institute of Siddha, Chennai
- x. National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata
- xi. Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi
- xii. National Institute Of Sowa Rigpa (NISR), Leh
- xiii. Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)
- xiv. Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN)
- xv. Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM)
- xvi. Central Council for Research in Siddha(CCRS)
- xvii. Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH)
02 Statutory Bodies under Ministry of Ayush i.e., National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) and National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH) are working as a regulatory commission for promotion of Ayush education through which the Ayush System of Colleges with attached hospitals are carrying out the activities related to Medical Education, Research, Healthcare, Public-health across the country.
Ayush institutions of different streams under Ministry of Ayush popularize Indian Medicine System under Ayush among masses through their IEC activities using electronic and print media for common people in English, Hindi, and regional languages, which are widely distributed through National/State level Arogya melas, Health camps, exhibitions, expos. Ministry of Ayush is also digitally promoting the Ayush System of Medicine on its various Social Media Platforms i.e. Facebook, Twitter, You Tube etc.
Besides the school health programmes and clinical mobile research programmes, other outreach programs viz. Schedule Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) Research Program, Tribal Health Care Research Program (THCRP), etc., are also being carried out for the promotion of Indian Medicine System under Ayush. Under this programme, villages having SC/ST population have been selected to create awareness for preventive aspects of different diseases and to provide treatment to the patients in various parts of the country.
Ministry of Ayush also propagates Indian System of Medicine under Ayush through its various institutions all across the country by participating in poshan maha abhiyan & the activities related to Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, participation in seminars/ workshops / conferences/ school health check-ups, providing healthcare services through the OPDs/IPDs of the units and treatment centres of Ayush, publishing peer-reviewed research journals/ newsletters/ publishing bulletin in different streams which are accessible online and are available to international readers as well to enable dissemination of the outcomes of research among the public also contributes for promotion & popularization of Indian Medicine System under Ayush.
The website of the Ministry of Ayush and the Autonomous bodies/ Statutory bodies/ Regulatory bodies etc under Ministry of Ayush are also embodied with information on Indian System of Medicine under Ayush and hyperlinked with other important websites that provide information for wider utility.
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