AYUSH medical colleges and institutes set up in the country

AYUSH medical colleges and institutes set up in the country

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF AYUSH

LOK SABHA 

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.-3695

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11/08/2023

AYUSH MEDICAL COLLEGES AND INSTITUTES

SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY

SHRI BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) the number of AYUSH medical colleges and institutes set up in the country, State/UT-wise;

(b) the number of such medical colleges proposed to be established, States/UT-wise;

(c) the funds allocated for the said purpose, State/UT-wise;

(d) the time by which such medical colleges are likely to be made functional;

(e) the details of the contribution of AYUSH to medical tourism in the country; and

(f) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to strengthen AYUSH healthcare services at district levels in the country, State/UT- wise ?

ANSWER

MINISTRY OF AYUSH

SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL

(a) The number of AYUSH medical colleges and institutes set up in the country, State/UT-wise, is placed at Annexure-I.

(b) to (d) As Public Health being a State subject, establishment of Ayush educational institutions in the country comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments. However, under National Ayush Mission (NAM), there is provision of financial assistance to States/UTs for establishment of new Ayush Colleges in the States where availability of Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector. State/UT Governments may avail eligible financial assistance by submitting suitable proposals through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per the provisions of NAM guidelines. Under NAM, as per the proposals received from State/UT Governments through SAAPs, the State-wise status of new Ayush educational institutions supported for establishment is furnished as Annexure - II.

 

Further, implementation of this scheme comes under the purview of the respective State/UT Governments. Since implementation of the scheme is done by the State / UT Governments. Accordingly, time lines for functionality of the supported Ayush Educational College lies is not fixed by the Government of India.

(e) Heal in India is an Initiative of the Government to promote the Medical Tourism in the country. Under this initiative, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare & Ministry of Ayush has been  working  with  Centre  for  Development  of  Advanced  Computing  and  Services  Export Promotion Council for developing a ‘One Step’ Heal in India portal for Promotion of Medical Value Travel.

Ministry of Ayush has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), Ministry of Tourism, Government of India to work together for the promotion of Medical Value Travel in Ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicine.

(f) The steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to strengthen AYUSH healthcare services at district levels in the country, State/UT- wise is placed at Annexure-III.

Annexure –I

State/UT wise Number of AYUSH Medical Colleges and Institutes Colleges in the country

S. No.	State/UT	Number of Ayurveda Colleges		Number of Unani Colleges		Number of Siddha Colleges		Number of Homeopathy Colleges
		2022-23		2022-23		2022-23		2022-23
		UG	PG	UG	PG	UG	PG	UG	PG
1.	Andhra Pradesh	3	2	1	-	-	-	7	3
2.	Arunachal Pradesh	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
3.	Assam	1	1	-	-	-	-	3	-
4.	Bihar	9	2	5	1	-	-	15	2
5.	Chandigarh	1	1	-	-		-	1	-
6.	Chhattisgarh	6	1	1	-	-	-	3	-
7.	Delhi	3	2	2	2	-	-	2	2
8.	Goa	2	1	-	-	-	-	1	-
9.	Gujarat	39	9	-	-	-	-	45	10
10.	Haryana	13	1	-	-	-	-	1	-
11.	Himachal Pradesh	4	3	-	-	-	-	1	-
12.	Jammu and Kashmir	2	1	3	1	-	-	-	-
13.	Jharkhand	1	1	-	-	-	-	5	-
14.	Karnataka	92	34	5	3	-	-	19	6
15.	Kerala	18	11	1	-	1	-	6	3
16.	Madhya Pradesh	33	7	4	1	-	-	21	4
17.	Maharashtra	100	42	7	2	-	-	61	18
18.	Meghalaya	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
19.	Odisha	6	3	-	-	-	-	7	1
20.	Punjab	17	4	1	-	-	-	3	1
21.	Rajasthan	13	4	3	-	-	-	11	4
22.	Tamil Nadu	8	2	2	2	14	3	14	3
23.	Telangana	2	1	1	2	-	-	5	3
24.	Uttar Pradesh	92	16	15	7	-	-	11	6
25.	Uttarakhand	19	6	1	-	-	-	2	-
26.	West Bengal	4	-	2	-	-	-	12	4
27.	Pondicherry	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
28.	Sikkim	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
29.	Ladakh	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Grand Total		495	155	54	21	15	3	258	70

*Source NCISM & NCH

Annexure- II

State/UT-wise Status of approved Ayush Education Institutions under National Ayush Mission (NAM) upto 2022-23

Sl. No.	Name of State/UT	Name of Institutions	Total amount approved (Rs. in Lakhs)
1	Andhra Pradesh	Govt. Naturopathy & Yoga Medical College (New) at Vishakapatnam	320.00
2	Assam	Govt. Ayurveda College, Dudhnoi	200.00
3	Gujarat	Setting up of Government Ayurveda College at Surendranagar	1000.00
4	Karnataka	Setting up of new Govt. Naturecure & Yoga College at Maysore	855.38
		Men-Tsee-Khang (Sowa Rigpa) College expansion project of Dalai Lama’s Institute of Higher Education, Sheshagirihalli, Mysore Road, BidadiHobali, Ramanagara Disstt.	1050.00
5	Manipur	Homoeopathic Medical College at Keirao, Manipur	460.43
6	Sikkim	Construction of Sowa Rigpa in Namgyal Institute of Tebetology, Deaorali, Gangtok, Sikkim	708.66
7	Haryana	Unani College & Hospital to be established in village, Akera, Distt. Nuh	900.00
		Homoeopathic College & Hospital at Village Chandpura, Ambala Cantt., Distrcit Ambala	600.00
8	West Bengal	Yoga and Naturopathy Degree College at Belur State General Hospital, Howrah	1000.00
9	Uttar Pradesh	State Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital at Varanasi	477.27
		State Ayurvedic Medical College & Hospital at Ayodhya	1324.48
10	Tamil Nadu	Govt. Siddha College & Hospital at Pilani	1000.00

Annexure- III

1. Ministry of Ayush is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM) in the country through State/UT Governments for overall development and promotion of Ayush systems of medicines and providing financial assistance to them as per the proposals received in their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per NAM guidelines.

The mission inter-alia makes provision for the following: -

i. Upgradation of existing standalone Government Ayush Hospitals.

ii. 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 and operationalization of Ayush Health & Wellness Centers.

iii. Co-location of Ayush facilities at Primary Health Centers (PHCs), Community Health Centers (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs).

iv. Setting up of up to 10/30/50 bedded integrated Ayush Hospitals.

v. Supply of essential Ayush drugs to Government Ayush Hospitals, Government Dispensaries and Government/ Government aided Teaching Institutional Ayush Hospitals.

vi. Establishment of new Ayush colleges in the States where availability of Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector.

vii. Infrastructural  development  of  Ayush  Under-Graduate  Institutions  &  Post- Graduate Institutions.

In  this regard, State/UT Governments  may avail the eligible  financial assistance by submitting the suitable proposals as per the provision of NAM guidelines.

2. AYUSH colleges along with Research councils including CCRAS, CCRH, CCRS, CCRUM through their peripheral institutes are providing Medical Education and Health care services including specialized treatment through OPD/IPD, promotional, public awareness related activities and research.

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