Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the Naturopathy Medical Centres (NMCs) being run by the public and private sectors in the country;
(b) the details of the funds allocated and the steps taken by the Government to promote Naturopathy during the last three years, year-wise;
(c) whether the faith/inclination towards Naturopathy is increasing in the people; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI,
SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY(AYUSH)
(SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)
(a):The Ministry of Ayush has established two autonomous bodies for Naturopathy System namely Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN), New Delhi and National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN), Pune.
Also, as per the Annual Statistical Publication of the Ministry of Ayush, “Ayush in India-2019”, the total number of Government Naturopathy Hospitals are 14 and the total number of Government Naturopathy Dispensaries are 93 in the country.
Further, Ministry of Ayush is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) in the country through State/UT Governments for promotion and development of AYUSH systems including Naturopathy.The State /UT Governmentshave beensupported as per the provisions of NAM guidelinesfor development and promotion of AYUSH Systems including Naturopathy as per the proposal received through their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs).
However, the Ministry does not maintain any data on private Naturopathy Medical Centres.
(b): The funds allocated to CCRYN and NIN in last three years are given below:
CCRYN:
Head 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Allocated
(Rs. in Lakhs) 3774.00 6327.00 4085.00
NIN:
Head 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Allocated
(Rs. in Lakhs) 1010.00 1155.00 10276.00
The Status of total grant-in-aidallocated under flexi pool component of NAM to different State / UT Governments for Naturopathy Centresduring the last three years are as follows: -
Year Amount approved
(Rs. in Lakhs)
2018-19 527.57
2019-20 297.60
2020-21 9.60
The Ministry of Ayush promotes Naturopathy through its two autonomous bodies namely CCRYN, New Delhi and NIN, Pune. The activities of CCRYN and NIN are given at Annexure.
(c) & (d): The prevalence of Ayush systems is increasing from time to time. However, this Ministry does not have any specific information about increased faith/inclination about Naturopathy in the people.