Question : Achievements of AYUSH

Will the Minister of AYURVEDA,YOGA AND NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

(a) the targets fixed and major achievements made in the field of AYUSH by the Ministry during the last two years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(b) the funds earmarked, released and unutilized during the said period, year and stream-wise;

(c) the reasons for under-achievement, if any, came across in obtaining the set targets during the period;

(d) the details of core areas in which the Government is going to focus in the coming years; and

(e) the other initiatives taken for development, expansion and spreading awareness of AYUSH systems of medicine during the said period?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA,
YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY
(SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)
(a): State/UT wise targets cannot be fixed since the funds to be released depend on various considerations including Utilisation Ceritificates etc and the implementing agencies are other than Ministry of AYUSH. However, major achievements made in the field of AYUSH by the Ministry during the last two years and the current year are furnished at Annexure- A.
(b): The funds earmarked , released and unutilized during the said period, year and stream-wise are furnished at Annexure-B.
(c): The reasons for under-achievements includes non-receipt of proposals, receipt of incomplete proposals, non-utilisation of funds in earlier years.
(d): The core areas of activities of Ministry of AYUSH includes Research and Development, Education, Regulations, Promotion and creating awareness in the steams of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Siddha and Homoeopathy including Sowa Rigpa in India and other countries.


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(e): The Ministry has planned to establish an All India Institute of Homoeopathy at New Delhi and an All India Institute of Unani Medicine at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
The Ministry has taken various initiatives for development , expansion and spreading awareness of AYUSH systems of medicines through various Central Sector Schemes viz. Information, Education and Communication(IEC), Public Health Initiative (PHI), Centre of Excellence (COE), Research Councils, National Institutes etc. and Centrally Sponsored Scheme viz. National AYUSH Mission(NAM).