Question : RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN YOGA

 

(a) whether the Government has recently conducted a review of the schemes for promoting Research and Development (R&D) in the field of Yoga in the country;  

(b) if so, the details thereof, scheme-wise and State-wise;  

(c) the details of the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) working in R & D in Yoga in the country and receiving grants from the Government alongwith the details of their performance and utilization of funds; and  

(d) the action taken against NGOs found guilty of misusing the funds and their names thereof?  

 THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)  

(a) and (b): The scheme for Extra-Mural-Research (EMR) in all AYUSH systems including Yoga has been reviewed and modified. Revised guidelines can be viewed at website indianmedicine.nic.in.  

(c): The details regarding grants given to the NGOs working in the said scheme for the years 2007-08 and 2008-09 are given at Annexure – I and  II, respectively. Performance of these NGOs was reviewed by the Project Evaluation Committee and was found to be satisfactory except in case of one NGO i.e. Ashram Atmadeep (Research Centre for India’s Heritage), Gurgoan, Haryana. 

(d): Provision of further grants to Ashram Atmadeep (Research Centre for India’s Heritage), Gurgaon, Haryana has been discontinued.