ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA,
YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY
(SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)
(a): The Central Government through Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) provides financial assistance to the States/UTs to provide AYUSH treatment facility in the country including rural areas as per the State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) received from the States/UTs.
(b): The number of AYUSH hospitals/ dispensaries/centres running at present in the country, State/UT-wise and stream-wise including Bihar is furnished at Annexure-I.
(c) & (d): As Public Health is a State subject, opening of AYUSH hospitals come under the purview of respective State/UT Governments. However, under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM), there is a provision of setting up of 50 Bedded Integrated AYUSH Hospitals. The Central Government has approved 72 upto 50 bedded Integrated AYUSH Hospitals since inception of NAM. The details of approved upto 50-bedded integrated AYUSH Hospitals along with the funds allocated State/ UT-wise including Bihar is furnished at Annexure-II.
(e): A Central Sector scheme namely Extra Mural Research in AYUSH (EMR) is operational since 1999. It makes provision for grants-in-aid to institutions engaged in research activities including Ayurvedic drug development. The scheme is aimed at developing the opportunity for scientific scrutiny of AYUSH systems for the benefit of users, researchers, practitioners, industries & common people at large.
(f) Under National AYUSH Mission(NAM), the following provisions have been made for development and expansion of AYUSH systems of medicine:-
(i) Co-location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centers (PHCs), Community Health Centers (CHCs) and Districts Hospitals (DHs).
(ii) Up gradation of exclusive State Government AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries.
(iii) Setting up of up to 50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital.
(iv) Upgradation of State Government Under-Graduate and post-Graduate Educational Institutions.
(v) Setting up of new State Government AYUSH Educational Institutions in the State where it is not available.
Further, the following provisions have been also made for spreading awareness of AYUSH systems of medicine:
(i) Public Health outreach activity to focus on increasing awareness about AYUSH strength in managing community health problems resulting from nutritional problems, vector borne diseases etc.,
(ii) Adoption of villages for propagating AYUSH way of life and interventions of health care through AYUSH Gram,
(iii) School Health Programme through AYUSH by way of addressing the health needs of school going children through AYUSH,
(iv) Early prevention of non-communicable diseases and promotion of health care by way of Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) integrated with the principles and practices of AYUSH systems.
The Flexible activities include:
1. AYUSH wellness centres including Yoga & Naturopathy
2. Telemedicine
3. Sports medicine through AYUSH
4. Innovations in AYUSH including Public Private Partnership
5. Interest subsidy component for Private AYUSH Educational Institutions
6. Research & Development in areas related to Medicinal Plants
7. Voluntary certification scheme
8. Market Promotion
9. Market Intelligence & buy back interventions for Medicinal Plants
10. Reimbursement of testing charges
11. Crop Insurance.
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