Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:
(a) whether any scheme has been formulated to ensure the availability of high quality AYUSH medicines to the people of Madhya Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the details of the fund allocated to Madhya Pradesh for the medicinal conservation and development under his Ministry during the last three financial years?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA,
YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY
(DR. MUNJPARA MAHENDRABHAI)
(a) & (b): To ensure the availability of high quality AYUSH medicines to the people of the country including Madhya Pradesh comes under the purview of respective State Government/UT Governments, as Public health is a state subject. However, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the National AYUSH Mission (NAM), there is a provision of financial assistance for the supply of essential AYUSH medicines through AYUSH facilities to the people of States/UTs including Madhya Pradesh. Grant-in-aid of Rs. 11525.82 lakhs has been approved to Madhya Pradesh under the supply of essential drugs under NAM from 2014-15 to 2020-21.
(c): The details of the fund allocated to Madhya Pradesh for medicinal conservation and development during the last three financial years is furnished in Annexure-I.