**Summary:**
This document summarizes the Ministry of AYUSH's response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2260, dated August 1, 2025, regarding the appointment of naturopathy instructors in government hospitals across India. The Ministry of AYUSH clarifies that it is not running a campaign to appoint naturopathy instructors in all government hospitals nationwide, as public health falls under the jurisdiction of individual State/Union Territory (UT) governments. Consequently, questions regarding the number of service orders issued to naturopathy instructors, the program's completion timeline, and the amount of honorarium to be paid are not applicable at the central government level. The response was provided by the Minister of State (IC) of the Ministry of AYUSH, Shri Prataprao Jadhav.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Ayush: A ministry in the Government of India responsible for the development and promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy.
Shri Kaushalendra Kumar: Member of Parliament who raised a question in Lok Sabha.
Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav: Member of Parliament who raised a question in Lok Sabha.
Shri Giridhari Yadav: Member of Parliament who raised a question in Lok Sabha.
Shri Ramprit Mandal: Member of Parliament who raised a question in Lok Sabha.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: THE MINISTER OF STATE IC OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH
State Governments: Refers to the governments of the individual states within India, which have jurisdiction over public health matters.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AYUSH
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2260 FOR 01.08.2025
APPOINTMENT OF NATUROPATHY INSTRUCTORS
2260. Shri Kaushalendra Kumar:
Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav:
Shri Giridhari Yadav:
Shri Ramprit Mandal::
Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is running any campaign to appoint a naturopathy instructor each in
all the Government hospitals across the country and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the total number of Naturopathy Instructors issued service orders in the country;
(c) the time by which the said programme is targeted to be completed; and
(d) the amount of honorarium likely to be paid to these instructors?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH
(SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a) Since Public Health is a State subject, appointing naturopathy instructors comes under the
purview of respective State/ UT Governments. Ministry of Ayush is not running any campaign to
appoint a naturopathy instructor each in all the Government hospitals across the country.
(b) to (d) Does not arise in view of (a) above.
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