Parliament Question: Ayushman Arogya Mandirs in Punjab

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4705 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2026 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs in Punjab

4705. Shri Malvinder Singh Kang:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of functional AYUSH hospitals, dispensaries and Ayushman Arogya Mandirs–AYUSH (AAM-AYUSH) in Punjab as of 1st January, 2026, district-wise, particularly in Rupnagar, Hoshiarpur, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (SAS Nagar) and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (SBS Nagar) districts;

(b) whether the Government has identified any critical infrastructure gaps or manpower shortages including doctors, pharmacists and yoga instructors, in these facilities through the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) monitoring framework, if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of Central funds released, State share deposited and utilization certificates furnished by Punjab under NAM during the last three financial years, year-wise; and

(d) the details of the status of co-location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centre and Community Health Centre in rural and semi-urban areas of the State to provide integrated healthcare choice to patients? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) As reported by the State Government of Punjab, 01 Integrated Ayush Hospital (IAH), 06 Standalone Ayurveda Hospitals, 477 Ayush Dispensaries & 158 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs

(Ayush) are functional in that State, as on 1st January, 2026. The district-wise details of the Ayush facilities, including Rupnagar, Hoshiarpur, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (SAS Nagar) and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (SBS Nagar) districts are enclosed as Annexure-I.

(b) Public Health being a State subject, the primary responsibility to identify infrastructure gaps, manpower shortage including doctors, pharmacists and yoga instructors at Ayush hospitals, dispensaries and Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (Ayush) in the State of Punjab, lies with the respective State Government. As reported by the State, after identifying the gap, 158 1Ayush Dispensaries have been upgraded as Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (Ayush) and made functional.

(c) The year-wise details of the Central share released, State share deposited and Utilization Certificates furnished by the State Government Punjab under NAM during the last three years, are enclosed as Annexure-II. State Government of Punjab has not availed the financial assistance during the financial year 2022-23.

(d) Government of India has adopted a strategy of Co-location of Ayush facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs) including rural and semi urban areas of the State, thus enabling the choice to the patients for different systems of medicines under a single window. The engagement of Ayush doctors/ paramedics and their training is being supported by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare under National Health Mission (NHM), while the support for Ayush infrastructure, equipment/ furniture and medicines is being provided by the Ministry of Ayush under National Ayush Mission (NAM), as shared responsibilities. As reported by State Government of Punjab, 96 PHCs (86 Rural and 10 Semi Urban) and 89 CHC (9 Rural and 80 Semi Urban) are functional in the State of Punjab to provide integrated healthcare choice to the patients.

***** 2Annexure-I The district-wise details of the Ayush facilities in the State of Punjab including the District of Rupnagar, Hoshiarpur, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (SAS Nagar) and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (SBS Nagar) under National Ayush Mission:

S. District Name 50 Bedded Standalone Ayush Ayushman No. Integrated Ayush Dispensaries Arogya AYUSH Hospitals Mandirs Hospital (Ayush) 1 Amritsar 0 1 19 10 2 Barnala 0 0 14 1 3 Bhatinda 0 1 26 9 4 Faridkot 0 0 8 4 5 Fatehgarh Sahib 0 0 3 10 6 Fazilka 0 0 17 9 7 Ferozepur 0 0 16 3 8 Gurdaspur 0 0 28 12 9 Hoshiarpur 0 1 48 5 10 Jallandhar 0 1 34 8 11 Kapurthala 0 0 27 7 12 Ludhiana 0 1 31 17 13 Mansa 0 0 10 5 14 Moga 1 0 12 1 15 Mohali/ SAS Nagar 0 0 28 5 16 Muktsar Sahib 0 0 15 2 17 Pathankot 0 0 15 6 18 Patiala 0 1 28 11 19 Ropar/ Rupnagar 0 0 16 12 20 Sangrur 0 0 31 9 21 SBS Nagar 0 0 25 6 22 Tarn Taran 0 0 21 6 23 Chadigarh 0 0 5 0 Total 1 6 477 158 3Annexure-II The year-wise details of the Central funds released, State share deposited and Utilization Certificates (UCs) furnished by the State Government of Punjab under

NAM: (Rs. In lakhs) Year Centre Share State Share Total Funds Funds UCs released released released Utilized received 2023-24 109.85 73.233 183.083 109.85 61.46 2024-25 1701.10 1134.067 2835.167 298.09 1398.961 4