Parliament Question: Export of AYUSH Products

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 941 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24th JULY 2026 Export of AYUSH Products †941. Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan: Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state: (a) the details of the targets set by the Government and the achievements made under AYUSH Drug Quality and Production Promotion Scheme during the last seven years; (b) whether the Government has established any action plan or set targets to promote the export of traditional medicines and health products through the Drug Quality and Production Promotion Scheme, if so, the achievements made during the last seven years; (c) whether the Government has taken any measures for effective quality control and safety monitoring of AYUSH medicines; and (d) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV) (a) & (b) Ministry of Ayush is implementing a Central Sector Scheme Ayush Oushadhi Gunavatta evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY) since 2021-22 with total budget outlay of Rs. 122.00 crores for five years. The components of scheme are as follows: - i. Strengthening and up-gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards. ii. Pharmacovigilance of ASU&H drugs including surveillance of misleading advertisements. iii. Strengthening of Central and State regulatory frameworks including Technical Human Resource & Capacity Building programs for Ayush drugs. iv. Support for development of standards and accreditation/certification of Ayush products & materials in collaboration with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Quality Control of India (QCI) and other relevant scientific institutions and industrial R&D centers. 1The scheme has inter alia one of the component to strengthen and up-grade the Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories (DTLs) to achieve higher standards like WHO-GMP and NABL, which ease the exports of Ayush drugs. Till date, 18 Ayush pharmacies and 07 Ayush DTLs have been supported financially under this scheme across the country. An amount of Rs. 40.13 crore has been sanctioned as Grant-in-Aid to these pharmacies and DTLs. The State/UT- wise details of fund released for the upgradation of Ayush pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories (DTLs) under the AOGUSY scheme till date are attached at Annexure. Further, to strengthen Central and State regulatory frameworks, Ayush vertical in Central Drugs Standards Control Organization (CDSCO) and State Ayush Directorate/State Drug Controller of Ayush drugs are financially supported under AOGUSY Scheme for conducting training and capacity building programs. (c) & (d) The Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Drugs Rules, 1945 have exclusive regulatory provisions for Ayurveda, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASSU&H) drugs. It is mandatory for the manufacturers to adhere to the prescribed requirements for licensing of manufacturing units & medicines including proof of safety & effectiveness, compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) as per Schedule T and Schedule M of the Drugs Rules, 1945 for Ayurvedic, Siddha, Sowa-rigpa, Unani and Homeopathy drugs respectively and to follow the quality standards of drugs as prescribed in the respective pharmacopoeia. Drug Inspectors collect medicine samples regularly from manufacturing firms or retail shops within their jurisdiction and send them to Drug Testing Laboratory under Drug Control department for quality testing and if any sample is found to be ‘Not of Standard Quality’, appropriate action is initiated such as preventing the sale of the medicines from the market and appropriate legal actions as per Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules made thereunder. There are 34 Drug Testing Laboratories available in State/UTs for testing of the Legal Samples drawn by the Drug Inspectors of concerned State/UTs. The Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H), a subordinate organization under Ministry of Ayush, develops pharmacopoeial standards and formulary specifications for Ayush drugs, which serve as the official compendia for determining their identity, purity, and strength. Compliance with these standards is mandatory under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Rules made thereunder. PCIM&H also functions as the Appellate Drug Testing Laboratory for Ayush drugs and conducts regular capacity-building programmes for Drug Regulatory Authorities, Drug Analysts, and other stakeholders on standardization, quality control, and testing methodologies to strengthen the quality assurance system for Ayush drugs. 2Drug Testing Laboratories are approved by the Ministry of Ayush under Rules 160A to 160J of the Drugs Rules, 1945, for carrying out tests relating to the identity, purity, quality and strength of Ayush drugs. As on date, 118 private Drug Testing Laboratories have been approved by the Ministry across States and Union Territories for conducting such tests in accordance with the provisions of the Drugs Rules, 1945. Further, Ministry of Ayush is implementing a Central Sector Scheme, namely, Ayush Oushadhi Gunvatta Evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY) to support Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards like WHO-GMP and NABL respectively. In addition, the Ministry of Ayush has undertaken the following initiatives to promote quality assurance and certification of Ayush products: • To strengthen regulatory oversight, Ayush Vertical in CDSCO facilitates the issuance of the World Health Organization Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product (WHO-CoPP) for eligible Ayush drugs through joint inspections with State/UT Licensing Authorities. • Ayush Standard Mark and Ayush Premium Mark are awarded to Ayush Drugs by Quality Council of India (QCI) based on third-party assessment of compliance with prescribed national and international quality standards. • Ayush Quality Mark Programme was launched by the Ministry of Ayush to strengthen quality assurance, enhance consumer confidence, and improve the Global recognition and competitiveness of Ayush products and services. ***** 3Annexure The State/UT-wise details of fund released for the upgradation of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories (DTLs) under the AOGUSY scheme till date, including Maharashtra, are as follows- S. No. F.Y. State Component Pharmacy Particulars Amount /DTL released 1 2021- Mizoram Strengthenin DTL State Govt. of 18,00,000 22 g and up- Mizoram gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards 2 2022- Maharasht Strengthenin Pharmacy Inducare Pharma Pvt. 3,00,00,000 23 ra g and up- Ltd. Pune 3 Maharasht gradation of Pharmacy Ayurchem Private 2,69,00,000 ra Ayush Ltd. Maharashtra. 4 Maharasht Pharmacies Pharmacy Phytovedic India Pvt. 2,14,61,000 ra and Drug Ltd. Maharashtra 5 Kerala Testing Pharmacy Visesh Ayurvedic Pvt. 1,91,56,000 Laboratories Ltd Pharmacy Kerala. 6 Uttar to achieve Pharmacy Amar Pharmaceuticals 1,43,43,000 Pradesh higher and labs (I) Pvt. Ltd. standards U.P 7 Uttar DTL Amar Pharmaceuticals 77,67,000 Pradesh and labs (I) Pvt. Ltd. U.P (DTL) 8 Madhya Pharmacy Shree Baidyanath 2,08,92,000 Pradesh Ayurved Bhawan Pvt. Ltd, Madhya Pradesh 9 Kerala Pharmacy Kollam District 64,29,000 Ayurveda Oushdha Nirmana Vyavasaya 4Co-operative Society Ltd, Kerela 10 2023- Tripura Strengthenin DTL State Govt. of Tripura 76,68,000 24 g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards 11 Madhya Strengthenin Pharmacy Shree Baidyanath 91,08,000 Pradesh g and up- Ayurved Bhawan Pvt. gradation of Ltd, Madhya Pradesh Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards 12 Jammu & Strengthenin DTL State Govt. J&K 86,29,500 Kashmir g and up- gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards 13 Kerala Strengthenin Pharmacy Sitaram Ayurveda Pvt. 50,00,000 g and up- Ltd, Thrissur, Kerala. 14 Kerala gradation of Pharmacy Pankajakasthuri 50,00,000 Ayush Herbals India Private 5Pharmacies Limited, Poovachal, and Drug Kerala 15 Rajasthan Testing Pharmacy BJain Pharmaceuticals 50,00,000 Laboratories Private Limited, to achieve Alwar, Rajasthan 16 Assam higher Pharmacy Assam Ayurvedic 45,59,519 standards Products, Guwahati, Assam (PSU) 17 Jammu & Pharmacy Govt. Pharmacy, 1,05,00,000 Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir 18 Gujarat Pharmacy State Pharmacy, 44,20,248 Rajpipla, Gujarat 19 Mizoram DTL State Govt. Drug 67,20,884 Testing Laboratory, Mizoram 20 Tamil DTL State Govt. Drug 20,00,000 Nadu Testing Laboratory, Tamil Nadu 21 Arunachal Pharmacy State Pharmacy, 67,02,164 Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh 22 Arunachal DTL State Drug Testing 17,99,813 Pradesh Laboratory , Arunachal Pradesh 23 2024- Arunachal Strengthenin Pharmacy State Pharmacy, 70,42,077 25 Pradesh g and up- Arunachal Pradesh 24 Arunachal gradation of DTL State Drug Testing 17,24,400 Pradesh Ayush Laboratory , Arunachal Pharmacies Pradesh 25 Kerala and Drug Pharmacy Pankajakasthuri 44,32,807 Testing Herbals India Private Laboratories Limited, Poovachal, to achieve Kerala higher standards 26 Tamil Strengthenin DTL State Govt. Drug 51,00,000 Nadu g and up- Testing Laboratory, gradation of Tamil Nadu 27 Rajasthan Ayush Pharmacy BJain Pharmaceuticals 1,44,54,189 Pharmacies Private Limited, and Drug Alwar, Rajasthan 628 Mizoram Testing DTL State Govt. Drug 39,40,500 Laboratories Testing Laboratory, to achieve Mizoram 29 Tamil higher DTL State Govt. Drug 41,57,062 Nadu standards Testing Laboratory, Tamil Nadu 30 Gujarat Pharmacy State Pharmacy, 2,00,00,000 Rajpipla, Gujarat 31 Mizoram Strengthenin DTL State Govt. Drug 18,00,000 g and up- Testing Laboratory, gradation of Mizoram Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards 32 Tamil Strengthenin Pharmacy State Govt. Pharmacy, 45,00,000 Nadu g and up- Tamil Nadu Medicinal gradation of Plant Farms & Herbal Ayush Medicine Corporation Pharmacies Limited (TAMPCOL), and Drug Tamil Nadu Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards 33 Arunachal Strengthenin Pharmacy State Pharmacy, 31,08,000 Pradesh g and up- Arunachal Pradesh gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve 7higher standards 34 2025- Punjab Strengthenin Pharmacy Shree Dhanwantari 2,85,00,000 26 g and up- Herbals Pvt. Ltd. gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards 35 Kerala Strengthenin Pharmacy Sitaram Ayurveda Pvt. 2,50,00,000 g and up- Ltd, Thrissur, Kerala. gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards 36 Arunachal Strengthenin Pharmacy State Pharmacy, 35,94,164 Pradesh g and up- Arunachal Pradesh gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards 37 Arunachal Strengthenin DTL State Drug Testing 17,99,813 Pradesh g and up- Laboratory , Arunachal gradation of Pradesh Ayush Pharmacies 8and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards 38 Mizoram Strengthenin DTL State Govt. Drug 18,00,000 g and up- Testing Laboratory, gradation of Mizoram Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards 39 Kerala Strengthenin Pharmacy The Pharmaceutical 2,78,01,008 g and up- Corporation (IM) gradation of Kerala Ltd., Ayush Kuttanellur P.O Pharmacies Thrissur and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards 40 Madhya Strengthenin Pharmacy State Govt. Pharmacy, 91,49,799 Pradesh g and up- Gwalior gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards 941 Madhya Strengthenin DTL State Govt. Drug 75,83,262 Pradesh g and up- Testing Laboratory, gradation of Madhya Pradesh Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards Total 40,13,43,209 (i.e. Rs. 40.13 crore) 10