Parliament Question: Health Protocols for Non-communicable Diseases

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 101 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.02026 Health Protocols for Non-communicable Diseases †*101. Shri Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadav: Smt. Vijaylakshmi Devi: Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state: (a) whether AAM (AYUSH) centers are providing standardized, evidence-based health protocols for non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes as per the Standard Treatment Guidelines (STG) on Metabolic Disorders issued in May 2025, if so, the details thereof; (b) the outcomes of the co-establishment of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centers, Community Health Centers and District Hospitals and the manner in which cross-referral rates between AYUSH and modern medicine are monitored; (c) whether the results from the September 2025 Capacity Building Summit indicate the adoption of revised financial and organisational reforms by the States for National AYUSH Mission and if so, the details thereof; and (d) the manner in which the Government is utilising the services of more than 7.5 lakh AYUSH doctors to strengthen community health and promote preventive and promotive healthcare? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV) (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. 1The Statement referred in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 101 for 06.02.2026 (a) Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM), Ministry of Ayush has approved 12500 Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) [AAM (Ayush)] in different parts of the country as per the proposals received from State/UT Governments through State Annual Action Plan (SAAPs) and as reported by them all are operational. These AAM (Ayush) are providing holistic wellness model to the community based on Ayush principles and practices including Yoga focusing on preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative healthcare for different common ailments including Non-Communicable Disease (NCDs) like hypertension and diabetes. Further, Ayush vertical under Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in collaboration with the Central Health Education Bureau (CHEB) conducted the Modular Training Programme for Master Trainers from States and UTs in October 2025 to support nationwide implementation after release of Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs) on Metabolic Disorders. A total of 152 participants from 36 States and Union Territories were trained, forming the national resource pool for the State-level cascading training programme to support standardized interpretation and rollout of the STGs across Ayush healthcare facilities including AAM (Ayush). (b) 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), thus enabling choice to the patients for different systems of medicines under single window. The engagement of Ayush Doctors/paramedics and their training is supported by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) under National Health Mission (NHM), while the support for Ayush infrastructure, equipment /furniture and medicines is provided by Ministry of Ayush under NAM as shared responsibilities. Mainstreaming of Ayush has been taken up in 13,094 Ayush facilities co- located under NHM (6,206 PHCs, 3,133 CHCs, 472 DHs, 3283 other health facilities) and health care services are being provided to the community. (c) The Departmental Summit on “National Ayush Mission and Capacity Building in States” had been held successfully in the month of September 2025 at New Delhi, under the Chairmanship of Shri Prataprao Jadhav, Hon’ble Minister of State (IC), Ministry of Ayush and MoS, MoHFW. The preparatory exercise for the Departmental Summit included conducting orientation sessions by the Ministry, organizing workshops among the States/UTs, preparing the Concept Note, forming six working-groups on designated sub-theme, collecting Feedback Notes from the grassroots level, and submission of State-specific Notes by States/UTs highlighting major challenges, possible solutions and implementation modalities. The Departmental Summit witnessed participation of senior officers from States/UTs, eminent experts from the MoHFW, Member (Health), NITI Aayog, representatives from Ayush Research Councils, National Institutes, National Commissions and senior officials of the Ministry, who had shared their insights towards shaping the future expansion of the NAM scheme. The event facilitated in-depth discussions on the State-Specific Notes and Feedback Notes received from departmental officers across States and Union Territories, including valuable inputs from grassroots-level functionaries. Accordingly, the Summit formulated strategies for implementation by proposing actionable solutions such as structured capacity building, scalable standard operating procedures (SOPs) and planning models, strengthening program governance, enhancing 2transparency in financial reporting and developing state-specific roadmaps for infrastructure and service quality improvement. Overall, the summit played a crucial role in supporting the Ministry of Ayush in envisioning and implementing people-centric healthcare delivery through NAM, while fostering inter-state collaboration to ensure sustained growth in the sector. (d) As Public Health is a State subject, the primary responsibility to utilise Ayush practitioners for providing holistic health care to the community including preventive and promotive healthcare through different Ayush interventions lies with respective State/UT Government. However, Ministry is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of NAM through State/UT Governments and supporting their efforts for providing better access of Ayush healthcare services to the community by providing financial assistance under different activities including strengthening of Ayush infrastructure, support for Ayush manpower, supply of medicines to Ayush health facilities and implementation of the Ayush Public Health Programmes. Accordingly, the State/UT Governments may avail financial assistance by submitting suitable proposals through SAAPs as per NAM guidelines. ***** 3