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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AYUSH
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4694
TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2026
Promotion of AYUSH in Jharkhand
4694. Shri Vijay Kumar Hansdak:
Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the efforts made to promote Aryuveda, Naturopathy, Unani and other related
systems of treatment of AYUSH in the country, State/UT-wise along with a large chunk of
population depend on traditional medical practices in Jharkhand; and
(b) the number of institutions and training centres related to Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani etc.
established in the last ten years and those proposed to be set up by the Government,
State/UTwise, particularly in Jharkhand?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH
(SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a) Ministry of Ayush is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush
Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments and providing financial assistance to them for
development and promotion of Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Unani and other related system of
treatment of Ayush in the country against their proposals received through State Annual Action
Plans (SAAPs) as per the provisions of NAM guidelines. The Mission inter-alia makes provision
for the following activities: -
(i) Ayush Health & Wellness Centres now renamed as Ayushman Arogya Mandir(Ayush).
(ii) Co-location of Ayush facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health
Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs).
(iii) Upgradation of existing standalone Government Ayush Hospitals.
(iv) Upgradation of existing Government/Panchayat/Government aided Ayush
Dispensaries/Construction of building for existing Ayush Dispensary (Rented/ dilapidated
accommodation)/Construction of building to establish new Ayush Dispensary in the area where
there are no Ayush facilities available.
(v) Setting up of upto 10/30/50 bedded integrated Ayush Hospitals.
(vi) Supply of essential drugs to Government Ayush Hospitals, Government Dispensaries and
Government/Government aided Teaching Institutional AYUSH Hospitals.(vii) Ayush Public Health Programmes.
(viii) Establishment of new AYUSH colleges in the States where availability of AYUSH
teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector.
(ix) Infrastructural development of Ayush Under-Graduate Institutions and Ayush Post-Graduate
Institutions/ add on PG/ Pharmacy /Para-Medical Course.
The financial support given to States/UTs including Jharkhand from year 2014-15 to 2024-25 is
furnished at Annexure-I.
Further, Ministry of Ayush implements a Central Sector Scheme for the promotion of
Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) on Ayush systems of medicine uniformly
across the country, including Jharkhand. Under this scheme, Ministry undertakes various
activities such as organizing Arogya Fairs, Yoga Fests/Utsavs, Ayurveda Parvs, celebrating
important Ayush days, participating in health fairs, melas, and exhibitions, and providing
financial assistance for seminars, workshops, and conferences, along with multimedia campaigns
to create public awareness about Ayush systems of healthcare. Details of events conducted
during the last three years are provided in the Annexure-II.
(b) Public Health being a State Subject, the primary responsibility for establishment of
Institutions and training centres related to Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani etc. comes under purview
of respective State/UT Government. As informed by State Government of Jharkhand 01 State
Yoga Centre at East jail Road, Ranchi and 01 State Unani Medical College and Hospital at
Giridih, Jharkhand are there in the Jharkhand State.
*****Annexure-I
The State/UT wise status of released Grant-in-Aid (GIA) under NAM including Jharkhand
from year 2014-15 to 2024-25
Sr. No. Name of the States/UTs Total Sanctioned Amount
1. Andaman & Nicobar Islands 3265.778
2. Andhra Pradesh 16181.87
3. Arunachal Pradesh 7241.014
4. Assam 22692.486
5. Bihar 13435.934
6. Chandigarh 2206.698
7. Chhattisgarh 22949.595
8. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 1613.47
9. Delhi 859.407
10. Goa 4892.627
11. Gujarat 26575.298
12. Haryana 25591.684
13. Himachal Pradesh 19877.724
14. Jammu & Kashmir 29155.58
15. Jharkhand 27883.854
16. Karnataka 43517.516
17. Kerala 58741.737
18. Laddakh 497.322
19. Lakshadweep 1942.251
20. Madhya Pradesh 67337.562
21. Maharashtra 21766.82
22. Manipur 10551.087
23. Meghalaya 8107.38
24. Mizoram 6594.29
25. Nagaland 10267.092
26. Odisha 18024.785
27. Puducherry 4286.791
28. Punjab 11309.785
29. Rajasthan 68528.335
30. Sikkim 4819.217
31. Tamil Nadu 47645.14
32. Telangana 19971.608
33. Tripura 6359.975
34. Uttar Pradesh 171658.049
35. Uttarakhand 19332.319
36. West Bengal 30196.291
37. Total 855878.371Annexure-II
Details of events conducted during the last three years under IEC scheme
S.No. Components State/UT
1. National Level Arogya Fair 1. Jaipur (Rajasthan)
2. Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)
3. Thane (Maharashtra)
4. New Delhi (Delhi)
5. Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
6. Jaipur (Rajasthan)
7. Chennai (Tamilnadu)
8. Buldhana (Maharashtra)
2. State Level Arogya Fair 1. Mon (Nagaland)
2. Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
3. Nashik (Maharashtra)
4. Mon (Nagaland)
5. Shillong (Meghalaya)
6. Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)
3. Ayurveda Parv/Yoga Fest 1. Shrinagar (J&K) - Ayurveda Parv
2. Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) - Ayurveda Parv
3. Panchkula (Haryana) - Ayurveda Parv
4. Udaipur (Rajasthan)-Yoga Fest
5. Hyderabad (Telangana)- Ayurveda Parv
6. Amritsar (Punjab)- Ayurveda Parv
7. New Delhi (Delhi)- Yoga Fest
8. Puri (Odisha)- Ayurveda Parv
9. Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)- Ayurveda Parv
10. Leh (Ladakh) - Yoga Fest
11. Mumbai (Maharashtra) - Ayurveda Parv
4. Participation in 1. Cow Based Global Investment Summit & Expo
Fairs/Melas/Exhibitions (Rajkot, Gujarat)
2. 26th National Health Exhibition (Kolkata, West
Bengal)
3. IPU Health Mela (New Delhi, Delhi)
4. Aadi Mahotsav (Jamshedpur, Jharkhand)
5. World Food India (New Delhi, Delhi)
6. India International Trade Fair (New Delhi, Delhi)
7. Arogya Fair on the occasion of Naturopathy Day
2023 (Tanakpur, Uttarakhand)
8. Odisha Ayush Expo (Bhubaneshwar, Odisha)
9. Exhibition (Karnataka, Bengaluru)
10. Rise in India -Health & Wellness Expo
(Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh)
11. North East Festival 2023 (New Delhi, Delhi)
12. Bharat Parv 2024 (Red Fort, Delhi)
13. Surajkund Mela 2024 (Faridabad, Haryana)
14. Aadi Mahotsav (New Delhi, Delhi)
15. AYUSH Health “Arogya Mela”2024 (Dundu,
Jaipur, Rajasthan)
16. World Food India (New Delhi, Delhi)
17. India International Trade Fair (New Delhi,
Delhi)
18. Surajkund Mela, 2025(Faridabad, Haryana)19. Rise in India 2025 (Ghaziabad, UP)
20. Health Tech India 2025(New Delhi, Delhi)
21. Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas 2025
(Bhubaneshwar, Odisha)
22. Bharat Parv 2025 (Delhi)
23. World Wetlands Day (Gonda, Uttar Pradesh)
24. World Food India (New Delhi, Delhi)
25. India International Trade Fair (New Delhi,
Delhi)
26. Surajkund Mela
5. Providing Financial Assistance The number of financial assistance cases provided is 11
for organizing
Workshop/Conference/Seminars
etc. on Ayush System
6. Media Activities 1. Print Advertisement for IDY 2023
2. Print Advertisement for National Dhanvantari
Ayurveda Award 2023
3. Print Advertisement for an important event
held at Guwahati
4. Print Publicity through IITF 2023 tickets
5. Print Advertisement for National Dhanvantari
Ayurveda Award 2024
6. Print Advertisement for International Day of
Yoga 2024
7. Print Advertisement for Ayurveda Day 2024
8. Print Advertisement on the topic "five
Guinness World Records on Desh ka prakriti
parikshan"
9. Print Advertisement i.r.o. misleading ads
about Ayush
10. Quarter Page Print Advertisement for
International Day of Yoga 2025
11. Half Page Print Advertisement for
International Day of Yoga 2025
7. Important Days 1. World Homoeopathy Day 2023
2. IDY 2023 (Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh)
3. 7th Siddha Day
4. Unani Day 2024
5. World Homoeopathy Day 2024 (New Delhi,
Delhi)
6. IDY 2024 (Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir)
7. Ayurveda Day (New Delhi, Delhi)
8. Unani Day (New Delhi, Delhi)
9. Siddha Day (Chennai, Tamilnadu)
10. World Homoeopathy Day 2025
(Gandhinagar, Gujarat)
11. IDY 2025 (Vishakhapatnam, Andhra
Pradesh)
12. Ayurveda Day 2025 (Goa)
Siddha Day