Parliament Question: Promotion of AYUSH Systems in Kerala

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4610 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20th MARCH 2026 Promotion of AYUSH Systems in Kerala 4610. Shri Shafi Parambil: Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government recognizes Kerala as a major hub of Ayurveda and traditional medicine in the country and if so, the details thereof; (b) the total funds allocated and released to the State of Kerala under various AYUSH schemes during the last five years, scheme-wise and year-wise; (c) the number of Government AYUSH hospitals, dispensaries and colleges functioning in the country, State/UT-wise including Kerala; (d) whether there is any proposal to upgrade such institutions centres of excellence and if so, the details thereof; (e) whether the Government proposes to establish any All India Institute of Ayurveda or national-level research institute in Kerala and if so, the details thereof; and (f) the steps taken by the Government to promote Kerala’s Ayurveda at the global level including medical tourism and export of AYUSH products? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV) (a) No such information is available. (b) Under the National Ayush Mission (NAM), a Central Sponsored Scheme, financial assistance has been provided to the State Government of Kerala as per their proposals submitted by them under NAM. The year- wise details of releases to Kerala during the last five years are as under: S.No. Year Amount (₹ in lakh): 1 2020–21 2337.588 2 2021–22 1153.388 3 2022–23 4399.828 4 2023–24 7989.4005 2024–25 11037.960 Total Rs. 26,918.164 National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), under its Central Sector Scheme on ‘Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants’ supported research activities on various aspects of medicinal plants including government as well as private universities/research institutions/organizations across the country. The details are at Annexure I. Further, a fund of Rs. 9.28 Crore has been allocated to the Ayush Pharmacies in the State of Kerala under the component “Strengthening and up-gradation of Ayush Pharmacies and Drug Testing Laboratories to achieve higher standards” of Ayush Oushadhi Gunavatta evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY ), a Central Sector Scheme till date to: 1. Kollam District Ayurveda Oushdha Nirmana Vyavasaya Co-operative Society Ltd, Kerela 2. Sitaram Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd, Thrissur, Kerala 3. Pankajakasthuri Herbals India Private Limited, Poovachal, Kerala 4. The Pharmaceutical Corporation (IM) Kerala Ltd., Kuttanellur P.O Thrissur, Kerala 5. Visesh Ayurvedic Pvt. Ltd Pharmacy, Kerala (c) The details of Government Ayush hospitals, dispensaries and colleges functioning in the country are at Annexure-II (d) At present, there is no such proposal (e) At present, there is no such proposal to establish All India Institute of Ayurveda in Kerala. However, a Central Research Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy (CRIYN) is sanctioned for establishment in Kerala. (f) For promotion and propagation of Medical Value Travel (MVT,), Ministry of Ayush has organized an Ayush-based MVT Summit for the South Zone on 26 May 2025 in Chennai with participation from the Southern States including Kerala. Further, Ayush Export Promotion Council (AYUSHEXCIL) has been set up by the Ministry of Commerce with support from the Ministry of Ayush. It promotes and oversees exports of Ayush products by addressing trade issues, facilitate capacity building of its members on export procedures, organizing Business to Business meetings and international events, road shows, seminars and workshops on the export of Ayush products, and to safeguard the scientific research in the field of Ayush healthcare. ************Annexure I Details of projects sanctioned and fund released under Central Sector Scheme on ‘Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants’ state wise for research activities on various aspects of medicinal plants during last five years in Kerala state are as below: (Amount in Lakhs) Sr UT & Total fund Total Total fund Total Total fund Total Total fund Total Total fund Total No State sanctione amoun sanctioned amount sanctione amount sanctione amount sanctione amount Name d t Release d Release d Release d Release Releas d d d d ed 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 1. Keral 24.75 57.94 26.59 32.57 29.88 19.45 a 138.12 60.53 33.01 19.35 The details of projects sanctioned for Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities like Training/Workshop/Seminars/ Conferences etc activities across the state of Kerala are as below: IEC Desk Project Related data Last Five Year’s 2020-21 to 2024-25 S. State/UT Year’s No of Amount Amount Released No. Project sanctioned (New sanctioned + 2020- 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- sanctioned (Rs. In old pending 21 22 23 24 25 Lakhs) releases) (Rs. In Lakhs) 1 Kerala 01 0 02 02 0 05 25.50 25.50 The details of projects sanctioned, and funds released during last five years to the State of Kerala for establishment of different types of Herbal Gardens viz.School Herbal Gardens, Institutional/ Public Herbal Gardens/Ayush van, Herbal Gardens of State and National importance and develop of Nursery/QPM, and species-specific campaign are given below: - Component Herbal Garden Species Specific Campaign Year Sanctioned Released Sanctioned Released Amount Amount Amount Amount (₹ in Lakh) (₹ in Lakh) (₹ in Lakh) (₹ in Lakh) 2020-21 234.74 222.74 2021-22 6.25 2022-23 53.40 30.00 56.70 37.80 2023-24 71.36 35.44 2024-25 2.16 1.20 Total 367.91 289.38 56.70 37.80Annexure II State/ UT-wise total number of Government Ayush Hospitals, Dispensaries & Colleges in the country Total No. of Total No. of Total No. of S. State/UT Government Government Ayush Government No. Ayush Hospitals Dispensaries Ayush Colleges (1) (2) (3) (4) A. States/Union Territories 1 Andhra Pradesh 8 737 4 2 Arunachal Pradesh 11 171 1 3 Assam 4 573 2 4 Bihar 8 1590 4 5 Chhattisgarh 7 695 2 6 Delhi 5 204 7 7 Goa 0 84 1 8 Gujarat 40 852 6 9 Haryana 5 830 4 10 Himachal Pradesh 35 1206 1 11 Jammu & Kashmir 10 999 4 12 Jharkhand 1 781 1 13 Karnataka 168 1257 7 14 Kerala 165 2210 6 15 Madhya Pradesh 32 1773 9 16 Maharashtra 9 486 7 17 Manipur 25 12 0 18 Meghalaya 14 95 2 19 Mizoram 10 21 0 20 Nagaland 6 46 0 21 Odisha 9 2676 7 22 Punjab 6 1032 1 23 Rajasthan 141 4443 12 24 Sikkim 6 13 0 25 Tamil Nadu 34 1514 6 26 Tripura 7 101 0 27 Uttar Pradesh 1980 3761 24 28 Uttarakhand 433 562 3 29 West Bengal 10 2668 7 30 A&N Islands 3 37 0 31 Chandigarh 0 30 0 D&N Haveli and Daman 0 32 & Diu 4 20 33 Ladakh 0 48 2 34 Lakshadweep 2 18 0 35 Puducherry 6 81 1 36 Telangana 11 834 5 TOTAL(A) 3215 32460 136 B. CGHS & Central - 58 900 Government Organizations TOTAL(A+B) 3273 33360 136