**Executive Summary**
This report, in response to Unstarred Question No. 1144 addressed to the Ministry of AYUSH, provides details on the recruitment of Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, Professors, and Group 'A' officers in Government AYUSH institutes/hospitals since 2014. It includes information on regular, contract, and ad-hoc employees. The report was to be answered on December 5th, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Recruitment Data:**
* The report details the number of Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, Professors, and Group 'A' officers appointed on a regular basis in Government AYUSH institutes/hospitals.
* Data is categorized by institute, category (Unreserved, Socially and Educationally Backward), and employee type (regular, ad-hoc, or contract).
* **Contractual Employees:**
* The report provides the number of employees working on a contract basis.
* Details include the contract period and the institute/hospital where they are employed.
* **Contractual Employee Percentage:**
* The percentage of contractual employees relative to the total sanctioned posts is detailed.
* This information is presented category-wise and hierarchy-wise.
* **General Category Employees:**
* The number of general category employees working as regular, ad-hoc, and contract employees against the total posts sanctioned for the reserved category post-wise is provided.
* Details are included in Annexure I to IV.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of AYUSH**
* **Impact:** Requires the Ministry to compile and provide comprehensive data on recruitment and employment types within AYUSH institutes/hospitals.
* **Action Required:** Review and disseminate the information to the Lok Sabha in response to the unstarred question.
**Government AYUSH Institutes/Hospitals**
* **Impact:** Subject to scrutiny regarding recruitment practices and the balance between regular and contractual employees.
* **Action Required:** Provide accurate and timely data to the Ministry of AYUSH regarding staffing levels and employment terms.
**Employees (Regular, Contract, Ad-hoc)**
* **Impact:** Information on their employment status is being reviewed and potentially compared across different institutes.
* **Action Required:** No immediate action, but employees may be impacted by future decisions based on this data.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of AYUSH: The central ministry responsible for the development and promotion of AYUSH systems in India, the primary subject of the recruitment information.
AYUSH Institutes and Hospitals: The organizations and facilities employing the personnel being discussed; the scope of the policy.
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor and Group 'A' Officers: The key positions whose recruitment is the main topic of the policy, defining the scope of the question.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AYUSH
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1144
TO BE ANSWERED ON 05th DECEMBER, 2025
“Recruitment in AYUSH Institutes and Hospitals”
1144. Shri Dharmendra Yadav:
Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of regular posts of assistant professor, associate professor, professor and group ‘A’ officers
posts created and recruitment made on regular basis in Government AYUSH institutes / hospitals, category-
wise, since 2014 till date;
(b) the details of employees working on contract basis along with their contract period, institute and hospital-
wise;
(c) the percentage of contractual employees hired as against the total sanctioned posts, category and hierarchy-
wise; and
(d) the number of employees belonging to the general category working as regular, ad-hoc and contract against
the total posts sanctioned for the reserved category post-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH
(SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a) to (d) The details of posts of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor and Group ‘A’ Officers
posts created and recruitment made, details of employees working on contract basis, percentage of contractual
employees belonging to general category working as regular/ad-hoc/contract in Institutes / Hospitals under
Ministry of Ayush are enclosed at Annexure I to IV respectively.
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Page 1 of 9ANNEXURE-I
Details of Assistant Professor in National Institutes under Ministry of Ayush
S. No. of
Percentag
No employee
e of
. No. of s
contractu
employee belongin
Name of the Socially and al
Unreserve S S s working g to
National Educationall contract period employee
d C T on General
Institute y Backward s against
contract Category
the total
basis (Regular/
sanctione
Ad hoc /
d posts
contract)
1. Institute of
Teaching
and 18.11.2024 to
Research in 31.03.2026
Ayurveda 5 2 2 13 32. 50% 26
(ITRA) 18
2. North
Eastern
Institute of
Ayurveda &
Folk
Medicine
Research
(NEIAFMR) 8 3 2 1 1 1 Year 6.66% 7
3. North
Eastern
Institute of
Ayurveda
and
Homoeopath
y (NEIAH) 16 0 4 3 1 1 Year 0.36% 8
4. National
Institute of
Ayurveda
(NIA) 28 14 7 3 0 0 0 28
5. National
Institute of
Sowa Rigpa
(NISR) 8 1 (OBC) 1 0 0 0 0 0
6. Rashtriya
Ayurveda
Vidhyapeeth
(RAV) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7. All India
Institute of
Ayurveda
(AIIA) 38 11 6 3 14 24.13% 0
8. National
Institute of Upto 31.03.2026
Siddha 18 9 5 1 3 8.33% 20
(NIS)
9. National
Institute of
Page 2 of 9Unani
Medicine 1 Year
(NIUM) 28 0 0 0 4 2 Months 14.28% 22
10. Morarji
Desai
National
Institute of
Yoga 55 28 4 0 22 0 0 55
(MDNIY)
11. National
Institute of
Naturopathy
(NIN) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12. National
Institute of
Homoeopath
y (NIH) 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 4
Kolkata 2 2 1 1 6 1 Year 42.8% 6
New Delhi
Page 3 of 9ANNEXURE-II
Details of Associate Professor in National Institutes under Ministry of Ayush
S. No. of
Percentag
No employee
e of
. No. of s
contractu
employee belongin
Name of the Socially and al
Unreserve S S s working g to
National Educationall contract period employee
d C T on General
Institute y Backward s against
contract Category
the total
basis (Regular/
sanctione
Adhoc /
d posts
contract)
1. Institute of
Teaching
and
Research in
Ayurveda
(ITRA) 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 28
2. North
Eastern
Institute of
Ayurveda &
Folk
Medicine
Research 0 0 0
(NEIAFMR) 7 3 2 1 0
3. North
Eastern
Institute of
Ayurveda
and
Homoeopath
y (NEIAH) 7 0 0 0 7 1 Year 78% 3
4. National
Institute of
Ayurveda
(NIA) 16 7 4 2 0 0 0 16
5. National
Institute of
Sowa Rigpa
(NISR) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6. Rashtriya
Ayurveda
Vidhyapeeth
(RAV) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7. All India
Institute of
Ayurveda
(AIIA) 18 7 4 2 0 0% 0
Page 4 of 98. National
Institute of Upto
Siddha 4 1 1 0 1 31.03.2026 33.33% 5
(NIS)
9. National
Institute of
Unani
Medicine
(NIUM)
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
10. Morarji
Desai
National
Institute of
Yoga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(MDNIY)
11. National
Institute of
Naturopathy
(NIN) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12. National
Institute of
Homoeopath
y (NIH) 4 5 1 0 1 1 Year 12.5% 5
Kolkata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Delhi
Page 5 of 9ANNEXURE-III
Details of Professor in National Institutes under Ministry of Ayush
S. No. of
Percentag
No employee
e of
. No. of s
contractua
employee belonging
Name of the Socially and l
Unreserve S S s working contract to
National Educationall employee
d C T on period General
Institute y Backward s against
contract Category
the total
basis (Regular/
sanctione
Adhoc /
d posts
contract)
1. Institute of
Teaching and
Research in
Ayurveda
(ITRA) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
2. North
Eastern
Institute of
Ayurveda &
Folk
Medicine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Research
(NEIAFMR)
3. North
Eastern
Institute of
Ayurveda
and 7 0 0 0 7 1 Year 78% 2
Homoeopath
y (NEIAH)
4. National
Institute of
Ayurveda
(NIA) 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 9
5. National
Institute of
Sowa Rigpa
(NISR) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6. Rashtriya
Ayurveda
Vidhyapeeth
(RAV) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7. All India
Institute of
Ayurveda
(AIIA) 17 7 4 2 6 20% 0
8. National
Institute of Upto
Siddha (NIS) 0 1 0 0 2 31.3.2026 66.66% 2
Page 6 of 99. National
Institute of
Unani
Medicine 2 Year
(NIUM) 10 0 0 0 1 6 Months 10% 7
10. Morarji
Desai
National
Institute of
Yoga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(MDNIY)
11. National
Institute of
Naturopathy
(NIN) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12. National
Institute of
Homoeopath
y (NIH) 5 2 1 0 1 1 Year 9.09% 6
Kolkata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Delhi
Page 7 of 9ANNEXURE-IV
Details of Group ‘A’ Officers in National Institutes under Ministry of Ayush
S. No. of
Percentag
No employee
e of
. No. of s
contractu
employee belongin
Name of the Socially and al
Unreserve S S s working g to
National Educationall Contract period employee
d C T on General
Institute y Backward s against
contract Category
the total
basis (Regular/
sanctione
Adhoc /
d posts
contract)
1. Institute of
Teaching
and
Research in
Ayurveda
(ITRA) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2. North
Eastern
Institute of
Ayurveda &
Folk
Medicine 0 0 0
Research
(NEIAFMR) 26 2 1 7.69% 4
3. North
Eastern
Institute of
Ayurveda
and 0 0 0
Homoeopath
y (NEIAH) 15 0 0 0 2
4. National
Institute of
Ayurveda
(NIA) 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
5. National
Institute of
Sowa Rigpa
(NISR) 1 (OBC) 0 0 0 Upto 0 0
9 31.03.2026
6. Rashtriya
Ayurveda
Vidhyapeeth
(RAV) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7. All India
Institute of
Ayurveda
(AIIA) 29 1 0 0 2 6.67% 0
Page 8 of 98. National
Institute of Upto 31.3.2026
Siddha 3 0 0 0 1 16.66% 4
(NIS)
9. National
Institute of
Unani
Medicine
(NIUM) 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 15
10. Morarji
Desai
National
Institute of
Yoga 37 11 7 0 0 0 0 37
(MDNIY)
11. National
Institute of
Naturopathy
(NIN) 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12. National
Institute of
Homoeopath
y (NIH) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
Kolkata 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
New Delhi
****
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