Parliament Question: Research projects under EMR Scheme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 111* TO BE ANSWERED ON 10th FEBRUARY 2026 Research projects under EMR Scheme *111 Dr. Anil Sukhdeorao Bonde: Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state: (a) the number of research projects approved under the Extra Mural Research (EMR) Scheme till December 2025; (b) how many of these projects have been licensed for use in the market; (c) the number of research papers funded by AYURGYAN that got published in international scientific journals; (d) whether the Ministry has achieved its target for Continuing Medical Education (CME) by December 2025; and (e) if so, the number of AYUSH teachers, doctors and paramedics that have received skill training during the said period? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV) (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the table of the House. 1The Statement referred in reply to Rajya Sabha Starred question no. 111 for 10th February 2026 (a) Ministry of Ayush had merged 02 separate erstwhile schemes, namely Re-orientation Training Program/Continuing Medical Education (RoTP/CME) and Extra Mural Research (EMR), into a single central sector scheme namely, Ayurgyan from FY 2021-22 having two components namely (i) Capacity Building & Continuing Medical Education (CME) in Ayush (ii) Research & Innovation in AYUSH (Erstwhile EMR scheme). Further, Ayurveda Biology Integrated Health Research (ABIHR) was added under the scheme , as a 3rd component from the FY 2023-24. The main aim of the scheme is to support Research & Innovation in Ayush by providing Extra Mural Research activities and Education by providing academic activities, training, capacity building etc. Under Research & Innovation in Ayush component, 34 research projects were approved/supported since inception (i.e. 08.06.2021) to 31st December 2025 (details attached at Annexure) for conducting research activities viz pre-clinical, clinical, fundamental etc. (b) Research activities under the Scheme are intended to generate evidence related to the safety and efficacy of drugs and formulations. These formulations are already in the public domain, and their therapeutic indications are generally recorded in the authorised texts specified in Schedule-I of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act,1940. The outcomes of these research activities include publications, standard operating procedures (SOPs), patents, related deliverables, and are not directly linked to drug licensing. (c) Under the Research & Innovation component, research projects are supported for a duration of three years and funds are released on instalment basis. The anticipated outcomes are realized upon completion of the projects. Under the Research & Innovation component, ongoing approved projects of the erstwhile Extra Mural Research (EMR) scheme were also funded/supported. A total no. of 62 research papers has been published in peer-reviewed journals under R&I component (including Erstwhile EMR) from FY 2021-22 to as on 31st December 2025. (d) & (e) Yes, since the inception of the Ayurgyan scheme, 257 CME/training programmes have been supported against the target of 250 CME/training programmes. A total of 7531 Ayush personnel (i.e Ayush teachers/Doctors/ Paramedics including Researchers) have been trained against the target of 6100 number of Ayush personnel. ****** 2Annexure Details of the projects approved/supported for conducting research activities under Research & Innovation in Ayush component are as follows: Approved S. Grantee Institute Title of the Study Stream State Grant no. (in Rs.) 1. Institute Medical Clinical effect of Ayurvedic Ayurveda Uttar Pradesh 948560 Sciences, Banaras formulation Hindu University, (withasomnifera, Tinospora Varanasi cordifolia Moringa oleifera, Adhatoda vasica, Pipper longum, Glycyrrt glabra, ocimum sanctum and curcuma longa) in Covid-19 patients" 2. Govt. Siddha Medical open labelled randomized Siddha Tamil Nadu 999000 College, case control clinical study to Palayamkottai, evaluate the efficacy of Tirunelvelli vettummaarankuligai with Nilavembukudineer (VMK- NVK) in comparison with allopathic drug for the subjects affected with mild and moderate Covid-19 3. All India Institute of Repurposing of Classical Ayurveda Delhi 5355966 Medical Sciences Ayurvedic formulations for (AIIMS), New Delhi their anti-viral effects on SARS-COV-2 Main Protease: A Pre-clinical in- vitro screening approach 4. Bangalore Medical An open-label controlled Ayurveda Karnataka 1029000 College and Research clinical study to evaluate the Institute (BMC&RI), efficacy of Sudarshana Bengaluru Churna, Yashtimadhu Churna, and Amritarishta as an add-on therapy to standard care in mild symptomatic COVID-19 positive patients 2022-23 1. International Centre Comparative and combined Siddha Delhi 6260020 for Genetic efficacy evaluation of Engineering and extracts of Biotechnology, New Nilavembukudineer and Delhi vathasurakudineer 32. All India Institute of The effect of structured yoga Yoga & Delhi 6188936 Medical Sciences practices on the quality of Naturopathy life and clinical outcomes in patients with ulcerative colitis 3. ICMR-National Health system preparedness Siddha Tamil Nadu 3932388 Institute of of Siddha system of Epidemiology TNHB, medicine in Non- Ayappakkam, Chennai Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Tamil Nadu: Current status, stakeholder perspectives and cost analysis 4. Indian Institute of Effect of ghee from Ayurveda Tamil Nadu 7000000 Technology Madras, indigenous cow milk on Chennai cognition and neuro- protection against Alzheimer’s disease 5. All India Institute of Randomized Controlled Ayurveda Delhi 3398861 Medical Sciences Trial on effect of Indigenous Cows Ghrita and Jatyadi Ghrita on wound healing 6. All India Institute of Management of Long Yoga & Delhi 1239840 Medical Sciences COVID symptoms with Naturopathy Yoga based rehabilitation as an add on therapy to the standard care: A randomised controlled trail 2023-24 1. Asthagiri Herbal Process standardization and Siddha Tamil Nadu 6874110 Research Foundation, chemical characterization of Chennai a siddha formulation, saara pathangam. 2. All India Institute of Irnpact of yoga based Yoga & Delhi 6107285 Medical Sciences lifestyle intervention on Naturopathy (AIIMS), New Delhi Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) 3. Central India Institute Evaluation of Cow urine Ayurveda Maharashtra 4961608 of Medical Sciences distillate as a bioenhancer to ( CIIMS), Nagpur increase the efficacy of anti- TB drugs against M. tuberculosis infection 4. JSS Ayurveda Medical A Comparative clinical Ayurveda Karnataka 5921869 College & Hospital, study to validate the Mysuru influence of Gandha taila and Ksheerabala taila 101 on Osteopenia and Osteoporosis using biochemical markers of bone formation and resorption 45. Indian Institute of Molecular studies of Ayurveda Uttarakhand 6340274 Technology, Roorkee pharmacologically active antiviral molecules in Gau mutra distillate and drug extract against Chikungunya and Dengue 6. Savitribai Phule Pune Exploring protective Ayurveda Maharashtra 6471340 University Pune potential of Dioscorea spp. In process of aging and Alzheimer’s disease using Drosophila and rat animal models” 7. Maulana Azad A Randomized Clinical Ayurveda Delhi 6901960 Institute of Dental Controlled trial to evaluate Sciences the efficacy and safety of Ayurveda interventions in Chemo/Radiother apy induced Oral Mucositis in Oral Carcinoma 8. All India Institute of Neuroprotective effect of Ayurveda Delhi 6145512 Medical Sciences medicinal plants of (AIIMS), New Delhi Ayurveda in glauco vitro mechanistic study” 9. School of Biosciences Therapeutic evaluation of an Unani Tamil Nadu 5948796 and Technology, VIT unani herbal medicine University, Vellore against rheumatoid arthritis (Wafa-ul-mafasil)-an immunological approach for scientific validation’’ 10. Jamia Hamdard, Molecular mechanism of Unani Delhi 6206091 Hamdard Nagar, New action of metalloid Unani Delhi Kushtajat for their role in protection against cellular stress 2024-25 1. Kasturba Medical Exploration of physiological Homoeopathy Karnataka 5405120 Collage, Manipal action of homoeopathic anti- University,Manipal anxiety mediating human GABAergic and serotonergic neurons 2. National Institute of Gomutra Ark as a potent Ayurveda Odisha 5880780 Technology, Rourkela anti-cancer agent for the treatment of Oral SquamousCell Carcinoma - Molecular Mechanism underlying its anti-cancer effect 53. Dr. ALM postgraduate Identifying the mechanism Unani Tamil Nadu 4604546 Institute of Basic behind the cardio-protective Medical Sciences, efficacy of Bombyx mori University of Madras, (Abresham) on pressure Chennai overload induced cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis An experimental study usingC57/BL mice 4. SDM College of Effect of Yoga on Yoga & Karnataka 4236898 Medical Sciences & Endothelial Function and Naturopathy Hospital, Dharwad Vascular Aging in Individuals with Type-2 Diabetes (Yoga V-Age): A Randomized Controlled Trial 2025-26 1. College of Veterinary & Pharmacological evaluation Homoeopathy Kerala 5234697 Animal Scciences of homoeopathic drugs in (CVAS), Mannuthy, breast cancer cell lines Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Wayanad 2. R. C. Patel Institute of Investigation of molecular Homoeopathy Maharashtra 4419064 Pharmaceutical evidences of anti-psoriatic Education and efficacy of selected Research Shirpur, homeopathic drugs using Dhule TLR-7/ IL-17/ IL-23 knock- in/out cell lines and mouse models of psoriasis 3. Interactive Research Effect of a therapeutic Ayurveda Maharashtra 5595230 School for Health course of Basti on gut Affairs, Bharati microbiome in obese Vidyapeeth, Pune individuals 4. Vallabhbhai Patel A clinical study to evaluate Ayurveda Delhi 5212550 Chest Institute, Delhi the effects of yogic intervention on pulmonary functions, inflammatory markers, oxidative stress and health status in patients of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 5. All India Institute of Pre-clinical & Randomized Ayurveda Delhi 6159358 Ayurveda (AIIA), Control Clinical Study to New Delhi Evaluate the Effectiveness of Ayurvedic inhalation therapy (aerosol) and Rasayan therapy in the management of COPD 6. Post Graduate Institute Mechanistic elucidation of Ayurveda Chandigarh 5725252 of Medical Education Ayush-56 in autism and Research. spectrum disorder like animal model 67. All India Institute of Assessment of Unani Unani Delhi 6999480 Medical Sciences Pharmacopoeial formulation (AIIMS), New Delhi (s) adjuvant role along with antiseizure medications in drug resistant epilepsy: A combined experimental and clinical study approach 8. Jubilee Centre for Investigating Phenotypic- Ayurveda Kerala 6931880 Medical Research genotypic correlations of Thrissur Ayurveda Prakriti through a multidisciplinary approach 9. Sarada Krishna Evaluation of individualized Homoeopathy Tamil Nadu 7000000 Homoeopathic homoeopathic high dilution Medical College in the regression of cervical premalignant lesion of women in Kanniyakumari district 10. Jadavpur University Pharmacological studies on Unani West Bengal 6318930 Kolkata the probable mechanism of action of Modified Dawa-ul- Misk Motadil (MDMM) in the management of cardiovascular diseases, involving formulation optimization of this ancient Unani preparation Total 17,79,55,201 (Rupees Seventeen Crore Seventy Nine Lakh Fifty Five Thousand Two Hundred One (17.79 Crore) Only) ************ 7