Parliament Question: Setting up of more Ayurvedic Research Centres in Bihar

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.33 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3rd FEBRUARY 2026 “Setting up of more Ayurvedic Research Centres in Bihar” 33. Smt. Dharmshila Gupta: Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state: (a) whether Government proposes to set up another Ayurvedic Research Centre in the State of Bihar to promote Ayurveda; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the details of Ayurvedic Research Centres functioning in the country including Bihar, State-wise; and (d) the details of funds allocated and utilized for Research and Development in the said Centres during the last three years and the current year ? 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. Page 1 of 6The Statement referred in reply to Rajya Sabha Starred Question No. 33 for 03.02.2026 (a)& (b) There is no such proposal under consideration at present. (c) The Ministry of Ayush, Government of India has set up Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), an autonomous organization for undertaking, coordinating, formulating, developing, and promoting research on scientific lines in Ayurvedic sciences. The research activities are carried out through its 30 Institutes/Centres located all over India and through collaborative studies with various Universities, Hospitals, and Institutes. A State-wise list of Ayurvedic Research Institutes / Centres functioning in the country including Bihar is enclosed as Annexure-I. (d) Details of funds allocated and utilised for all the activities including research and development of the said centres during the last three years and the current year (till 28.01.2026) are placed at Annexure-II. *** Page 2 of 6Annexure-I. List of Ayurvedic Research Institutes / Centres State/ UT Name of the Institutes/ Centre Andhra Pradesh 1. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Payakapuram, Vijayawada-520015 Arunachal Pradesh 2. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Itanagar-791111 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 3. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Port Blair-744101 Assam 4. Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Borsojai, Beltola, Guwahati-781028 Bihar 5. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, D Block, Rajindra Memorial Res., Institute Building, Agam Kuan, Patna- 800007 Delhi 6. Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Road No.66, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi-110026 Gujarat 7. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Asarwa, Ahmedabad- 380016 Goa 8. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Mineral and Marine Medicinal Resources, Goa - 403006 Himachal Pradesh 9. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Jaral Pandoh, Mandi- 175124 Jammu & Kashmir 10. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, JDA Housing Colony, Ban Talab, Rajender Nagar, Jammu-181123 Karnataka 11. Central Ayurveda Research Institute, 12 Uttarahalli Manavarthekaval, Uttarhalli Hobli Kanakapura Main Road, Thalagattapura Post, Bengaluru-560109 Kerala 12. National Ayurveda Research Institute for Panchakarma, Cheruthuruthy-679531 13. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Poojapura, Thiruvananthapuram-695012 Madhya Pradesh 14. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Amkho, Gwalior- 474009 Page 3 of 6State/ UT Name of the Institutes/ Centre Maharashtra 15. Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Worli, Mumbai-400018 16. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, NIT Complex, Nandanwan, Nagpur-440009 17. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Pune-411038 Nagaland 18. Regional Ayurveda Research Centre, Dimapur, Nagaland- 797112 Odisha 19. Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Bharatpur, Bhubaneswar-751003 Punjab 20. Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Moti Bagh Road, Patiala-147001 Rajasthan 21. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Indira Colony, Bani Park, Jhotwara Road, Jaipur-302016 Sikkim 22. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Tadong, Gangtok- 737102 Tamil Nadu 23. Dr. Achanta Lakshmipati Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, VHS Campus, TTTI Post, Chennai-600113 24. Captain Srinivasa Murthy Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Chennai-600106 Telengana 25. National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage, Hyderabad- 500036 Tripura 26. Regional Ayurveda Research Centre, Agartala, Tripura - 799002 Uttar Pradesh 27. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Indira Nagar, Lucknow-226016 28. Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Jhansi-284003 Uttarakhand 29. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Thapla, Ranikhet, Almora-263645 West Bengal 30. Central Ayurveda Research Institute, 4 CN Block, Sector V, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata-700091 Page 4 of 6Annexure-II Details of funds allocated and utilised for all the activities including research and development of the said centres during the last three years and the current year (till 28.01.2026) (Figures in Crores) State/ UT Name of the Particular 2025-26 2024- 2023- 2022- Institutes/ (As on 25 24 23 Centre 28/01/2026 ) Andaman & 1 RARI, Port Budget 1.30 1.70 1.12 1.02 Nicobar Blair Expenditure 1.29 1.66 1.15 0.98 Islands Andhra 2 RARI, Budget 4.41 8.38 6.98 5.45 Pradesh Vijayawada Expenditure 4.41 8.06 6.76 5.30 Arunachal 3 RARI, Budget 4.60 4.20 4.20 3.74 Pradesh Itanagar Expenditure 3.10 3.96 4.20 3.55 Assam 4 CARI, Budget 11.41 13.11 14.40 9.25 Guwahati Expenditure 9.31 12.76 13.83 9.02 Bihar 5. RARI, Patna Budget 5.74 5.19 4.60 4.39 Expenditure 3.67 5.03 4.50 4.39 Delhi 6 CARI, New Budget 28.77 44.35 18.87 13.53 Delhi Expenditure 26.46 44.00 17.71 13.38 Goa 7 RARIMMMR Budget 4.31 3.96 4.30 3.78 Goa Expenditure 2.30 3.93 4.14 3.65 Gujarat 8 RARI, Budget 3.60 3.56 3.48 2.71 Ahmedabad Expenditure 2.42 3.56 3.48 2.71 Himachal 9. RARI, Mandi Budget 5.45 6.72 6.60 4.10 Pradesh Expenditure 4.00 6.65 6.12 4.01 Jammu & 10. RARI, Budget 5.89 4.87 4.40 4.20 Kashmir Jammu Expenditure 4.65 4.84 4.30 4.20 Karnataka 11 CARI, Budget 16.33 14.59 14.23 11.69 Bengaluru Expenditure 11.52 14.05 13.34 10.74 Kerala 12 NARIP, Budget 16.18 16.84 15.51 15.78 Cheruthuruthy Expenditure 11.84 16.29 15.50 15.78 13 RARI, Budget 5.71 6.15 4.21 4.79 Thiruvananthap Expenditure 4.91 5.82 4.08 4.55 uram Madhya 14 RARI, Budget 11.12 13.09 16.75 12.41 Pradesh Gwalior Expenditure 9.27 12.23 15.80 11.43 Maharashtra 15 CARI, Budget 3.50 3.20 3.30 1.68 Mumbai Expenditure 2.40 3.20 2.90 1.68 16 RARI, Budget 11.02 20.04 11.50 9.62 Nagpur Expenditure 7.44 19.09 11.50 9.62 17 RARI, Pune Budget 5.49 8.31 9.24 6.91 Expenditure 4.93 8.24 8.88 6.90 Page 5 of 6State/ UT Name of the Particular 2025-26 2024- 2023- 2022- Institutes/ (As on 25 24 23 Centre 28/01/2026) Nagaland 18 RARC, Budget 1.40 1.78 1.06 1.35 Nagaland Expenditure 0.97 1.62 1.04 1.25 Odisha 19 CARI, Budget 6.49 6.80 4.23 3.50 Bhubaneswar Expenditure 4.25 6.37 4.22 3.49 Punjab 20 CARI, Budget 7.16 6.94 11.16 6.45 Patiala Expenditure 4.81 6.48 8.19 6.44 Rajasthan 21 RARI, Jaipur Budget 7.70 9.54 8.55 7.76 Expenditure 6.59 9.40 8.36 7.62 Sikkim 22 RARI, Budget 3.59 4.84 5.05 3.64 Gangtok Expenditure 2.70 4.79 4.97 3.56 Tamil Nadu 23 Captain Budget 7.27 11.82 7.95 7.75 Srinivasa Expenditure 6.44 10.78 7.88 7.73 Murthy CARI, Chennai 24 Dr. Achanta Budget 3.98 3.59 2.97 2.62 Lakshmipati Expenditure 2.62 3.47 2.97 2.55 RARI, Chennai Telengana 25 NIIMH, Budget 4.07 7.51 5.77 5.34 Hyderabad Expenditure 3.79 7.16 5.63 5.33 Tripura 26 RARI, Budget 2.41 2.44 2.30 2.19 Tripura Expenditure 1.52 2.37 2.26 2.06 Uttar Pradesh 27 CARI, Jhansi Budget 6.92 8.67 6.69 7.10 Expenditure 5.19 8.00 6.28 6.91 28 RARI, Budget 4.40 6.98 5.73 6.51 Lucknow Expenditure 3.60 6.33 4.13 6.42 Uttarakhand 29 RARI, Budget 5.14 4.78 4.58 3.80 Ranikhet Expenditure 3.91 4.60 3.53 3.80 West Bengal 30 CARI, Budget 26.05 44.72 30.75 39.86 Kolkata Expenditure 19.79 44.13 30.75 39.86 Total Budget 231.41 298.67 240.48 212.92 Expenditure 180.10 288.87 228.4 208.91 ***** Page 6 of 6