**Executive Summary**
This document addresses Unstarred Question No. 2164 regarding vacant posts in AYUSH, scheduled to be answered on December 12, 2025. It details the number of sanctioned, vacant, and filled posts across various institutes/councils under the Ministry of AYUSH. Additionally, it states the variance in vacancy and contractual employee positions based on appointment/retirement and requirements.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Sanctioned, Vacant, and Filled Posts:**
* The document provides a table detailing the number of sanctioned, vacant, and filled posts for 19 institutes/councils under the Ministry of AYUSH.
* **Vacancy and Contractual Employee Variance:**
* The vacancy position varies based on the appointment and retirement of permanent officers/officials/staff under the Ministry of AYUSH from year to year.
* The number of contractual employees working under the Ministry of AYUSH varies based on the requirements of the Ministry and its Departments from time to time.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of AYUSH and its affiliated Institutes/Councils**
* **Impact:** The report provides an overview of the current staffing situation, highlighting the number of vacant positions across various institutes, which informs workforce planning.
* **Action Required:** The Ministry should analyze the data to address the staffing gaps, considering the fluctuating nature of vacancies and contractual positions.
**Potential Employees/Job Seekers**
* **Impact:** Potential employees/job seekers can be aware of the possible job openings.
* **Action Required:** Look into official channels of the Ministry of AYUSH and its affiliated Institutes/Councils for information on employment opportunities.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of AYUSH: The primary ministry responsible for the policy regarding vacant posts in AYUSH institutions.
National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM): Listed in the document detailing the number of vacant posts in the institution.
Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS): Listed in the document detailing the number of vacant posts in the institution.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AYUSH
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2164
TO BE ANSWERED ON 12/12/2025
“Vacant Posts in AYUSH”
2164. Smt. June Maliah:
Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:
(a) the number of sanctioned posts for various positions and the number of vacancies
including reserved posts of various categories lying vacant under the
Ministry/Department since 2014, year-wise and category-wise; and
(b) the number of contractual employees hired since 2014, year-wise and category-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH
(SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a) The details of the number of sanctioned posts for various positions and the number of
vacancies including reserved posts of various categories lying vacant under the
Ministry/Department are as follows:
Sl. No. Name of the Number of Posts
Institute/Council Sanctioned Vacant Filled
1. Ministry of Ayush 146 30 116
2. National Institute of 329 29 300
Ayurveda (NIA),
Jaipur
3. Institute of Teaching 539 322 217
and Research in
Ayurveda (ITRA),
Jamnagar
4. All India Institute of 377 193 184
Ayurveda (AIIA),
New Delhi5. North Eastern 90 76 14
Institute Ayurveda &
Folk Medicine
Research
(NEIAFMR),
Pasighat
6. North Eastern 111 41 70
Institute of
Ayurveda and
Homoeopathy
(NEIAH), Shillong
7. Rashtriya Ayurved 9 2 7
Vidyapeeth (RAV),
New Delhi
8. Morarji Desai 77 32 45
National Institute of
Yoga (MDNIY),
New Delhi
9. National Institute of 36 9 27
Naturopathy (NIN),
Pune
10. National Institute of 211 104 107
Unani Medicine
(NIUM), Bangalore
& Ghaziabad
11. National Institute of 107 12 95
Siddha (NIS),
Chennai
12. National Institute of 56 27 29
Sowa Rigpa (NISR),
Leh, Laddakh
13. National Institute of 193 76 117
Homoeopathy
(NIH), Kolkata &
Delhi
14. Central Council for 1708 903 805
Research in
Ayurvedic Sciences
(CCRAS), New
Delhi
15. Central Council For 55 29 26
Research In Yoga
And Naturopathy
(CCRYN), New
Delhi
16. Central Council for 766 345 421Research in Unani
Medicine
(CCRUM), New
Delhi
17. Central Council for 251 28 223
Research in Siddha
(CCRS), Chennai
18. Central Council for 452 216 236
Research in
Homoeopathy
(CCRH), New Delhi
19. National 40 38 2
Commission for
Indian System of
Medicine (NCISM),
New Delhi
The vacancy position varies upon the appointment and retirement of permanent
officers/officials/staff working under the Ministry of Ayush from year to year.
(b) The number of contractual employees working under the Ministry of Ayush varies upon
the requirements of the Ministry of Ayush / Departments from time to time.