Public Health being a State Subject, the primary responsibility to conduct assessment regarding the availability and accessibility of Ayush healthcare facilities, including Ayurvedic, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy services in the country including rural and tribal areas, lies with respective State Government. However, Ministry of Ayush is regularly and vigorously monitoring the progress of implementation of various activities under National Ayush Mission (NAM) scheme through various methods as under: -

 

1. Collecting activity-wise physical/financial progress on regular interval from the State/UT Governments.
2. Conducting the field visits by central team of the Ministry of Ayush, time to time, to analyse the actual progress of implementation of different activities for which State Government has reported expenditure and submitted utilization certificates.
3. Regional Review Meetings with State/UTs under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Minister/Secretary to assess the implementation status and to decide way forward.
4. One to one meeting with States/UTs conducted for detailed review of physical and financial progress.
5. Mid-term evaluation of NAM scheme implementation/progress by NITI Aayog through third party who undertakes field visits in State/UTs.

 

Public Health being a State Subject, the primary responsibility to establish new Ayush hospitals, dispensaries and wellness centres in the country including underserved districts, lies with respective State Government. However, under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of NAM there are provisions for establishment of 50/30/10 bedded Integrated Ayush hospitals & construction of building to establish new Ayush dispensary in the area where there are no Ayush facilities available. To avail the financial assistance suitable proposals are required to be submitted through State Annual Action Plan (SAAP), as per NAM guideline.

The details of the funds allocated and utilised under various schemes of the Ministry of Ayush for the promotion and strengthening of Ayush healthcare services during the last three years are enclosed as Annexure.

Annexure

The details of the funds allocated and utilised under various schemes of the Ministry of Ayush for the promotion and strengthening of Ayush healthcare services during the last three years:

(Rs. In Crore)

S. No	Schemes/ Programmes	2023-24			2024-25			2025-26
		BE*	RE*	AE*	BE	RE	AE	BE	RE	AE (Prov.)
1	Information, Education and Communication	41.00	39.85	33.12	43.20	33.12	29.82	43.20	73.00	83.62
2	Promotion of International Cooperation	44.27	27.64	22.85	137.42	137.07	103.86	136.00	142.75	115.12
3	Champion Sector Scheme	21.68	7.40	6.67	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	Central Sector Scheme for Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants	43.49	20.00	19.53	49.49	40.00	40.00	65.00	35.00	40.99
5	Ayush Oushadhi Gunvatta evum Uttapdan Sanvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY)	20.00	12.26	11.59	25.00	15.00	13.92	27.00	17.75	17.69
6	Ayurswasthya Yojana	6.00	12.85	20.83	72.59	29.00	20.62	62.60	46.73	46.72
7	Ayurgyan	9.00	15.00	14.99	49.50	27.00	25.70	50.00	37.81	37.67
8	National Ayush Mission	1200.00	815.00	869.30	1200.00	1046.00	1137.65	1275.00	780.96	738.26

* BE-Budget Estimate, RE- Revised Estimate, AE- Actual Expenditure

This information was given by Union Minister of State (I/C) for Ayush, Shri Prataprao Jadhav in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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