Development of AYUSH Infrastructure
The total plan actual expenditure incurred during the year 2014-15 is Rs.462.27 Crore for the development of AYUSH including AYUSH infrastructure. At present 89 posts of Ayurvedic doctors have been sanctioned in the Ministry of AYUSH, to be posted in the Ministry itself and Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) Dispensaries of Government of India. Out of 89 posts sanctioned 67 posts are filled. However, the data on the number of AYUSH doctors posted in the hospitals under State/UT Governments is not maintained by Government of India. Further, as per the data received from States/UTs, 7,36,538 registered AYUSH practitioners are available in the country as on 01.04.2014.
There is no plan to establish 18 AYUSH Colleges by the Government of India by itself. However, under section 13 A of Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970, permission was granted to establish 19 Ayurveda (01 Government and 18 Private) and 02 Unani Private Colleges in the academic session 2014-15.
This information was given the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik in reply to an unstarred question in the RajyaSabha.
