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Expansion of Ayush Infrastructure

Expansion of Ayush Infrastructure

Government of India has launched the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM) in the year 2014-15 for implementation through State/UT Governments and supporting their efforts for overall development and promotion of Ayush systems including assistance for establishment 50/30/10 bedded Integrated Ayush Hospitals (IAHs) & Ayush dispensaries in different part of the country as per the proposals received through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) within the existing provisions of NAM guidelines. Under NAM, as per proposals received from State/UT Governments through SAAPs, a total of 203 IAHs and 383 Ayush dispensaries have been approved for establishment in different part of the country. The State/UT-wise status of approved units for establishment of IAHs and  Ayush dispensaries are furnished at Annexure I & II respectively.

(c) Under NAM, as on date total grant-in-aid of Rs.424.24 crore has been released as Central share to different State/UT Governments during the current financial year for implementation of approved activities of SAAPs.             

Annexure – I

The State/UT-wise status of approved units for establishment of Integrated Ayush Hospitals (IAHs)

Name of State/UTs

Number of IAH

Andaman & Nicobar Island

1

Andhra Pradesh

2

Arunachal Pradesh

5

Assam

8

Bihar

1

Chandigarh

1

Chhattisgarh

10

Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

1

Goa

2

Gujarat

2

Haryana

1

Himachal Pradesh

3

Jammu & Kashmir

7

Jharkhand

7

Karnataka

3

Kerala

10

Lakshadweep

1

Madhya Pradesh

13

Maharashtra

14

Manipur

11

Meghalaya

3

Mizoram

2

Nagaland

7

Odisha

3

Puducherry

3

Punjab

2

Rajasthan

33

Sikkim

2

Tamil Nadu

6

Telangana

3

Tripura

2

Uttar Pradesh

25

Uttarakhand

7

West Bengal

2

Grand Total

203

 

Annexure – II

The State/UT-wise status of approved units for establishment of new Ayush dispensaries

Sl. No.

State/UT

Unit Approved

1

Arunachal Pradesh

2

2

Assam

100

3

Jammu & Kashmir

10

4

Maharashtra

1

5

Manipur

8

6

Meghalaya

10

7

Tamil Nadu

2

8

Uttar Pradesh

250

      Total

383

 

This information was given by the Minister of State (IC) for Ayush Shri Pratap Rao Jadhav in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 13th MARCH 2026. 

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