Mainstreaming of AYUSH: Minister apprises Lok Sabha
New Delhi: With an aim for bringing the tradiational system of medicine to mainstream healthcare, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik recently apprised the lok sabha about the activties undertaken by the ministry in this regard.
Under the National Health Mission (NHM), financial and technical support is provided to States/UTs for strengthening their healthcare systems, including for mainstreaming of AYUSH, based on the requirements posed by the States/UTs in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs). The principle of ‘Mainstreaming of AYUSH’ was adopted to enhance choice of services for beneficiaries of public health facilities. Accordingly, NHM Implementation Framework envisages co-location of AYUSH services in health facilities.
Similarly, under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) financial support is provided to States/UTs for better access to AYUSH services through co-location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs), upgradation of the exclusive AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries as per the requirement projected by them in their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs).
Further, the Research Councils as well as the National Institutes under Ministry of AYUSH have established various centres which provide AYUSH services.
The detail status of centres of Research Councils in various hospitals which provide AYUSH services;
| Sl. No. | Name of Research Councils | Name of the Hospitals |
| 1 | Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences | 1. Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 2. Lady Harding Hospital, New Delhi 3. Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi |
| 2 | Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy | 1. Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 2. Lady Harding Hospital, New Delhi 3. Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi 4. University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 5. Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Hopsital, New Delhi 6. Naturopathy & Yoga Centre, Rohini, New Delhi |
| 3 | Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine | 1. Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi 2. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, New Delhi |
| 4 | Central Council for Research in Siddha | 1. Ayurved & Unani Tibbia College, New Delhi |
| 5 | Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy | 1. Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 2. Lady Harding Hospital, New Delhi 3. Homoeopathy OPD Centre, Delhi Cantt. |
The details of the National Institutes which provide AYUSH services
| Sl. No. | Name of the institute |
| 1 | National Institute of Ayurveda-Jaipur (Rajasthan) |
| 2 | National Institute of Unani Medicine-Bangalore(Karnataka) |
| 3 | National Institute of Siddha-Chennai(Tamil Nadu) |
| 4 | National Institute of Homoeopathy-Kolkata(West Bengal) |
| 5 | Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi. |
| 6 | National Institute of Naturopathy, Pune (Maharashtra) |
| 7 | Institute of Post Graduate & Teaching and Research in Ayurveda-Jamnagar (Gujarat) (The Institute is funded by Govt. of India but is governed by the Acts and Statue of Gujarat Ayurveda University). |
