Rajya Sabha Question: Public Health being a State subject, establishment of new Ayush institutes, integrated hospitals and strengthening Ayush infrastructure across the country including Odisha particularly in Eastern India comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments.
However, Ministry of Ayush is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments with the provision of providing financial assistance for strengthening of Ayush infrastructure by establishment of new Ayush colleges in the States where availability of Ayush teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector, setting up of 50/30/10 bedded integrated Ayush Hospitals, Upgradation of existing standalone Government Ayush Hospitals, Upgradation of existing Government/Panchayat/Government aided Ayush Dispensaries/Construction of building for existing Ayush Dispensary (Rented/ dilapidated accommodation), Construction of building to establish new Ayush Dispensary in the area where there are no Ayush facilities available and Operationalization of Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush). States/UTs including Odisha may avail financial assistance by submitting suitable proposals through State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per the provision of NAM guidelines.
Under NAM, as per the proposals received from State/UT Governments through SAAPs, an amount of Rs. 6,40,699.24 lakhs has been released to States/UTs including Odisha from 2014-15 to 2025-26 for implementation of different approved activities including strengthening of Ayush infrastructure. This information was given by Union Minister of State for Ayush, Shri Prataprao Jadhav in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
