Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme National Ayush Mission (NAM), as per the proposals received from State / UT Governments through their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs), 12500 units of existing Ayush Dispensaries and Sub Health Centres (SCs) have been upgraded for operationalisation as Ayush Health & Wellness Centres, now renamed as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) [(AAM(Ayush)]. The State/UT-wise status of approved and functional AAM (Ayush) is furnished at Annexure-I. Further, State/UT-wise status of Public health facilities offering Ayush OPD services in the country is furnished at Annexure-II.

As per the operational guidelines, AAM (Ayush) were approved with an objective to establish a holistic wellness model based on Ayush principles and practices (Yoga therapy, Ayurveda consultations, Naturopathy treatments, etc.) focusing on preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative healthcare by establishing integration with existing public healthcare system to provide informed choice to the needy public by making Ayush services available in a team based approach including involvement of field level workers specially ASHAs etc. As reported by States/UTs, the footfall of the beneficiaries visiting to the AAM (Ayush) has been subsequently increased after upgradation of Ayush Dispensaries/Sub health centres into AAM (Ayush) because in addition to OPD services, these facilities are also providing various other services like Prakriti Parikshan, Yoga related activities at the level of facility as well as community and awareness about uses of common medicinal plants etc.

There are NABH assessment and also third party review besides visit by the Central team in different States/UTs to ensure quality, accreditation, training of Ayush practitioners deployed at these centres and monitoring of the implementation progress of different activities/services being provided by operational AAM (Ayush). Further, State/UT Governments have been suggested by the visiting team for appropriate training & capacity building of AAM (Ayush) team, strengthening of referral linkages with other public health facilities, effective involvement of field level workers specially ASHAs etc. for better outcome of the activities being conducted through AAM (Ayush).

Under NAM, consolidated funds are released to the State/UT Governments against the proposals submitted through SAAPs, as per provisions of the NAM guideline. Financial assistance is allocated at a unit cost of Rs.16.22 lakhs per Ayush Dispensaries & Rs.15.744 lakhs per Sub-Centres for upgrading them into AAM (Ayush).

 

 

Annexure-I

The State/UT-wise status of approved and functional AAM (Ayush)

Sl. No.	Name of States/UTs	Approved AAM (Ayush)	Functional AAM (Ayush)
1	Andaman & Nicobar Island	6	6
2	Andhra Pradesh	126	126
3	Arunachal Pradesh	89	89
4	Assam	500	500
5	Bihar	294	294
6	Chandigarh	12	12
7	Chhattisgarh	400	400
8	Delhi	0	0
9	Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu	1	1
10	Goa	100	100
11	Gujarat	365	365
12	Haryana	538	538
13	Himachal Pradesh	761	761
14	Jammu & Kashmir	523	523
15	Jharkhand	745	745
16	Karnataka	376	376
17	Kerala	700	700
18	Ladakh	0	0
19	Lakshadweep	7	7
20	Madhya Pradesh	800	800
21	Maharashtra	390	390
22	Manipur	15	15
23	Meghalaya	24	24
24	Mizoram	41	41
25	Nagaland	49	49
26	Odisha	422	422
27	Puducherry	4	4
28	Punjab	158	158
29	Rajasthan	2019	2019
30	Sikkim	18	18
31	Tamil Nadu	650	650
32	Telangana	421	421
33	Tripura	72	72
34	Uttar Pradesh	1034	1034
35	Uttarakhand	300	300
36	West Bengal	540	540
TOTAL		12500	12500

 

 

Annexure-II

State/UT-wise status of Public health facilities offering Ayush OPD services in the country*

*Published in Ayush in India data as on 01.04.2024

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

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