AYUSH
Measures to Check Sale of Spurious AYUSH Medicines
Posted On:
19 DEC 2017 5:45PM by PIB Delhi
As per information reported by the States, 11889 samples of AYUSH medicines were tested in 24 States during 2013-14 to 2015-16, out of which 254 samples failed in the quality testing. State Licensing Authorities reported to have taken actions against the samples not complying with the standards including issue of show cause notice to the manufacturers, suspension /cancellation of license, recall of the concerned batch of medicines from the market and prosecution.
Information received from 9 states for the period from 2016-17 to till date is as under-
|
State
|
Number of AYUSH medicines found substandard/ spurious/adulterated
|
Number of cases booked
|
|
Delhi
|
41
|
Eight cases are proceeding in the court.
|
|
Chandigarh
|
99
|
Licenses of ten pharmacies cancelled and of eight pharmacies suspended, show cause notices issued to 20 manufacturers.
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
3
|
Nil
|
|
Goa
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
Gujarat
|
3
|
3
|
|
Karnataka
|
60
|
Show cause notice issued, failed batch of medicines withdrawn from the market/banned for sale.
|
|
Manipur
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
Odisha
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
Tamilnadu
|
83
|
Nil information
|
Regulatory provisions for Spurious Ayurvedic and Unani medicines are prescribed in the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940. The penalty provisions are also defined in Section 33-I of the Act for the defaulter to be punished with imprisonment for a term up to three years determined by the court and certain monetary fine. The responsibility to enforce these provisions is vested with the concerned State Governments.
Government has implemented a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission through which grant-in-aid from Rs 1.00 lakh to Rs 2.00 lakh per dispensary/hospital per annum is provided for supply of essential AYUSH medicines to the States on approval of the State Annual Action Plans. States are required to procure these medicines in accordance with the Essential Drugs Lists published by the Central Government and at least 50% of the grant funds have to be utilized for procurement of medicines from Central or State Public Sector Undertakings/Cooperative pharmacies. .
State/UT wise/System wise Number of AYUSH Hospitals as on 1-4-2016
|
S.
No
|
State / UT
|
Ayurveda
|
Unani
|
Siddha
|
Yoga
|
Naturopathy
|
Homoeopathy
|
Sowa-Rigpa
|
Total
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
8
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
12
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
14
|
|
6
|
Delhi
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
|
7
|
Goa
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
8
|
Gujarat
|
42
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
16
|
0
|
64
|
|
9
|
Haryana
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
|
10
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
31
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
32
|
|
11
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
12
|
Jharkhand
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
5
|
|
13
|
Karnataka
|
170
|
18
|
0
|
3
|
6
|
16
|
0
|
213
|
|
14
|
Kerala
|
124
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
31
|
0
|
157
|
|
15
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
23
|
|
16
|
Maharashtra
|
63
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
46
|
0
|
115
|
|
17
|
Manipur
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
0
|
22
|
|
18
|
Meghalaya
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
10
|
|
19
|
Mizoram
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
8
|
|
20
|
Nagaland
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
21
|
Odisha
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
14
|
|
22
|
Punjab
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
9
|
|
23
|
Rajasthan
|
118
|
11
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
138
|
|
24
|
Sikkim
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
25
|
Tamil Nadu
|
2
|
1
|
271
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
276
|
|
26
|
Tripura
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
|
27
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1771
|
204
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
1983
|
|
28
|
Uttarakhand
|
402
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
405
|
|
29
|
West Bengal
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
1
|
20
|
|
30
|
A&N Island
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
|
31
|
Chandigarh
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
32
|
D & N Haveli
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
33
|
Daman & Diu
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
34
|
Lakshadweep
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
35
|
Puducherry
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
36
|
Telangana
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
16
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
2820
|
256
|
273
|
7
|
30
|
203
|
1
|
3590
|
Source: State Governments & concerned agencies.
State/UT wise/System wise Number of AYUSH Dispensaries as on 1-4-2016
|
S.
No
|
State /UT
|
Ayurveda
|
Unani
|
Siddha
|
Yoga
|
Naturopathy
|
Homoeopathy
|
Sowa Rigpa
|
Total
|
|
(1)
|
(2)
|
(3)
|
(4)
|
(5)
|
(6)
|
(7)
|
(8)
|
(9)
|
(10)
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
333
|
75
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
193
|
0
|
601
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
17
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
95
|
0
|
113
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
380
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
0
|
456
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
1082
|
449
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
644
|
0
|
2175
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
956
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
112
|
0
|
1094
|
|
6
|
Delhi
|
37
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
101
|
0
|
157
|
|
7
|
Goa
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
0
|
26
|
|
8
|
Gujarat
|
555
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
14
|
216
|
0
|
801
|
|
9
|
Haryana
|
483
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
0
|
524
|
|
10
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
1112
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
4
|
1133
|
|
11
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
240
|
177
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
442
|
|
12
|
Jharkhand
|
220
|
54
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
92
|
0
|
366
|
|
13
|
Karnataka
|
592
|
50
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
43
|
0
|
690
|
|
14
|
Kerala
|
807
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
661
|
0
|
1477
|
|
15
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1496
|
64
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
213
|
0
|
1773
|
|
16
|
Maharashtra
|
466
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
492
|
|
17
|
Manipur
|
36
|
15
|
0
|
17
|
13
|
201
|
0
|
282
|
|
18
|
Meghalaya
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
12
|
|
19
|
Mizoram
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
0
|
24
|
|
20
|
Nagaland
|
109
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
93
|
0
|
203
|
|
21
|
Odisha
|
624
|
9
|
0
|
35
|
30
|
638
|
0
|
1336
|
|
22
|
Punjab
|
489
|
35
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
111
|
0
|
636
|
|
23
|
Rajasthan
|
3577
|
120
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
252
|
0
|
3952
|
|
24
|
Sikkim
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
1
|
12
|
|
25
|
Tamil Nadu
|
96
|
63
|
773
|
104
|
0
|
105
|
0
|
1141
|
|
26
|
Tripura
|
36
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
73
|
0
|
109
|
|
27
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
340
|
49
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1575
|
0
|
1964
|
|
28
|
Uttarakhand
|
142
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
60
|
3
|
208
|
|
29
|
West Bengal
|
502
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2020
|
0
|
2525
|
|
30
|
A&N Island
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
19
|
0
|
32
|
|
31
|
Chandigarh
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
21
|
|
32
|
D&N Haveli
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
14
|
|
33
|
Daman&Diu
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
12
|
|
34
|
Lakshadweep
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
15
|
|
35
|
Puducherry
|
27
|
0
|
24
|
4
|
0
|
17
|
0
|
72
|
|
36
|
Telangana
|
426
|
188
|
1
|
0
|
28
|
199
|
0
|
842
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
15244
|
1451
|
804
|
179
|
95
|
7926
|
33
|
25732
|
Source: State Governments & concerned agencies.
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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