Government of India has adopted a strategy of Co-location of Ayush facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs), thus enabling choice to the patients for different systems of medicines under single window. The engagement of Ayush Doctors/paramedics and their training is supported by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) under National Health Mission (NHM), while the support for Ayush infrastructure, equipment /furniture and medicines is provided by Ministry of Ayush under National Ayush Mission as shared responsibilities. Mainstreaming of Ayush has been taken up in 13,093 Ayush facilities co-located under NHM (6,158 PHCs, 3,103 CHCs, 482 DHs, 3,109 health facilities above Sub- Center (SC) but below block level and 241 health facilities other than CHC at or above block level but below district level) for providing health care services to the community. The number of Ayush Registered Practitioners (Doctors) in the country as on 16.12.2025, State/UT-wise is furnished at Annexure.

Ministry is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of NAM through State/UT Governments and supporting their efforts for providing better access of Ayush healthcare services to the community by providing financial assistance under different activities including strengthening of Ayush infrastructure, support for Ayush manpower, supply of medicines to Ayush health facilities and implementation of the Ayush Public Health Programmes. Accordingly, the State/UT Governments may avail financial assistance by submitting suitable proposals through SAAPs as per NAM guidelines.

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Annexure

The number of Ayush Registered Practitioners (Doctors) in the country as on 16.12.2025, State/UT-wise

 

S. No.	States	Homoeopathy	Ayurveda	Unani	Siddha	Sowa- Rigpa	Total
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	8	0	0	0	0	8
2	Andhra Pradesh	3668	2326	759	0	0	6753
3	Arunachal  Pradesh	623	127	2	0	5	757
4	Assam	2095	1820	0	0	0	3915
5	Bihar	36718	2120	3582	0	0	42420
6	Chandigarh	202	0	0	0	0	202
7	Chhattisgarh	2310	5736	323	0	0	8369
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu	3	0	0	0	0	3
9	Delhi	6408	5874	3193	0	0	15475
10	Goa	1046	842	0	0	0	1888
11	Gujarat	39362	28688	250	0	0	68300
12	Haryana	1790	12024	76	0	0	13890
13	Himachal Pradesh	720	6738	5	0	0	7463
14	Jammu & Kashmir	491	2257	2497	0	70	5315
15	Jharkhand	1087	324	96	0	0	1507
16	Karnataka	16202	45458	2122	15	0	63797
17	Kerala	15515	11086	220	359	0	27180
18	Madhya Pradesh	23554	17291	2456	0	0	43301
19	Maharashtra	89274	110398	9554	1	0	209227
20	Manipur	75	0	0	0	0	75
21	Meghalaya	464	0	0	0	0	464
22	Mizoram	7	27	0	0	0	34
23	Nagaland	188	0	0	0	0	188
24	Odisha	10511	5113	66	0	0	15690
25	Puducherry	11	0	0	0	0	11
26	Punjab	4386	12357	52	0	0	16795
27	Rajasthan	10093	13047	1380	0	0	24520
28	Sikkim	4	0	0	0	0	4
29	Tamil Nadu	9705	2931	703	7808	0	21147
30	Telangana	5427	4733	2779	0	0	12939
31	Tripura	798	0	0	0	0	798
32	Uttar Pradesh	41944	46086	17995	0	0	106025
33	Uttarakhand	1015	5146	219	0	10	6390
34	West Bengal	32555	2522	454	0	0	35531
	Total	358259	345071	48783	8183	85	760381

Source:  State/UT Boards/Councils

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 today.

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