the number
of yoga and naturopathy practitioners in the country, State/UT-wise as follows-
|
S.No.
|
State /UTs
|
Registered Yoga and
Naturopathy practitioners in the Country upto
January, 2014
|
|
1.
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
624
|
|
2.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
0
|
|
3.
|
Assam
|
0
|
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
0
|
|
5.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
96
|
|
6.
|
Delhi
|
0
|
|
7.
|
Goa
|
0
|
|
8.
|
Gujarat
|
0
|
|
9.
|
Haryana
|
0
|
|
10.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
0
|
|
11.
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
0
|
|
12.
|
Jharkhand
|
0
|
|
13
|
Karnataka
|
490
|
|
14
|
Kerala
|
119
|
|
15
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
14
|
|
16
|
Maharashtra
|
0
|
|
17
|
Manipur
|
32
|
|
18
|
Meghalaya
|
0
|
|
19
|
Mizoram
|
0
|
|
20
|
Nagaland
|
0
|
|
21
|
Odisha
|
NA*
|
|
22
|
Punjab
|
0
|
|
23
|
Rajasthan
|
0
|
|
24
|
Sikkim
|
0
|
|
25
|
Tamil Nadu
|
708
|
|
26
|
Tripura
|
0
|
|
27
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
0
|
|
28
|
Uttarakhand
|
0
|
|
29
|
West Bengal
|
0
|
|
30
|
A & N Islands
|
01
|
|
31
|
Chandigarh
|
0
|
|
32
|
D & N Haveli
|
0
|
|
33
|
Daman &
Diu
|
0
|
|
34
|
Lakshadweep
|
0
|
|
35
|
Puducherry
|
03
|
*NA- Not available
Source-
Compiled on the basis of information provided by the State Governments.
There
is no system of registration of Yoga practitioners under Act/guidelines of
Government of India. Further, no
assessment was made by the Government for compiling the figure of yoga practitioners
in the country. Those who have studied naturopathy
and yoga medical degree course, i.e. Bachelor in Naturopathy and Yoga Sciences
(B.N.Y.S.) from a recognized university are eligible to register as doctors in naturopathy
and yoga Sciences.
Those
who have studied any degree/diploma such as B.A./B.Sc./M.A./M.Sc.,
diploma/Certificate courses in yoga are considered yoga professionals and they are not registered as yoga
doctors.
The
Department of AYUSH has already asked State Governments to enact comprehensive
legislation for the regulation of naturopathy covering registration of
practitioners, medical education and all matters related to naturopathy. Further, it was recommended that in the
meantime a system be set up for the registration of practitioners and for the
accreditation of institutions on the basis of guidelines formulated and issued
by the Government of India. The guidelines are comprehensive for the said
purposes.
The
State/UT-wise action taken on the guidelines issued by the Central Government
in respect of following States are as follows:
|
S.No
|
Name of State
|
Action taken by State Government
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
A committee has been constituted to enact
legislative frame- work for Registration/accreditation of Naturopathy
Practitioners and Naturopathy Institutions.
The committee has submitted the recommendations to the Government of
Andhra Pradesh.
|
|
2.
|
Delhi
|
A committee has been constituted to draft a
legislation to regulate Yoga and Naturopathy practice in Delhi.
|
|
3.
|
Karnataka
|
The State
Government has already enacted “Karnataka Ayurvedic,
Naturopathy, Sidda, Unani
and Yoga Practitioners Registration and Medical Practitioners Miscellaneous
Provisions Act, 1961” and framed thereunder, The
Karnataka Ayurvedic, Naturopathy, Sidda, Unani and Yoga
Practitioners Registration and Medical Practitioners Miscellaneous Provisions
Rules, 1964. KAUP Board, Bangalore, is providing registration to eligible
BNYS Graduate practitioners in the field of Yoga and Naturopathy.
|
|
4.
|
Rajasthan
|
Rajasthan State Naturopathy Development Board has
been established and registered in the State. Further, a Gazette notification
dated 2.7.2013 has been published for the registration of Yoga and
Naturopathy practitioners.
|
|
5.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
A system of registering BNYS graduates is in place
since 1995.
|
|
6.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Comments on the guidelines have been obtained by the
State Government from Director, Ayurveda and
Registrar, Indian Medicine Board.
|
Government
of India, for the first time started B.Sc.(Yoga
Science), a degree course in Yoga in Morarji Desai National Institute of
Yoga(MDNIY) from the year 2012-13.
This
was stated by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare in
a written reply to the Lok Sabha
today.
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