Government taking various steps for creating infrastructure facilities for the development of AYUSH: Shri Shripad Yesso Naik The Government has allocated adequate funds to the tune of Rs.900 crore under Revised Estimate for the year 2015-16 for AYUSH. Under the Central Sector Schemes, various steps taken for creating infrastructure facilities for the development of AYUSH includes: (i) Funding of thirty projects till date for creating infrastructure facilities under the scheme of Centre of Excellence Scheme". (ii) Funding support to ten projects till date for creating infrastructure facilities under the scheme of Development of AYUSH Cluster". (iii) Support for creation of Infrastructure facilities for development of eleven National Institutes relating to AYUSH sector. Also, the National Ayush Mission envisages creation of infrastructure facilities besides other activities through the components of AYUSH services, AYUSH educational institutions, and enforcement of quality control of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani & Homoeopathy (ASU&H) drugs and sustainable availability of ASU & H raw-materials in the states/UTs during 12th Plan. The three new Institutes i.e. All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy, Shillong and North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicine, Pasighat are in advance stage of construction. The details of these Institutes are as under: (i) All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi: An Apex Institute of Ayurveda with 200 bedded referral hospital and to impart education in the field of Ayurveda at M.D. and Ph. D. level. (ii) North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy (NEIAH), Shillong : A state of the art institute consisting of Ayurveda College and Homoeopathy College along with attached hospital is of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy of 100 beds and 50 beds. The institute will provide under graduate, post graduate, doctoral and post doctoral teaching. (iii) North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicine (NEIFM), Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh: It is the Centre of Excellence and Apex Research Centre for all aspect of Folk Medicine knowledge with linkage and collaboration with other research. The objective of the institute is to provide better medical/clinical facilities in North Eastern Region. This information was given by the Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge) and Health & Family Welfare, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
