National AYUSH Mission (NAM)

✦Key Features

• 30,000+ AYUSH health facilities; 5,800+ AYUSH hospitals; 16,000+ AYUSH colleges
• AYUSH integrated into CGHS, ESIC, and National Health Mission
• Pradhan Mantri National AYUSH Health Wellness Centres (PM-NHWC): yoga and AYUSH at HWCs
• COVID-19: Kadha, Yoga protocols promoted as preventive AYUSH measures
• Budget FY2025-26: ₹1,469 crore; AYUSH exports crossed ₹15,000 crore (2024)
• Yoga Day (June 21): India proposed; UN adopted; 192 nations participate
• AYUSH Medical Record Standards and AYUSH drug quality control enhanced

✓Eligibility Criteria

• All State Governments and Union Territory administrations are eligible to receive financial assistance under this mission.
• Implementing agencies such as State AYUSH Societies are the primary bodies responsible for fund management.
• Public health facilities including AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries that require upgrading are the direct beneficiaries.
• Educational institutions and research centers dedicated to AYUSH systems are eligible for capacity-building grants.

★Benefits

• Systemic outcomes including the expansion of AYUSH-based healthcare facilities across rural and urban areas.
• Improved infrastructure and equipment for AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries leading to better patient care.
• Strengthened institutional capacity for AYUSH education and research through upgraded colleges and laboratories.
• Increased availability of quality raw materials for AYUSH medicines through support for medicinal plant cultivation.
• Mainstreaming of traditional Indian systems of medicine into the national healthcare delivery system.

▶Application Process

• States and Union Territories must prepare a comprehensive State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) based on their specific healthcare needs.
• The SAAP is submitted to the Ministry of AYUSH for evaluation and approval by the Mission Directorate.
• Central funds are released to the respective State AYUSH Societies upon approval of the action plan and availability of state share.
• Implementing agencies execute the projects as per the approved guidelines and submit periodic progress reports to the center.
• Utilization certificates must be submitted by the state to facilitate the release of subsequent installments of the grant.

₹ Budget Allocation

1469

Funding Ratio (Centre:State): 60:40 for general states; 90:10 for NE and Hilly states; 100% for UTs without legislature

Historical Context

Launched in September 2014 during the 12th Five Year Plan to address the gaps in AYUSH health services and education, transitioning from the earlier National Policy on AYUSH (2002).

Sub-Schemes

Challenges

• Standardization of AYUSH drugs and protocols across states
• Shortage of qualified AYUSH practitioners in remote areas
• Resistance from the allopathic medical community
• Slow pace of research and development in traditional medicine
• Inadequate infrastructure in older AYUSH dispensaries

Reforms & Recommendations

• Establishment of a Central Integrated Research Council
• Mandatory Pharmacovigilance for AYUSH drugs
• Bridge courses for AYUSH practitioners for primary emergency care

Performance Statistics

SDG Linkages

Constitutional Backing

Technology Used

Success Stories

Key Takeaways

• Upgradation of AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries
• Operationalization of 12,500 AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres
• Cultivation of medicinal plants and support for clusters
• Setting up of new AYUSH Educational Institutions

Convergence Schemes

• Ayushman Bharat - PMJAY
• National Health Mission (NHM)
• Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme

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