1st INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA celebrated, Two Guinness World Records achieved
1st INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA celebrated, Two
Guinness World Records achieved
Agreements signed with several countries for
promoting Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy
Seven National Level Arogya Fairs organised this
year to promote awareness & showcase developments in AYUSH Systems
Ministry of AYUSH receives ISO 9001:2008
Certificate for Quality Management System
YEAR-END
REVIEW 2015
The Ministry of AYUSH, in its 1st year
of inception, made long strides in the direction of providing reliable and
economic alternative healthcare facilities to the Indian masses.
The Department of AYUSH under the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare was upgraded to a full-fledged Ministry
of AYUSH on 9th November, 2014 with an aim of stepping up
education and research in Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy and
expanding the reach of these medical systems in public.
In a little more than one year, the
Ministry has taken up a large number of programs to popularise AYUSH medical
systems. During 2015, the first ever State Health/ AYUSH Ministers Meeting was
organised. Memorandums of Understanding for international cooperation in the
field of AYUSH were signed with many countries. Ministry of AYUSH through
Ministry of Culture filed nomination to inscribe Yoga as Intangible Cultural
Heritage of Humanity under UNESCO. But the most glittering event of the year
was the 1st International Day of Yoga Celebrations in which two
Guinness World Records were achieved.
Following are the significant achievements and
details of the important activities of ministry of AYUSH during the year 2015:
CELEBRATION
OF 1st INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA
The Ministry of AYUSH successfully celebrated 1st International
Day of Yoga on 21st June, 2015 at Rajpath, New Delhi. Two Guinness World
Records were achieved- the Largest Yoga Lesson involving 35,985
participants and Maximum number of Nationalities (84) participated
in a single yoga lesson.
Two days’ International
Conference on “Yoga for Holistic Health” was organised on 21st and
22nd June, 2015 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, wherein, about
1300 delegates from India and abroad participated.
Central Council for Research in Yoga
and Naturopathy (CCRYN) extended financial assistance of Rs. 1.00 Lakh each to
Government Organizations/NGOs in all the Districts of the country to conduct
one month Yoga Camp as also for celebrations of International Day of Yoga on
21st June, 2015. For celebration of 1st International Day of Yoga in Delhi
& NCR, free Yoga Camps were organized from 21.05.2015 to 21.06.2015 at 100
places by engaging Yoga Instructors. As per the information received from
institutions, approx. 10 lakh people attended these Yoga programmes.
Outside India, the 1st International
Day of Yoga was celebrated in all the Countries of the world (except war torn Yemen) by the Ministry of
External Affairs in association with Ministry of AYUSH and various Yoga
organizations.
v OTHER
ACHIEVEMENTS IN YOGA
Ø Ministry
of AYUSH through Ministry of Culture has filed nomination to inscribe Yoga as
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity under UNESCO.
Ø For
imparting Yoga Training to Uniformed Service Personnel, Morarji Desai National
Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), an autonomous body under this Ministry had started
from 1st January, 2015 at its premises, a three and half months duration
course titled as ‘Certificate Course in Yoga Science’ for Para-Military
Personnel.
Ø A
Central Sector Scheme titled as “Yoga Training for Police Personnel” formulated
by the Ministry of AYUSH has been launched w.e.f. 1st April, 2015 in all the
Districts of the Country.
Ø Ministry
of AYUSH has supported DoPT to start Yoga training programme for Central
Government Employees and their family members in 40 Griha Kalyana Kendras
across the Country. MDNIY has provided the Yoga instruction and technical
support.
Ø A
Samarpan Dhyan Yoga Shivir was organized at the premises of MDNIY in
association with Yoga Prabha Bharti (Sewa Sanstha) Trust, Mumbai from 27th April,
2015 to 04th May, 2015 exclusively for the Parliamentarians and
their families. The Shivir was inaugurated by Smt. Sumitra Mahajan, Hon’ble
Speaker, Lok Sabha. The camp was attended by many Parliamentarians & their families,
VIPs and Senior Officers of Government of India.
Ø Quality
Control of India, at the behest of Ministry of AYUSH, has developed a Scheme
for Voluntary Certification of Yoga Professionals. The focus of the scheme is
to certify the competence of Yoga professionals providing Yoga lessons/classes
as Teachers or by any other nomenclature. Scope of Certification has been
categorized as-
a) Level-1
– Yoga Teacher Certification
b) Level
-2 – Yoga Master Certification
c) Level-
3 – Yoga Guru Certification.
The Level-1 Certification programme has
been launched on 22nd June, 2015 on the occasion of International Day of Yoga.
STATE HEALTH/AYUSH MINISTERS’ MEETING
The Ministry of AYUSH convened the
first ever State Health/AYUSH Ministers Meeting on 20th February
2015 for one full day at New Delhi, specifically focusing on various issues related
to AYUSH sector including National AYUSH Mission. Ministers in charge of AYUSH/
Health from 10 State Govts./UTs took part in the meeting.
Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, in his address
emphasized upon the need to strengthen the quality of ASU & H drugs. He
said that a focused thrust on growth, development and monitoring of AYUSH and
improvement in quality of education is the need of the hour.
NATIONAL AYUSH MISSION
The National AYUSH Mission (NAM) is a
turning point as it envisages better access to AYUSH services through increase
in number of AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries, mainstreaming of AYUSH through
co-location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community
Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs), ensure availability of AYUSH
drugs and trained manpower. It also aims at Improvement in quality of AYUSH
Education through enhancement in the number of upgraded educational
Institutions, sustained availability of Quality Raw materials and improved
availability of quality Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU &H)
drugs through increase in number of Pharmacies, setting up of Drug Laboratories
in the States which are responsible for enforcement mechanism of ASU &H
drugs.
Under the NAM,
there is a sub-component of AYUSH Gram wherein one
village per block is selected for adoption of method and practice of AYUSH way
of life and interventions of health care. In AYUSH village, AYUSH based
lifestyles are promoted.
After the Ministry of AYUSH was formed, Rs. 183.77
Crores has been released to 25 States/UTs against their submitted State Annual
Action Plan (SAAP) under National AYUSH Mission for the year 2014-15. Further,
expanding the National AYUSH Mission to more States/UTs during the year
2015-16, State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) from 33 States/UTs has been approved
by the Mission Directorate and Rs.165.27 Crores has been released to 18
States/UTs up to November, 2015.
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Ø For global promotion
and popularization of AYUSH systems of Medicine and Yoga, several steps have
been taken by the Ministry. In the 8th Ministerial Meeting of India-US
Trade Policy Forum held on 25th November, 2014, the Joint statement on the
Trade policy forum was issued, wherein the United States agreed to facilitate
further engagement in this field between the experts of both countries. As a
result of this, bilateral dialogue with US Embassy Officials was initiated in a
structured manner.
The Joint Statement was issued
during the visit of President of USA to India from 25-27 January, 2015 ‘sanjha
prayas- sabka vikas’, Shared Effort- Progress for All addressed
the issue of Traditional Medicine stating that the Prime Minister and the
President agreed to expand the India-U.S. Health Initiative into a Healthcare
Dialogue with relevant stakeholders to further strengthen bilateral
collaboration in health sectors including through capacity building initiatives
and by exploring new areas, including complementary and traditional medicine.
The President and the Prime Minister pledged to encourage dialogue between the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its Indian counterparts on
traditional medicine. The Leaders also pledged to strengthen collaboration,
dialogue, and cooperation between the regulatory authorities of the two
countries to ensure safety, efficacy, and quality of pharmaceuticals, including
generic medicines.
An India-US Health Dialogue held in
September, 2015 had a separate working group on AYUSH where it was agreed to
collaborate in the area of Traditional medicine in a structured manner.
Ø An India-Canada Joint
Statement: “New Vigour, New Steps” was issued on 15th April,
2015 in which mentions that “In the interest of public health and recognizing
the need to strengthen bilateral engagement and exchange information in the
areas of safety, efficacy, and quality of therapeutic products, including
cellular therapy products, as well as on traditional medicines, the Prime
Ministers agreed to establish a dialogue between relevant federal departments
of the two countries in order to facilitate cooperation”.
Ø Unani Academic Chair
established at the University of Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa was
extended for one year on the recommendation of University and Indian Mission at
South Africa.
Ø A Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine
and Homoeopathy was signed on 11thMarch, 2015 between the Ministry of AYUSH,
Government of India and the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life, Government
of Mauritius.
Ø A Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of
Medicine and Homoeopathy was signed on 17th May, 2015 between the Ministry of
AYUSH, Government of India and the Government of Mongolia.
Ø A Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in Yoga and Traditional Medicine was signed
on 11th July 2015 between the Government India and the Government of
Turkmenistan.
Ø A Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the field of Research and Education in
Homoeopathic Medicine was signed on 11th November, 2015 between the Central
Council of Research in Homoeopathy, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India and
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine (RLHIM).
Ø A Letter of Intent
for cooperation in the field of Ayurveda was signed on 9th April, 2015 between
Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) and University of
Strasbourg, France.
Ø A Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of Academic Chair in Ayurveda was
signed on 29thJune, 2015 between the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic
Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India and Rangsit
University, Thailand.
Ø A Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of Academic Chair in Ayurveda was
signed on 4th November, 2015 between the Central Council for Research in AyurvedicSciences
(CCRAS), Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India and UdayanaUniversity, Bali,
Indonesia.
Ø A Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) for the visiting professor of Ayurveda was signed in
November 2015 between the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences
(CCRAS), Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India and University of Primorska,
the Government of Slovenia.
Ø The Ministry of
AYUSH has set up an AYUSH Information Cell to disseminate authentic information
about AYUSH Systems of Medicine in the premises of Indian Consulate at Dubai.
It was inaugurated on 21st June, 2015 on the occasion of celebration of
International Day of Yoga.
Ø The Ministry of
AYUSH has set up an AYUSH Information Cell in the premises of Embassy of Indian
Zagreb, Croatia in August, 2015 to disseminate authentic information about
AYUSH Systems.
Ø A request was
received from US Embassy Charge‘d Affaires, Ambassador Embassy in New Delhi for
arranging a visit for Kathleen Stephens and her team to faculty of Ayurveda in
Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi. On 26th December, 2014 the US team
along with Ministry representative visited the facilities relating to Ksharsutra
and Drayaguna at BHU which helped to push forward further cooperation. This was
followed by visit of US Embassy officials to explore collaboration in the area
of Ksharasutra.
INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION
The Ministry produced and telecast 10
episodes of an interactive TV Programme “AYUSHMAN BHARAT” through
Doordarshan in Hindi (one) and its 9 Regional Kendras in regional languages
from April to June, 2015. The programme was repeat telecast from 26 Regional
Kendras of Doordarshan all over the Country.
A tableau was presented by the Ministry
in the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath on 26th January 2015 on the theme “ÄYUSH
for Holistic Health.”
The Ministry organized Seven National
Level Arogya Fairs at Bangalore, Guwahati, Raipur, Jaipur, Bhubneshwar,
Thiruvananthpuram & Varanasi and Six State Level Arogya Fairs at
Gandhinagar, Panchkula, Chandigarh, Goa, Manipur & Mizoram in collaboration
with the State Governments and the collaborative partners like FICCI, ICC, CII,
& World Ayurveda Foundation. The fairs aim to create awareness among the
members of the public about the efficiency of the AYUSH System, their cost
effectiveness and the availability of herbs and plants used for prevention and
treatment of common ailments at their door steps through various mass media
channels to achieve the objective of health for all
A Seminar on role of AYUSH in Cancer Care was
organized on World Cancer Day on 4th February, 2015.
The e-book of the Ministry was launched on 5th
January,2015.
v ACHIEVEMENT
IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
A pilot project on ‘Homoeopathy for
Healthy Child’ for health promotion and treatment of common
diseases among children has been launched in six districts, viz., Gautam Buddha
Nagar (UP), Gorakhpur (UP), Palgarh (Maharashtra), Delhi, Kamrup (Assam) and
Cuttack (Odisha).
Integration of Homoeopathy, Ayurveda and Unani in
National Program for Prevention and Control of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular
diseases and stroke (NPCDCS) program in 6 selected districts approved by
Directorate General of Health Services. Besides this Central
Research Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy has been made functional at Delhi
with OPD activities.
The Ministry has launched Swasthya Rakshan
Programme through Research Councils, National Institutes and ASU&H Colleges
(through CCIM and CCH) to start OPDs in five nearby villages or urban
localities and link it with Swachh Bharat Mission.
Dr. D. P. Rastogi Central Research Institute of
Homoeopathy, Noida was inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent
charge), Ministry of AYUSH on 7th October, 2015.
An Occupational therapy and Rehabilitation Center
has been inaugurated on 10th January 2015 at Central
Research Institute (H), Project on Ayurgenomics has been initiated by CCRAS and
CCRUM has successfully organized a National Seminar on Non-communicable
diseases on 14th – 15th January, 2015 in New Delhi.
A literary Research Institute of Unani Medicine has
been made operational at Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi with OPD activities.
Foundation stone of new Hospital block was also laid and Biomedical
Laboratory with Guest House facility was inaugurated at Central Research
Institute of Unani Medicine, Hyderabad.
Foundation stone has been laid for the construction
of Research Institute of Homoeopathy and Unani under the Central Council for
Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) and Central Council for Research in Unani
Medicine (CCRUM) respectively at Kharghar, Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra.
EDUCATION
As against 334 Ayurveda, Siddha and
Unani (ASU) Colleges in 2014-15, there are 352 ASU Colleges as on November,
2015 and as against 191 Homoeopathic Colleges in 2014-15, there are 197
Homoeopathic Colleges as on November, 2015. The Indian Medicine Central Council,
Post-graduate Diploma Course in Siddha and Post-graduate Diploma Course in
Unani Medicine have been notified. Besides this the Homeopathy (Degree Course)
Amendment Regulations, 2015 has also been notified.
The Government has approved setting up of (i) All
India Institute Ayurveda at SaritaVihar, New Delhi to conduct Post-graduate and
Ph.D. courses in Ayurveda and (ii) North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and
Homeopathy at Shillong in Meghalaya to conduct Under-graduate, Post-graduate,
Doctoral and Post-doctoral courses both in Ayurveda and Homoeopathy.
OTHER ACTIVITIES/ACHIEVEMENTS
Pharmacopoeial monographs on single
drugs and compound formulations of Ayurvedic System of Medicine-Ayurveda (33),
Unani (29), Siddha (19) and Homoeopathy (15) have been developed. In addition
to that Hormonisation of 20 monographs has been completed.
Revised Scheme on “Central Sector Scheme for
Conservation Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants”
involving total outlay of Rs. 450.00 crore has been approved for the current
Plan.
A detailed study-cum-survey to assess the Demand
& Supply of Medicinal Plants in India- in the National Perspective as well
as in respect of the International Market has been commissioned by the
Ministry.
The Ministry of AYUSH has been conferred with the
ISO 9001:2008 Certificate for applying Quality Management System for “Provision
of Policy Formulation, Development and Implementation of Programmes for the
Propagation & Growth of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha
& Homeopathy” The Certificate has been issued by TUV India Pvt. Ltd. Indian
operations of a German Firm, TUV Nord Group, appointed by the Quality Council
of India, which is the nodal organization for ISO 9001:2008 Certification. This
Certification has placed Ministry of AYUSH in a unique position enjoyed by only
a few Ministries/Departments of Government of India, which are ISO 9001:2008
certified. The ISO 9001:2008 certification is an international standard that
defines good management practices. The certification aims at
providing a global standard that spells out quality and trust.
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