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 tru
