Ministry of Ayush: Government Schemes | Indian Economy for UPSC CSE PDF Download

National Ayush Mission

• The project will have a total cost of Rs. 4,603 crore, of which the Centre will bear Rs 3,000 crore share, and the states will cover the rest.
• Recently, new portals on the Ayush sector were also launched.

Meaning of 'Ayush'

• Traditional & Non-Conventional Systems of Health Care and Healing Which Include Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Homoeopathy etc.
• The positive features of the Indian systems of medicine namely their diversity and flexibility; accessibility; affordability, a broad acceptance by a large section of the general public; comparatively lesser cost and growing economic value, have great potential to make them providers of healthcare that the large sections of our people need.

Key Points

• Launch:
  • Launched in September 2014 by the Department of AYUSH under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, during the 12th Plan for implementation through States/UTs.
  • Now, it is implemented by the Ministry of Ayush.
• About:
  • The scheme involves expansion of the AYUSH sector to promote holistic health of Indians.
  • The Mission addresses the gaps in health services through supporting the efforts of State/UT Governments for providing AYUSH health services/education in the country, particularly in vulnerable and far-flung areas.
• Components of the National AYUSH Mission:
  • Obligatory Components:
    • AYUSH Services.
    • AYUSH Educational Institutions.
    • Quality Control of ASU&H (Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani & Homoeopathy) Drugs.
    • Medicinal Plants.
  • Flexible Component
    • AYUSH Wellness Centres comprising Yoga and Naturopathy,
    • Tele-medicine,
    • Innovations in AYUSH including Public Private Partnership,
    • IEC (Information, Education and Communication) activities,
    • Voluntary certification scheme: Project based, etc.
• Expected Outcomes:
  • Better access to AYUSH healthcare services through increased healthcare facilities and better availability of medicines and trained manpower.
  • Improvement in AYUSH education through a well-equipped enhanced number of AYUSH Educational institutions.
  • To focus on reducing communicable/non-communicable diseases through targeted public health programmes using AYUSH systems of Healthcare.

Central Schemes

• The central schemes are divided into Central Sector Schemes and Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS).
• Central sector schemes:
  • These schemes are 100% funded by the Central government.
  • Implemented by the Central Government machinery.
  • Formulated on subjects mainly from the Union List.E.g.: Bharatnet, Namami Gange-National Ganga Plan, etc.
• Centrally Sponsored Schemes:
  • These are the schemes by the centre where there is financial participation by both the centre and states.
  • CSS are again divided into Core of the Core Schemes, Core Schemes and Optional schemes.
    • There are 6 core of the core schemes.
  • Most of these schemes prescribe specific financial participation by states. For example, in the case of MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act), state governments have to incur 25% material expenditure.
• The 6 core of the core CSS are:
  1. National Social Assistance Programme
  2. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Program
  3. Umbrella Scheme for Development of Scheduled Castes
  4. Umbrella Programme for Development of Scheduled Tribes
  5. Umbrella Programme for Development of Minorities
  6. Umbrella Programme for Development of Other Vulnerable Groups.