On: 02 AUG 2024 – Ministry of Ayush is implementing the operationalization of Ayush Health and Wellness Centres (AHWCs) [now renamed as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush)] under Ayushman Bharat as a component of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments with an objective to establish a holistic wellness model based on Ayush principles and practices. It is envisaged to transform existing Sub-health Centres/Ayush dispensaries to Ayush Health & Wellness Centres to ensure universal access to an expanded range of Primary Health Care services as appropriate to people’s needs. Under the NAM, as per the proposals received from State/UT Governments through their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs), a total of 12,500 units of existing Ayush dispensaries and sub health centres has been approved to be upgraded as Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) in the States/UTs. As per the reports received from States/UTs, 12121 Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) have been made functional till date.
The State/UT wise status of approved and functional Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush)
| Sl. No. | Name of States/UTs | Approved Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) | Functional Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) |
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 126 | 126 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 89 | 89 |
| 4 | Assam | 500 | 500 |
| 5 | Bihar | 294 | 113 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 12 | 11 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 400 | 400 |
| 8 | Delhi | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Goa | 100 | 100 |
| 11 | Gujarat | 365 | 365 |
| 12 | Haryana | 538 | 506 |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | 740 | 740 |
| 14 | Jammu & Kashmir | 523 | 523 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 745 | 648 |
| 16 | Karnataka | 376 | 376 |
| 17 | Kerala | 700 | 700 |
| 18 | Ladakh | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Lakshadweep | 7 | 7 |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh | 800 | 800 |
| 21 | Maharashtra | 390 | 345 |
| 22 | Manipur | 15 | 15 |
| 23 | Meghalaya | 45 | 22 |
| 24 | Mizoram | 41 | 41 |
| 25 | Nagaland | 49 | 49 |
| 26 | Odisha | 422 | 422 |
| 27 | Puducherry | 4 | 4 |
| 28 | Punjab | 158 | 158 |
| 29 | Rajasthan | 2019 | 2019 |
| 30 | Sikkim | 18 | 18 |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu | 650 | 650 |
| 32 | Telangana | 421 | 421 |
| 33 | Tripura | 72 | 72 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 1034 | 1034 |
| 35 | Uttarakhand | 300 | 300 |
| 36 | West Bengal | 540 | 540 |
| Total | 12500 | 12121 | |
This information was given by the Minister of State (IC) for Ayush Shri Prataprao Jadhav in the Lok Sabha in a written reply to a question today.
