Setting up of Dedicated AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres

 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