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New Delhi, March 12, 2018: In collaboration with the Ministry of AYUSH through its three research organizations, namely, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy(CCRH) and Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine(CCRUM), a programme is being implemented in Gaya (Bihar), Bhilwara (Rajasthan) &Surendarnagar (Gujarat) for Ayurveda, LakhimpurKheri (Uttar Pradesh) for Unani and Darjeeling (West Bengal), Krishna (Andhra Pradesh), Sambalpur (Odisha) & Nasik (Maharashtra) for Homoeopathy to use the knowledge available in AYUSH system of medicines for prevention and control of Non-communicable Diseases including Diabetes.  Yoga is a part as adjuvant therapy.  Number of persons screened and enrolled till January, 2018 for treatment for NCDs under this project is as under :-

System Screened Enrolled for treatment
Ayurveda 301102 59107
Unani 185929 28272
Homoeopathy 93462 35554

The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Smt Anupriya Patel stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.