According to a written reply tabled recently by the Ministry of AYUSH in the Lok Sabha, Rs 278.84 crore was sanctioned to Jharkhand under the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) between 2014-15 and 2024-25. The scheme also supports integrated AYUSH hospitals, essential medicines, educational institutions and various public health programmes. However, information furnished by the Jharkhand government to the Centre indicates that the state currently has only two government-run institutions in these disciplines—a State Yoga Centre located on East Jail Road in Ranchi and the State Unani Medical College and Hospital in Giridih. The parliamentary reply does not mention any additional govt yoga, naturopathy or Unani institution established in Jharkhand during the period, highlighting the gap between sanctioned assistance and visible infrastructure, reports TOI. The reply also lacked information on the number of healthcare facilities created, AYUSH practitioners deployed and beneficiaries covered under the scheme.