The first all-India survey on ‘Ayush’ was conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) from July 2022 to June 2023
More urban Indians use AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) than those in rural Indians and they also spend more on it. A government survey has found that in the preceding one year from the time of the survey, 52.9% urban Indians and 46.3% rural Indians had used AYUSH.
On an average an Indian in a city spends Rs 574 on AYUSH treatments while one in a village spends Rs 472. The first exclusive all-India survey on ‘Ayush’ was conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) from July 2022 to June 2023, as part of the 79th round of the National Sample Survey (NSS). This survey covered the entire Indian Union, excluding a few inaccessible villages in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Information was collected from 1,81,298 households, including 1,04,195 in rural areas and 77,103 in urban areas.
The key findings of the survey were approximately 95% of rural and 96% of urban respondents are aware of Ayush, at least one member is aware of Medicinal Plants/Home remedies/Local Health Tradition/Folk medicine in about 85% of rural and 86% of urban households, ayurveda is the most commonly used system across both rural and urban areas for treatment and Ayush is predominantly used for rejuvenation and preventive measures.
