Lok Sabha Question No. 405 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-23
Subject: Survey of Medicinal Plants
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: RAM SWAROOP SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI,

## SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 405 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD MARCH , 2018 SURVEY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS

## †*405. SHRI RAM SWAROOP SHARMA:

Will the Minister of AYURVEDA, YOGA AND NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any survey in Himachal Pradesh so find out the availability of medicinal plants in the State;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, districtwise; and
- (c) if not, whether the Government proposes to consider any such proposal a the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE(IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a)to ( c):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 405* FOR 23 RD MARCH , 201 8

(a)&(b) The  Botanical  Survey  of  India  (BSI),  an  organization  under  Minist Environment, Forest and Climate Change ismandated for survey of plant diversity o the country; its documentation, including traditional knowledge associated National, Regional, State and Ecosystem level and its conservation in diffe of  the  country.  The  BSI  is  carrying  out  s urvey  and  documentation  of  all  plant resources  of  the  country  including  medicinal/aromatic  plants  and  herbs  a estimated that more than 8000 species of medicinal herbs and medicinal pl found in the country. As per BSI information ,about 1500 species of medicinal plants are found in Western Himalaya which covers the state of Himachal Pradesh.

As  per  the  information  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Hima

Pradesh,  the  Department  of  Ayurveda,  Himachal  Pradesh

Instit ute  in  ISM,  Joginder  Nagar,  District,  Mandi

, through  its  Research

, has  also  conducted  survey  and prepared an inventory on the medicinal plants found in different agro

- climatic zones of  Himachal  Pradesh  as  per  different  altitudes.  The  number  of  medicinal

species recorded in each agro

district is at

Annexure

.

(c): Does not arise.

- climatic  zones  of  Himachal  Pradesh  covering  all  t

| The number of medicinal plants species recorded in each agro - climatic zones Himachal Pradesh covering all the district   | The number of medicinal plants species recorded in each agro - climatic zones Himachal Pradesh covering all the district   | The number of medicinal plants species recorded in each agro - climatic zones Himachal Pradesh covering all the district   | The number of medicinal plants species recorded in each agro - climatic zones Himachal Pradesh covering all the district   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                                                                    | Name of zone                                                                                                               | Districts covered                                                                                                          | No. of available                                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                          | Sub mountain & low hills tropical zone ( below 700 meters MSL )                                                            | -sub Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur Parts of Sirmour, Kangra, & Mandi                                                             | and Solan 158                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                          | Mid Hills Sub - humid zone ( Between about 700 to 1800 meters MSL )                                                        | Palampur and Kangra tehsil Kangra, Rampur tehsil District Shimla, Parts of Mandi, Solan , Kullu, Chamba and Sirmour        | of of district 48                                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                                                          | High-Hills Temperate wet ( Between 1800 to 2500 meters MSL )                                                               | zone Shimla district (except parts Rampur & Sunni Tehsil), Parts of Kullu, Solan, Chamba, Mandi, Kangra & Sirmour          | of 58                                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                                          | High Hills Temperate Dry ( Above 2500 meters MSL )                                                                         | Zone High reaches of Kullu, Shimla districts and Kinnaur Lahaul Spiti districts o f Sub - Alpine to Alpine Range.          | Kangra, & 21                                                                                                               |