Lok Sabha Question No. 1857 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-29
Subject: Scheme to Promote Medicinal Plantation
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1857

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.12.2017

## Scheme to Promote Medicinal Plantation

## 1857. SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister for ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan/scheme to promote the Medicinal plantation in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  funds  provided  under  the scheme/plan  during the  last  three years  and  the current year, State/UT-wise including Gujarat; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote the medicinal plantation in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) & (b) In order to promote medicinal plant sector in the country, Government of India set up  the  National  Medicinal  Plants  Board  (NMPB)  on  24th  November  2000.  Currently  the Board  is  working  under  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH  (Ayurveda,  Yoga  &  Naturopathy,  Unani, Siddha & Homoeopathy), Government of India. The primary mandate of NMPB is to develop an appropriate mechanism for coordination among various ministries/ departments/ organizations,  and  implementation  of  support  policies/programs  for  overall  (conservation, cultivation, trade and export) growth of medicinal plants sector both at the Central /State and international  levels.  NMPB  is  presently  implementing  the  following  schemes  across  the country, including in the State of Gujarat to promote medicinal plantation in the country:

- i) Central Sector Scheme on 'Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants'.
2. ii) Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission.
3. (c) The  State/UT-wise  detail  of  the  funds  released  under  the  above  scheme  during  the  last three years and the current year including the State of Gujarat is at Annexure-I & II .

(d) To promote the medicinal plantation in the country including the State of Gujarat, NMPB, under its  above-mentioned  Central  Sector Schemes, provides  project based  support  to  State Forest Departments for resource augmentation/plantation of medicinal plants in their natural habitats/ forest areas and also outside the designated forest areas. Besides, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM), there is a component of 'Medicinal Plants' under which the large scale cultivation/plantation of medicinal plants on farmers' land is promoted as per the Scheme's guidelines. Financial assistance as subsidy @ 30%, 50% and 75% of cost of cultivation is provided to farmers throughout the country, including in Gujarat.

Annexure I to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question    No.  1857,  entitled    'Scheme  to  Promote  Medicinal Plantation' to be answered on 29.12.2017, asked by  Shri Devusinh Chauhan.

| Central Sector Scheme Name of the State   | 2014-15                       | 2015-16                       | 2016-17                       | 2017-18                |        |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------|--------|
|                                           | Released Amount (Rs. in lakh) | Released Amount (Rs. in lakh) | Released Amount (Rs. in lakh) | Released (Rs. in lakh) | Amount |
| Andhra Pradesh                            | 761.93                        | 26.25                         | 386.85                        | 82.55                  |        |
| Arunachal Pradesh                         | 0                             | 79.09                         | 189.55                        | 51.42                  |        |
| Assam                                     | 0                             | 175.26                        | 69.09                         | 47.07                  |        |
| Bihar                                     | 0                             | 0                             | 0                             | 0                      |        |
| Chattisgarh                               | 222.36                        | 171.67                        | 158.49                        | 150.84                 |        |
| Delhi                                     | 114.12                        | 118.53                        | 115.28                        | 199.84                 |        |
| Goa                                       | 0                             | 25.00                         | 39.62                         | 3.00                   |        |
| Gujarat                                   | 238.22                        | 143.22                        | 477.46                        | 334.58                 |        |
| Haryana                                   | 4.69                          | 0                             | 142.19                        | 153.91                 |        |
| Himachal Pradesh                          | 272.74                        | 165.85                        | 41.03                         | 25.23                  |        |
| Jammu &Kashmir                            | 31.19                         | 10.87                         | 49.86                         | 119.09                 |        |
| Jharkhand                                 | 618.00                        | 86.87                         | 0                             | 0                      |        |
| Karnataka                                 | 917.39                        | 168.35                        | 272.66                        | 121.04                 |        |
| Kerala                                    | 159.72                        | 252.24                        | 404.90                        | 158.79                 |        |
| Madhya Pradesh                            | 11.24                         | 632.55                        | 356.44                        | 550.14                 |        |
| Maharashtra                               | 351.72                        | 794.59                        | 465.34                        | 495.23                 |        |
| Manipur                                   | 17.20                         | 452.91                        | 28.53                         | 599.18                 |        |
| Meghalaya                                 | 0                             | 0                             | 0                             | 0                      |        |
| Mizoram                                   | 11.00                         | 176.18                        | 30.00                         | 115.39                 |        |
| Nagaland                                  | 87.77                         | 19.58                         | 79.76                         | 80.4                   |        |
| Orissa                                    | 31.00                         | 72.02                         | 65.00                         | 48.54                  |        |
| Punjab                                    | 0                             | 8.00                          | 112.38                        | 17.76                  |        |

| Rajasthan        |   332.83 |   457.99 |   513.97 |   313.48 |
|------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| Sikkim           |   611.82 |   302.56 |   205.28 |   323.56 |
| Tamil Nadu       |     8.4  |   117.04 |   122.93 |   156.41 |
| Tripura          |   216.43 |   130.42 |     0    |     0    |
| Uttarakhand      |   138.33 |   203.41 |   286.99 |    42.57 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |    58.93 |    79.35 |   101.65 |    74.99 |
| West Bengal      |   573.08 |    20.48 |   102.4  |   205.71 |
| Andaman &Nicobar |     0    |     0    |    21    |    28.72 |
| Chandigarh       |     6.46 |    10    |    28.19 |    17.5  |
| D&NHaveli        |     0    |     0    |     0    |     0    |
| Daman &Diu       |     0    |     0    |     0    |     0    |
| Lakshadeep       |     2.69 |    15    |     0    |     0    |
| Pondicherry      |     0    |     0    |     0    |     1.2  |
| Telangana        |    12    |   379.7  |    65    |   121.32 |
| Total            |  5811.26 |  5294.98 |  4931.84 |  4639.46 |

Annexure  II to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question    No.  1857,  entitled    'Scheme  to  Promote Medicinal Plantation' to be answered on 29.12.2017, asked by  Shri Devusinh Chauhan.

Approval of funds to the States / UTs under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Mission on Medicinal Plants (2014-15) and under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (2015-16 to 2017-18)

## (Rs. In lakhs)

| S. No                | Name of State          | 2014-15        | 2015-16        | 2016-17        | 2017-18        |
|----------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| S. No                | Name of State          | Funds Approved | Funds Approved | Funds Approved | Funds Approved |
| 1                    | Andhra Pradesh         | 1200.61        | 133.780        | 457.16         | 211.872        |
| 2                    | Arunachal Pradesh      | 0              | 0              | 42.779         | 61.11          |
| 3                    | Assam                  | 0              | 0              | 120.239        | 0              |
| 4                    | Andman &Nicobar Island | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| 5                    | Bihar                  | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| 6                    | Chhattisgarh           | 0              | 0              | 152.63         | 0              |
| 7                    | Chandigarh             | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| 8                    | Gujarat                | 172.25         | 168.415        | 212.189        | 158.7          |
| 9                    | Goa                    | 0              | 0              | 14.47          | 0              |
| 10                   | Delhi                  | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| 11                   | Dadra &Nagar Haveli    | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| 12                   | Daman &Diu             | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| 13                   | Haryana                | 87.5           | 51.6788        | 69.188         | 0              |
| 14                   | Himachal Pradesh       | 0              | 61.981         | 170.069        | 75.543         |
| 15                   | Jammu &Kashmir         | 0              | 54.893         | 55.17          | 0              |
| 16                   | Jharkhand              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| 17                   | Karnataka              | 110.82         | 137.204        | 203.331        | 219.341        |
| 18                   | Kerala                 | 0              | 126.5225       | 168.681        | 259.655        |
| 19                   | Lakshdweep             | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| 20                   | Madhya Pradesh         | 507.3          | 306.905        | 496.382        | 450.275        |
| 21                   | Maharashtra            | 589.88         | 205.877        | 0              | 355.008        |
| 22                   | Manipur                | 73.06          | 60.80          | 70.875         | 85.498         |
| 23                   | Meghalaya              | 172.62         | 0              | 45.018         | 91.48          |
| 24                   | Mizoram                | 57.72          | 14.384         | 44.317         | 97.51          |
| 25                   | Nagaland               | 102.06         | 60.414         | 41.379         | 100.891        |
| 26                   | Orissa                 | 191.53         | 0              | 117.548        | 0              |
| 27                   | Punjab                 | 0              | 0              | 129.66         | 0              |
| 28                   | Puducherry             | 0              | 0              | 4.96           | 0              |
| 29                   | Rajasthan              | 42.51          | 113.532        | 226.055        | 503.22         |
| 30                   | Sikkim                 | 77.24          | 30.731         | 31.706         | 24.98          |
| 31                   | Tamil Nadu             | 926.57         | 144.224        | 252.725        | 228.275        |
| 32                   | Tripura                | 53.23          | 36.064         | 0              | 0              |
| 33                   | Telangana              | 0              | 111.316        | 252.085        | 118.294        |
| 34                   | Uttar Pradesh          | 0              | 720.012        | 528.173        | 249.179        |
| 35                   | Uttarakhand            | 202.03         | 60.466         | 195.367        | 130.147        |
| 36 West Bengal Total | 36 West Bengal Total   | 4566.93        | 2779.8303      | 4287.097       | 3622.957       |