Lok Sabha Question No. 597 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Medicinal Plants
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA, A.T. (NANA) PATIL, DHARAMBIR BHALERAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 597 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

## MEDICINAL PLANTS

## 597. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA: SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL: SHRI DHARAMBIR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has conducted  any  comprehensive  study  on  the availability  of medicinal/fragrant  plants  and herbs  in  the country,  if  so,  the  details  and outcome  thereof, State/UT - wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  steps  taken/proposed to  be  taken  by  the  Government  for identification, documentation,  conservation/ protection,  cultivation,  commercial exploitation  and  constant management ofmedicinal/fragrant plants and herbs in the country, State/UT - wise;
- (c) the details of funds allocated/ released/utilised thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT - wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has received  a number  of  proposals  from  various States  and institutions to setup herbal gardens, if so, the details thereof State/UTwise including Maharashtra along with the action taken by the Government thereon; and
- (e) other measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government for setting up herbal gardens in the country, State/UTwise and locationwise?

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

- (a) : The Botanical Survey of India (BSI), an organization under Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India, has been carrying out survey, identific and documentation of all plant resources of the country including medicinal / fragrant / plants and herbs. As per BSI estimate more than 8,000 species of medicinal / fragrant / plants and herbs are found in the country.

The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH has also conducted a study  through  an  organisation  vi z.  Foundation  for  Revitalisation  of  Local  Health  Traditions (FRLHT),  Bangalore  and  developed  a  database  on  Indian  Medicinal  Plants  which  contai information about the habitat and therapeutic uses of more than 7,000 medicinal plants s This database is in public domain (www.medicinalplants.in).

(b) & (c) : The  NMPB  since  its  inception  in  year  2000  has  been  implementing  various schemes / programmes for overall development of the medicinal plants sector in the cou Presently, the NMPB is impleme nting following schemes on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants throughout the country:

- I. Central Sector Scheme on 'Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' aimed at providing project based support for survey, inventorization, in - situ conservation  through  development  of  Medicinal  Plants  Conservation  and Developm ent  Areas  (MPCDAs), ex- situ conservation  through  establishment  of  herbal gardens,  linkage  with  Joint  Forest  Management  Committees  (JFMCs)  /  Panchayats  / Biodiversity  Management  Committee  (BMC)  for  value  addition  activities  like  dryin grading, storage, pr imary processing and Research & Development etc.  The scheme is being implemented since 2008 and continued during the 12th Plan.
- II. Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) having a component on  Medicinal  Plants  which  is  primarily  aimed  a t  supporting  cultivation  of  medicinal plants  on  farmers  land  with  backward  linkages  through  establishment  of  nurseries supply of quality planting material, and forward linkages for post - harvest management. The  cultivation  of  medicinal  plants  is  support ed  by  providing  financial  assistance  as subsidy to farmers through the identified implementing agency of concerned state. financial  assistance  is  provided  as  per  the  State  Annual  Action  Plan  approved concerned State. Prior to NAM Scheme, the cultiv ation of medicinal plants was being supported under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'National Mission on Medicinal Plants' of NMPB implemented from years 2008 - 9 to 2014 - 15.

The details of funds allocated / released / utilised under both the above schemes during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT - wise is at Annexure - I & II.

(d) & (e): The NMPB under its "Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants" provides support for establish ing various kind of herbal  gardens  such  as  those  of  National    /  State  importance  and  at  the  level  of  Re Institutional  /  College  /  School  and  Homes  throughout  the  country  including  Stat Maharashtra.    The  project  based  financial  assistance  in  thi s  r gard  is  provided  as  per  the operational scheme guidelines.

As  per  the  scheme  guidelines,  the  project  proposals  received  from  different  stat considered by Project Screening Committee (PSC) and approved in Standing Finance Committe (SFC) of NMPB. During last three financial years and the current year, more than 250 pr proposals on various kind of herbal gardens were received of which 72 project proposal been approved. The State/UT - wise detail is at Annexure - III.

The State  /  UT-wise  details  of  project  based  funds  released  and  utilized  under Central Sector Scheme for "Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants" during each of the last three financial years and current financial year:

(Rs. In Lakhs)

|       |                   | 2013-14       | 2013-14       | 2014-15       | 2014-15       | 2015-16       | 2015-16       | 2016-17       |
|-------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| S.No. | State/UT          | Fund Released | Fund Utilized | Fund Released | Fund Utilized | Fund Released | Fund Utilized | Fund Released |
| 1.    | Andhra Pradesh    | 194.10        | 77.32         | 761.93        | 701.43        | 26.25         | 10.85         | 44.38         |
| 2.    | Arunachal Pradesh | 4.95          | -             | -             | -             | 79.09         | 24.13         | 171.46        |
| 3.    | Assam             | 29.00         | 29.00         | -             | -             | 175.26        | -             | 41.53         |
| 4.    | Chhattisgarh      | 374.07        | 312.05        | 222.36        | 133.95        | 171.67        | -             | 133.96        |
| 5.    | Delhi             | 87.86         | 82.85         | 114.12        | 42.48         | 118.53        | 24.64         | 89.10         |
| 6.    | Goa               | -             | -             | -             | -             | 25.00         | -             | 8.63          |
| 7.    | Gujarat           | 133.15        | 59.55         | 238.22        | -             | 143.22        | -             | 435.46        |
| 8.    | Haryana           | 10.87         | 10.87         | 4.69          | 4.69          | -             | -             | 100.05        |
| 9.    | Himachal Pradesh  | 40.44         | 40.44         | 272.74        | 90.98         | 165.85        | 19.26         | 35.81         |
| 10.   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 175.09        | 132.33        | 31.19         | 31.19         | 10.87         | 3.89          | 10.01         |
| 11.   | Jharkhand         | -             | -             | 618.00        | 568.16        | 86.87         | -             | -             |
| 12.   | Karnataka         | 281.21        | 281.21        | 917.39        | 713.64        | 168.35        | 7.92          | 44.53         |
| 13.   | Kerala            | 161.88        | 161.87        | 159.72        | 60.73         | 252.24        | -             | 115.24        |
| 14.   | Madhya Pradesh    | 1338.91       | 905.91        | 11.24         | 6.24          | 632.55        | 8.34          | 299.80        |
| 15.   | Maharashtra       | 661.59        | 649.59        | 351.72        | 193.66        | 794.59        | -             | 367.64        |
| 16.   | Manipur           | 13.00         | 13.00         | 17.20         | 6.20          | 452.91        | -             | 28.53         |
| 17.   | Mizoram           | 174.90        | 174.90        | 11.00         | -             | 176.18        | -             | 30.00         |
| 18.   | Nagaland          | 99.35         | 99.35         | 87.77         | 5.01          | 19.58         | -             | 30.00         |
| 19.   | Orissa            | 97.10         | 72.00         | 31.00         | 22.00         | 72.02         | -             | 65.00         |
| 20.   | Punjab            | 39.01         | 22.00         | -             | -             | 8.00          | 8             | 108.07        |
| 21.   | Rajasthan         | 684.37        | 681.37        | 320.53        | 118.99        | 457.99        | 106.88        | 485.97        |
| 22.   | Sikkim            | 547.38        | 547.38        | 611.82        | 1.00          | 302.56        | -             | -             |
| 23.   | Tamil Nadu        | 190.28        | 190.28        | 8.40          | 2.40          | 117.04        | 22.84         | 110.85        |
| 24.   | Tripura           | -             | -             | 216.43        | 2.99          | 130.42        | 2.09          | 47.00         |
| 25.   | Uttar Pradesh     | 188.53        | 35.84         | 37.71         | -             | 79.35         | 15.63         | -             |
| 26.   | Uttarakhand       | 133.15        | 130.28        | 150.63        | 68.02         | 203.41        | -             | 139.33        |
| 27.   | West Bengal       | 109.00        | 23.00         | 521.23        | -             | 20.48         | 10.23         | 86.15         |
| 28.   | Andaman & Nicobar | 41.27         | 41.27         | -             | -             | -             | -             | 50.39         |
| 29.   | Chandigarh        | 5.00          | 5.00          | -             | -             | 10.00         | 10.00         | 21.00         |
| 30.   | D&N Haveli        | -             | -             | -             | -             | -             | -             | 28.19         |
| 31.   | Lakshadweep       | -             | -             | 5.00          | -             | 15.00         | -             | -             |
| 32.   | Telangana         | -             | -             | 12.00         | -             | 379.70        | 25.00         | -             |
| 33.   | Pondicherry       | 1.80          | 1.80          | -             | -             | -             | -             | -             |
|       | Total             | 5817.26       | 4780.46       | 5734.04       | 2773.76       | 5294.98       | 299.70        | 3128.08       |

## Annexure-II

The State / UT-wise details of the fund released and utilized under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of "National Mission on Medicinal Plants' during 2013-14 and 2014-15 and under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme during 2015-16 and 2016-17

(Rs. in lakhs)

| S.No   | Name of State     | 2013-14       | 2013-14                                                                                   | 2014-15       | 2014-15       | 2015-16       | 2016-17       |
|--------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| S.No   | Name of State     | Fund released | Fund utilised                                                                             | Fund released | Fund utilised | Fund released | Fund approved |
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh    | 963.63        | 708.60111                                                                                 | 1200.61       | 500.23857     | 133.78        | 457.16        |
| 2.     | Arunachal Pradesh | 118.65        | 118.65                                                                                    | -             | -             | -             | 42.779        |
| 3.     | Assam             | -             | -                                                                                         | -             | -             | -             | 120.239       |
| 4.     | Chhattisgarh      | -             | 29.94307 (fund utilized from the grant released during 2011- 12)                          | -             | -             | -             | -             |
| 5.     | Gujarat           | -             | -                                                                                         | 172.25        | -             | 168.415       | 212.189       |
| 6.     | Goa               | -             | -                                                                                         | -             | -             | -             | 14.47         |
| 7.     | Haryana           | 171.14        | 42.37                                                                                     | 87.5          | 31.81         | 51.6788       | 69.188        |
| 8.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 97.54         | -                                                                                         | -             | -             | 61.981        | 56.82         |
| 9      | Jammu and Kashmir | -             | 44.936 (fund utilized from the grant released during 2009-10                              | -             | -             | 54.893        | 55.17         |
| 10.    | Karnataka         | 216.71        | 134.1522                                                                                  | 110.82        | 68.163        | 137.204       | 203.331       |
| 11.    | Kerala            | 264.27        | 264.27                                                                                    | -             | -             | 126.522       | 168.681       |
| 12.    | Madhya Pradesh    | 526.43407     | 364.30046                                                                                 | 507.3         | 2.87          | 306.905       | 496.382       |
| 13.    | Maharashtra       | 682.44        | 608.21685                                                                                 | 589.88        | 400           | 205.877       | -             |
| 14.    | Manipur           | 105.96        | 105.96                                                                                    | 73.06         | 73.06         | 60.8          | 70.875        |
| 15.    | Meghalaya         | -             | -                                                                                         | 172.62        | -             | -             | -             |
| 16.    | Mizoram           | 18.28         | 18.28                                                                                     | 57.72         | 57.72         | 14.384        | -             |
| 17.    | Nagaland          | 175.88        | 175.88                                                                                    | 102.06        | 102.06        | 60.414        |               |
| 18.    | Orissa            | 150.66        | 99.89495                                                                                  | 191.53        | -             | -             | 117.548       |
| 19.    | Punjab            | -             | -                                                                                         | -             | -             | -             | 129.66        |
| 20     | Rajasthan         | 28.87         | 2.75                                                                                      | 42.51         | 11.06         | 113.532       | 226.055       |
| 21     | Sikkim            | 137.59        | 97.74                                                                                     | 77.24         | 103.05592     | 30.731        | -             |
| 22     | Tamil Nadu        | 1022.6698     | 1078.28 (1022.6698 lakh actual released 2013-14 + Rs. 55.6102 unspent balance of 2011-12) | 926.57        | 926.568       | 144.224       | 252.725       |

| 23   | Telangana     | -       | -                                                                | -       | 374.897 (utilized out of 531.21 lakhs transferred by Andhra Pradesh to Telangana)   |   111.316 | 150.835   |
|------|---------------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 24   | Tripura       | -       | -                                                                | 53.23   | -                                                                                   |    36.064 | -         |
| 25   | Uttar Pradesh | 424.36  | 25.41213                                                         | -       | 174.3                                                                               |   720.012 | -         |
| 26   | Uttarakhand   | 278.86  | 273.55697                                                        | 202.03  | 191.8825                                                                            |    60.46  | 70.024    |
| 27   | West Bengal   | -       | 243.70717 (fund utilised from the grant released during 2010-11) | -       | -                                                                                   |   180.631 | 184.941   |
|      | Total         | 5383.94 | 4436.90                                                          | 4566.93 | 3017.6850                                                                           |  2779.82  | 3099.072  |

Note:- From Financial Year 2015-16  the funds are being released under the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of AYUSH

Annexure-III

State/UT-wise  details  of  proposal  received  and  approved  on  various  kind  of  Herbal Gardens under NMPB's Central Sector Scheme for "Conservation, Development and Sustainable  Management  of  Medicinal  Plants"  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year

| S. No. State          | Number of Proposal Received   | Number of Proposal Approved   |
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1. Andhra Pradesh     | 11                            | 4                             |
| 2. Arunachal Pradesh  | 1                             | 1                             |
| 3. Assam              | 3                             | 0                             |
| 4. Chhattisgarh       | 5                             | 0                             |
| 5. Delhi              | 20                            | 7                             |
| 6. Goa                | 7                             | 4                             |
| 7. Gujarat            | 13                            | 6                             |
| 8. Haryana            | 1                             | 1                             |
| 9. Himachal Pradesh   | 4                             | 0                             |
| Jammu & Kashmir       | 7                             | 2                             |
| 10. 11. Jharkhand     | 2                             | 1                             |
| 12. Karnataka         | 5                             | 2                             |
| 13. Kerala            | 29                            | 10                            |
| Madhya Pradesh        | 7                             | 1                             |
| 14. 15. Maharashtra   | 25                            | 9                             |
| 16. Manipur           | 30                            | 1                             |
| 17. Meghalaya         | 1                             | 0                             |
| 18. Nagaland          | 4                             | 1                             |
| 19. Punjab            | 1                             | 1                             |
| 20. Rajasthan         | 21                            | 2                             |
| 21. Sikkim            | 1                             | 1                             |
| Tamil Nadu            | 19                            | 4                             |
| 22. 23. Uttar Pradesh | 15                            | 1                             |
| 24. Uttarakhand       | 23                            | 6                             |
| 25. West Bengal       | 12                            | 3                             |
| 26. Andaman & Nicobar | 2                             | 1                             |
| 27. Telangana         | 7                             | 3                             |
| 28. Pondicherry       | 3                             | 0                             |
|                       | 279 72                        |                               |