Lok Sabha Question No. 1760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Contribution of Ayurvedic Products to GDP
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: C. N. JAYADEVAN

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1760 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH MARCH, 2017

## CONTRIBUTION OF AYUR VEDIC PRODUCTS TO GD P

## 1760. SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

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

- (a)  the  contribution  of  Ayurvedic  healthcare  and  medicine  manufacturing  to  the  GDP  in country;
- (b) the details of area of agricultural la nd that is under medicinal plant cultivation at presen along with the measures being undertaken to increase the cultivation of medicinal plants country;
- (c) whether ayurvedic medicines produced in India and exported to other countries are rejec on the ground of presence of heavy metals content; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and corrective measures taken by the Government in this reg

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  statistical  information  about  the  total  contribution  of  Ayurvedic  healthcar medicine  ma nufacturing  to  the  GDP  is  not  available  except  percentage  share  of  ayurve products in the GDP.  GDP statement of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemicals and botani products along with percentage share of ayurvedic products to the GDP for the last five ears is given   at Annexure - I.
- (b): The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) under Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, since its inception in the year 2000, has been promoting cultivation of medicin throughout the country.  NMPB has supported cultivation of medicinal plants over an area of about 2,61,933 hectares in different states of the country.  During the financial year - 17, cultivation of prioritized medicinal plant on about 12, 416 hectares of land has been s throug h National AYUSH Mission, state - wise details of the area supported for medicinal plants cultivation are provided in Annexure - II.
- (c ): Manufacturing and quality control of Ayurvedic medicines in the country is regul under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules thereunder. It is mandatory for the manufacturers of Ayurvedic medicines to follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) an quality standards of identity, purity and strength of drugs and permissible limits of hea

pesticide residue, aflatoxins and microbial load as prescribed in the Ayurvedic Pharmaco Rasaushdhies or Rasa Yog is a distinct category of Ayurvedic medicines essentially conta mineral or herbo - mineral ingredients, which are rendered therapeutica lly safe and effective by subjecting them to certain manufacturing processes of shodhana (purification or detoxifi marana  (incineration/calcination)  and  amritikaran  (qualitative  improvement).  These  proc are prescribed in the authoritative book s of Ayurveda listed in the First Schedule of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940.  Ayurvedic Drugs Manufacturers Association has reported instances rejection of Ayurvedic medicines by other countries on the ground of presence of heavy content.    Howev er,  the  fact  is  that  Ayurvedic  products  are  manufactured  under  license medicines or drugs in India, whereas these products are exported mainly as nutraceuticals foods or dietary supplements since Ayurvedic system is not recognized as distinct en tity in ma y countries and its products do not qualify as drugs or medicines according to the regula importing countries.

- (d): With  an  objective  to  address  quality  issues  of  Ayurvedic  and  other  such  medici Government has taken following corre ctive measures -
- i) Directive  dated  14 th October,  2005  under  the  provisions  of  Section  33EEB  of  the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 was issued to make testing of heavy metals mandatory for export purposes in respect of every batch of purely herbal Ayurvedic, Siddh a and Unani  drugs  by  every  licensee  and  to  display  on  the  container  of  export  orie products  the  words  'Heavy  Metals  Within  Permissible  Limit'  with  effect  from  1 st January 2006.
- ii) GMP Guidelines for Rasaushdhies have been added in Schedule 'T' of the Dr ugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945 since 9 th March 2009.
- iii) Pharmacopoeia Commission of Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy has been established  to  develop  standards  of  drugs  and  standard  operating  procedures manufacturing Ayurvedic Drugs for publication of the respe ctive pharmacopoeias.
- iv) For facilitating export of Ayurvedic medicines, quality certification systems ba WHO Guidelines and International Standards are administered by Drugs Controlle General and Quality Council of India respectively.
- v) Central Phar macopieal Laboratory of Indian Medicine, Ghaziabad (U.P.),  27 State Drug Testing Laboratories supported by the Central Government  and 44 laboratori licensed under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945 are in place to c out testing of Ayur vedic drugs & raw materials.
- vi) Financial support is provided through National AYUSH Mission  to strengthen Sta pharmacies, Drug Testing Laboratories and Enforcement Framework.
- vii) Provision has been made in the Central Sector Scheme of International Coopera tion for the industry to avail financial support for preparation of technical doss registration of AYUSH medicines in foreign countries to obtain market authorizati

## Percentage Share of Ayurvedic Products to GDP

## GVA  at current  prices in  Crore of rupees.

| Description                                                               |         2011-12 |         2012-13 |          2013-14 |          2014-15 |          2015-16 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Manufacture of pharmaceutical; medicinal chemicals and botanical products | 90544           | 85609           | 101262           | 113354           | 126695           |
| Total manufacturing                                                       |     1.40999e+06 |     1.57283e+06 |      1.71344e+06 |      1.88393e+06 |      2.06509e+06 |
| Share to total manufacturing                                              |     6.42        |     5.44        |      5.91        |      6.02        |      6.14        |
| All India GDP                                                             |     8.10666e+06 |     9.20532e+06 |      1.03663e+07 |      1.14704e+07 |      1.24519e+07 |
| %share of contribution to ayurvedic products to GDP                       |     1.12        |     0.93        |      0.98        |      0.99        |      1.02        |

## GVA  at  constant  prices in  Crore of rupees.

| Description                                                               |         2011-12 |         2012-13 |         2013-14 |          2014-15 |          2015-16 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
| Manufacture of pharmaceutical; medicinal chemicals and botanical products | 90544           | 82439           | 95529           | 104877           | 116968           |
| Total manufacturing                                                       |     1.40999e+06 |     1.49326e+06 |     1.57308e+06 |      1.68308e+06 |      1.86383e+06 |
| Share                                                                     |     6.42        |     5.52        |     6.07        |      6.23        |      6.28        |
| All India GDP                                                             |     8.10666e+06 |     8.54823e+06 |     9.07925e+06 |      9.70935e+06 |      1.04697e+07 |
| %share of contribution to ayurvedic products to GDP                       |     1.12        |     0.96        |     1.05        |      1.08        |      1.12        |

Sources: www.mospi.gov.in/ press release dated 31.01.2017

State-wise details  of  area  supported  for  cultivation  of  medicinal  plants  under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) scheme during the financial year 2016-17

| S. No.   | Name of the State   |   Area of supported cultivation in Hectares |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh      |                                    1248     |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                     142.4   |
| 3.       | Assam               |                                     261     |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh        |                                     220     |
| 5.       | Gujarat             |                                     191.6   |
| 6.       | Goa                 |                                      22.5   |
| 7.       | Haryana             |                                     245     |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh    |                                     120     |
| 9.       | Jammu &Kashmir      |                                      34     |
| 10.      | Karnataka           |                                     735.46  |
| 11.      | Kerala              |                                     535     |
| 12.      | Madhya Pradesh      |                                    2518     |
| 13.      | Manipur             |                                     242     |
| 14.      | Meghalaya           |                                      48     |
| 15.      | Mizoram             |                                      27     |
| 16.      | Nagaland            |                                     138     |
| 17.      | Orissa              |                                     488.504 |
| 18.      | Punjab              |                                     360     |
| 19.      | Puducherry          |                                      43     |
| 20.      | Rajasthan           |                                    1162.5   |
| 21.      | Sikkim              |                                      32     |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu          |                                     960     |
| 23.      | Telangana           |                                     294.18  |
| 24.      | Uttar Pradesh       |                                    1898     |
| 25.      | Uttarakhand         |                                     220     |
| 26.      | West Bengal         |                                     230     |
|          | Total               |                                   12416.1   |