Lok Sabha Question No. 1031 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Subsidy for Medicinal Plants
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Raju Bista

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1031 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## SUBSIDY FOR MEDICINA L PLANTS

## 1031. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

(a) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that subsidy for medicinal plants is notavailable for Darjeeling Himalayan region, whe reas the same has been accorded to all other mountain States including Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and North - East States;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of financial support provided to promote Naturopathy during the last five years; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to promote Yoga and Naturopathy?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) : Ministry  of  AYUSH,  Government  of  India  is  presently  implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme  of National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM).  Under  'Medicinal  Plants' component of the NAM scheme supporting market driven cultivation of prioritized medicina plants in identified cluster/zones with in selected districts of States and imple mented in a mission mode .  As per the scheme guidelines, the support is provided for:
- (i) Cultivation of prioritized medicinal plants on farmer's land.
- (iii) Post - harvest management with forward linkages.
- (ii) Establishment of nurseries with backward linkages for raising and supply quality planting material.
- (iv) Primary processing, marketing infrastructure etc.

Under this scheme, subsidy @30%, 50% and 75% of cost of its cultivation is provid for cultivation of medicinal plants throughout the country including Hilly states (NE Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh).

- (b): An amount of Rs. 11650 lakhs has been released during the last five years to t he State / UT- wise. Details of the financial assistance provided under the said Scheme for supp cultivation  of  medicinal  plants/  herbs  on  farmer's  land    during  the  last  five  years  is  at Annexure -I .
- (c) : Details of financial support provided to promote Yoga & Naturopathy during the l five  years  is  at Annexure -II received  from  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Yoga  & Naturopathy (CCRYN).
- (d) : So  far  as  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Yoga  & Naturopathy  (CCRYN)  is concerned, at present, Council is taking following steps to promote Yoga & Naturopath the country:
1. Establishment  of Post  Graduate  Institutes  of Yoga  and  Naturopathy  Education  and Research (PGIYNER)  with 200  bedded  Yoga  andNaturopathy  hospital at  Jhajjar, Haryanaand Nagmangala, Karnataka.
2. Establishment of Central Research Institutes of Yoga & Naturopathy inOdisha, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh along with 1 bedded indoor hospit al  facilities  to  carry  out  in  depth  research  studies  to  establi efficacy of Yoga and Naturopathy in various disorders.
3. Collaborative Research Centre to verify the efficacy of Yoga & Naturopathy in various diseases.
4. Establishment  of  Yoga  and  Naturopat hy  OPDs:The  Council  has  already  opened Yoga  and  Naturopathy  OPDs  in  Govt.  Hospitals/Institutes  of  Delhi,  Haryana, Odisha, Tripura, Kerala, U.P., Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand.
5. Training,  Propagation  and  Promotional  Activities: Council  parti cipates  in  Health melas/  exhibition  organized  by  Ministry  of  AYUSH  and  other  organizations  fo promotion of the system.
6. Council observed 6 th International Day of Yoga -2020 by implementing my life my yoga scheme  globally  through  Social  and  Digital  media  pla tforms like YouTube, Facebook, twitter, Instagram etc.
7. CCRYN has initiated to start Central for Mind Body Medicine in AIIMS, Rishikesh

The Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga is providing the Degree and Diploma Yoga & Yoga therapies for medicos and para medicos. Details of programmes of Morarj Desai National Institute of Yoga at Annexure - III

## Annexure -I

| Cultivation supported under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of AYUSH (Rs. In   | Cultivation supported under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of AYUSH (Rs. In   | Cultivation supported under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of AYUSH (Rs. In   | Cultivation supported under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of AYUSH (Rs. In   | Cultivation supported under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of AYUSH (Rs. In   | Cultivation supported under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of AYUSH (Rs. In   | Cultivation supported under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of AYUSH (Rs. In   | Cultivation supported under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of AYUSH (Rs. In   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                         | State Name                                                                                     | 2015- 16                                                                                       | 2016- 17                                                                                       | 2017- 18                                                                                       | 2018- 19                                                                                       | 2019- 20                                                                                       | TOTAL                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                 | 121.28                                                                                         | 200.13                                                                                         | 128.38                                                                                         | 69.279                                                                                         | 220.41                                                                                         | 739.48                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                              | 0                                                                                              | 42.779                                                                                         | 38.432                                                                                         | 9.36                                                                                           | 26.255                                                                                         | 116.83                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                          | 0                                                                                              | 85.864                                                                                         | 55.3499                                                                                        | 28.12213                                                                                       | 0                                                                                              | 169.34                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                          | 0                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              | 74.4872                                                                                        | 74.49                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                   | 0                                                                                              | 47.63                                                                                          | 27.96                                                                                          | 28.1066                                                                                        | 0                                                                                              | 103.70                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                              | Goa                                                                                            | 0                                                                                              | 8.22                                                                                           | 9.44                                                                                           | 9.437                                                                                          | 9.7421                                                                                         | 36.84                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                        | 25.915                                                                                         | 72.189                                                                                         | 71.453                                                                                         | 178.67                                                                                         | 0                                                                                              | 348.23                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                              | Haryana                                                                                        | 49.81                                                                                          | 56.988                                                                                         | 0                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              | 106.80                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                               | 35.731                                                                                         | 100.06                                                                                         | 8.0433                                                                                         | 0                                                                                              | 54.4443                                                                                        | 198.28                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                             | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                | 7.393                                                                                          | 30.67                                                                                          | 19.2163                                                                                        | 21.504                                                                                         | 18.2877                                                                                        | 97.07                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                                      | 102.204                                                                                        | 195.63                                                                                         | 154.213                                                                                        | 86.485                                                                                         | 114.673                                                                                        | 653.21                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                         | 69.636                                                                                         | 130.431                                                                                        | 171.30892                                                                                      | 115.3028                                                                                       | 0                                                                                              | 486.68                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                 | 286.905                                                                                        | 490.882                                                                                        | 317.275                                                                                        | 249.3592                                                                                       | 287.873                                                                                        | 1632.29                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                    | 194.612                                                                                        | 0                                                                                              | 265.5083                                                                                       | 0                                                                                              | 285.3558                                                                                       | 745.48                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                             | Manipur                                                                                        | 48.3                                                                                           | 70.875                                                                                         | 30.2481                                                                                        | 17.58                                                                                          | 15.8287                                                                                        | 182.83                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                                      | 0                                                                                              | 12.76889                                                                                       | 7.051                                                                                          | 0                                                                                              | 31.5264                                                                                        | 51.35                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                                        | 8.134                                                                                          | 6.817                                                                                          | 41.2601                                                                                        | 39.6404                                                                                        | 0.9543                                                                                         | 96.81                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                                       | 20.36                                                                                          | 39.379                                                                                         | 65.891                                                                                         | 38.0415                                                                                        | 0                                                                                              | 163.67                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                             | Orissa                                                                                         | 0                                                                                              | 107.548                                                                                        | 0                                                                                              | 85.0639                                                                                        | 0                                                                                              | 192.61                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                             | Puducherry                                                                                     | 0                                                                                              | 4.96                                                                                           | 0                                                                                              | 0.393                                                                                          | 0.7827                                                                                         | 6.14                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                             | Punjab                                                                                         | 0                                                                                              | 78.61                                                                                          | 0                                                                                              | 9.46909                                                                                        | 66.1536                                                                                        | 154.23                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                      | 38.532                                                                                         | 194.809                                                                                        | 473.603                                                                                        | 203.2388                                                                                       | 327.8477                                                                                       | 1238.03                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                                         | 22.324                                                                                         | 23.25171                                                                                       | 24.98                                                                                          | 0                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              | 70.56                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                                     | 144.224                                                                                        | 252.712                                                                                        | 222.918                                                                                        | 173.0889                                                                                       | 260.9946                                                                                       | 1053.94                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                             | Telangana                                                                                      | 81.316                                                                                         | 38.75084                                                                                       | 75.044                                                                                         | 36.87398                                                                                       | 65.7482                                                                                        | 297.73                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                        | 6.064                                                                                          | 0                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              | 42.8969                                                                                        | 22.9836                                                                                        | 71.94                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                                    | 54.216                                                                                         | 129.81588                                                                                      | 105.9909                                                                                       | 55.6669                                                                                        | 133.595                                                                                        | 479.28                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                  | 548.762                                                                                        | 336.92361                                                                                      | 241.1979                                                                                       | 564.0512                                                                                       | 0                                                                                              | 1690.93                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                    | 18.131                                                                                         | 44.941                                                                                         | 104.98                                                                                         | 62.201                                                                                         | 160.9332                                                                                       | 391.19                                                                                         |
| GRAND TOTAL                                                                                    | GRAND TOTAL                                                                                    | 1884                                                                                           | 2804                                                                                           | 2660                                                                                           | 2124                                                                                           | 2179                                                                                           | 11650                                                                                          |

Annexure -II Financial support provided to promote Yoga & Naturopathy during the last five years (Rs. in Lakhs)

| S. No.   | Scheme/ programme                               | 2015- 16   |   2016- 17 |   2017- 18 |   2018- 19 |   2019- 20 |   TOTAL |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|---------|
| 1.       | International Day Yoga                          | of 0       |     473.68 |     450.17 |       0    |     434.84 | 1358.69 |
| 2.       | National Awareness Programme on Yoga & Diabetes | 0          |      32.6  |     127.68 |       3    |       0    |  163.28 |
| 3.       | Yoga Fest                                       | 0          |     202.5  |      51.29 |      78.45 |       0    |  332.24 |
| 4.       | State Level Seminar (North East)                | 24.38      |       0    |      51.03 |      26    |       0    |  101.41 |
| 5.       | Yoga and Naturopathy Clinics/Hospitals          | 0          |       0    |      43.75 |     266.5  |       0    |  310.25 |
| 6.       | Yoga Park                                       | 0          |       0    |       0    |      16.8  |       7    |   23.8  |
|          | TOTAL                                           | 24.38      |     708.78 |     723.92 |     390.75 |     441.84 | 2289.67 |

Annexure - III Programmes of Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY)

| Course/ Programme                                                                             | Duration                                                   | Eligibility                                                                                                                                                                               |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| M.Sc. (Yoga)                                                                                  | 02 years, comprising semesters                             | 04 B.Sc. (Yoga) or Science/Medical/Para - Medical/Physiotherapy Graduate with One Diploma in Yoga Science Minimum 50% marks                                                               |
| Post Graduate Diploma in Therapy for Medicos & Para Medicos                                   | Yoga 1 year, semesters (Aug. Jan. and Feb. July)           | 02 to to Any Medical/Para - Medical /Physiotherapy(minimum years or more) Graduate minimum 50% marks                                                                                      |
| B.Sc (Yoga) affiliated to Guru Gobind Indraprastha University, Sector - 16, Dwarka, New Delhi | Singh 3 years, comprising six semesters                    | Pass in 12th class of 10+2Pattern of CBSE Equivalent in any stream with a minimum aggregate of 50 % marks any for subjects English (core/elective/functional) Provided that the candidate |
| Diploma in Yoga Science (DYSc.) for graduates                                                 | 1 Year comprising 2 semesters (Aug. to Jan. and Feb. July) | to Any Graduate with 50% marks; below 30 years of as on 1 st of August                                                                                                                    |
| Certificate Course in Yoga Protocol Instructor                                                | for 3 months (Part Time)                                   | Passed 10 th from a recognized board or equivalent.                                                                                                                                       |
| Certificate Course in Yoga Wellness Instructor                                                | for 6 months (Part Time)                                   | Passed 10+2 from a board or equivalent.                                                                                                                                                   |
| Certificate Course in Yoga Wellness Instructor for Special Interest Groups                    | for 4 months (Full Time)                                   | On Government deputation                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Foundation Course in Yoga Science for Wellness (FCYScW)                                       | 1 month (Part Time)                                        | Matriculation examination from arecognised Board or equivalent                                                                                                                            |

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