Lok Sabha Question No. 1826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-27
Subject: Cultivation of Natural Herbs
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: V. SATHYABAMA, KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN, PR. SENTHILNATHAN, R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1826 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH JULY, 2018

## CULTIVATION OF NATUR AL HERBS

1826. SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA: SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN: SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN: SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken adequate measures to promote the cultivation of Nat herbs and rare medicinal plants in the country and also to produce herbs and medicinal from sea;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and funds allocated during each of the last three years along with the herbs/medicinal plants cultivated, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Government has provided funds and support for the Research and Developmen facilities to Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof duri ng the said period?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b):Yes, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India has taken adequate measures to promote the cultivation of Natural herbs and rare medicinal plants in the country and regard Ministry of AYUSH under its Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) is promoting large scale cultivation of medicinal plants on farmer's land throughout the country.

Under the NAM Scheme, there is a component on 'Medicinal Plants' which primarily aimed  at  supporting  cultivation  of  medicinal  plants  on  farmer's  land with  backward  linkages through establishment of nurseries for supply of quality planting material, and forward for  post - harvest  management.  The  cultivation  programme  is  being  implemented  through  the identified  implementing  agency  of  concerned  stat e  (generally  State  Agriculture  /  Horticulture

Departments)  and  the  financial  assistance  is  provided  as  per  the  State  Annual  Action approved for concerned State.  The financial assistance is provided in the form of sub 30%, 50% and 75% of cost of cultivation of medicinal plants. As per scheme guidelines, th assistance for cultivation of rare, endangered threatened species is provided @ 75% of cultivation.

The State/UT - wise details of the funds allocated during the last three years for supp cultivation  of    medicinal  plants  under  the  NAM  scheme  is  at Annexure - I and  the  species supported are at Annexure - II .

(c) & (d): Yes, the Ministry of AYUSH under its  Centres of Excellence scheme has provided fund  of  Rs.  819.00  lakh  to  three  organizations  in  state  of  Tamil  Nadu  for  upgrading facilities  and conducting research in AYUSH. The detail is at Annexure - III.

In addition, the National Medicinal Plant s Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH under its Central  Sector  Scheme  for  'Conservation,  Development  and  Sustainable  Management  of Medicinal  Plants'  also  provide  support  for  Research  and  Development  on  various  aspects  of medicinal plants to different research organizations throughout the country including the state of Tamil Nadu. The details of the funds provided under above said for supporting Research Development on various aspects of medicinal plants in the state of Tamil Nadu during th three years is at Annexure - IV.

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Annexure - I

## The State/UT - wise details of the funds allocated during the last three years for supporting cultivation of  medicinal plants under the NAM scheme

| S.   | Name of State           | 2015-16         | 2016-17         | (Rs. In 2017-18   |
|------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|      |                         | Funds Allocated | Funds Allocated | Funds Allocated   |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh          | 133.924         | 193.165         | 213.158           |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh       | 25.032          | 45.031          | 61.111            |
| 3    | Assam                   | 158.971         | 175.37          | 392.284           |
| 4    | Andman & Nicobar Island | 19.489          | 40.802          | 68.922            |
| 5    | Bihar                   | 396.061         | 691.887         | 659.83            |
| 6    | Chhattisgarh            | 152.705         | 217.942         | 178.646           |
| 7    | Chandigarh              | 92.554          | 36.445          | 88.397            |
| 8    | Gujarat                 | 168.141         | 219.886         | 185.05            |
| 9    | Goa                     | 69.862          | 41.606          | 38.115            |
| 10   | Delhi                   | 52.86           | 45.422          | 152.47            |
| 11   | Dadra & NagarHaveli     | 38              | 58.619          | 43.581            |
| 12   | Daman & Diu             | 48.819          | 69.048          | 38.721            |
| 13   | Haryana                 | 106.131         | 122.627         | 166.01            |
| 14   | Himachal Pradesh        | 62.115          | 60.036          | 75.783            |
| 15   | Jammu & Kashmir         | 59.336          | 93.276          | 80.392            |
| 16   | Jharkhand               | 144.14          | 262.674         | 235.537           |
| 17   | Karnataka               | 137.27          | 233.208         | 247.465           |
| 18   | Kerala                  | 126.562         | 169.608         | 269.787           |
| 19   | Lakshdweep              | 37.478          | 58.104          | 27.971            |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh          | 306.973         | 499.847         | 450.651           |
| 21   | Maharashtra             | 205.972         | 373.846         | 355.725           |
| 22   | Manipur                 | 60.896          | 73.38           | 90.341            |
| 23   | Meghalaya               | 38.757          | 55.348          | 91.576            |
| 24   | Mizoram                 | 43.806          | 44.345          | 97.568            |
| 25   | Nagaland                | 60.502          | 53.493          | 104.669           |
| 26   | Orissa                  | 187.726         | 308.835         | 297.518           |
| 27   | Punjab                  | 89.625          | 150.301         | 104.201           |
| 28   | Puducherry              | 20.075          | 23.191          | 38.115            |
| 29   | Rajasthan               | 264.413         | 474.86          | 503.22            |
| 30   | Sikkim                  | 30.789          | 32.172          | 25.41             |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu              | 144.452         | 252.725         | 286.666           |
| 32   | Tripura                 | 36.864          | 54.522          | 77.281            |
| 33   | Telangana               | 111.35          | 150.835         | 119.135           |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh           | 720.119         | 1241.326        | 1238.718          |
| 35   | Uttarakhand             | 60.989          | 70.024          | 130.148           |
| 36   | West Bengal             | 180.811         | 318.86          | 348.76            |
|      | Total                   | 4593.569        | 7012.664        | 7582.932          |

Annexure -II The State/ UT - wise detail of Medicinal Plants supported for cultivation under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) 2015 - 16 to 2017 - 18.

|   S.No. | Name of States    | Medicinal Plants Species supported for cultivation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Area supported (in ha.)   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Aloe vera, Aegle marmelos, Andrographis paniculata, Asparagus racemosus, Azadirachta indica, Bacopa monnieri, Cassia angustifolia, Centella asiatica, Gloriosa superba, spicatum,Ocimum sanctum, Phyllanthus emblica, Piper longum, Pterocarpus santalinus, Rauwolfia serpentina , Santalum album, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia bellirica, Terminalia chebula, Withania somnifera.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Hedychium 2504            |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Acorus calamus, Asparagus racemosus, Berberis aristata, Picrorhiza kurroa , Rauwolfia serpentina , Saussurea costus , Valeriana wallichii , Zanthoxylum alatum .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 213.4                     |
|       3 | Assam             | Acacia catechu, Acorus calamus, Aegle marmelos, Albizia lebbeck , Aloe vera, Alstonia scholaris, Andrographis paniculata, Aquilaria agallocha,Asparagus racemosus,Azadirachta indica, Bacopa monnieri,Boerhaavia diffusa, Cinnamomum tamala, Commiphora wightii, Dioscorea bulbifera, Gloriosa superba, Gmelina Hemidesmus indicus, Mesua ferrea, Ocimum sanctum, Oroxylum Indicum, Phyllanthus emblica, Piper longum, Plumbago zeylanica, Rauwolfia serpent ina , Santalum album , Saraca asoca, Stevia rebaudiana, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia bellirica, chebula, Tinospora cordifolia, Vitex ni gundo, Withania somnifera, Zanthoxylum alatum. | arborea, Terminalia 485.6 |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh      | Acorus calamus, Adhatoda zeylanica ,Aegle marmelos, Aloe vera, Andrographis paniculata, Asparagus racemosus, Celastrus paniculatus , Commiphora wightii, Embelia ribes, Gloriosa superba, Mucuna prurita, Ocimum sanctum, Piper longum, Plumbago zeylanica, Premna integrifolia, Pterocarpus santal inus, Santalum album, Terminalia arjuna, Tinospora cordifolia, Withania somnifera.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 292                       |
|       5 | Gujarat           | Acorus calamus, Asparagus racemosus, Boerhaavia diffusa, Celastrus paniculatus , Chlorophytum borivilianum , Convolvulus microphyllus,Embelia ribes , Lepadenia reticulata, Ocimum sanctum, Phyllanthus emblica, Piper longum, Plumbago zeylanica, Pueraria tuberosa, Tinospora cordifolia, Urarea picta, Withania somnifera.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 417.83                    |
|       6 | Goa               | Garcinia indica, Piper longum , Stevia rebaudiana.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 52.86                     |
|       7 | Haryana           | Aegle marmelos, Aloe vera, Andrographis paniculata, Asparagus racemosus,Ocimum sanctum,Phyllanthus emblica, Plantago ovata , Rauwolfia serpentina , Stevia rebaudiana, Terminalia chebula, Withania somnifera.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 419.8                     |
|       8 | Himachal Pradesh  | Aconitumheterophyllum , Aloe vera, Chlorophytum borivilianum , Ocimum sanctum, Picrorhiza kurroa , Podophyllum hexandrum, Rauwolfia serpentina , Saussurea costus , Valeriana wallichii , Withania somnifera.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 166                       |
|       9 | Jammu & Kashmir   | Aconitum heterophyllum, Aloe vera, Hippophae rhamnoides , Inula racemosa, Picrorhiza kurroa , Podophyllum hexandrum, Rheum emodi, Saussurea costus ,Withania somnifera.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 64                        |

|   10 | Karnataka      | Acorus calamus, Aloe vera, Andrographis paniculata, Aquilaria agallocha, Cassia angustifolia, Chlorophytumborivilianum , Coleus forsk ohlii, Mucuna prurita, Ocimum sanctum ,Phyllanthus emblica, Piper longum, Pterocarpus santalinus, Santalum album, Stevia rebaudiana, Tephrosia purpurea , Withania somnifera.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2033.4            |
|------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|   11 | Kerala         | Adhatoda zeylanica , Aegle marmelos, Aloe vera, Alpinia calcarata, Alpinia galanga , Andrographis paniculata, Asparagus racemosus, Azadirachta indica, Bacopa monnieri, Caesalpinia sappan, forsk ohlii, Desmodium gangeticum, Garcinia indica, Gmelina arborea, Hemidesmusindicus, Kaempferia galanga, Ocimum sanctum,Phyllanthus emblica, Piper longum, Plumbago zeylanica, Pterocarpus marsupium, Pterocarpus santalinus, Rauwolfia serpentina , Santalum album, Saraca asoca, Sida rhombifolia, Solanum xanthocarpum, Terminalia chebula, Vitex negundo. | Coleus 1529       |
|   12 | Maharashtra    | Acorus calamus, Aloe vera, , Asparagus racemosus, Azadirachta indica, Bacopa monnieri, Chlorophytum borivilianum , Coleus forsk ohlii, Commiphora wightii, Hemidesmus indicus, Ocimum sanctum, Ocimum sanctum, Phyllanthus emblica, Piper Pterocarpus santalinus, Santalum album, Terminali a chebula, Tinospora cordifolia.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | longum, 770.43    |
|   13 | Madhya Pradesh | Andrographis paniculata, Chlorophytum borivilianum , Coleus forsk ohlii, Commiphora wightii, Ocimum sanctum , Withania somnifera .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 6229              |
|   14 | Manipur        | Acacia catechu, Aegle marmelos, Aloe vera, Aquilaria agallocha, Centella asiatica, Cinnamomum tamala , Cinnamomum zeylanicum , Phyllanthus emblica, Stevia rebaudiana.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 526.2             |
|   15 | Mizoram        | Aloe vera, Andrographis paniculata, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Ocimum sanctum,Oroxylum Indicum, Phyllanthus emblica, Rauwolfia serpentina , Swertia chirata, Terminalia Terminalia chebula.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | bellirica, 151.28 |
|   16 | Meghalaya      | Aegle marmelos, Aloe vera, Alpinia galanga , Aquilaria agallocha, Asparagus racemosus, Azadirachta indica, Centella asiatica, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Kaempferia galanga, Piper longum, Rauwolfia serpentina , Swertia chirata, Valeriana wallichii , Zanthoxylum alatum .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 70                |
|   17 | Nagaland       | Andrographis paniculata, Aquilaria agallocha, Cinnamomum zeylanicum , Mucuna prurita, Piper longum, Tephrosia purpurea , Valeriana wallichii , Zanthoxylum alatum .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 439               |
|   18 | Rajasthan      | Aloe vera, Asparagus racemosus, Cassia angustifolia, Chl rophytum borivilianum , Commiphora wightii, Gloriosa superba, Lepadenia reticulata, Ocimum sanctum , Phyllanthus amarus, Phyllanthus emblica, Premna integrifolia, Rauwolfia serpentina , Stevia rebaudia na, Tecomella undulata , Tephrosia purpurea , Tinospora cordifolia, Withania somnifera,                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2833.5            |
|   19 | Sikkim         | Aconitum heterophyllum, Coleus forsk ohlii, Hedychium spicatum, Nardostachys jatamansi, Phyllanthus emblica, Picrorhiza kurroa Swertia chirata.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 179               |
|   20 | Odisha         | Aegle marmelos, Dioscorea bulbifera, Ocimum sanctum , Piper longum,Rauwolfia serpentina ,Withania somnifera.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 488.5             |
|   21 | Punjab         | Rauwolfiaserpentina, Withania somnifera.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 360               |
|   22 | Puducherry     | Adhatoda zeylanica , Andrographis paniculata, Boerhaavia diffusa , Centella asiatica.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 43                |
|   23 | Tamil Nadu     | Coleus forskohlii , Garcinia indica, Gloriosa superba, emblica, Piper longum , Solanum xanthocarpum.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Phyllanthus 2266  |

| 24   | Telangana     | Acorus calamus, Aloe vera, Cassia angustifolia, Gloriosa Mucuna prurita, Ocimum sanctum , Phyllanthus emblica, Pterocarpus santalinus, Santalum album, Stevia Withania somnifera.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | superba, rebaudiana, 1096.18   |
|------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 25   | Tripura       | Terminalia arjuna                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 45                             |
| 26   | Uttarakhand   | Aconitum heterophyllum, Cinnamomum tamala , Hippophae rhamnoides ,Picrorhiza kurroa , Podophyllum hexandrum, Rauwolfia serpentina ,Rheum emodi, Saussurea costus.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 483.53                         |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh | Acorus calamus, Aloe vera, Andrographis paniculata, Artemisia annua, Asparagus racemosus, Bacopa monnieri, Gloriosa superba, Mucuna prurita, Ocimum sanctum , Rauwolfia serpentina ,Withania somnifera.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 6431                           |
| 28   | West Bengal   | Acacia catechu, Aegle marmelos, Andrographis paniculata, Azadirachta indica, Bacopa monnieri, Cassia angustifolia, asiatica, Garcinia indica, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Holarrhena antidysenterica , Kaempferia galanga, Nardostachys Ocimum sanctum, Phyllanthus amarus, Phyllanthus emblica, Podophyllum hexandrum, Pterocarpus marsupium, Rauwolfia serpentina , Saraca asoca, Swertia chirata, Terminalia arjuna , Terminalia bellirica, Terminalia chebula. | Centella jatamansi, 754        |
|      |               | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 31343.51                       |

## Annexure - III

The Ministry of AYUSH under its Centres of Excellence scheme has provided fund of Rs. 819.00 lakh  tofollowingthree  organizations  for  upgrading  their  facilities  and conducting  research  in AYUSH.

| Sl. No.   | Project                                                                                                                                                 | Activities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Grant-in -aid (In lakhs)   |   given | Period funding   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------|------------------|
| 1.        | Niamath Science Academy, Chennai for Centre Excellence for Unani Ilaj Tadbeer - Regimental Therapy                                                      | of bit Developing SOPs in Regimental therapy Constructed building and upgraded the facilities Providing 25% of medical on free of cost to EWS category                                                                                                                                                                                    | services                   |  200    | 2010- 2016       |
| 2.        | The Ayurvedic Trust, Coimbatore for Up gradation to Centre of Excellence - Research Hospital Rheumatology                                               | for Documentation of efficacy Ayurvedic treatment in identified disease conditions viz. Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, gouty/psoriatic arthritis developing SOPs for these conditions. Constructed building purchased medical equipments Providing 25% of medical services on free of cost to EWS category | of spondylosis, and and    |  255.5  | 2009- 2017       |
| 3.        | SASTRA University, Tamil Nadu - Centre of Excellence in National Facility for Scientific Manufacturing Ayurvedic & Siddha - Rasa Aushadhies and Bhasmas | the of Constructed a GMP uni t and procured of equipment & instruments Safety and toxicity studies Ayurveda and Siddha medicines Conducting training programs Ayurveda and Siddha doctors chemical characterization & issues                                                                                                              | of for on safety           |  363.71 | 2010- 2015       |
| Total     | Total                                                                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                            |  819    |                  |

## Annexure - IV

The details of the funds provided under Central Sector Scheme for 'Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' of NMPB, Ministry of  AYUSH for  supporting  Research  and Development  on  various  aspects  of medicinal plants in the state of Tamil Nadu during the last three years

| S.No.   | Name of the Organization                                                                         | Amount (Rs. In lakhs)   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1.      | T. Stanes and Co. Ltd., Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu                                                   | 11.26                   |
| 2.      | Institute of Forest Gene tics & TreeBreeding (IFGTB), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu                     | 47.413                  |
| 3.      | Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu                                             | 13.02                   |
| 4.      | Pachaiyappa's College, Tamil Nadu                                                                | 9.14058                 |
| 5.      | VELS Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced (VISTAS) VELS University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Studies 3.80            |
| 6.      | SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu                                                         | 4.00                    |
| Total   | Total                                                                                            | 88.63 358               |