Lok Sabha Question No. 1087 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Cultivation of Medicinal Plants
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Darshana Vikram Jardosh

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1087 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 TH FEBRUARY, 2020

## C ULTIVATION OF MEDICI NAL PLANTS

## 1087. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

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

- (a)  the  details  and  outcome  of  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote cultivation/farming of  medicinal  plants  by  coordinating  with  the  Ministry  of  Agriculture  a Farmers Welfare and the State Governments;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that the demand of medicinal plants is increasing rap the international market but adulteratio n is being done in medicinal plants in the country quite often bringing disrepute to the country's name in the international market, if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government has taken concrete action to check adulteration in medicinal and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): The Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India under its Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM) providesfinancial  assistance  to the farmers  to  encourage farming/cultivation of herbs/medicinal plants throughout the country. Under NAM scheme, t is a component on 'Medicinal Plants' primarily aimed at supporting cultivation of herbs/medicinal  plants  on  farmer's  land  with  backward  linka ges  through  establishment  of nurseries  for  supply  of  quality  planting  material,  and  forward  linkages  for  post - harvest management. Presently,  140  medicinal  plants  species  have  been  prioritized  for  suppor cultivation throughout the country for which the subsidy is provided to farmers @30%, @50% and 75% of cost of cultivation.

The scheme is implemented through Mission Directors identified in States / UTs loc in State Horticulture / Agriculture departments / Forest departments/ AYUSH departments and State Medicinal Plants Boards.

Under  NAM scheme , Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  approved  an  amount  of Rs.  18944.36 lakhs for implementation of medicinal plants component act ivities throughout the country and has supported 48, 379 hectare area under cultivation, 56,711 farmers and 81 species of medicinal plants across the country from 2015 - 16 to 2019 - 20.The detail is given at Annexure .

(b)  to  (d): Standards  of  identity,  purity  and  strength  of  medicinal  plant  parts  used manufacturing of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani (ASU) drugs are prescribed in the respective pharmacopoeias which are mandatory for the drug manufacturers to comply in accordance wi the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945. Adulterated Ayurveda, Siddha & Unani dru are  defined  under Section  33EE  of  the  Drugs  &  Cosmetics  Act,  1940  along  with  penalty provisions.  Good  Manufacturing  Practices  prescribed  under  Drugs  &  Cosmetics  Rules  fo Ayurveda, Siddha & Unani drugs also seek use of authentic raw materials of prescribed qu and free from contamination.

The  National  Medicinal  Plants  Board  (NMPB),  Ministry  of  AYUSH,  Government  of India has launched a 'Voluntary Certification Scheme for Medicinal Plants Produce (VCSMPP)' on 22nd November, 2017 in order to encourage the Good Agricultural Prac ices (GAPs) and Good Field Collection Practi ces (GFCPs) of medicinal plants and enhance the availability of the certified quality medicinal plants raw material in the country and create export avenue farmers opting for the cultivation of her bs and medicinal plants across the country.

Annexure Fund Released and Area Covered under Cultivation of Medicinal Plants Component of Nation

## AYUSH Mission Scheme from 2015 - 16 to 2019 -20)

| S. No   | Name of State     | Fund released (Rs. i n lakhs)   | Area covered in hectare   | No. of farmers   | No. of species   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 1240.306                        | 4703.31                   | 27336            | 21               |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 140.749                         | 266.4                     | 0                | 10               |
| 3       | Assam             | 702.611                         | 623.6                     | 0                | 35               |
| 4       | Bihar             | 287.201                         | 175                       | 0                | 7                |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 438.7                           | 400                       | 0                | 27               |
| 6       | Goa               | 102.739                         | 113.22                    | 0                | 3                |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 848.014                         | 936.3                     | 3182             | 26               |
| 8       | Haryana           | 120.867                         | 419.8                     | 0                | 11               |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 500.287                         | 236                       | 0                | 12               |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 345.887                         | 116                       | 41               | 11               |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 0                               | 0                         | 0                | 0                |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 865.379                         | 2825.9                    | 0                | 18               |
| 13      | Kerala            | 717.413                         | 1938.5                    | 453              | 29               |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 2104.894                        | 8281                      | 7399             | 11               |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 969.991                         | 1290.43                   | 2917             | 19               |
| 16      | Manipur           | 337.082                         | 616.2                     | 1512             | 15               |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 181.524                         | 178                       | 24               | 20               |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 243.555                         | 344.28                    | 1951             | 15               |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 265.883                         | 541.5                     | 577              | 6                |
| 20      | Orissa            | 278.862                         | 866.504                   | 0                | 8                |
| 21      | Puducherry        | 18.8                            | 598                       | 45               | 8                |
| 22      | Punjab            | 339.033                         | 50.27                     | 0                | 11               |
| 23      | Rajasthan         | 1881.41                         | 4112.5                    | 1844             | 28               |
| 24      | Sikkim            | 87.417                          | 179                       | 0                | 6                |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu        | 1104.307                        | 3931                      | 3605             | 14               |
| 26      | Telangana         | 731.463                         | 332.6                     | 836              | 14               |
| 27      | Tripura           | 83.944                          | 1674.18                   | 438              | 3                |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       | 461.65                          | 10064.4                   | 3251             | 12               |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh     | 2409.408                        | 801.53                    | 0                | 19               |
| 30      | West Bengal       | 1134.985                        | 1763.8                    | 1300             | 22               |
| Total   | Total             | 18,944.36                       | 48, 379                   | 56, 711          |                  |