Lok Sabha Question No. 3039 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-06
Subject: Medicinal Plants and Herbs
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3039 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## MEDICINAL PLANTS AND HERBS

## 3039. SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

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

- (a)  the  quantity  of  medicinal  plants  and  herbs  produced  in  the  country,  State/  UT - wise, particularly in Maharashtra during the last five years ;
- (b) the details of the financial assistance provided to promote the farming of medicinal p herbs during the said period;
- (c) the quantity of medicinal plants exported from State of Maharashtra during the said pe
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to promote production of Ayurvedic and herbal medicin in the country particularly in Madhya Pradesh; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  encourages/proposes  to  encourage  the  farmers  for  farming medicinal plants under any sc heme and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): Ministry of AYUSH has supported 48,379 hectare area for cultivation of medicinal plants in different States and UTs of India Details are given at Annexure -I .1290.43 hectare has been supported in Maharashtra state from 2015 - 16.
- (b): From  2015- 16,  t he  Ministry  of  AYUSH,  Government  of  India  under  its  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  has  allocated  Rs.326.5  crores in different  States  and  UTs  of  India  and Rs.  7.45  crores  have  been  allocated  to  Maharashtra. Details are given at Annexure -II .
- (c): The  export  of  Medicinal  Plants  comes  under  the  purview  of  Directorate  General Foreign Trade, (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

(d) & (e): Ministry of AYUSH encourages the farmers for farming of medicinal plants under its NAM scheme.At present, 140 medicinal plants species have been prioritized for suppor cultivation throughout the country including the State of Madhya Pradesh for whic h the subsidy is  provided  to  farmers  @30%,  @50%  and  75%  of  cost  of  cultivation.  As  per  NAM  scheme guidelines, the fund under this component is shared in the ratio of 60:40 between Cent State Government whereas it is in the ratio of 90:10 in North Ea st & Hilly Regions states and financed 100% by Central Government in Union Territories (UTs). The cultivation programme implemented through the identified implementing agency of concerned state and the finan assistance is provided as per the State A nnual Action Plan approved for concerned State.

## Annexure - I

## Year wise area supported for cultivation under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM).

(Area in hectare)

| S. No.   | State Name        | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | TOTAL    |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 447       | 1513.26   | 897       | 508.05    | 1338      | 4703.31  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 0         | 142.4     | 71        | 9         | 44        | 266.4    |
| 3        | Assam             | 0         | 261       | 224.6     | 138       | 0         | 623.6    |
| 4        | Bihar             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 175       | 175      |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 0         | 220       | 72        | 108       | 0         | 400      |
| 6        | Goa               | 0         | 22.5      | 30.36     | 30.36     | 30        | 113.22   |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 141       | 191.6     | 85.23     | 518.47    | 0         | 936.3    |
| 8        | Haryana           | 174.8     | 245       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 419.8    |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 39        | 120       | 7         | 0         | 70        | 236      |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 9         | 34        | 21        | 24        | 28        | 116      |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 529       | 706.3     | 769       | 469       | 352.6     | 2825.9   |
| 12       | Kerala            | 258       | 535       | 736       | 409.5     | 0         | 1938.5   |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 1681      | 2518      | 2030      | 1262      | 790       | 8281     |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 326.63    | 0         | 443.8     | 0         | 520       | 1290.43  |
| 15       | Manipur           | 142.2     | 242       | 142       | 60        | 30        | 616.2    |
| 16       | Meghalaya         | 0         | 48        | 22        | 0         | 108       | 178      |
| 17       | Mizoram           | 59.28     | 27        | 65        | 187       | 6         | 344.28   |
| 18       | Nagaland          | 51        | 138       | 250       | 102.5     | 0         | 541.5    |
| 19       | Orrisa            | 0         | 488.504   | 0         | 378       | 0         | 866.504  |
| 20       | Puducherry        | 0         | 43        | 0         | 2.43      | 4.84      | 50.27    |
| 21       | Punjab            | 0         | 242       | 0         | 16        | 340       | 598      |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 330       | 1162.5    | 1341      | 519       | 760       | 4112.5   |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 63        | 32        | 84        | 0         | 0         | 179      |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 633       | 960       | 673       | 765       | 900       | 3931     |
| 25       | Telangana         | 345       | 294.18    | 457       | 236.7     | 341.3     | 1674.18  |
| 26       | Tripura           | 45        | 0         | 0         | 210.6     | 77        | 332.6    |
| 27       | Uttrakhand        | 153       | 148       | 182.53    | 110       | 208       | 801.53   |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     | 3188      | 1898      | 1345      | 3633.44   | 0         | 10064.44 |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 107       | 230       | 417       | 261.42    | 748.38    | 1763.8   |
| Total    | Total             | 8,721.91  | 12,462.24 | 10,365.52 | 9,958.47  | 6,871.12  | 48,379   |

Annexure - II

Year wise financial assistance for cultivation of Medicinal plants under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM).

| S. No.   | Years               | Fund allocation (Rs. in crore)   | Fund allocation (Rs. in crore)   |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Years               | States and UTs (all)             | Maharashtra state                |
| 1        | 2015-16             | 45.9                             | 1.95                             |
| 2        | 2016-17             | 70.1                             | 0                                |
| 3        | 2017-18             | 75.8                             | 2.65                             |
| 4        | 2018-19             | 45.4                             | 0                                |
| 5        | 2019-20 (till date) | 89.3                             | 2.85                             |
|          | Total               | 326.5                            | 7.45                             |