Lok Sabha Question No. 2266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-23
Subject: Multi-National Companies (MNCs)
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Hemant Patil, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2266 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD SEPTEMBER, 2020

## MULTI - NATIONAL COMPANIES ( MNC s)

## 2266. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

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

- (a) whether Government has planned to develop herbal gardens with prominent medicinal plants  in  the country  including  Maharashtra  in  collaboration  with various  Multi - National Companies (MNCs);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details about the current herbal gardens in the country;
- (d) whether Government is providing incentives to the farmers to promote herbal farming, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the type of assistance being provided by Government for the same and the de tails thereof, State/ UT - wise; and
- (f) the further initiatives taken by Government during the last three years in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH has no proposal to develop herbal garden in collaboration with any MNCs.
- (b): Bringing  in  MNCs  would  require  to  obtain  permission  from  National  Biodiversit Authority  to  ensure  that  the  genetic  m aterial  and  traditional  knowledge  are  protected. Moreover, no MNC has so far applied for any such gardens. However, as per the operatio guideline  of  NMPB,s  above  said  Central  Sector  Scheme  there  is  no  provision  to  deve herbal garden in collaboration with MNCs.

(c): Presently, the NMPB, Ministry of AYUSH is implementing a 'Central Sector Scheme on Conservation,  Development  and  Sustainable  Management  of  Medicinal  Plants'  throughout the  country  under  which  there  is  a  provision  to  provide  project  bas d  support  to  various Government  and  Non - Government  organisations  to  develop  different  types  of  Herbal Gardens  (viz.  Home  Herbal  Gardens,  School  Herbal  Gardens,  Institutional/Public  Herb Gardens and Herbal Gardens of State and National importance). Details of Herbal Garden are placed at Annexure - I

(d) & (e): Yes, the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India under its Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) is providing financial assistance as subsidy t farmers to promote farming o f herbs/medicinal plants throughout the country.

Under NAM scheme, there is a component on 'Medicinal Plants' which is primarily aimed  at  supporting  cultivation  of  herbs/medicinal  plants  on  farmer's  land  with  backward linkages  through  establishment  of  nu rseries  for  supply  of  quality  planting  material,  and forward linkages for post - harvest management.  Presently, 140 medicinal plants species have been prioritized for supporting cultivation throughout the country for which the sub 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 East & Hilly Regions sta finance d 100% by Central Government in Union Territories (UTs).The cultivation programme is implemented through the identified implementing agency of concerned sta and the financial assistance is provided as per the State Annual Action Plan approv concern ed State. Details of last three years are placed at Annexure - II.

(f): Increased 10% cost of cultivation as per the guideline. A Gazette notification ha published for medicinal plants component to release the fund in DBT mode.

National Medicinal Pla nts Boards (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH having Voluntary Certification  Scheme  for  medicinal  Plants  produce  (VCSMPP)  for  strengthening  th certification  process  of  Medicinal  Plants  Produce  based  on  Good  Agricultural  Prac (GAP)/  Good  Field  Collection  Pract ices  (GFCP).  The  scheme  implemented  throughout country by Quality Council of India, New Delhi.

| Herbal Garden (Govt./NGO) projects from 2017-18 to 2019-20   | Herbal Garden (Govt./NGO) projects from 2017-18 to 2019-20   | Herbal Garden (Govt./NGO) projects from 2017-18 to 2019-20   | Herbal Garden (Govt./NGO) projects from 2017-18 to 2019-20   | Herbal Garden (Govt./NGO) projects from 2017-18 to 2019-20   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                        | State                                                        | 2017-18                                                      | 2018-19                                                      | 2019-20                                                      |
| 1                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                            |                                                              | 1                                                            |                                                              |
| 2                                                            | Assam                                                        | 1                                                            | 1                                                            | 2                                                            |
| 3                                                            | Delhi                                                        | 1                                                            | 1                                                            | 1                                                            |
| 4                                                            | Kerala                                                       |                                                              | 2                                                            | 1                                                            |
| 5                                                            | Manipur                                                      |                                                              | 1                                                            |                                                              |
| 6                                                            | Maharashtra                                                  | 1                                                            | 1                                                            |                                                              |
| 7                                                            | Nagaland                                                     |                                                              | 2                                                            |                                                              |
| 8                                                            | Punjab                                                       |                                                              | 4                                                            |                                                              |
| 9                                                            | Rajasthan                                                    | 1                                                            | 3                                                            |                                                              |
| 10                                                           | Tamilnadu                                                    | 4                                                            |                                                              |                                                              |
| 11                                                           | Telangana                                                    | 1                                                            | 1                                                            | 1                                                            |
| 12                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                  | 2                                                            | 3                                                            | 1                                                            |
| 13                                                           | Uttra Pradesh                                                |                                                              | 1                                                            |                                                              |
| 14                                                           | West Bengal                                                  | 2                                                            |                                                              |                                                              |
|                                                              | Total                                                        | 13                                                           | 21                                                           | 6                                                            |

## Annexure-I

## Annexure - II

| Cultivation supported under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of   | Cultivation supported under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of   | Cultivation supported under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of   | Cultivation supported under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of   | Cultivation supported under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                             | State Name                                                                       | 2017- 18                                                                         | 2018- 19                                                                         | 2019- 20                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                   | 128.38                                                                           | 69.279                                                                           | 220.41                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                | 38.432                                                                           | 9.36                                                                             | 26.255                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                | Assam                                                                            | 55.3499                                                                          | 28.12213                                                                         | 0                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                | Bihar                                                                            | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 74.4872                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                     | 27.96                                                                            | 28.1066                                                                          | 0                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                | Goa                                                                              | 9.44                                                                             | 9.437                                                                            | 9.7421                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                          | 71.453                                                                           | 178.67                                                                           | 0                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                | Haryana                                                                          | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                 | 8.0433                                                                           | 0                                                                                | 54.4443                                                                          |
| 10                                                                               | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                  | 19.2163                                                                          | 21.504                                                                           | 18.2877                                                                          |
| 11                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                        | 154.213                                                                          | 86.485                                                                           | 114.673                                                                          |
| 12                                                                               | Kerala                                                                           | 171.30892                                                                        | 115.3028                                                                         | 0                                                                                |
| 13                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                   | 317.275                                                                          | 249.3592                                                                         | 287.873                                                                          |
| 14                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                      | 265.5083                                                                         | 0                                                                                | 285.3558                                                                         |
| 15                                                                               | Manipur                                                                          | 30.2481                                                                          | 17.58                                                                            | 15.8287                                                                          |
| 16                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                        | 7.051                                                                            | 0                                                                                | 31.5264                                                                          |
| 17                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                          | 41.2601                                                                          | 39.6404                                                                          | 0.9543                                                                           |
| 18                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                         | 65.891                                                                           | 38.0415                                                                          | 0                                                                                |
| 19                                                                               | Orissa                                                                           | 0                                                                                | 85.0639                                                                          | 0                                                                                |
| 20                                                                               | Puducherry                                                                       | 0                                                                                | 0.393                                                                            | 0.7827                                                                           |
| 21                                                                               | Punjab                                                                           | 0                                                                                | 9.46909                                                                          | 66.1536                                                                          |
| 22                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                        | 473.603                                                                          | 203.2388                                                                         | 327.8477                                                                         |
| 23                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                           | 24.98                                                                            | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                |
| 24                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                       | 222.918                                                                          | 173.0889                                                                         | 260.9946                                                                         |
| 25                                                                               | Telangana                                                                        | 75.044                                                                           | 36.87398                                                                         | 65.7482                                                                          |
| 26                                                                               | Tripura                                                                          | 0                                                                                | 42.8969                                                                          | 22.9836                                                                          |
| 27                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                      | 105.9909                                                                         | 55.6669                                                                          | 133.595                                                                          |
| 28                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                    | 241.1979                                                                         | 564.0512                                                                         | 0                                                                                |
| 29                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                      | 104.98                                                                           | 62.201                                                                           | 160.9332                                                                         |
| GRAND TOTAL                                                                      | GRAND TOTAL                                                                      | 2660                                                                             | 2124                                                                             | 2179                                                                             |