Lok Sabha Question No. 4016 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Repository for Medicinal Plants
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Devendrappa Y

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4016 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH March, 2021

## REPOSITORY FOR MEDIC INAL PLANTS

## 4016. SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has been preparing to create a repository to conserve medicinal plants;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the financial assistance provided for conservation of medicinal plants and infrastructure development in the country during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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## MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA,

## YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) & (b): Yes,  The  National  Medicinal  Plants  Board  (NMPB),  Ministry  of  AYUSH, Government of India has established one National Raw Drug Repository (NRDR) at Central Ayurveda  Research  Institutes  (CARI,  CCRAS),  Jhansi,  Uttar  Pradesh  and  three  Regiona Raw Drug Reposit ories (RRDRs) as follows:

- Trans - Ganga  Plain  Region
- I. All  India  Institute  of  Ayurveda  (AIIA),  New  Delhi  for (State Covered -Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab) ,
- II. National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur for Western Dry Region (State Covered -Gujarat and Rajasthan ) and
- III. National Institute of Siddha, Chennai for Southern Plateau Region (State Covered -Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman, Puddcherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana) .

The  above  RDRs  would  play  a  significant  role  in  collection,  documentation,  a authen tication of raw drugs of Medicinal Plants collected largely from the respective - climatic region.

The key objectives of establishing these repositories are : -

- a. Act  as  accredited  reference  repository  for  authenticated  raw  drugs  (plants,  a and mineral/metal origin) of AYUSH system.
- b. Act as  model  centre  for  availability  of  certified  'Reference  Standards'  of  drugs  for quality assessment.
- c. Act as centre for quality certification of raw drugs.
- d. Act as centre for market surveillance and monitoring with respect to availability of raw material in trade.
- e. Act as centre for collection, compilation and documentation including digitizat information on raw drugs used in AYUSH system.
- f. Act as model centre to spread information on training and create gener al awareness related to quality raw drugs.

(c) : Yes, National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH under its central sector  scheme  supported  training  programmes,  workshops,  seminars  for  cultivation production, processing and research activit ies of medicinal plants in project mode in different states for Conservation of Medicinal Plants and infrastructure Development in the co During last three years, a total of Rs. 1109.996 Lakh released to support NRDR and RR projects. Details are a t Annexure -I.

Financial  assistance  provided  to  different  States  under  Central  Sector  Scheme Conservation of Medicinal Plants and infrastructure development in the country durin last 3 Years is at Annexure -II.

## Annexure-I

| S.No.                     | Region/Title                                                               | Organization                                                              | Amount released (2019-20)   | Amount released (2020- 21)   |
|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1                         | National Raw Drug Repository                                               | Central Ayurveda Research Institutes (CARI, CCRAS), Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh | Rs. 459.9960 lakh           |                              |
| 2                         | Establishment of Regional Raw Drug Repository for Southern Plateau Region  | National Institute of Siddha, Chennai                                     |                             | 250                          |
| 3                         | Establishment of Regional Raw Drug Repository for Trans-Ganga Plain Region | All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi                         |                             | 250                          |
| 4                         | Establishment of Regional Raw Drug Repository for Western Dry Region       | National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Jaipur                              |                             | 150                          |
| Total (Rs. In Lakh)       | Total (Rs. In Lakh)                                                        | Total (Rs. In Lakh)                                                       | 459.9960                    | 650                          |
| Grand Total (Rs. In Lakh) | Grand Total (Rs. In Lakh)                                                  | Grand Total (Rs. In Lakh)                                                 | 1109.996                    | 1109.996                     |

## Annexure-II

## Financial assistance provided to different States under Central Sector Scheme for Conservation of Medicinal Plants and infrastructure development in the country during the last 3 Years.

| S. No.   | Name of State     | Amount of Assistance Provided / Released (Rs. In lakh)   | Amount of Assistance Provided / Released (Rs. In lakh)   | Amount of Assistance Provided / Released (Rs. In lakh)   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State     | 2017-18                                                  | 2018-19                                                  | 2019-20                                                  |
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh | 51.42                                                    | -                                                        | -                                                        |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    | -                                                        | -                                                        | 342.48                                                   |
| 3        | Assam             | -                                                        | -                                                        | 96.08                                                    |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      | 126.00                                                   | -                                                        | -                                                        |
| 5        | Gujarat           | 233.18                                                   | 870.41                                                   | 92.1                                                     |
| 6        | Haryana           | 119.95                                                   | -                                                        | -                                                        |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh  | -                                                        | 94.09                                                    | -                                                        |
| 8        | Jammu & Kashmir   | -                                                        | 60.63                                                    | -                                                        |
| 9        | Jharkhand         | -                                                        | -                                                        | -                                                        |
| 10       | Karnataka         | 33.53                                                    | -                                                        | -                                                        |
| 11       | Kerala            | 82.00                                                    | 12.5                                                     | -                                                        |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh    | 249.69                                                   | 15.47                                                    | -                                                        |
| 13       | Maharashtra       | 290.02                                                   | 43.55                                                    | 235.7                                                    |
| 14       | Manipur           | 562.08                                                   | -                                                        | 348.07                                                   |
| 15       | Mizoram           | 108.06                                                   | 207.49                                                   | -                                                        |
| 16       | Nagaland          | 72.00                                                    | -                                                        | -                                                        |
| 17       | Odisha            | -                                                        | -                                                        | -                                                        |
| 18       | Punjab            | -                                                        | 441.7                                                    | 37.76                                                    |
| 19       | Rajasthan         | 299.35                                                   | 263.38                                                   | 83.16                                                    |
| 20       | Sikkim            | 318.56                                                   | 424.93                                                   | 262.99                                                   |
| 21       | Tamil Nadu        | 66.77                                                    | -                                                        | -                                                        |
| 22       | Telangana         | -                                                        | -                                                        | 245.9                                                    |
| 23       | Tripura           | -                                                        | -                                                        | 120.00                                                   |
| 24       | Uttarakhand       | 62.76                                                    | 74.76                                                    | 129.19                                                   |
| 25       | West Bengal       | -                                                        | 202.92                                                   | 80.67                                                    |
|          | Total             | 2675.37                                                  | 2711.83                                                  | 2074.10                                                  |