Lok Sabha Question No. 5679 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Herbal Plants
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 5679 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## HERBAL PLANTS

## 5679. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

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

- (a) whether the National Medicinal Plants Board is implementing any special scheme to inc the availability of herbal plants in the country, if so, the detail s thereof, Scheme - wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  special  scheme  to  promote  the  farming special type of herbal plants suited to a particular area in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise including Odisha ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): To  increase  the availability  of  medicinal/  herbal  plants  in the  country,  presently,  the National  Medicinal  Plants  Board  (NMPB),  Ministry  of  AYUSH,  Government  of  India  is implementing following schemes throughout the country:
- (ii) 'Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM)' under which the large scale cultivation of medicinal/herbal plants is promoted on farmer's land throughout the country.
- (i) 'Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' under  which  project  based  support  is  provided  for  Resource Augmentation of medicinal/ herbal plants in wild /forest areas throughout the country
- (b): Under  NAM  scheme,  presently,  140  species  of  medicinal  plants  are  prioritized cultivation  across  the  country  and  to  promote farming  of  these  medicinal  plants  suitable  to particular area, the fund is shared in the ratio of 60:40 between Central and State Go whereas it is in the ratio of 90:10 in North Eastern & Hilly States and financed 100% by Government in Uni on Territories (UTs).
- (c): The  State/  UT - wise  detail  of  medicinal  plants  species  supported  for  cultivation  un 'Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM)' during the last three years is at Annexure.

State/  UT - wise  detail of  medicinal  plants  species  supported  for  cultivation  under  'Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM)' during the last three years:

|   S.NO. | Name of States   | Medicinal Plants Species supported cultivation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | for Area supported (in Ha.)        |
|---------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Aloe vera, Aegle marmelos, Santalum album, Terminalia, Gloriosa superba, Andrographis paniculata, Hedychium spicatum, Phyllanthus emblica, Terminalia arjuna, Withania somnifera, Terminalia bellirica, Bacopa monnieri, asiatica, Azadi rachta indica, Piper longum, Pterocarpus santalinus, Rauwolfia serpentina, Cassia angustifolia, Asparagus racemosus, Ocimum sanctum, Coleus barbatus, Mucuna                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Centella 2918.31                   |
|       2 | Arunachal Prdesh | Acorus calamus, Berberis aristata, Sassurea costus, Picrorhiza kurrooa, Rauwolfia serpentina, Asparagus racemosus, Valeriana wallichi, Zanthoxylum alatum, Swertia chirata, Aconitum heterophyllum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 222.4                              |
|       3 | Assam            | Aquilaria agallocha, Aloe vera, Phyllanthus emblica, Terminalia arjuna, Saraca asoca, Withania somnifera, Hemidesmus indicus, Acorus calamus, Aegle marmelos, Terminalia bellirica, Bacopa monnieri, Gmelina arborea, Tinospora cordifolia, Commiphora wightii, Terminalia chebula, Gloriosa superba, Andrographis paniculata, Acacia catechu, Stevia Azadirac hta indica, Vitex negundo, Piper Boerhavia diffusa, Dioscorea bulbifera, scholaris, Rauwolfia serpentina, Asparagus racemosus, Albizzia lebbeck, Cinnamomum tamala, Ocimum sanctum, Mesua ferrea, Plumbago zeylanica, Zanthoxylum alatum, Oroxylum indicum, Santalum album, Alpinia galanga | rebaudiana, longum, Alstonia 623.6 |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh     | Adathoda zeylanica, Premna integrifolia, vera, Terminalia arjuna, Withania somnifera, Acorus calamus, Aegle marmelos, Santalum album, Plumbago zeylanica, Tinospora cordifolia, Commiphora wightii, Gloriosa superba, Andrographis paniculata, Mucuna prurita, Celastrus paniculata, Piper longum, Pterocarpus santalinus, Asparagus racemosus, Ocimum sanctum, Embelia ribes, Rouwolfia serpentina, Bacopa monnieri, Convolvulus microphyllus, Gymnema sylvestre, Coleus barbatus, Boerhavia diffusa, Centella asiatica                                                                                                                                   | Aloe 400                           |

|   5 | Gujarat          | Phyllanthus emblica, Withania somnifera, calamus, Plumbago zeylanica, Lepadenia reticulata, Tinospora cordifolia, Celastrus paniculata, Piper longum, Boerhaavia diffusa, Urarea picta, Chlorophytum borivillianum, Convolvulus microphyllus, Asparagus racemosus, Ocimum sanctum, Embelia ribes, Pueraria tuberosa, Stevia rebaudiana, Plantago ovata, vera, Bacopa monnieri, Andrographis paniculata, Lepidum sativum, Glo riosa superba                                                                      | Acorus Aloe 795.3     |
|-----|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|   6 | Goa              | Stevia rebaudiana, Garcinia indica, Piper                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | longum 83.22          |
|   7 | Haryana          | Aloe vera, Phyllanthus emblica, Withania somnifera, Aegle marmelos, Terminalia chebula, Planago ovata, Andrographis paniculata, rebaudiana, Rauwolfia serpentina, Asparagus racemosus, Ocimum sanctum,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Stevia 245            |
|   8 | Himachal Pradesh | Aloe vera, Withania somnifera, Aconitum heterophyllum, Podophyllum hexandrum, Sassurea costus, Picrorhiza kurrooa, Chlorophytum borivillianum, Rauwolfia serpentina, Valeriana wallichi, Ocimum sanctum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 127                   |
|   9 | Jammu & Kashmir  | Aloe vera, Withania somnifera, Aconitum heterophyllum, Podophyllum hexandrum, Sassurea costus, Picrorhiza kurrooa, Hippophae rhamnoides, Inula racemosa, Rheum emodi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 79                    |
|  10 | Karnataka        | Aquilaria agallocha , Aloe vera, Phyllanthus emblica, Withania somnifera, Acorus calamus, Santalum album, Coleus forskholii, Mucuna prurita, Stevia rebaudiana, Tephrosia Piper longum, Pterocarpus santalinus, Chlorophytum borivillianum, Cassia angustifolia, Ocimum sanctum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | purpurea, 1944.3      |
|  11 | Kerala           | Adathoda zeylanica, Aloe vera, Phyllanthus emblica, Saraca asoca, Hemidesmus indicus, Aegle marmelos, Pterocarpus marsupium, Bacopa monnieri, Santalum album, Plumbago zeylanica, Coleus forskholii, Kaempferia galanga, rhombifolia, Gmelina arborea, Alpinia Terminalia chebula, Andrographis paniculata, Garcinia indica, Solanum xanthocarpum, Azadirachta indica, Vitex negundo, Piper longum, Pterocarpus santalinus, Desmodium gangeticum, Rauwolfia serpentina, Asparag us racemosus, Alpinia calcarata | Sida galangal, 1680.5 |

|   12 | Maharashtra    | Aloe vera, Phyllanthus emblica, Acorus calamus, Bacopa monnieri, Santalum album, Coleus forskholii, Tinospora cordifolia, Commiphora wightii, Terminalia chebula, Azadirachta Piper longum, Pterocarpus santalinus, Chlorophytum borivillianum, Asparagus racemosus, Ocimum sanctum   | indica, 443.8         |
|------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|   13 | Madhya Pradesh | Withania somnifera, Coleus forskholii, Commiphora wightii, Andrographis paniculata, Chlorophytum borivillianum, Ocimum sanctum, Plantago ovata , Stevia rebaudiana, Lepidum sativum, Gloriosa superba, Rauwolfia serpentina                                                           | 5810                  |
|   14 | Manipur        | Aquilaria agallocha, Aloe vera, Phyllanthus emblica, Aegle marmelos, Cinnamomun zeylanicum, Acacia catechu, Stevia rebaudiana, Centella asiatica, Cinnamomum tamala, Acorus calamus, Kaempferia galanga, Piper longum, Rouwolfia serpentina, Oroxyllum indicum                        | 444                   |
|   15 | Mizoram        | Phyllanthus emblica, Swertia chirata, Cinnamomun zeylanicum, Andrographis paniculata, Rauwolfia serpentina, Oroxylum Indicum, Azadirachta indica, Centella asistica, Cinnamomum tamala, Embelia ribes, Solanum xanthocarpum                                                           | 279                   |
|   16 | Meghalaya      | Aquilaria agallocha, Aloe vera, Aegle marmelos, Swertia chirata, Cinnamomun zeylanicum, Kaempferia galanga, Alpinia galanga, asiatica, Azadirachta indica, Piper longum, Rauwolfia serpentina, Asparagus racemosus, Valeriana wallichi, Zanthoxylum alatum                            | Centella 70           |
|   17 | Nagaland       | Aquilaria agallocha, Cinnamomun zeylanicum, Andrographis paniculata, Mucuna prurita, Tephrosia purpurea, Piper longum, Valeriana wallichi, Zanthoxylum alatum                                                                                                                         | 490.5                 |
|   18 | Odisha         | Withania somnifera, Aegle marmelos, longum, Dioscorea bulbifera, Rauwolfia serpentina, Ocimum sanctum, Aloe vera, officinalis                                                                                                                                                         | Piper Emblica 866.504 |
|   19 | Punjab         | Withania somnifera, Ocimum sanctum, Aloe vera, Stevia rebaudiana, Emblica officinalis, album                                                                                                                                                                                          | Santalum 242          |
|   20 | Puducherry     | Adathoda zeylanica, Andrographis paniculata, Centella asiatica, Boerhavia diffusa, somnifera, Coleus barbatus, Aloe vera                                                                                                                                                              | Withania 45.43        |

| 21    | Rajasthan     | Premna integrifolia, Aloe vera , Phyllanthus emblica, Withania somnifera, Phyllanthus amarus, Lepadenia reticulata, Tinospora cordifolia, Commiphora wightii, Gloriosa superba, Stevia rebaudiana, Tephrosia purpurea, Tacomella undulata, Chlorophytum borivillianum, Rauwolfia serpentina, Ca ssia angustifolia, Asparagus racemosus, Ocimum sanctum, Convolvulus microphyllus, Sida cordifolia, Solanum anguivi, Lepidum sativum, Boerhavia diffusa, Mucuna prurita, Coleus forskholii, indica   | Saraca 3022.5                |
|-------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 22    | Sikkim        | Aconitum heterophyllum, Swertia chirata, Coleus forskholii, Nardostachys jatamansi, Hedychium spicatum, Picrorhiza kurrooa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 116                          |
| 23    | Tamil Nadu    | Phyllanthus emblica, Coleus forskholii, Gloriosa superba, Garcinia indica, Solanum xanthocarpum, Piper longum, Cassia angustifolia, Stevia rebaudiana, Catharanthus roseus, Pterocarpus santallinus                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2398                         |
| 24    | Telangana     | Aloe vera, Phyllanthus emblica, Withania somnifera, Acorus calamus, Santalum album, Mucuna prurita, Pterocarpus santalinus, sanctum, Acorus calamus, Emblica officinalis, Mucuna prurita, Coleus barbatus                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Ocimum 987.88                |
| 25    | Tripura       | Mucuna prurita, Aquilaria agallocha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 210.6                        |
| 26    | Uttarakhand   | Rheum emodi, Aconitum heterophyllum, Podophyllum hexandrum, Sassurea costus, Picrorhiza kurrooa, Rauwolfia serpentina, Hippophae rhamnoides,Cinnamomum tamala, Aconitum ferox, Santalum album, Asparagus racemosus                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 440.53                       |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh | Aloe vera, Artemisia Annua, Withania somnifera, Acorus calamus, Bacopa monnieri, Andrographis paniculata, Mucuna prurita, Rauwolfia serpentina, Asparagus racemosus, Ocimum sanctum, Cassia angustifolia, Phyllanthus amarus, Gymnema sylvestre, Centella asistica                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 6876.44                      |
| 28    | West Bengal   | Phyllanthus emblica, Saraca asoca, marmelos, Terminalia bellirica, Podophyllum hexandrum, Pterocarpus marsupium, Phyllanthus amarus, Bacopa monnieri, Swertia chirata, Kaempferia galanga, Terminalia chebula, Nardostachys jatamansi, Andrographis paniculata, Acacia catechu, Garcinia Holarrhena antidysenterica, Glycyrrhiza Azadirachta indica, Rauwolfia se rpentina, Cassia angustifolia, Ocimum sanctum, Azadirachta indica, Aloe vera                                                      | Aegle indica, glabra, 908.42 |
| Total | Total         | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 32770.234                    |