Lok Sabha Question No. 1120 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Herbal Garden
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary, Sunil Kumar Singh, Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil, Sanjay Seth, Rahul Kaswan, Sumedhanand Saraswati

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1120 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JUNE, 2019

## HERBAL GARDEN

## 1120. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

SHRI SANJAY SETH:

SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI :

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

- (a) the details of the herbal gardens in the co untry, State/UT - wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated/implemented  any  scheme  for  developing  herba gardens in the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has provided financial incentives to the farmer to promote her farming, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has received any proposal for developing herbal gardens from institutions/State Government, if so, the de tails thereof and the action taken by the Government on the said proposal;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of herbal gardens with particip from private sector if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise; and
- (f)  whether  th e  Government  proposes  to  set  up  any  herbal  garden  in  Jharkhand  and  in  th Districts of Rajasthan including Sikar, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Presently, The  National  Medicinal  Plants  Board, 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  based  support  to  various  Government  and  Non - G overnment  organizations  to develop different types of Herbal Gardens viz. Home Herbal Gardens, School Herbal Gardens,

- Institutional/  Public  Herbal  Gardens  and  Herbal  Gardens  of  State  and  National  import Under the ' Central Sector Scheme of Conservation , Development and Sustainable Management of  Medicinal  Plants'  the  project  proposals  from  different  Institutions/  State  Government  to develop herbal gardens are received and considered throughout the year. As per the opera guidelines of the above said scheme such project proposals are placed before Project Screening Committee (PSC) for their technical evaluation and thereafter based on recommendation of the proposal are placed for approval of Standing Finance Committee (SFC). The State/UT - wis det ail  the  herbal  garden  projects  supported  across  the  country  under  the  above  said  C Sector Scheme during last five years is at Annexure . (c): Yes,  the  Government  is  providing  financial  incentives  to  farmers  to  promo herbal farming. In this regard the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India is implementin Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  throughout  the  country. Under NAM scheme,  there  is  a  component  on  'Medicinal  Plants'  which  primarily  aimed  at supporting  cultivation  of  herbs/medicinal  plants  on  farmer's  land  with  backward  linkages through establishment of nurseries for supply of quality planting material, and forwar d linkages for post - harvest management.  Presently, 140 medicinal plants species have been prioritize supporting cultivation throughout the country for which the subsidy is provided to farm 30%, 50% and 75% of cost of cultivation. The cultivation programme is implemented through the identified implementing agency of concerned state and the financial assistance is pro per the State Annual Action Plan approved for concerned State. H is not proposing to
- (e) : The National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of AYUS increase the number of herbal gardens with participation from private sector.
- (f) : Currently, there is no proposal with National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministr AYUSH to set up herbal garden in Jharkhand and in Rajasthan includi ng Sikar.

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## Annexure

The detail of the herbal garden projects supported across the country under the 'Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' during last five years:

| S.No.   | State                    |   No. of projects |
|---------|--------------------------|-------------------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar Island |                 2 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh           |                 2 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh        |                 2 |
| 4       | Assam                    |                 2 |
| 5       | Delhi                    |                 8 |
| 6       | Goa                      |                 5 |
| 7       | Gujarat                  |                 3 |
| 8       | Haryana                  |                 3 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir          |                 1 |
| 10      | Jharkhand                |                 1 |
| 11      | Kerala                   |                10 |
| 12      | Karnataka                |                 1 |
| 13      | Manipur                  |                 1 |
| 14      | Maharashtra              |                10 |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh           |                 4 |
| 16      | Nagaland                 |                 4 |
| 17      | Punjab                   |                 1 |
| 18      | Pondicherry              |                 7 |
| 19      | Rajasthan                |                 6 |
| 20      | Sikkim                   |                 1 |
| 21      | Tamilnadu                |                 5 |
| 22      | Telangana                |                 5 |
| 23      | Uttarakhand              |                12 |
| 24      | Uttar Pradesh            |                 5 |
| 25      | West Bengal              |                 3 |
| Total   | Total                    |               104 |