Lok Sabha Question No. 1946 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Ayurvedic Herbs Collection Centres
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1946 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## AYURVEDIC HERBS COLL ECTION CENTRES

## 1946. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

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

(a) whether there is a huge demand for indigenous herbs across the country, if so, the thereof;

- (b) the details and number of such Ayurvedic herbs storage and collection centres acro country, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to increase the number of such centres in the c especially in the hilly areas; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which such centres are likely to be

## ANSWER

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

(a): Yes, there is huge demand for indigenous herbs/ medicinal plants across the countr per  study  conducted  by  National  Medicinal  Plants  Board  (NMPB),  Ministry  of  AYUSH, Government  of  India  on  Demand  &  Supply  of  medicinal  pla nts  in  the  country,  the  annual consumption of indigenous herbs/ medicinal plants is about 5 Lakh Metric Tonnes in 2014 - 15.

(b) to (d): Under 'Medicinal Plants' component of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM), the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India has been supporting various activities relating to cultivation, Post - Harvest Management and   marketing of medicinal plants/herbs throughout the country including hilly areas. Under 'Medicinal Plants' component of NAM Scheme there is al so a provision to provide support for Storage Godowns/ Drying Sheds and establishing Herbs Collection Centres at the Village/District/State level based on Annual Action Plan (SAAP) submitted by concerned State.

The  State/UTs - wise  detail  of  Stor age  Godowns/  Drying  Sheds  and  Herbs  Collection Centres supported under the NAM scheme till date is at Annexure - I.

In  addition  to  above,  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH  under  its 'Central  Sector  Scheme  on Conservation,  Development  and  Sustainable  Management  of  Medi cinal  Plants' also  provide project  based  support  to  Joint  Forest  Management  Committees  (JFMCs)/Block  Management Committees (BMCs) etc. for creation of facilities like Storage Godowns, Drying Sheds for addition  of  medicinal  plants  material.  The  State/ UT - wise  detail  of  Storage  Godowns/  Drying Sheds supported to JFMCs/ BMCs etc. during last five years is at Annexure -II .

The State/UT - wise detail of Storage Godowns/ Drying Sheds and Herbs Collection Centres supported  under  'Medicinal  Plants'  component  of  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of National AYUSH Mission (2015 - 16 to till date):

| S. No.   | State            |   Number of Storage Godowns/ Drying Sheds | Number of Herbs Collection Centres   |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   |                                        12 | 1                                    |
| 2.       | ArunachalPradesh |                                         1 | -                                    |
| 3.       | Assam            |                                        25 | 5                                    |
| 4.       | Bihar            |                                        14 | -                                    |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh     |                                        10 | 2                                    |
| 6.       | Goa              |                                         1 | -                                    |
| 7.       | Gujarat          |                                        12 | 3                                    |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh |                                        13 | -                                    |
| 9.       | Jammu & Kashmir  |                                         5 | 1                                    |
| 10.      | Karnataka        |                                        13 | -                                    |
| 11.      | Kerala           |                                         2 | 2                                    |
| 12.      | Madhya Pradesh   |                                        54 | 1                                    |
| 13.      | Maharashtra      |                                        10 | 1                                    |
| 14.      | Manipur          |                                         4 | 2                                    |
| 15.      | Meghalaya        |                                         4 | 1                                    |
| 16.      | Mizoram          |                                         2 | 1                                    |
| 17.      | Nagaland         |                                         1 | -                                    |
| 18.      | Odisha           |                                         2 | -                                    |
| 19.      | Puducherry       |                                         1 | -                                    |
| 20.      | Punjab           |                                         4 | -                                    |
| 21.      | Rajasthan        |                                        18 | 5                                    |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu       |                                         4 | -                                    |
| 23.      | Telangana        |                                         1 | 6                                    |
| 24.      | Tripura          |                                         3 | -                                    |
| 25.      | Uttrakhand       |                                        13 | -                                    |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh    |                                        58 | 8                                    |
| 27. West | Bengal           |                                        34 | 1                                    |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL            |                                       321 | 40                                   |

The  State/UT-wise  detail  of  Storage  Godowns/  Drying  Sheds supported  to JFMCs/BMCs etc. under Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants during last five years (2014-15 to 2018-19)

| S. No.   | State        |   Number of Storage Godowns / Drying Sheds Supported to JFMCs/BMCs etc. |
|----------|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Chhattisgarh |                                                                      14 |
| 2.       | Gujarat      |                                                                       7 |
| 3.       | Karnataka    |                                                                      52 |
| 4.       | Kerala       |                                                                      52 |
| 5.       | Maharashtra  |                                                                      10 |
| 6.       | Manipur      |                                                                       2 |
| 7.       | Odisha       |                                                                      15 |
| 8.       | Punjab       |                                                                      91 |
| 9.       | Sikkim       |                                                                      35 |
| 10.      | Tamil Nadu   |                                                                       8 |
| 11.      | West Bengal  |                                                                      30 |
| Total    | Total        |                                                                     316 |