Lok Sabha Question No. 545 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Promotion of Medicinal Plants
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH, SRINIVAS KESINENI

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 545 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH JULY, 2018

## PROMOTION OF MEDICIN AL PLANTS

## 545. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH: SHRI KESINENI NANI:

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

- (a)  whether  there  is  any  scheme  in  practice  to  connect  maximum  number  of  people  wi Ayurveda not only for treatment but also for promoting medicinal plants commercially;
- (b) whether the Government  proposes  to establish 'Medicinal Plants Conservation  and Development Areas';
- (c) if so, the details thereof, location wise;
- (d) the details of plant varieties, which are commercially grown in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (e) the details of current cropping in terms of output and value of the medicinal plants Pradesh along with the plants likely to be selected for further conservati on and augmentation?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY

## ANSWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a): Yes, presently, the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India is implementing a Central Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM)  throughout  the  country,  the  basic objective  of  which  is  not  only  to  promote  AYUSH  medical  systems  through  cost  effecti AYUSH  services,  strengthening  of  educational  systems,  facilitate  the  enforcement  of  qu control of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani & Homoeopathy (ASU &H) drugs, but also to promote commercial  cultivation  of  medicinal  plants  throughout  the  country  to  make  s ustainable availability of raw materials of medicinal plants for ASU & H medicines.

Contd……

(b) & (c): Presently , the  National  Medicinal  Plants  Board  (NMPB)  under  its  'Central  Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management o f  Medicinal  Plants'  is providing  support  for  establishing  'Medicinal  Plants  Conservation  and  Development  Areas' (MPCDAs)  throughout  the  country  and  in  this  regard  project  based  financial  assistanc provided to State Forest Department in different States as per the operational scheme guidelines. So  far  NMPB  has  provided  support  for  establishing  102  MPCDAs  in  different  states  of country  and  during  last  financial  year,  the  assistance  has  been  provided  to  establish six  (6) MPCDAs in state of Mizoram & Nagaland. The details is at Annexure.

(d) & (e): Under the NAM Scheme, the Ministry of AYUSH has provided support in the state of Andhra Pradesh for commercial cultivation of medicinal plants species viz. Aegle marmelos, Aloe  vera,  Andrographis  panicula ta,  Asparagus  racemosus,  Azadirachta  indica,  Bacopa monnieri, Cassia angustifolia, Centella asiatica, Gloriosa superba, Ocimum sanct Phyllanthus  emblica,  Piper  longum,  Pterocarpus  santalinus,  Rauwolfia  serpentina,  Santa album, Terminalia  arjuna,  Term inalia  bellirica,  Terminalia  chebula,  Withania  somnifera covering 2592 ha. area during 2015 - 16 to 2017 - 18.

In the State of Andhra Pradesh, the NMPB, Ministry of AYUSH under its 'Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' has provided support  for conservation and resource augmentation of medicinal plants specie viz. Aegle marmelos , Andrographis paniculata , Asparagus racemosus , Azadirachta indica , Caesalpinia bonduc , Cassia absus , Cochlospermum religiosum, Decalepis hamiltonii , Desmodium gangeticum , Emblica officinalis , Ficus racemosa , Gymnema sylvestre , Lagerstroemia  speciosa , Leptadenia  reticulata , Mucuna  pruriens , Pterocarpus  marsupium , Pterocarpus  santalinus, Pureria  tuberosa , Salacia  reti culata,Santalum  album , Solanum surratens , Soymida  febrifuga , Spondias  pinnata , Stereospermum  suaveolens , Terminalia bellirica , Terminalia chebula , Tribulus terrestris , Uraria picta etc . For further conservation and augmentation, other medicinal plants s pecies can also be selected based on the project proposal received from state of Andhra Pradesh.

The detail of the Medicinal Plants Conservation Development Areas (MPCDAs) supported under 'Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' of NMPB, Ministry of AYUSH duringlast financial year :

|   S. No | Name of State   | Location of MPCDAs & Area supported                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Total Area Supported ( in ha.)   |
|---------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|       1 | Mizoram         | (i) Khiangzawl, N. Vanlaiphai Range (area 200 ha.) in Vanlaiphai Forest Division. (ii)Zongaw, S. Vanlaiphai Range (area ha.) in Lunglei Forest Division. (iii) Sidarh Ram, Farkawn, Farkawn Forest Range, (area 200 ha.) in Champhai Forest Division. | 200 600                          |
|       2 | Nagaland        | (i) Kiphire Wildlife Sanctuary (area ha.) in Kiphire District. (ii) Saramati peak area 200 ha.) in Kiphire District. (iii) Khar village (area 200 ha.) in Mokokchung District.                                                                        | 200 600                          |