Lok Sabha Question No. 2924 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Funds for Herbal Cultivation by Farmers
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2924 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH March, 2021

## FUNDS FOR HERBAL CUL TIVATION BY FARMERS

## 2924. SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

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

(a) whether the Government has earmarked any funds for herbal cultivation by local farmers in the country and if so, the details the reof;

(b) whether the National Medicinal Plant Board has undert ken any exercise for allotment of land for the purpose of herbal cultivation in various States, across the country;

- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise including Andhra Pradesh etc.;
- (d) the amount utilized so far in the current financial year; and

(e)  the  time  by  which  the  yield  would  benefit  the farmers  and  the  income  that  would  be generated therefrom?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS AND ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) : Yes, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM). Under 'Medicinal Plants' component of the NAM  scheme supporting  market  driven  cultivation  of  prioritized  medicinal  plants identified cluster/zones  with  in  selected  districts  of  States  and  implemented  in  a  mi mode . As per the scheme guidelines, the support is provided for:
- (i) Cultivation of prioritized medicinal plants on farmer's land.
- (ii) Establishment  of  nurseries  with  backward  linkage s  for  raising  and  supply  of quality planting material.
- (iii)Post - harvest management with forward linkages.
- (iv) Primary processing, marketing infrastructure etc.

Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  approved  /  supported  an  amount  of  Rs.  11597.7  lakh (Including state share) fo r cultivation of medicinal plants under National AYUSH Mission Scheme  from  the  F.Y.  2015 - 16  to  2019 -20  on  farmer's  land  throughout  the  country  by providing subsidy for 140 medicinal plants @30%, 50% and 75% of cost of its cultivat The fund detail is gi ven at Annexure -I.

- (b) & (c): Yes, Ministry of AYUSH has supported 48040 hectare area under cultivation of  Medicinal  Plants  component  of  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM).  The  detail  of  area supported  under  cultivation  of  medicinal  plant  throughout  the  country including  Andhra Pradesh from the F.Y 2015 - 16 to 2019 - 20 is given at Annexure -II.
- (d) : Ministry of AYUSH has utilized an amount of Rs. 691.137 lakh during the F.Y. 2019 -20 including current financial year under medicinal plants component of National AYU H Mission (NAM) scheme for the fund released during the F.Y. 2015 - 16 to 2018 - 19. Detail is given below:
- (e) : As per the prioritized list of Ministry of AYUSH, the plants selected for cultiva farmers' land are annual, biennial and perennial which may be benefitted to the farmers after 03 months, 06 months, yearly. The produce of tree species / perennial wou ld come after the 6- 12 years of plantation. Accordingly farmers are benefitted.

| Amount released for the following F.Y. and their Utilization Certificate the F.Y. 2019 - 20 and current year   | Amount released for the following F.Y. and their Utilization Certificate the F.Y. 2019 - 20 and current year   | Amount released for the following F.Y. and their Utilization Certificate the F.Y. 2019 - 20 and current year   | Amount released for the following F.Y. and their Utilization Certificate the F.Y. 2019 - 20 and current year   | Amount released for the following F.Y. and their Utilization Certificate the F.Y. 2019 - 20 and current year   | Amount released for the following F.Y. and their Utilization Certificate the F.Y. 2019 - 20 and current year   | Amount released for the following F.Y. and their Utilization Certificate the F.Y. 2019 - 20 and current year   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                          | State                                                                                                          | 2015- 16                                                                                                       | 2016- 17                                                                                                       | 2017- 18                                                                                                       | (Rs. 2018- 19                                                                                                  | in TOTAL                                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                                              | Mizoram                                                                                                        | 14.384                                                                                                         | 44.317                                                                                                         | 97.51                                                                                                          | 40.63                                                                                                          | 196.841                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                  | 52.6                                                                                                           | 300.00                                                                                                         | 141.696                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                           | 494.296                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                          | 66.984                                                                                                         | 344.317                                                                                                        | 239.206                                                                                                        | 40.63                                                                                                          | 691.137                                                                                                        |

Annexure-I

| Fund released to states / UTs for cultivation of medicinal plants   | Fund released to states / UTs for cultivation of medicinal plants   | Fund released to states / UTs for cultivation of medicinal plants   | Fund released to states / UTs for cultivation of medicinal plants   | Fund released to states / UTs for cultivation of medicinal plants   | Fund released to states / UTs for cultivation of medicinal plants   | Fund released to states / UTs for cultivation of medicinal plants   | Fund released to states / UTs for cultivation of medicinal plants   |
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| S.                                                                  | State Name                                                          | 2015-16                                                             | 2016-17                                                             | 2017-18                                                             | 2018-19                                                             | (Rs. in lakh) 2019-20                                               | Total                                                               |
| No. 1                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                      | 121.28                                                              | 200.13                                                              | 128.38                                                              | 69.28                                                               | 220.41                                                              | 739.48                                                              |
| 2                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                   | 0.00                                                                | 42.78                                                               | 38.43                                                               | 9.36                                                                | 26.26                                                               | 116.83                                                              |
| 3                                                                   | Assam                                                               | 0.00                                                                | 85.86                                                               | 55.35                                                               | 28.12                                                               | 0.00                                                                | 169.34                                                              |
| 4                                                                   | Bihar                                                               | 0.00                                                                | 0.00                                                                | 0.00                                                                | 0.00                                                                | 74.49                                                               | 74.49                                                               |
| 5                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                        | 0.00                                                                | 47.63                                                               | 27.96                                                               | 28.11                                                               | 0.00                                                                | 103.70                                                              |
| 6                                                                   | Goa                                                                 | 0.00                                                                | 8.22                                                                | 9.44                                                                | 9.44                                                                | 9.74                                                                | 36.84                                                               |
| 7                                                                   | Gujarat                                                             | 25.92                                                               | 72.19                                                               | 71.45                                                               | 178.67                                                              | 0.00                                                                | 348.23                                                              |
| 8                                                                   | Haryana                                                             | 49.81                                                               | 56.99                                                               | 0.00                                                                | 0.00                                                                | 0.00                                                                | 106.80                                                              |
| 9                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                    | 35.73                                                               | 100.06                                                              | 8.04                                                                | 0.00                                                                | 54.44                                                               | 198.28                                                              |
| 10                                                                  | Jammu & Kashmir                                                     | 7.39                                                                | 30.67                                                               | 19.22                                                               | 21.50                                                               | 18.29                                                               | 97.07                                                               |
| 11                                                                  | Karnataka                                                           | 72.87                                                               | 195.63                                                              | 154.21                                                              | 86.49                                                               | 114.67                                                              | 623.87                                                              |
| 12                                                                  | Kerala                                                              | 69.64                                                               | 130.43                                                              | 171.39                                                              | 115.27                                                              | 0.00                                                                | 486.72                                                              |
| 13                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                      | 286.91                                                              | 490.88                                                              | 317.28                                                              | 249.36                                                              | 287.87                                                              | 1632.29                                                             |
| 14                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                         | 194.61                                                              | 0.00                                                                | 265.51                                                              | 0.00                                                                | 285.36                                                              | 745.48                                                              |
| 15                                                                  | Manipur                                                             | 48.30                                                               | 70.88                                                               | 30.25                                                               | 17.58                                                               | 15.83                                                               | 182.83                                                              |
| 16                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                           | 0.00                                                                | 12.77                                                               | 7.05                                                                | 0.00                                                                | 31.53                                                               | 51.35                                                               |
| 17                                                                  | Mizoram                                                             | 8.13                                                                | 6.82                                                                | 41.26                                                               | 39.64                                                               | 0.95                                                                | 96.81                                                               |
| 18                                                                  | Nagaland                                                            | 20.36                                                               | 39.38                                                               | 65.89                                                               | 38.04                                                               | 0.00                                                                | 163.67                                                              |
| 19                                                                  | Orissa                                                              | 0.00                                                                | 107.55                                                              | 0.00                                                                | 85.06                                                               | 0.00                                                                | 192.61                                                              |
| 20                                                                  | Puducherry                                                          | 0.00                                                                | 4.96                                                                | 0.00                                                                | 0.39                                                                | 0.78                                                                | 6.14                                                                |
| 21                                                                  | Punjab                                                              | 0.00                                                                | 78.61                                                               | 0.00                                                                | 9.47                                                                | 66.15                                                               | 154.23                                                              |
| 22                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                           | 38.53                                                               | 194.81                                                              | 473.60                                                              | 203.24                                                              | 327.85                                                              | 1238.03                                                             |
| 23                                                                  | Sikkim                                                              | 22.32                                                               | 23.25                                                               | 24.98                                                               | 0.00                                                                | 0.00                                                                | 70.56                                                               |
| 24                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                          | 144.22                                                              | 252.71                                                              | 222.92                                                              | 173.09                                                              | 260.99                                                              | 1053.94                                                             |
| 25                                                                  | Telangana                                                           | 81.32                                                               | 38.75                                                               | 75.04                                                               | 36.87                                                               | 65.75                                                               | 297.73                                                              |
| 26                                                                  | Tripura                                                             | 6.06                                                                | 0.00                                                                | 0.00                                                                | 42.90                                                               | 0.00                                                                | 48.96                                                               |
| 27                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                         | 54.22                                                               | 129.82                                                              | 105.99                                                              | 55.67                                                               | 133.60                                                              | 479.28                                                              |
| 28                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                       | 548.76                                                              | 336.92                                                              | 241.20                                                              | 564.05                                                              | 0.00                                                                | 1690.93                                                             |
| 29                                                                  | West Bengal                                                         | 18.13                                                               | 44.94                                                               | 104.98                                                              | 62.20                                                               | 160.93                                                              | 391.19                                                              |
|                                                                     | TOTAL                                                               | 1854.52                                                             | 2803.63                                                             | 2659.82                                                             | 2123.79                                                             | 2155.89                                                             | 11597.7                                                             |

Annexure - II

| Cultivation (Area in hectare)   | Cultivation (Area in hectare)   | Cultivation (Area in hectare)   | Cultivation (Area in hectare)   | Cultivation (Area in hectare)   | Cultivation (Area in hectare)   | Cultivation (Area in hectare)   | Cultivation (Area in hectare)   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S. No.                          | State Name                      | 2015-16                         | 2016-17                         | 2017-18                         | 2018-19                         | 2019-20                         | Total                           |
| 1                               | Andhra Pradesh                  | 447                             | 1513.2645                       | 897                             | 508.05                          | 1338                            | 4703.31                         |
| 2                               | Arunachal Pradesh               | 0                               | 142.4                           | 71                              | 9                               | 44                              | 266.4                           |
| 3                               | Assam                           | 0                               | 261                             | 224.6                           | 138                             | 0                               | 623.6                           |
| 4                               | Bihar                           | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 175                             | 175                             |
| 5                               | Chhattisgarh                    | 0                               | 220                             | 72                              | 108                             | 0                               | 400                             |
| 6                               | Goa                             | 0                               | 22.5                            | 30.36                           | 30.36                           | 30                              | 113.22                          |
| 7                               | Gujarat                         | 141                             | 191.6                           | 85.23                           | 518.47                          | 0                               | 936.3                           |
| 8                               | Haryana                         | 174.8                           | 245                             | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 419.8                           |
| 9                               | Himachal Pradesh                | 39                              | 120                             | 7                               | 0                               | 70                              | 236                             |
| 10                              | Jammu & Kashmir                 | 9                               | 34                              | 21                              | 24                              | 28                              | 116                             |
| 11                              | Karnataka                       | 317                             | 706.3                           | 769                             | 469                             | 352.6                           | 2613.9                          |
| 12                              | Kerala                          | 258                             | 535                             | 699                             | 396.5                           | 0                               | 1888.5                          |
| 13                              | Madhya Pradesh                  | 1681                            | 2518                            | 2030                            | 1262                            | 790                             | 8281                            |
| 14                              | Maharashtra                     | 326.63                          | 0                               | 443.8                           | 0                               | 520                             | 1290.43                         |
| 15                              | Manipur                         | 142.2                           | 242                             | 142                             | 60                              | 30                              | 616.2                           |
| 16                              | Meghalaya                       | 0                               | 48                              | 22                              | 0                               | 108                             | 178                             |
| 17                              | Mizoram                         | 59.28                           | 27                              | 65                              | 187                             | 6                               | 344.28                          |
| 18                              | Nagaland                        | 51                              | 138                             | 250                             | 102.5                           | 0                               | 541.5                           |
| 19                              | Orissa                          | 0                               | 488.504                         | 0                               | 378                             | 0                               | 866.504                         |
| 20                              | Puducherry                      | 0                               | 43                              | 0                               | 2.43                            | 4.84                            | 50.27                           |
| 21                              | Punjab                          | 0                               | 242                             | 0                               | 16                              | 340                             | 598                             |
| 22                              | Rajasthan                       | 330                             | 1162.5                          | 1341                            | 519                             | 760                             | 4112.5                          |
| 23                              | Sikkim                          | 63                              | 32                              | 84                              | 0                               | 0                               | 179                             |
| 24                              | Tamil Nadu                      | 633                             | 960                             | 673                             | 765                             | 900                             | 3931                            |
| 25                              | Telangana                       | 345                             | 294.18                          | 457                             | 236.7                           | 341.3                           | 1674.18                         |
| 26                              | Tripura                         | 45                              | 0                               | 0                               | 210.6                           | 0                               | 255.6                           |
| 27                              | Uttarakhand                     | 153                             | 148                             | 182.53                          | 110                             | 208                             | 801.53                          |
| 28                              | Uttar Pradesh                   | 3188                            | 1898                            | 1345                            | 3633.44                         | 0                               | 10064.4                         |
| 29                              | West Bengal                     | 107                             | 230                             | 417                             | 261.42                          | 748.38                          | 1763.8                          |
|                                 | TOTAL                           | 8509.91                         | 12462.249                       | 10328.52                        | 9945.47                         | 6794.12                         | 48040                           |