Lok Sabha Question No. 954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Promotion of Herbal Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 954 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## PROMOTION OF HERBAL MEDICINE

## 954. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

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

- (a)  whether  adequate  steps  have  been  taken  by Government  to  promote/publicise  herbal medicine amongthe people through newspapers and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the various States and regions identified by the Government to promote herbal medicinal p antations and allocation of funds for the purpose during the last two years; and
- (c) the further steps taken by the Government to promote herbal medicines in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

(a) to (c): The  Ministry  of  AYUSH  is  concerned  with  the  promotion  of  Ayurvedic, Siddha, Sowa - rigpa &Unani(ASU) and Homoeopathy medicines. These are not categorised as herbal medicines.

ASU&H medicines are promoted /publicised through various platforms and mediums. No  promotion  /publicity  have  been  carried  out  by  the  M/o  AYUSH  for  herbal  medicine inc luding newspapers.

Ministry of AYUSH implements Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM). Under 'Medicinal Plants' component of the NAM scheme, market driven cultivation  of  prioritized  medicinal  plants  in  identified  cluster/zones  is  sup ported  within selected districts of States and implemented in a mission mode. The all cation of funds for the last two years has been summarised as below.

Rs.in Lakhs

| Under National Ayush Mission(NAM) Scheme   |   FY 2018-19 |   FY 2019-20 |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
| Total Fund allocation                      |      4535.71 |      8931.9  |
| Total Fund Released                        |      3740.9  |      3887.97 |

State-wise details are given at Annexure.

| Annexure Fund allocated, released to the states / UTs for implementation of medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission   | Annexure Fund allocated, released to the states / UTs for implementation of medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission   | Annexure Fund allocated, released to the states / UTs for implementation of medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission   | Annexure Fund allocated, released to the states / UTs for implementation of medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission   | Annexure Fund allocated, released to the states / UTs for implementation of medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission   | Annexure Fund allocated, released to the states / UTs for implementation of medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission   | Annexure Fund allocated, released to the states / UTs for implementation of medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission   | Annexure Fund allocated, released to the states / UTs for implementation of medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission   | Annexure Fund allocated, released to the states / UTs for implementation of medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission   | Annexure Fund allocated, released to the states / UTs for implementation of medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No                                                                                                                                 | Name of State                                                                                                                         | 2017-18                                                                                                                               | 2018-19                                                                                                                               | 2018-19                                                                                                                               | 2018-19                                                                                                                               | 2019-20                                                                                                                               | 2019-20                                                                                                                               | TotalNAM                                                                                                                              | TotalNAM                                                                                                                              |
| S. No                                                                                                                                 | Name of State                                                                                                                         | Fund Allocated                                                                                                                        | Fund Released                                                                                                                         | Fund Allocated                                                                                                                        | Fund Released                                                                                                                         | Fund Allocated                                                                                                                        | Fund Released                                                                                                                         | Fund Allocated                                                                                                                        | Fund Released                                                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 213.158                                                                                                                               | 211.872                                                                                                                               | 128.600                                                                                                                               | 128.586                                                                                                                               | 317.00                                                                                                                                | 314.91                                                                                                                                | 658.76                                                                                                                                | 655.37                                                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 61.111                                                                                                                                | 61.110                                                                                                                                | 36.900                                                                                                                                | 36.860                                                                                                                                | 48.70                                                                                                                                 | 46.0050                                                                                                                               | 146.71                                                                                                                                | 143.98                                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                                                                 | 392.284                                                                                                                               | 393.250                                                                                                                               | 236.700                                                                                                                               | 189.122                                                                                                                               | 313.90                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 942.88                                                                                                                                | 582.37                                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                                     | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                                                     | 68.922                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 41.600                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 43.40                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                     | 153.92                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                                                                 | 659.830                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 398.200                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 857.30                                                                                                                                | 287.20                                                                                                                                | 1915.33                                                                                                                               | 287.20                                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                                     | Chandigarh                                                                                                                            | 88.397                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 53.300                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 36.70                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                     | 178.40                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                          | 178.646                                                                                                                               | 178.210                                                                                                                               | 107.800                                                                                                                               | 107.860                                                                                                                               | 343.70                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 630.15                                                                                                                                | 286.07                                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                                     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                  | 43.581                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 26.300                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 22.90                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                     | 92.78                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                                                     | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                           | 38.721                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 23.400                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 22.90                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                     | 85.02                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                                                                 | 152.470                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 55.200                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 68.60                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                     | 276.27                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                                                               | 185.050                                                                                                                               | 158.700                                                                                                                               | 111.700                                                                                                                               | 308.710                                                                                                                               | 380.40                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 677.15                                                                                                                                | 467.41                                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                                                                   | 38.115                                                                                                                                | 26.590                                                                                                                                | 23.000                                                                                                                                | 22.937                                                                                                                                | 38.10                                                                                                                                 | 38.74                                                                                                                                 | 99.22                                                                                                                                 | 88.27                                                                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                                                                               | 166.010                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 100.200                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 342.90                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 609.11                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                      | 75.783                                                                                                                                | 75.543                                                                                                                                | 45.700                                                                                                                                | 63.750                                                                                                                                | 128.90                                                                                                                                | 128.94                                                                                                                                | 250.38                                                                                                                                | 268.24                                                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                                                    | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                       | 80.392                                                                                                                                | 80.246                                                                                                                                | 48.500                                                                                                                                | 49.540                                                                                                                                | 106.50                                                                                                                                | 106.04                                                                                                                                | 235.39                                                                                                                                | 235.82                                                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                                                                             | 235.537                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 142.100                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 441.10                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 818.74                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                                                             | 247.465                                                                                                                               | 219.341                                                                                                                               | 149.300                                                                                                                               | 148.100                                                                                                                               | 243.40                                                                                                                                | 157.40                                                                                                                                | 640.17                                                                                                                                | 524.84                                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                                                                | 269.787                                                                                                                               | 259.655                                                                                                                               | 162.800                                                                                                                               | 162.553                                                                                                                               | 237.00                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 669.59                                                                                                                                | 422.21                                                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                                                    | Ladakh                                                                                                                                | 0.000                                                                                                                                 | 0.000                                                                                                                                 | 0.000                                                                                                                                 | 0.000                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                                                    | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                           | 27.971                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 16.910                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 22.90                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                     | 67.78                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 450.651                                                                                                                               | 450.275                                                                                                                               | 271.900                                                                                                                               | 334.459                                                                                                                               | 564.90                                                                                                                                | 516.87                                                                                                                                | 1287.45                                                                                                                               | 1301.61                                                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                           | 355.725                                                                                                                               | 355.008                                                                                                                               | 214.700                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 413.90                                                                                                                                | 409.11                                                                                                                                | 984.33                                                                                                                                | 764.11                                                                                                                                |
| 23                                                                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                                                                               | 90.341                                                                                                                                | 85.498                                                                                                                                | 54.500                                                                                                                                | 79.080                                                                                                                                | 46.40                                                                                                                                 | 40.83                                                                                                                                 | 191.24                                                                                                                                | 205.41                                                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                                                                             | 91.576                                                                                                                                | 91.480                                                                                                                                | 55.300                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 46.10                                                                                                                                 | 45.03                                                                                                                                 | 192.98                                                                                                                                | 136.51                                                                                                                                |
| 25                                                                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                                                                               | 97.568                                                                                                                                | 97.510                                                                                                                                | 58.900                                                                                                                                | 62.140                                                                                                                                | 25.40                                                                                                                                 | 25.20                                                                                                                                 | 181.87                                                                                                                                | 184.85                                                                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                                                                              | 104.669                                                                                                                               | 100.891                                                                                                                               | 63.200                                                                                                                                | 63.199                                                                                                                                | 82.80                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                     | 250.67                                                                                                                                | 164.09                                                                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                                                                    | Orissa                                                                                                                                | 297.518                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 179.500                                                                                                                               | 161.314                                                                                                                               | 356.70                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 833.72                                                                                                                                | 161.31                                                                                                                                |
| 28                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                       | 104.201                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 62.900                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       | 61.219                                                                                                                                | 148.40                                                                                                                                | 148.15                                                                                                                                | 315.50                                                                                                                                | 209.37                                                                                                                                |

| 29   | Puducherry    |   38.115 |        0 |   13.800 |   13.840 |   22.90 |      6.78 |    74.82 |    20.62 |
|------|---------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------|-----------|----------|----------|
| 30   | Rajasthan     |  503.22  |  747.846 |   303.7  |  272.379 |   533.4 |  521.6    |  1340.32 |  1541.82 |
| 31   | Sikkim        |   25.41  |   24.98  |    15.3  |    0     |    25.4 |    0      |    66.11 |    24.98 |
| 32   | Tamil Nadu    |  286.666 |  228.275 |   173    |  173.088 |   306   |  305.99   |   765.67 |   707.36 |
| 33   | Telangana     |  119.135 |  118.294 |    71.9  |   71.87  |   177.9 |  177.9    |   368.94 |   368.06 |
| 34   | Tripura       |   77.281 |    0     |    46.6  |   47.88  |    59.3 |   56.4336 |   183.18 |   104.31 |
| 35   | Uttar Pradesh | 1238.72  |  249.179 |   753.3  |  912.043 |  1526   |    0      |  3518.02 |  1161.22 |
| 36   | Uttarakhand   |  130.148 |  130.147 |    78.5  |   75.67  |   182.2 |  182.095  |   390.85 |   387.91 |
| 37   | West Bengal   |  348.76  |  201.979 |   210.5  |  194.701 |   397.9 |  372.73   |   957.16 |   769.41 |
|      | Total         | 7582.93  | 4545.88  |  4535.71 | 3740.9   |  8931.9 | 3887.97   | 21050.5  | 12174.8  |