Lok Sabha Question No. 1071 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Herbal Garden
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Anil Firojiya, Kanakmal Katara

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1071 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND NOVEMBER, 2019

## HERBAL GARDEN

## 1071. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA: SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to develop herbal gardens in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise including tho se developed with cooperation of multi -national companies State - wise;
- (c) whether the Government is formulating any special scheme/incentives for development herbal garden including incentives for the farmers, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has received any proposal from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan f development of herbal gardens;
- (f) if so, the action taken on the said proposals; and (g) the details of the plan/pro he Government to develop herbal garden in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): National  Medicinal  Plants Board (NMPB),  Ministry of AYUSH, supports Herbal Garden under  its  Central  Sector  Scheme  (CSS)  on  'Conservation,  Development  and  Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants.
- (b): NMPB supports Herbal Gardens across the country by w ay of sanctioning various projects. Details  of  Herbal  Garden  projects  supported  in  last  five  years  State/UT - wi e  is  placed  at Annexure - I. However, NMPB has not supported any Herbal Garden with cooperation of multi -national companies.

(c)  &  (d): NMPB,  Mini stry  of  AYUSH  has  already  a  scheme  (CSS)  wherein  the  financial assistance is provided for establishment of Herbal Gardens.

(e)  &  (f): Yes,  Project  proposals  have  been  received  at  NMPB  for  establishment  of  Herba Gardens  in  state  of  Rajasthan  and  Madhya  Pradesh. Details  of  supported  herbal  gardens  in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are given at Annexure - II

(g): NMPB has supported four (04) projects in Rajasthan during 2017 - 18 to till date. Details are placed at Annexure - II.

The detail of the herbal garden projects supported across the country under the "Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants" during last Five years i.e. 2014-15 to 2018-19:

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

## Annexure -II

Herbal Garden in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh since 2017-18 to till date:

|   S. No. | Action taken     |   Rajasthan Year 2017-18 to till date |   Madhya Pradesh Year 2017-18 to till date |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Project received |                                    18 |                                          8 |
|        2 | Project approved |                                     4 |                                          3 |