Lok Sabha Question No. 400 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Research on Medicinal Plants
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI,

## SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 400 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH MARCH, 2020 RESEARCH ON MEDICINA L PLANTS

## *400. DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

Will  the  Minister  of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  research  being  undertaken  on  various  aspects  of  med plants in the country; and
- (b) the details of institutions nvolved in such research work?

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

- (a)& (b)A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEME NT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 400* FOR 20 TH MARCH , 2020

(a)  The  research  on  medicinal  plants are being  supported  by  different Ministries/Departments  of  Government  of  India viz. Ministry  of  AYUSH, Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers'  Welfare,  Department  of  Science  & Technology (DST), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Council of Scientifi & Industrial Research (CSIR), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) etc. under their concerned schemes/programmes.

Research  Councils viz. Central  Council  for  Research  in  Ayurvedic Sciences  (CCRAS),  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Homoeopathy  (CCRH) Central  Counci l  for  Research  in  Unani  Medicine  (CCRUM)  and  Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS), autonomous organizations under th Ministry  of  AYUSH  are  engaged  in  research  &  development  activities  on medicinal  plants  used  in  concerned  system  of  medicine.  In  a ddition,  the National  Medicinal  Plants  Bard  (NMPB),  Ministry  of  AYUSH,  under  its Central Sector Scheme on 'Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' is also  supporting  research  & development projects on various aspects of me dicinal plants to government as well as private universities/research institutions/organizations across the country. The projects which are being undertaken on various aspects are at Annexure - I.

b)  The  details  of  the  institutions  where  research are  being  carried  out  are  at Annexure- II.

## *DETAILS  OF  RESEARCH  PROJECTS  WHICH  ARE  BEING UNDERTAKEN  ON VARIOUS ASPECTS:

## 1.National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB).

During last 05 years, NMPB has supported project based major research activities on various aspects such as:

| Sr. No.   | Research areas                                                                                                  | Number of projects   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| I.        | Survey, identification, characterization and conservation medicinal plants.                                     | 11                   |
| II.       | Post - harvest Management, assessment of heavy metals integrated pest management                                | and 12               |
| III.      | Varietal development and prospect of marketing                                                                  | 05                   |
| IV.       | Genotype Identification, genetic improvement and collection & conservation                                      | germplasm 06         |
| V.        | Development of agro techniques, standardization of techniques and cultivation practices                         | nursery 14           |
| VI.       | In- vitro propogation studies, -micro propogation chemical molecular profiling and phyto - chemicals evaluation | & 20                 |
| VII.      | Bioactivity guided fractionation studies                                                                        | 03                   |
| VIII.     | Intercropping and sustainable production technology                                                             | 03                   |
| IX.       | Documentation and development of geo- tag digital library                                                       | 02                   |
| X.        | Finding out substitute and authentication of raw                                                                | drugs 05             |

## 2.Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS).

- The major Research in the field of Medicinal plant Comprises:
- I.   Documentation of Ethno Medicinal Information and local health traditions (LHTs):
- The  Medico  Ethno  Survey  Program  (MEBS)  is  conducted  in  6  States  besides documentation  of  Local  Health  Traditions  (LHTs)  through  Tribal  Health  Care Research program (THCRP) in 17 states.
- The information is documented in structured format and validated for getting leads f further drug development.
- II.  Development  of  Agro  techniques  of  Important  Medicinal  plants  and  so  far  a technique developed on 30 medicinal plants.
- III. Development of In -vitro propagation protocol of Important Medicinal plants through which so far protocol for 14 plants has been developed and published for further of stakeholders.
- IV Developed and validated harvesting technique protocols for selected 10 Medicinal p through scientific studies and published the same.
- V.  Development  of  Botanical  reference  standards  (BRS)  for  312  numbers  of  Medicina plants focused on pharmacognostical studies.

## 3.Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy ( CCRH).

CCRH is undertaking research studies with homoeopathic drugs of plant origin in its res programmes  like  Drug  Standardisation,  Drug  Proving,  Clinical  Verification  and Drug validation.

- I. Drug Standardization
- Physico - chemical studies completed on  285 plant drugs
- Pharmacognostical studies completed on 3 09 plant drugs
- Pharmacological studies on 151 plant drugs
- 145 plants drugs have been studied on all three aspects
- II. Drug Proving

- Concluded: 90 drugs

- Ongoing: 07 drugs

## III. Clinical Verification

- Ongoing : 08 drugs

- Concluded: 82 drugs

## IV. Drug validation

ongoing: 23 drugs on 05 clinical conditions

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## 4.Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

DBT  has  been  implementing  a  programme  on  Translational  Research  for  Developing Products and Processes from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants on the aspect of  identific of elite material and their multiplication, chemical and molecular characterization, p roduction of secondary metabolites, developing standardized, efficacious and safe herbal products in AYUSH mode as well as phytopharmaceutical drugs), isolation and characterization of novel  bioactive  with  therapeutic  potential,  generating  genomic  r esources  and  studying biosynthetic pathways in important medicinal and aromatic plants.

## 5.Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)

CSIR is carrying out various R&D activities related to medicinal and aromatic plants (M on various aspects such as survey, collection and inventorization, conservation, developme of  improved  varieties  of  economically  important  MAPs,  their  agrotechnologies  a processing technologies by their laboratories/institutes.

## 6.Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Presently,  ICAR -Directorate  of  Medicinal  and  Aromatic  Plants  Research  (ICAR -DMAPR) conducting  basic,  applied  and  adaptive  research  on  medicinal  and  aromatic  plants  o mandated  crops  viz.  Aloe  vera,  Guggal,  Senna,  Isabgol,  Aswagandha,  Giloe, Safedmusli, Lemongrass,  Palmarosa,  Salaparni  and  Satavari. It  has  undertaken  management  of  Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) as a prioritized activity with the effort for collection, cons evaluation and documentation of germplasm of medicinal and arom atic plants.

## 7.Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

The  council  promotes  research  in  the  area  of  Traditional  Medicinal  and  Medicinal  P through  its  intramural  and  extramural  programmes.  The  research  covers  documentatio development of marker compounds, preclinical and clinical studies.

## Annexure - II

## *DETAILS OF THE INSTITUTIONS WHERE RESEARCH ARE BEING CARRIED OUT

## 1.National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB)

| S. Project no.       | Details of Institutions                                                                                                                          |
|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| i.Andhra Pradesh     | Deptt. Of Biotechnology, Vikarama Simhapuri University, Nellore, A.P. 524003                                                                     |
| ii.Arunachal Pradesh | CSIR - North East Institute of Science and Technology, Itana gar; CSIR - NEIST Branch Itanagar , Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh -791110,          |
| iii. Assam           | University of Asian Institute of Management and /Guwahati, R.G. Barua Road, Guwahati - 781021, Assam.                                            |
| iii. Assam           | Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat - 785013, Assam.                                                                                           |
| iv.Delhi             | Tissue Culture and Cryopreservation Unit, ICAR - National Bureau Plant Genetics Resources, New Delhi -110012,                                    |
| v. Gujarat           | Gujarat Ayurveda University, Jamnagar - 361008, Gujarat. ICAR -Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, , Anand - 387310, Gujarat. |
| v. Gujarat           | The Maharaja Soyaj irao University of Baroda , Vadodara -390002.                                                                                 |
| v. Gujarat           | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University -Coimbatore -641003 TNAU .                                                                                    |
| vi.Himachal Pradesh  | Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Conifer Campus, Shimla - 171009,Himachal Pradesh .                                                          |
| vi.Himachal Pradesh  | ICAR -NBPGR, Regional Station, Phagli, Shimla, H.P.,                                                                                             |
| vi.Himachal Pradesh  | 171004. Department of High Altitude Biology (HAB) Division, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh - 176061.                                                 |
| vi.Himachal Pradesh  | Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni, 173230 (HP)                                                                          |
| vii.Jammu & Kashmir  | National Research Institute of Sowa - region, Leh, Ladakh. School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, -Jammu 180006.                          |
| viii. Kerala         | AryaVaidyaSala, Kottakkal - 676503, Kerala.                                                                                                      |
| ix.Karnataka         | University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad - 580005, Karnataka. Institute of Wood Science & Technology, -                                      |
| ix.Karnataka         | Bangalore 560003, Karnataka.                                                                                                                     |
| ix.Karnataka         | Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Conservation Genetics Lab, Bengaluru 560064 (ATREE).                                                |
| ix.Karnataka         | Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hessarghatta Bangalore - 560089,                                                                     |
| x. Madhya Pradesh    | ICAR -Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Nabi Road, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh - 462038.                                                 |
| xi.Maharashtra       | Poona College of Pharmacy, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed Pune, Maharashtra.                                                                          |
| xi.Maharashtra       | Plant Tissue Culture Division, CSIR - National Chemical Laboratory, Homi Bhaba Road, Pashan, Pune - 411008.                                      |

Technology

Environment

|                   | ICAR - National Research Centre on Pomegranate, NH - 65, Solapur - Pune Highway, Kegaon, Solapur - 413255, Maharashtra. Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola - 444104,   |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| xii.Manipur       | Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development Takyelpat Institutional Area, -Imphal 795001, Manipur.                                                                        |
| xiii. Orrisha     | Plant Pathology and Microbiology Division, Regional Plant Centre, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar - 751015, Odisha.                                                                          |
| xiv.Rajasthan     | Arid Forest Research Institute , N w- Pali Road, Jodhpur - 342005, Rajasthan.                                                                                                       |
| xiv.Rajasthan     | Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University (JNVU), - 342005, Rajasthan.                                                                                                       |
| xiv.Rajasthan     | Department of Biosciences, Manipal University, Village and Dehmi, Kalan, Jaipur - 303007, Rajasthan.                                                                                |
| Puducherry        | Department of Botany, Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for studies, Puducherry, India PIN - 605008                                                                                           |
| xvi.Punjab        | Department of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda, Punjab.                                                             |
| xvii.Telangana    | National In stitute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad, Telangana -500032                                                                                                    |
| xvii.Telangana    | Agricultural college, Aswaraopet, Khammam (District), - 507301.                                                                                                                     |
| xvii.Telangana    | Deptt. of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, VELS Chennai- 600117, Tamil Nadu.                                                                                                 |
| xviii. Tamil Nadu | Deptt. of Centre for advanced research in Indian system School of chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Thirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur - 613401, Tamil Nad u.                           |
| xviii. Tamil Nadu | Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB), - 641 002, Tamil Nadu.                                                                                                      |
| xviii. Tamil Nadu | Department of forestry, land use and climate change division, Coimbatore - 641002, Tamil Nadu                                                                                       |
| xix.Uttar Pradesh | Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow - 226015, Uttar Pradesh.                                                                                        |
| xix.Uttar Pradesh | Banaras Hindu University, Department of Botany, Institute B.H. U., Varanasi - 221005                                                                                                |
| Uttrakhand        | Forest Research Institute, P.O., IPE, Kaulagarh Road, - 248195 Uttrakhand.                                                                                                          |
| Uttrakhand        | Department of Forestry, Ecology/ Climate Change and Policy Dehradun- 248006, Uttrakhand.                                                                                            |
| Uttrakhand        | Uttrakhand Ayurved Universi ty, Harrawala, Dehradun - 248001, Uttrakhand,                                                                                                           |
| Uttrakhand        | Forest Pathology Division, Forest Research Institute, - 248006                                                                                                                      |
| Uttrakhand        | G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Sustainable Development (GBPNIHESD), Srinagar Garhwal -246174                                                                            |
| xxi.West Bengal   | Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Uttar Banga Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Coochbehar - 736165, West Bengal.                                                                 |
| xxi.West Bengal   | Department of Centre for Healthcare Science and Technology, Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (Former Shibpur, Howrah - 711103, West Bengal.                          |

(IBSD),

University,

Environment and

| AICRP on Medicinal & Aromatic Plant and Beetevine, Medicinal &Aromatic Plant and Betelvine, Directorate of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), Kalyani - 741235, W .B.   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Department of Instrumentation & Electronics Engg., University, Salt Lake Campus, Block LB, Sector III, Kolkata - 700098                                                           |
| Cancer Biology and Inflammatory Disorder Division CSIR -Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata - 700032, West Bengal.                                                      |

## 2. Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS).

## State - wise peripheral Institutes/Centres of CCRAS - Medicinal Plants Research

Development

| State             | Name of the Institutes/Centre/Units                                                                                          |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Arunachal Pradesh | I. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Itanagar - 791111                                                                   |
| Assam             | II.Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Gastro -Intestinal Borsojai, Beltola, Guwahati - 781028                          |
| Himachal Pradesh  | III. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Nutritional Bhawan, Mandi- 175001                                              |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | IV. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Urinary Housing Colony, Ban Talab, Rajender Nagar, Jammu - 181123               |
| Laddakh           | V. National Research Institute for Sowa - Rigpa, Old Leh Road, Leh - 194101                                                  |
| Karnataka         | VI. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Metabolic Central Pharmacy Annexe, Ashoka Pillar, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 560011 |
| Madhya Pradesh    | VII. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Drug Development, Gwalior - 474009                                             |
| Maharashtra       | VIII.Regional Ayurveda Institute for Fundamental Research, Pune -411038                                                      |
| Punjab            | IX. Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Respiratory Bagh Road, Patiala - 147001                                          |
| Tamil Nadu        | X. Captain Srinivasa Murthy Regional Ayurveda Drug Institute, Chennai -600106.                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh     | XI. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute , Jhansi -284003                                                                    |
| Uttrakhand        | XII. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute , Thapla, Ranikhet - 263645                                                        |
| West Bengal       | XIII.Central Ayurveda Research Institute for Drug Development, Block, Sector V, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata - 700091               |

## 3.Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy ( CCRH)

- i. Dr. D P Rastogi Central Research Institute for Homoeopathy (DDPRCRI), Noida,
- ii. National Homoeopathy Research Institute in Mental Health(NHRIMH), Kottayam
- iii. Dr. Anjali Chatterjee Regional Research Institute (DACRRI), Kolkata
- iv. Centre of Medicinal Plants Research in Homoeopathy (CMPRH), Tamilnadu.

Emerald,

Jadavpur

- v. Regional Research Institute (H), Gudivada
- vi. Regional Research Institute (H), Guwahati
- vii. Central Research Institute (H), Jaipur
- viii. Homoeopathic Drug Research Institute (HDRI), Luckno w
- ix. Regional Research Institute (H), Agartala
- x. Regional Research Institute (H), Puri
- xi. Regional Research Institute (H), Shimla
- xii. Regional Research Institute (H), Mumbai
- xiii. Regional Research Institute (H), Imphal
- xiv. Clinical Verification Unit (H), Patna
- xv. Clinical Resea rch Unit (H), Portblair
- xvi. Clinical Research Unit, Gangtok
- xvii. Drug Standardization Unit, Hyderabad
- xviii. Drug Standardization Unit (Extn.), Hyderabad
- xix. CRU(T), Siliguri
- xx. CRU(T), Ranchi
- xxi. Homoeopathy Treatment Centre, Safdurjung
- xxii. Clinical Research Unit (T), Puducherry
- xxiii. Drug Proving Ext. Unit, (H), Bhubaneswar

## 4.Department of Biotechnology (DBT) .

- i. Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi
- ii. Assam Agricultural University, Assam
- iii. Assam University, Silchar, Assam
- iv. Balaji Utthan Sansthan, Patna
- v. BennettUniversity, Greater Noida
- vi. Central Agricultural University Selesih, Mizoram
- vii. Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar
- viii. Central Muga Eri Research & Training Institute, Jorhat
- ix. Centre of Biotechnology, Siksha - O - Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar
- x. College  of  Ho rticulture  &  Forestry,  Central  Agricultural  University,  Arunacha Pradesh
- xi. Cotton College, Guwahati, Assam
- xii. CSIR - Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow
- xiii. CSIR - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), Jammu
- xiv. Darrand College, Tezpur, Assam
- xv. Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh
- xvi. G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, Gangtok,
- xvii. Gauhati University, Guwahati
- xviii. GLA University, Mathura
- xix. Goalpara College, Goalpara, Assam
- xx. Government Ayurvedic College & Hospital, Guwahati
- xxi. Hamd ard University, New Delhi
- xxii. Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Shimla
- xxiii. ICAR RC NEH, Manipur Centre

| xxiv.                                                                      | ICAR RC NEHR Sikkim Centre                                                         |
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| xxv.                                                                       | ICAR Research Complex for North East Hill Region, Mizoram Centre                   |
| xxvi.                                                                      | ICAR, Shillong                                                                     |
| xxvii.                                                                     | ICAR - Central Institute for Research on Goat, Mathura                             |
| xxviii.                                                                    | ICMR - Rajendra Memorial Institute of Medical Sciences (RMIMS), Patna              |
| xxix.                                                                      | Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST),                     |
| xxx.                                                                       | Institute of -Bio resource and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal,             |
| xxxi.                                                                      | Institute of Horticul ture Technology, Mandira, Kamrup, Assam                      |
| xxxii.                                                                     | International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, New                  |
| xxxiii.                                                                    | Jadavpur University, Kolkata                                                       |
| xxxiv.                                                                     | Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute                    |
| xxxv.                                                                      | JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Univ ersity, Mysore                                   |
| xxxvi.                                                                     | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar                     |
| xxxvii.                                                                    | Kelkars Education Trust's Scientific Research Centre, Mumbai                       |
| xxxviii.                                                                   | KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research (KLE University), Karnataka           |
| xxxix.                                                                     | Kohima Science College, Jotsoma, N agaland                                         |
| xl.                                                                        | M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara                                               |
| xli.                                                                       | Manipal Life Science Centre, Manipal University, Manipal                           |
| xlii.                                                                      | Manipur University, Imphal                                                         |
| xliii.                                                                     | Mizoram University, Aizwal                                                         |
| xliv.                                                                      | National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal                                   |
| xlv.                                                                       | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and research (NIPER), Guwahati      |
| xlvi.                                                                      | National Institute of Technology, Agartala                                         |
| xlvii.                                                                     | National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh                                |
| xlviii.                                                                    | CSIR - North East Institute of Science and Technology, Itanagar,                   |
| xlix.                                                                      | North Eastern Hill University, Shillong,                                           |
| l.                                                                         | North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Itanagar               |
| li.                                                                        | Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram                   |
| lii.                                                                       | Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh                               |
| liii.                                                                      | Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Kolkata                                |
| liv.                                                                       | Regional Medical Research Centre, N.E. Region, Dibrugarh, Assam                    |
| lv.                                                                        | Sikkim Government College Sikkim                                                   |
| lvi.                                                                       | Tezpur University, Napaam, Assam                                                   |
| lvii.                                                                      | The Energy and Resources Institute, Guwahati                                       |
| lviii.                                                                     | Tripura University, Agartala                                                       |
| 5.Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) .                     | 5.Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) .                             |
| i.                                                                         | CSIR - Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR - CIMAP), Lucknow; |
| ii.                                                                        | CSIR -Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR -IIIM), Jammu;                |
| iii.                                                                       | CSIR -Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR -IHBT); and              |
| iv.                                                                        | CSIR - North East Institute of Science & T echnology (CSIR - NEIST), Jorhat        |
| 6.Indian Council of Agricultural Research ( ICAR) .                        | 6.Indian Council of Agricultural Research ( ICAR) .                                |
| Under ICAR there is one Institute named as ICAR - Directorate of Medicinal | Under ICAR there is one Institute named as ICAR - Directorate of Medicinal         |

Besides, following AICRP on MAP are also working at different centres in India.

| i.     | Anand Agricultural University (AAU), Anand                                            |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ii.    | Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat                                           |
| iii.   | Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), Kalyani                                  |
| iv.    | Bihar Agricultural University (BAU), Islampur                                         |
| v.     | Birsa Agricultural Univer sity (BAU), Ranchi                                          |
| vi.    | C. C. S. Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), Hisar                              |
| vii.   | Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), Raipur                                   |
| viii.  | ICAR -Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru                    |
| ix.    | Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi VishwaVidyalaya (JNKVV), Jabalpur                             |
| x.     | Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), Trichur                                         |
| xi.    | MaharanaPratap University of Agriculture and Technology (MPUAT),                      |
| xii.   | Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV), Rahuri                                        |
| xiii.  | N. D. University of Agriculture and Technology (NDUAT), Faizabad                      |
| xiv.   | Orissa University of Agricu lture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneshwar                 |
| xv.    | Dr. PanjabraoDeshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV), Akola                                 |
| xvi.   | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (DRPCAU), Pusa                    |
| xvii.  | RajmataVijayrajeScindia Krishi VishwaVidyalaya (RVSKVV), Mandsaur                     |
| xviii. | Tamil Nadu Agricultural Uni versity (TNAU), Coimbatore                                |
| xix.   | Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidylaya (UBKV), Kalimpong                                    |
| xx.    | Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry (UUHF), Bharsar                     |
| xxi.   | Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (YSPUHF),                    |
| xxii.  | Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Horticultur e University (Dr. Venkataramannagudem         |
| xxiii. | Central Agricultural University (CAU), Pasighat, Arunachal Centres under AICRP on MAP |
| xxiv.  | Agriculture University (AU), Jodhpur                                                  |
| xxv.   | Banda University of Agriculture and Technology (BUAT), Banda                          |
| xxvi.  | Sher - e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir.          |