Lok Sabha Question No. 4059 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Cultivation of Herbal Products
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4059 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH March, 2021

## CULTIVATION OF HERBA L PRODUCTS

## 4059. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

## SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

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

- (a) the details of measures undertaken by the Government to promote cultivation of herbal products during the last five years;
- (b) the achievements made in the field of herbal farming during the last one year; and
- (c) the quantum of funds allocated to the various State/UTs specially North Eastern States during the last three years and the current year?

## 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) : Ministry  of  AYUSH,  Government  of  India  is  implementing  medicinal  plants component under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) since 201516 to till date. Under 'Medicinal Plants' component of the NAM scheme, the Ministry of  AYUSH is supporting  market  driven  cultivation  of  prioritized  medicinal  plants identified  cluster/zones  with  in  selected  districts  of  States  and  implemented  in  a mode .  As per the scheme guidelines, the support is provided for:
- (i) Cultivation of prioritized medicinal plants on farmer's land.
- (iii) Post - harvest management with forward linkages.
- (ii) Establishment  of  nurseries  with  backward  linkages  for  raising  and  supply quality planting material.
- (iv) Primary processing, marketing infrastructure etc.

Under this scheme, subsidy @30%, 50% and 75% of cultivation cost of specific plan species is provided for cultivation of 140 medicinal plants.

- (b): Ministry of  AYUSH has approved / supported  6794 hectare  area, 50 nurseries, 9 post - harvest management units etc. under medicinal plants component of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) during the last F.Y. i.e. 2019 - 20. The details of activities supported under NAM scheme for medicinal plants component is given at Annexure -I.

(c) : Ministry of AYUSH has allocated an amount of Rs. 33684.00 lakh under Medicinal Plants component of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) scheme for all the States / UTs of India including North Eastern States from the F.Y. 2017 - 18 to 2020 - 21. The detail is given at Annexure-II.

## Annexure - I

| Activities supported for medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of AYUSH   | Activities supported for medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of AYUSH   | Activities supported for medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of AYUSH   | Activities supported for medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of Ministry of AYUSH   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                      | (Amount Rs. in lakh) 2019-20                                                                                         | (Amount Rs. in lakh) 2019-20                                                                                         |
| S. No.                                                                                                               | Activities supported                                                                                                 | Physical                                                                                                             | Financial                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                    | Cultivation of Medicinal Plants (Area in hectare)                                                                    | 6794                                                                                                                 | 2155.00                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                    | Establishment of Nursery (Nos.)                                                                                      | 50                                                                                                                   | 384.00                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                    | Post-harvest Management (Nos.)                                                                                       | 99                                                                                                                   | 720.00                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                    | Processing Unit                                                                                                      | 16                                                                                                                   | 227.00                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                    | Rural / District Collection Centres / Retail outlet (Nos.)                                                           | 2                                                                                                                    | 40.00                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                    | Seed germplasm centres (Nos.)                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                    | 25.00                                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                                    | Demonstration plot (Nos.)                                                                                            | 6                                                                                                                    | 45.00                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                    | Flexi component                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                      | 236.00                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                    | Total of fund released                                                                                               |                                                                                                                      | 3832.00                                                                                                              |

| Funds allocated to the States/UTs specially North Eastern States for medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission scheme (2017-18 to 2020-21)   | Funds allocated to the States/UTs specially North Eastern States for medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission scheme (2017-18 to 2020-21)   | Funds allocated to the States/UTs specially North Eastern States for medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission scheme (2017-18 to 2020-21)   | Funds allocated to the States/UTs specially North Eastern States for medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission scheme (2017-18 to 2020-21)   | Funds allocated to the States/UTs specially North Eastern States for medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission scheme (2017-18 to 2020-21)   | Funds allocated to the States/UTs specially North Eastern States for medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission scheme (2017-18 to 2020-21)   | Funds allocated to the States/UTs specially North Eastern States for medicinal plants component under National AYUSH Mission scheme (2017-18 to 2020-21)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                                                                     | Name of                                                                                                                                                    | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                    | 2018-19                                                                                                                                                    | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                    | (Rs. in Lakhs)                                                                                                                                             | (Rs. in Lakhs)                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                            | State                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                            | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                    | Total                                                                                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                             | 213.158                                                                                                                                                    | 128.600                                                                                                                                                    | 317.00                                                                                                                                                     | 305.50                                                                                                                                                     | 964.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                          | 61.111                                                                                                                                                     | 36.900                                                                                                                                                     | 48.70                                                                                                                                                      | 59.90                                                                                                                                                      | 207.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                                                                      | 392.284                                                                                                                                                    | 236.700                                                                                                                                                    | 313.90                                                                                                                                                     | 453.90                                                                                                                                                     | 1397.00                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                                                          | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                                                                          | 68.922                                                                                                                                                     | 41.600                                                                                                                                                     | 43.40                                                                                                                                                      | 50.30                                                                                                                                                      | 204.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                                                                      | 659.830                                                                                                                                                    | 398.200                                                                                                                                                    | 857.30                                                                                                                                                     | 1258.60                                                                                                                                                    | 3174.00                                                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                 | 88.397                                                                                                                                                     | 53.300                                                                                                                                                     | 36.70                                                                                                                                                      | 45.40                                                                                                                                                      | 224.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                               | 178.646                                                                                                                                                    | 107.800                                                                                                                                                    | 343.70                                                                                                                                                     | 467.80                                                                                                                                                     | 1098.00                                                                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                                                                          | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                       | 43.581                                                                                                                                                     | 26.300                                                                                                                                                     | 22.90                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                            | 126.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                                          | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                                | 38.721                                                                                                                                                     | 23.400                                                                                                                                                     | 22.90                                                                                                                                                      | 33.20                                                                                                                                                      | 85.00                                                                                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                                                                                         | Delhi                                                                                                                                                      | 152.470                                                                                                                                                    | 55.200                                                                                                                                                     | 68.60                                                                                                                                                      | 51.10                                                                                                                                                      | 327.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                    | 185.050                                                                                                                                                    | 111.700                                                                                                                                                    | 380.40                                                                                                                                                     | 547.50                                                                                                                                                     | 1225.00                                                                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                                                                                        | 38.115                                                                                                                                                     | 23.000                                                                                                                                                     | 38.10                                                                                                                                                      | 46.40                                                                                                                                                      | 146.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                                                                                    | 166.010                                                                                                                                                    | 100.200                                                                                                                                                    | 342.90                                                                                                                                                     | 306.00                                                                                                                                                     | 915.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 75.783                                                                                                                                                     | 45.700                                                                                                                                                     | 128.90                                                                                                                                                     | 142.70                                                                                                                                                     | 393.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                            | 80.392                                                                                                                                                     | 48.500                                                                                                                                                     | 106.50                                                                                                                                                     | 66.60                                                                                                                                                      | 302.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                  | 235.537                                                                                                                                                    | 142.100                                                                                                                                                    | 441.10                                                                                                                                                     | 454.60                                                                                                                                                     | 1273.00                                                                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                  | 247.465                                                                                                                                                    | 149.300                                                                                                                                                    | 243.40                                                                                                                                                     | 408.80                                                                                                                                                     | 1049.00                                                                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                                                                                     | 269.787                                                                                                                                                    | 162.800                                                                                                                                                    | 237.00                                                                                                                                                     | 405.30                                                                                                                                                     | 1075.00                                                                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                                                                         | Ladakh                                                                                                                                                     | 0.000                                                                                                                                                      | 0.000                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                       | 28.50                                                                                                                                                      | 29.00                                                                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                | 27.971                                                                                                                                                     | 16.910                                                                                                                                                     | 22.90                                                                                                                                                      | 25.90                                                                                                                                                      | 94.00                                                                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                             | 450.651                                                                                                                                                    | 271.900                                                                                                                                                    | 564.90                                                                                                                                                     | 970.90                                                                                                                                                     | 2258.00                                                                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                | 355.725                                                                                                                                                    | 214.700                                                                                                                                                    | 413.90                                                                                                                                                     | 599.00                                                                                                                                                     | 1583.00                                                                                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                                                                                    | 90.341                                                                                                                                                     | 54.500                                                                                                                                                     | 46.40                                                                                                                                                      | 84.60                                                                                                                                                      | 276.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                  | 91.576                                                                                                                                                     | 55.300                                                                                                                                                     | 46.10                                                                                                                                                      | 65.20                                                                                                                                                      | 258.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                    | 97.568                                                                                                                                                     | 58.900                                                                                                                                                     | 25.40                                                                                                                                                      | 43.30                                                                                                                                                      | 225.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                   | 104.669                                                                                                                                                    | 63.200                                                                                                                                                     | 82.80                                                                                                                                                      | 75.50                                                                                                                                                      | 326.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                                                                                         | Orissa                                                                                                                                                     | 297.518                                                                                                                                                    | 179.500                                                                                                                                                    | 356.70                                                                                                                                                     | 521.80                                                                                                                                                     | 1356.00                                                                                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                                                                     | 104.201                                                                                                                                                    | 62.900                                                                                                                                                     | 148.40                                                                                                                                                     | 219.60                                                                                                                                                     | 535.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                                                                                         | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                 | 38.115                                                                                                                                                     | 13.800                                                                                                                                                     | 22.90                                                                                                                                                      | 20.70                                                                                                                                                      | 96.00                                                                                                                                                      |
| 30                                                                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                  | 503.220                                                                                                                                                    | 303.700                                                                                                                                                    | 533.40                                                                                                                                                     | 832.80                                                                                                                                                     | 2173.00                                                                                                                                                    |
| 31                                                                                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                     | 25.410                                                                                                                                                     | 15.300                                                                                                                                                     | 25.40                                                                                                                                                      | 42.20                                                                                                                                                      | 108.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 32                                                                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                 | 286.666                                                                                                                                                    | 173.000                                                                                                                                                    | 306.00                                                                                                                                                     | 470.20                                                                                                                                                     | 1236.00                                                                                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                                                                  | 119.135                                                                                                                                                    | 71.900                                                                                                                                                     | 177.90                                                                                                                                                     | 323.10                                                                                                                                                     | 692.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 34                                                                                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                                                                                    | 77.281                                                                                                                                                     | 46.600                                                                                                                                                     | 59.30                                                                                                                                                      | 77.80                                                                                                                                                      | 261.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 35                                                                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                              | 1238.718                                                                                                                                                   | 753.300                                                                                                                                                    | 1526.00                                                                                                                                                    | 2278.20                                                                                                                                                    | 5796.00                                                                                                                                                    |
| 36                                                                                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                | 130.148                                                                                                                                                    | 78.500                                                                                                                                                     | 182.20                                                                                                                                                     | 212.60                                                                                                                                                     | 603.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 37                                                                                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                | 348.760                                                                                                                                                    | 210.500                                                                                                                                                    | 397.90                                                                                                                                                     | 638.30                                                                                                                                                     | 1595.00                                                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                                                                      | 7582.932                                                                                                                                                   | 4535.710                                                                                                                                                   | 8931.900                                                                                                                                                   | 12633.80                                                                                                                                                   | 33684.00                                                                                                                                                   |