Lok Sabha Question No. 1102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB)
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Gautham Sigamani Pon

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1102 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## NATIONAL MEDICINAL P LANTS BOARD (NMPB)

## 1102. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

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

- (a)  whether  the  National  Medicinal  Plants  Board (NMPB)  has  achieved  the  objective  for which it was setup and if so, the details thereof and if not, the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (b) whether a significant requirement of medicinal plants are met from wild sources even as cultivation of medicinal plants has started gaining momentum acrossthe country, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  proposal to  develop  a  corridor  of  medicinal plants along the banks of Ganga by the NMPB and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government for the conservation, cultivation and commercial exploitation of indigenous medicinal/aromatic plants along with the funds earmarked, allocated and utilized for the said purpose during each of the last three years, State/UT - wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes, the Government of India has setup National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) in year 2000 with the objective to develop an appropriate mechanism for coordination between various ministries/departments/organizations in India and implements suppo policies/programs for overall (conservation, cultivation, Research & development, trad export) growth of medicinal plants sector both at the Central/ sta te and international level. Since its inception NMPB has been successfully implementing various schemes/programmes on above said activities for overall development of medicinal plant sector in the count
- (b): Yes, As per Demand & Supply study conducted by National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of AYUSH, an estimated 80% of the medicinal plants species diversity in ann commercial demand is sourced wholly or partially from the wild from both the forest non- forest landscape. It includes a large nu mber of species in high annual demand.
- (c): Yes, National  Medicinal  Plants  Board,  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  a  proposal  to develop a corridor of medicinal plants along the banks of River Ganga to cover more 800 hectare under cultivation of medicinal plan ts.
- (d): Ministry of AYUSH is implementing following schemes throughout the country for conservation, cultivation and commercial exploitation of indigenous medicinal plants:
- Central  Sector  Scheme  on  Conservation,  Development  and  Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants
- Centrally sponsored scheme of National AYUSH Mission

The details of funds allocated and utilized under above schemes during the last years are given i n Annexure -I & II

In  addition  to  Ministry  of  AYUSH,  other  Ministries/Departments  viz.,  Ministry Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Ministry of Science and Technology; Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry  of  Jal Shakti  Government  of  India  also  supports  Conservation, Cultivation of medicinal/aromatic plants.

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| States/UT- wise detail of financial assistance earmarked, allocated and utilized under Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants during the last three years: | States/UT- wise detail of financial assistance earmarked, allocated and utilized under Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants during the last three years: | States/UT- wise detail of financial assistance earmarked, allocated and utilized under Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants during the last three years: | States/UT- wise detail of financial assistance earmarked, allocated and utilized under Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants during the last three years: | States/UT- wise detail of financial assistance earmarked, allocated and utilized under Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants during the last three years: | States/UT- wise detail of financial assistance earmarked, allocated and utilized under Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants during the last three years: | States/UT- wise detail of financial assistance earmarked, allocated and utilized under Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants during the last three years: | States/UT- wise detail of financial assistance earmarked, allocated and utilized under Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants during the last three years: | States/UT- wise detail of financial assistance earmarked, allocated and utilized under Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants during the last three years: | States/UT- wise detail of financial assistance earmarked, allocated and utilized under Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants during the last three years: | States/UT- wise detail of financial assistance earmarked, allocated and utilized under Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants during the last three years: |
| S.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Name of the State                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | (Rs. In lakh)                                                                                                                                                                                                         | (Rs. In lakh)                                                                                                                                                                                                         | (Rs. In lakh)                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| NO.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | BE (GIA)                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Fund Released                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Fund Utilized                                                                                                                                                                                                         | BE (GIA)                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2018-19 Fund Released                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Fund Utilized                                                                                                                                                                                                         | BE (GIA)                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2019-20 Fund Released                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Fund Utilized                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 5400.00                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 82.55                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 33.13                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 5533.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3.30                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 363.97                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4849.00                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 349.05                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 35.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 51.42                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 35.05                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 40.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 59.07                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 22.84                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 195.86                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 47.86                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 188.72                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 214.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Chattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 150.84                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 20.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 106.55                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 204.84                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 51.36                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 792.20                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 94.49                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 310.61                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 112.68                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 19.01                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 30.83                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 89.61                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 300.30                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 26.60                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 965.09                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 74.26                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 169.99                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 32.12                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 153.91                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 25.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 382.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 129.47                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 19.90                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 132.96                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 55.96                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 246.87                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 136.65                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 139.77                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 179.97                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 13.05                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 157.68                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 153.96                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 15.60                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 27.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 18.80                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 6.73                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 158.47                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 178.37                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 151.55                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 57.43                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 74.61                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 86.26                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 240.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 116.45                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 184.38                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 193.29                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 224.88                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 150.83                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 552.66                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 531.18                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 119.23                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 76.50                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 87.49                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 219.42                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 526.31                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 428.09                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 100.12                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 93.26                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 266.41                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 385.93                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

| 17   | Manipur           |      |   599.18 |   415.3 |      |   62.51 | 47.63   |      |   377.25 |   337.19 |
|------|-------------------|------|----------|---------|------|---------|---------|------|----------|----------|
| 18   | Meghalaya         |      |     0    |    0    |      |   10    | 0.00    |      |    20    |   427.59 |
| 19   | Mizoram           |      |   131.35 |  168.18 |      |  212    | 41.12   |      |    55    |    13.28 |
| 20   | Nagaland          |      |    80.4  |    2.08 |      |   99.61 | 45.00   |      |     0    |     4.5  |
| 21   | Orissa            |      |    57.54 |   23.41 |      |   36.46 | 36.96   |      |    35.21 |     0    |
| 22   | Punjab            |      |    22.75 |   17.01 |      |  399.41 | 112.80  |      |   295.12 |    25.46 |
| 23   | Rajasthan         |      |   397.58 |  178.13 |      |  398.15 | 270.96  |      |   375.94 |    54.72 |
| 24   | Sikkim            |      |   323.56 |   36    |      |  444.93 | 153.79  |      |   281.89 |   116.49 |
| 25   | Tamil Nadu        |      |   218.66 |   38.95 |      |  121.65 | 9.00    |      |    94.35 |    71.49 |
| 26   | Tripura           |      |     0    |   83.53 |      |   20    | 0.00    |      |   120    |   102.96 |
| 27   | Uttarakhand       |      |   127.73 |  186.8  |      |  132.15 | 162.83  |      |   237.59 |     0    |
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh     |      |   117.72 |  109.01 |      |  138.21 | 122.35  |      |   140.88 |    88.51 |
| 29   | West Bengal       |      |   251.31 |   29.98 |      |  399.53 | 565.23  |      |   214.79 |   120.91 |
| 30   | Andaman & Nicobar |      |    28.72 |   14    |      |    0    | 0.00    |      |     0    |   227.58 |
| 31   | Chandigarh        |      |    17.5  |    0    |      |    2    | 37.44   |      |     0    |     8.15 |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        |      |     0    |    0    |      |    0    | 0.00    |      |     0    |    17.06 |
| 33   | Lakshadeep        |      |     0    |    0    |      |   20    | 15.00   |      |     0    |     0    |
| 34   | Pondicherry       |      |     1.2  |    0    |      |   49.18 |         |      |     0    |     0    |
| 35   | Telangana         |      |   172.56 |   27.25 |      |   23    | 414.75  |      |   361.05 |    72.61 |
|      | Total             | 5400 |  5333.55 | 2878.1  | 5533 | 5379.38 | 3199.92 | 4849 |  4846.14 |  3641.32 |

## ANNEXURE-II

Fund allocated, released to the states / UTs for implementation of medicinal plants  component  under  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM) scheme during  the last three years:

| S. N o   | Name of State        | 2017-18        | 2017-18       | 2018-19        | 2018-19       | Rs. In lakhs) 2019-20   | Rs. In lakhs) 2019-20   |
|----------|----------------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| S. N o   | Name of State        | Fund Allocated | Fund Released | Fund Allocated | Fund Released | Fund Allocated          | Fund Released           |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | 213.158        | 211.872       | 128.600        | 128.586       | 317.00                  | 314.91                  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh    | 61.111         | 61.110        | 36.900         | 36.860        | 48.70                   | 46.0050                 |
| 3        | Assam                | 392.284        | 393.250       | 236.700        | 189.122       | 313.90                  | 0                       |
| 4        | Andman& Nicobar      | 68.922         | 0             | 41.600         | 0             | 43.40                   | 0                       |
| 5        | Bihar                | 659.830        | 0             | 398.200        | 0             | 857.30                  | 287.20                  |
| 6        | Chandigarh           | 88.397         | 0             | 53.300         | 0             | 36.70                   | 0                       |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh         | 178.646        | 178.210       | 107.800        | 107.860       | 343.70                  | 0                       |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 43.581         | 0             | 26.300         | 0             | 22.90                   | 0                       |
| 9        | Daman & Diu          | 38.721         | 0             | 23.400         | 0             | 22.90                   | 0                       |
| 10       | Delhi                | 152.470        | 0             | 55.200         | 0             | 68.60                   | 0                       |
| 11       | Gujarat              | 185.050        | 158.700       | 111.700        | 308.710       | 380.40                  | 0                       |
| 12       | Goa                  | 38.115         | 26.590        | 23.000         | 22.937        | 38.10                   | 38.74                   |
| 13       | Haryana              | 166.010        | 0             | 100.200        | 0             | 342.90                  | 0                       |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh     | 75.783         | 75.543        | 45.700         | 63.750        | 128.90                  | 128.94                  |
| 15       | Jammu & Kashmir      | 80.392         | 80.246        | 48.500         | 49.540        | 106.50                  | 106.04                  |
| 16       | Jharkhand            | 235.537        | 0             | 142.100        | 0             | 441.10                  | 0                       |
| 17       | Karnataka            | 247.465        | 219.341       | 149.300        | 148.100       | 243.40                  | 157.40                  |
| 18       | Kerala               | 269.787        | 259.655       | 162.800        | 162.553       | 237.00                  | 0                       |
| 19       | Ladakh               | 0.000          | 0.000         | 0.000          | 0.000         | 0.00                    | 0                       |
| 20       | Lakshdweep           | 27.971         | 0             | 16.910         | 0             | 22.90                   | 0                       |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh       | 450.651        | 450.275       | 271.900        | 334.459       | 564.90                  | 516.87                  |
| 22       | Maharashtra          | 355.725        | 355.008       | 214.700        | 0             | 413.90                  | 409.11                  |
| 23       | Manipur              | 90.341         | 85.498        | 54.500         | 79.080        | 46.40                   | 40.83                   |
| 24       | Meghalaya            | 91.576         | 91.480        | 55.300         | 0             | 46.10                   | 45.03                   |
| 25       | Mizoram              | 97.568         | 97.510        | 58.900         | 62.140        | 25.40                   | 25.20                   |
| 26       | Nagaland             | 104.669        | 100.891       | 63.200         | 63.199        | 82.80                   | 0                       |

| 27   | Orissa        |   297.518 |        0 |   179.500 |   161.314 |   356.70 |         0 |
|------|---------------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|-----------|
| 28   | Punjab        |   104.201 |    0     |     62.9  |    61.219 |    148.4 |  148.15   |
| 29   | Puducherry    |    38.115 |    0     |     13.8  |    13.84  |     22.9 |    6.78   |
| 30   | Rajasthan     |   503.22  |  747.846 |    303.7  |   272.379 |    533.4 |  521.6    |
| 31   | Sikkim        |    25.41  |   24.98  |     15.3  |     0     |     25.4 |    0      |
| 32   | Tamil Nadu    |   286.666 |  228.275 |    173    |   173.088 |    306   |  305.99   |
| 33   | Telangana     |   119.135 |  118.294 |     71.9  |    71.87  |    177.9 |  177.9    |
| 34   | Tripura       |    77.281 |    0     |     46.6  |    47.88  |     59.3 |   56.4336 |
| 35   | Uttar Pradesh |  1238.72  |  249.179 |    753.3  |   912.043 |   1526   |    0      |
| 36   | Uttarakhand   |   130.148 |  130.147 |     78.5  |    75.67  |    182.2 |  182.095  |
| 37   | West Bengal   |   348.76  |  201.979 |    210.5  |   194.701 |    397.9 |  372.73   |
|      | Total         |  7582.93  | 4545.88  |   4535.71 |  3740.9   |   8931.9 | 3887.97   |