Lok Sabha Question No. 771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: Promotion of Medicinal Plants
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Basanta Kumar Panda, Sunil Baburao Mendhe

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 771 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD JULY , 2021

## PROMOTION OF MEDICIN AL PLANTS

## 771. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE: SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA: SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has prepared any action plan to encourage the scheme for promoting thecultivation of medicinal herbs and shrubs in view of its demand in the international market and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the steps taken by the Government to promote the cultivation and conservation of medicinal plants along with the financial assistance provided under various schemes for the same du ring the last three years especially in the State of Maharashtra;

(c)  whether  the  Government  envisages  the  necessity of  connectivity  between  the  cultivators, producers and market trading of medicinal plants to establish linkage from the farm to consumer and if so, the steps initiated by the Government in this regard?

(d)  whether  any  special  areas  have  been  identified for  the  cultivation  of  the  said  shrubs  and herbs; and

- (e) if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise?

## ANSWER YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY

## THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, (DR. MUNJPARA MAHEND RABHAI)

(a): Yes,  Madam  and  Sirs,  Ministry  of  AYUSH,  Government  of  India  had  implemented Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) to promote the cultivation of medicinal herbs and shrubs in view of its demand .  Under 'Medicinal Plants' component of the NAM  scheme market  driven  cultivation  of  140  prioritized  medicinal  plants  in  ident clusters/zones was supported and implemented in a mission mode . As per the scheme guidelines, the support was provided for:

- (i) Cultivation of prioritized medicinal plants on farmer' s land.
- (ii) Establishment  of  nurseries  with  backward  linkages  for  raising  and  supply quality planting material.
- (iii) Post - harvest management with forwarding linkages.
- (iv) Primary processing, marketing infrastructure etc.

(b): To encourage farmers to cultivate Medic inal Plants, subsidy is @30%, 50% and 75% of cultivation cost of prioritized plant species have been provided. In this regard, the Ministry of AYUSH has supported 25,109 hectare area under cultivation of Medicinal Plants component National AYUSH Missio n (NAM) with the financial assistance of Rs. 6305.24 lakh . The details of the area supported for the cultivation of medicinal plants throughout the country i Maharashtra from the Financial Year 2018 - 19 to 2020 - 21  are  given at Annexure -I.

For conservation, the National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of Ayush, Governme of India is implementing a scheme  entitled 'Central Sector Scheme  on  Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' wherein the following activi ties are supported:

- (i) In - situ conservation / Ex-situ conservation
- (ii) Livelihood linkages with Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) / Panchayats / Van Panchayats / Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) / Self Help Groups (SHGs).
- (iii) Information Education and communication (IEC) activities like Training / Workshops / Seminars/ Conferences etc.
- (iv) Research & Development.
- (v) Promotion, marketing and trade of medicinal plants produce

In  this  regard,  year -wise  and  State - wise  details  of  financial  assistance  provided to different State Forest Departments for Conservation, Resource Augmentation and JFMCs duri Financial Years 2018 - 19 to 2020 - 21 including Maharashtra are at Annexure -II.

(c): Yes, Madam and Sirs, The Government envisages the necessity of connectivity between the cultivators, producers and market trading of medicinal plants to establish linkage farm to consumer. In this regard, NMPB has launched an e - CHARAK mobile application as well as a web portal for the promotion and marketing of medicinal plants/herbs.  'e -CHARAK' is a platform to enable information exchange between various stakeholders, mainly farmers, inv in  the  medicinal plants sector across the country. 'e -CHARAK' application supports different local languages and it also provides a fortnightly market price of 100 Medicinal Plants from 25 herbal markets across India.

In  addition,  to  provide  market  linkage  to  the  farmers/  collectors  involved  i cultivation/  collection  of  medicinal  plants,  the  detailed  requirements  of  major  compa nies  are shared with all State Implementing Agencies and Regional Cum Facilitation Centres suppor the cultivation of Medicinal Plants.

(d)& (e): Yes, Madam and Sirs,  Cluster based potential areas for cultivation of said s and herbs were identi fied and supported throughout the country from the F.Y 2018 - 19 to 2020 -21 is given at Annexure -I.

## Annexure-I

Detail of area supported and financial assistance for cultivation under medicinal plants component of National AYUSH Mission (NAM scheme):-

| S. No   | State Name        | Area supported (in hectare)   | Area supported (in hectare)   | Area supported (in hectare)   | Area supported (in hectare)   | Financial assistance (Rs. In Lakh)   | Financial assistance (Rs. In Lakh)   | Financial assistance (Rs. In Lakh)   | Financial assistance (Rs. In Lakh)   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| S. No   | State Name        | 2018-19                       | 2019-20                       | 2020-21                       | Total                         | 2018-19                              | 2019-20                              | 2020-21                              | Total                                |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 508                           | 1338                          | 0                             | 1846                          | 69.28                                | 220.41                               | 0.00                                 | 289.69                               |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 9                             | 44                            | 98                            | 151                           | 9.36                                 | 26.26                                | 59.50                                | 95.12                                |
| 3       | Assam             | 138                           | 0                             | 0                             | 138                           | 28.12                                | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 | 28.12                                |
| 4       | Bihar             | 0                             | 175                           | 0                             | 175                           | 0.00                                 | 74.49                                | 0.00                                 | 74.49                                |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 108                           | 0                             | 0                             | 108                           | 28.11                                | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 | 28.11                                |
| 6       | Goa               | 30                            | 30                            | 0                             | 60                            | 9.44                                 | 9.74                                 | 0.00                                 | 19.18                                |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 518                           | 0                             | 0                             | 518                           | 178.67                               | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 | 178.67                               |
| 8       | Haryana           | 0                             | 0                             | 0                             | 0                             | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                             | 70                            | 0                             | 70                            | 0.00                                 | 54.44                                | 0.00                                 | 54.44                                |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 24                            | 28                            | 25                            | 77                            | 21.50                                | 18.29                                | 21.54                                | 61.33                                |
| 11      | Karnataka         | 469                           | 353                           | 1100                          | 1922                          | 86.49                                | 114.67                               | 359.88                               | 561.04                               |
| 12      | Kerala            | 410                           | 0                             | 330                           | 740                           | 115.27                               | 0.00                                 | 101.11                               | 216.38                               |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1262                          | 790                           | 4270                          | 6322                          | 249.36                               | 287.87                               | 853.74                               | 1390.97                              |
| 14      | Maharashtra       | 0                             | 520                           | 0                             | 520                           | 0.00                                 | 285.36                               | 0.00                                 | 285.36                               |
| 15      | Manipur           | 60                            | 30                            | 0                             | 90                            | 17.58                                | 15.83                                | 0.00                                 | 33.41                                |
| 16      | Meghalaya         | 0                             | 108                           | 0                             | 108                           | 0.00                                 | 31.53                                | 0.00                                 | 31.53                                |
| 17      | Mizoram           | 187                           | 6                             | 29                            | 222                           | 39.64                                | 0.95                                 | 10.30                                | 50.90                                |
| 18      | Nagaland          | 103                           | 0                             | 210                           | 313                           | 38.04                                | 0.00                                 | 75.48                                | 113.52                               |
| 19      | Orissa            | 378                           | 0                             | 0                             | 378                           | 85.06                                | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 | 85.06                                |
| 20      | Puducherry        | 2                             | 5                             | 0                             | 7                             | 0.39                                 | 0.78                                 | 0.00                                 | 1.18                                 |
| 21      | Punjab            | 16                            | 340                           | 0                             | 356                           | 9.47                                 | 66.15                                | 0.00                                 | 75.62                                |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 519                           | 760                           | 0                             | 1279                          | 203.24                               | 327.85                               | 0.00                                 | 531.09                               |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 0                             | 0                             | 58                            | 58                            | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 | 40.99                                | 40.99                                |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 765                           | 900                           | 0                             | 1665                          | 173.09                               | 260.99                               | 0.00                                 | 434.08                               |
| 25      | Telangana         | 237                           | 341                           | 0                             | 578                           | 36.87                                | 65.75                                | 0.00                                 | 102.62                               |
| 26      | Tripura           | 211                           | 0                             | 0                             | 211                           | 42.90                                | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                 | 42.90                                |
| 27      | Uttarakhand       | 110                           | 208                           | 0                             | 318                           | 55.67                                | 133.60                               | 0.00                                 | 189.26                               |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh     | 3633                          | 0                             | 2236                          | 5869                          | 564.05                               | 0.00                                 | 503.01                               | 1067.06                              |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 262                           | 748                           | 0                             | 1010                          | 62.20                                | 160.93                               | 0.00                                 | 223.13                               |
|         | TOTAL             | 9959                          | 6794                          | 8356                          | 25109                         | 2123.79                              | 2155.89                              | 2025.56                              | 6305.24                              |

Year-wise    and  State-wise  details  of  financial  assistance  provided    to  different State  Forest  Department    for  Conservation,  Resource  Augmentation  and  Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs)  during financial years 2018-19 to 202021 including Maharashtra:

(Rs. In Lakh)

| State            | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh   | Nil       | 342.48    | Nil       |
| Assam            | Nil       | 96.08     | 50.44     |
| Chhattisgarh     | Nil       | 106.54    | Nil       |
| Gujarat          | 870.41    | 92.10     | 489.85    |
| Haryana          | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       |
| Himachal Pradesh | 94.09     | Nil       | 28.85     |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 60.63     | Nil       | Nil       |
| Jharkhand        | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       |
| Karnataka        | Nil       | Nil       | 38.11     |
| Kerala           | 26.45     | Nil       | Nil       |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 15.47     | 11.00     | 20.47     |
| Maharashtra      | 43.55     | 235.70    | Nil       |
| Manipur          | Nil       | 363.07    | 134.48    |
| Mizoram          | 207.50    | Nil       | 81.05     |
| Nagaland         | Nil       | Nil       | 24.00     |
| Odisha           | Nil       | Nil       | 24.00     |
| Punjab           | 436.63    | 37.76     | Nil       |
| Rajasthan        | 263.38    | 103.19    | 27.34     |
| Sikkim           | 424.93    | 262.99    | 4.19      |
| Telangana        | Nil       | 245.90    | Nil       |
| Tripura          | Nil       | 120.00    | 261.39    |
| Uttarakhand      | 94.39     | 129.19    | Nil       |
| West Bengal      | 202.92    | 23.37     | Nil       |