Lok Sabha Question No. 1696 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Medicinal Plant Research Centres
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1696 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  FEBRUARY, 2022

## MEDICINAL PLANT RESEARCH CENTRES

## 1696. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE: SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has established various Medicinal Plant research centers in the country;

(b)  if so, the details thereof State/UT-wise including Maharashtra;

(c)  whether  the  Government  provides  Grant-in-Aid  for  production  and  marketing  of Ayurvedic Medicines; and

(d) if so, the details thereof during the last three years, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)  &  (b)  Yes,  State  /  UT-wise  details  of  Research  Institute  /  Centre  /  Unit  which  are functioning under different Research Councils of Ministry of Ayush, Government of India for conducting various research activities on medicinal plants, is at Annexure-I.

In  addition,  Council  for  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research  (CSIR)  through  its constituents'  laboratories  i.e.  Central  Drug  Research  Institute  (CDRI),  Lucknow;  Central Institute  of  Medicinal  and  Aromatic  Plants  (CIMAP),  Lucknow;  Indian  Institute  for Integrative  Medicines  (IIIM),  Jammu;  Institute  of  Himalayan  Bioresource  Technology (IHBT),  Palampur;  National  Botanical  Research  Institute  (NBRI),  Lucknow;  North  East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST), Jorhat are pursuing research and development on  natural  products  including  medicinal  and  aromatic  plants.  Department  of  Science  & Technology  (DST)  through  Drugs  &  Pharmaceutical  Research  Program  (DPRP)  has established a "National facility for identification, chemical characterization, standardization and  quality  control  of  medicinal  plants  found  in  tribal  area  in  Central  India",  at  Banaras Hindu  University,  Uttar-Pradesh.  Directorate  of  Medicinal  and  Aromatic  Plants  Research (DMAPR), Anand, Gujarat under Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) conducts basic, applied and adaptive research on medicinal plants.

(c) Yes, under the Quality Control of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic (ASU&H) drugs component of National Ayush Mission (NAM) grant was provided for establishment and strengthening of State Government ASU&H Pharmacy from 2014-2020. Further, Central Sector Scheme  for Ayush  Oushadhi Gunavatta evam  Uttpadan  Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY)  is  being  implemented  for  the  year  2021-2026.  Under  the  scheme  there  is provision for strengthening and up-gradation of both State Government and Private Ayush Pharmacies to achieve higher standards. The scheme intends to promote and project quality, acceptability and visibility of Ayush products for enhancing people's confidence in their use for health care and for improving trade.

(d)  The  details  of  the  Grant  in  aid  provided  for  establishment  and  strengthening  of  State Government  ASU&H  Pharmacy  under  Quality  Control  of  ASU&H  drugs  component  of NAM for the years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 including Maharashtra is at Annexure-II .

## Annexure-I

## State / UT-wise details of Research Institute / Centre / Unit under Research Councils-

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

CCRAS is  conducting  medicinal  plant  research  through  its  17  peripheral  Medicinal  Plant Research Centre as:

|   S. No | State/UT            | Name of the Institute                                                 |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Kerala              | National Ayurveda Research Institute for Panchakarma, Cheruthuruthy   |
|       2 | West Bengal         | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Kolkata                          |
|       3 | Madhya Pradesh      | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Gwalior                         |
|       4 | Jammu &Kashmir      | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Jammu                           |
|       5 | Uttar Pradesh       | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Jhansi                           |
|       6 | Maharashtra         | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Pune                            |
|       7 | Tamil Nadu          | Captain Srinivasa Murthy Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Chennai |
|       8 | Karnataka           | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Bengaluru                        |
|       9 | Assam               | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Guwahati                         |
|      10 | Himachal Pradesh    | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Mandi                           |
|      11 | Uttarakhand         | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Ranikhet                        |
|      12 | Sikkim              | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Gangtok                         |
|      13 | Arunachal Pradesh   | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Itanagar                        |
|      14 | Nagaland            | Regional Ayurveda Research Centre, Dimapur                            |
|      15 | Odisha              | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Bhubaneshwar                     |
|      16 | Andaman and Nicobar | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Port Blair                      |
|      17 | Rajasthan           | M.S. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Jaipur                     |

## 2. Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM)

The  Council  is  having  following  five  institutes  which  are  engaged  in  Medicinal  Plant research as:

|   S. No | State/UT   | Name of the Institutes                                                                                      |
|---------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Telangana  | National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders (NRIUMSD), Erragadda, Hyderabad, Telangana |
|       2 | Tamil Nadu | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM), Chennai, Tamil Nadu                                  |

|   3. | Odisha         | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM), Bhadrak, Odisha         |
|------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    4 | Uttar Pradesh  | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM) Aligarh, Uttar-Pradesh   |
|    5 | Jammu &Kashmir | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM) Srinagar, Jammu &Kashmir |

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

An institute under the Council is engaged in Cultivation, survey, collection and maintenance of germplasm of exotic and indigenous plants used in homoeopathy as:

|   S. No. | State/UT   | Institutes/Units                                         |
|----------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Tamil Nadu | Centre of Medicinal Plants Research In Homoeopathy, Ooty |

## 4. Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS)

The following institutes/units under CCRS accomplish medicinal plant research as:

|   S.No. | State/UT   | Institute                                              |
|---------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Kerala     | Siddha Regional Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram |
|       2 | Tamil Nadu | Siddha Central Research Institute, Chennai             |
|       3 | Tamil Nadu | Siddha Medicinal Plants Garden, Mettur Dam             |

Annexure-II Grant  in  aid  provided  for  establishment  and  strengthening  of  State  Government

## ASU&H Pharmacy under Quality Control of ASU&H drugs component of NAM

| (Rs. in lakhs)   | (Rs. in lakhs)    | (Rs. in lakhs)   | (Rs. in lakhs)   | (Rs. in lakhs)   |
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| S.No.            | Name of the State | 2017-18          | 2018-19          | 2019-20          |
| 1.               | Andhra Pradesh    | 73.58            | 84.70            | 60.17            |
| 2.               | Arunachal Pradesh | 38.26            | 51.73            | 8.00             |
| 3.               | Assam             | 52.00            | -                | -                |
| 4.               | Chhattisgarh      | -                | 50.00            | -                |
| 5.               | Gujarat           | 63.88            | 300.00           | 120.00           |
| 6.               | Haryana           | -                | 40.00            | -                |
| 7.               | Himachal Pradesh  | -                | 339.87           | -                |
| 8.               | Karnataka         | -                | 290.00           | -                |
| 9.               | Kerala            | -                | -                | 50.00            |
| 10.              | Maharashtra       | -                | -                | 142.00           |
| 11.              | Manipur           | 120.00           | 50.00            | 10.18            |
| 12.              | Odisha            | 17.06            | 67.71            | 150.97           |
| 13.              | Rajasthan         | -                | 241.80           | -                |
| 14.              | Tamil Nadu        | 85.00            | -                | 350.00           |
| 15.              | Telangana         | -                | 43.00            | 150.00           |
| 16.              | Uttrakhand        | 213.16           | 98.00            | 34.81            |
| 17.              | West Bengal       | 100.00           | 117.00           | -                |
|                  | Total             | 762.941          | 1773.31          | 1076.13          |