Lok Sabha Question No. 3290 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Development and Conservation of Rare Medicinal Plants
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3290 ANSWERED ON 05 th  AUGUST 2022

## 'Development and Conservation of Rare Medicinal Plants'

## †3290. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  special  plan  for  the  development  and conservation  of  rare  medicinal  plants  found  in  Rajasthan  and  other  States  across  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise along with the areas where such medicinal plants are available in Rajasthan;
- (c) whether the Government provides financial assistance to the States for the development and promotion of Ayush; and
- (d) if so, the details of the amount provided for the development and promotion of Ayush during the last three financial years, State-wise including Rajasthan?

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

(a)  & (b): Yes,  the  National  Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry  of Ayush is presently implementing 'Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' throughout the country under which project based support is provided  to  State  Forest  Departments  for  setting  up  of  Medicinal  Plants  Conservation  and Development Areas (MPCDAs) in different states of the country including state of Rajasthan. Under  the  above  activities,  special  focus  is  given  for  conservation  and  development  of  rare, endangered  and  threatened  species  of  medicinal  plants  like Commiphora  wighttii (Gugulu)  in Rajasthan and other States across the country species like Swertia chirayita (Chirata), Aconitum heterophyllum (Atis), Aconitum ferox (Vatsnabh), Mesua ferrea (Nag kesar), Panax pseudoginseng (Himalayan ginseng), Nardostachys jatamansi (Jatamansi), Pterocarpus santalinus (Rakta  chandan), Embelia  ribes (Vai  vidang), Pterocarpus  marsupium (Beejasar), Podophyllum hexandrum (Bankakari), Saraca asoca (Ashok) and Taxus wallichiana (Yew) etc. The  state-wise  detail  of  Medicinal  Plants  Conservation  and  Development  Areas  (MPCDAs) supported  under  'Central  Sector  Scheme  on  Conservation,  Development  and  Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' is given at Annexure - I.

(c): Yes,  the  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments for development and promotion of Ayush in the Country and providing financial assistance to States as per the proposals received in the State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs). The Mission inter-alia makes provision for the following:

- (i) AYUSH Health & Wellness Centres
- (ii) Co-location of AYUSH facilities at PHCs, CHCs and DHs
- (iii) Upgradation of existing standalone Government AYUSH Hospitals
- (iv) Upgradation of existing Government/Panchayat/Government aided AYUSH Dispensaries/Construction of building for existing AYUSH Dispensary (Rented/dilapidated accommodation) / Construction of building to establish new AYUSH Dispensary
- (v) Setting up of upto 10/30/50 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospitals
- (vi) Supply of essential  drugs  to  Government  AYUSH Hospitals,  Government  Dispensaries and Government/Government aided Teaching Institutional AYUSH Hospitals
- (vii) AYUSH Public Health Programmes
- (viii) Behaviour Change Communication (BCC)
- (ix) Mobility support at State and District level
- (x) AYUSH Gram
- (xi) Establishment  of  new  AYUSH  colleges  in  the  States  where  availability  of  AYUSH teaching institutions is inadequate in Government Sector
- (xii) Infrastructural development of AYUSH Under-Graduate Institutions
- (xiii) Infrastructural development of AYUSH  Post-Graduate Institutions/ add on PG/ Pharmacy/Para-Medical Courses

(d): The  State-wise  detail  of  funds  approved/sanctioned  during  the  last  three  financial  years including Rajasthan under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM) is at Annexure - II .

The  State-wise  detail  of  Medicinal  Plants  Conservation  and  Development  Areas  (MPCDAs) supported  under  'Central  Sector  Scheme  on  Conservation,  Development  and  Sustainable Management  of  Medicinal  Plants'  of  National  Medicinal  Plants  Board  (NMPB),  Ministry  of Ayush, Government of India.

| S.No   | State Name       |   No. of the MPCDAs | Name of the MPCDAs supported          |
|--------|------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1      | Gujarat          |                  13 | (1) Mathal                            |
| 1      | Gujarat          |                  13 | (2) Tharavada                         |
| 1      | Gujarat          |                  13 | (3) Vasalad                           |
| 1      | Gujarat          |                  13 | (4) Surat                             |
| 1      | Gujarat          |                  13 | (5) KurboiNabhoi                      |
| 1      | Gujarat          |                  13 | (6) Kachh                             |
| 1      | Gujarat          |                  13 | (7) Jamnagar                          |
| 1      | Gujarat          |                  13 | (8) Rajkot                            |
| 1      | Gujarat          |                  13 | (9) Saurashtra                        |
| 1      | Gujarat          |                  13 | (10) Central Gujarat                  |
| 1      | Gujarat          |                  13 | (11) North Gujarat                    |
| 1      | Gujarat          |                  13 | (12) Kachh Saline                     |
| 1      | Gujarat          |                  13 | (13) Mahisagar                        |
| 2      | Haryana          |                   2 | (1) Bhiwani                           |
| 2      | Haryana          |                   2 | (2) Mahendragarh                      |
| 3      | Himachal Pradesh |                   5 | (1) DhelTachh GHNP (Dhauladhar Range) |
| 3      | Himachal Pradesh |                   5 | (2) Dodra (Zanskar Range)             |
| 3      | Himachal Pradesh |                   5 | (3) Chhitkul (Zanskar Range)          |
| 3      | Himachal Pradesh |                   5 | (4) Kukumseri (Dhauldhar Range)       |
| 3      | Himachal Pradesh |                   5 | (5) ModdaKaTibba (Zanskar Range)      |
| 4      | Jammu &Kashmir   |                   3 | (1) Anantnag                          |
| 4      | Jammu &Kashmir   |                   3 | (2) Kathua                            |
| 4      | Jammu &Kashmir   |                   3 | (3) Leh                               |
| 5      | Karnataka        |                  12 | (1) Dharwad                           |
|        | Karnataka        |                  12 | (2) Uttara Kannada                    |
|        | Karnataka        |                  12 | (3) Balagaum                          |
|        | Karnataka        |                  12 | (4) Janakadkal                        |
|        | Karnataka        |                  12 | (5) Shiragunji                        |
|        | Karnataka        |                  12 | (6) Kodambale                         |
|        | Karnataka        |                  12 | (7) Mahime                            |
|        | Karnataka        |                  12 | (8) Achwe                             |
|        | Karnataka        |                  12 | (9) Shimoga                           |
|        | Karnataka        |                  12 | (10) Maddigri                         |
|        | Karnataka        |                  12 | (11) Magari                           |
|        | Karnataka        |                  12 | (12) Ramnagar                         |
| 6      | Maharashtra      |                  15 | (1) Gullagrht                         |
| 6      | Maharashtra      |                  15 | (2) HonyaKoli                         |

|    |                |    | (3) Sawarani                                      |
|----|----------------|----|---------------------------------------------------|
|    |                |    | (4) Ghatang Range                                 |
|    |                |    | (5) Melaghat Range                                |
|    |                |    | (6) Dhannu Range                                  |
|    |                |    | (7) Thane                                         |
|    |                |    | (8) West Nasik                                    |
|    |                |    | (9) Ruyad                                         |
|    |                |    | (10) Welgoor                                      |
|    |                |    | (11) Bhatari                                      |
|    |                |    | (12) Chindhichak                                  |
|    |                |    | (13) Kopella                                      |
|    |                |    | (14) Mandvi Range                                 |
|    |                |    | (15) Shirsad Range                                |
| 7  | Madhya Pradesh | 11 | (1) Amrakantak                                    |
| 7  |                |    | (2) Barman                                        |
| 7  |                |    | (3) East Batkakhapa                               |
| 7  |                |    | (4) East Chhindwada                               |
| 7  |                |    | (5) Tamia                                         |
| 7  |                |    | (6) Pandurna                                      |
| 7  |                |    | (7) Dindori                                       |
| 7  |                |    | (8) Bhoribandh                                    |
| 7  |                |    | (9) Mavai                                         |
| 7  |                |    | (10) Kattiwara                                    |
| 8  | Manipur        | 3  | (1) KhangkhuikhullenUkhrul District               |
| 8  |                |    | (2) Kailam , Churachandpur District               |
| 8  |                |    | (3) Langol Reserved Forests, Imphal west District |
| 9  | Mizoram        | 6  | (1) Bilkhawthlir                                  |
| 9  |                |    | (2) Vairengte                                     |
| 9  |                |    | (3) Humunpui                                      |
| 9  |                |    | (4)Khiangzaw                                      |
| 9  |                |    | (5)Zongaw                                         |
| 9  |                |    | (6)Sidarh Ram                                     |
| 10 | Nagaland       | 7  | (1) Jalukie                                       |
| 10 |                |    | (2) Changtonya                                    |
| 10 |                |    | (3) Chipvu                                        |
| 10 |                |    | (4) Intaki                                        |
| 10 |                |    | (5) Kiphire Wildlife Sanctuary                    |
| 10 |                |    | (6) Saramati peak                                 |
| 10 |                |    | (7) Khar village                                  |
| 11 | Orissa         | 1  | (1) MandaraGiri                                   |
| 12 | Rajasthan      | 2  | (1) Kiradu Hill, Badmer                           |
| 12 |                |    | (2) Kaylana, Jodhpur                              |
| 13 | Sikkim         | 4  | (1) Chungthang                                    |
| 13 |                |    | (2) Namchi                                        |
| 13 |                |    | (3) Gangtok                                       |
| 13 |                |    | (4) Gyalshing                                     |

| 14    | Tripura     |   5 | (1) Baramura-Deotamura RF (Khowai/west Distt)   |
|-------|-------------|-----|-------------------------------------------------|
| 14    | Tripura     |   5 | (2) Kalajhari RF (Dhalai/GomatDistt.)           |
| 14    | Tripura     |   5 | (3) Garjee RF (South Tripura)                   |
| 14    | Tripura     |   5 | (4) Atharamura RF (Dhalai)                      |
| 14    | Tripura     |   5 | (5) Radhahishorepur RF (Gomati Distt)           |
| 15    | Tamil Nadu  |   8 | (1) Sirumalai                                   |
| 15    | Tamil Nadu  |   8 | (2) Alagarkovil                                 |
| 15    | Tamil Nadu  |   8 | (3) Natham Range                                |
| 15    | Tamil Nadu  |   8 | (4) Mannavannur                                 |
| 15    | Tamil Nadu  |   8 | (5) Berijam                                     |
| 15    | Tamil Nadu  |   8 | (6) Poombari                                    |
| 15    | Tamil Nadu  |   8 | (7) Devadanapatty                               |
| 15    | Tamil Nadu  |   8 | (8) Perumpallam                                 |
| 16    | Uttarakhand |   1 | (1) Joshimath Range, Chamoli                    |
| 17    | West Bengal |   7 | (1) Panchanai                                   |
| 17    | West Bengal |   7 | (2) Phalut                                      |
| 17    | West Bengal |   7 | (3) Rechila                                     |
| 17    | West Bengal |   7 | (4) Lava                                        |
| 17    | West Bengal |   7 | (5) North Raja                                  |
| 17    | West Bengal |   7 | (6) Kalash                                      |
| 17    | West Bengal |   7 | (7) Kankarajhore                                |
| TOTAL | TOTAL       | 105 |                                                 |

## Annexure - II

The State/UT-wise detail of funds approved/sanctioned during the last three financial years including Rajasthan under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM) of Ministry of Ayush, Government of India.

Rs. in Lakh

| S. No.   | Name of States/UTs                 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |      Total |
|----------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |   365.418 |   251.808 |   296.061 |    913.287 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                     |  1900.59  |   385.402 |     0     |   2286     |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                  |   383.33  |   678.09  |   180.85  |   1242.27  |
| 4        | Assam                              |  1601.32  |   347.15  |   639.52  |   2587.99  |
| 5        | Bihar                              |  2661.3   |   516.535 |  1686.08  |   4863.91  |
| 6        | Chandigarh                         |     0     |   195.808 |    94.864 |    290.672 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                       |     0     |  2691.07  |   841.309 |   3532.38  |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |    63.854 |     0     |     0     |     63.854 |
| 9        | Delhi                              |     0     |     0     |     0     |      0     |
| 10       | Goa                                |   118.651 |    65.988 |   218.988 |    403.627 |
| 11       | Gujarat                            |  2229.69  |   244.011 |   466.926 |   2940.63  |
| 12       | Haryana                            |  2299.47  |  3034.42  |   647.702 |   5981.6   |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                   |  2045.89  |   494.94  |  1261.8   |   3802.63  |
| 14       | Jammu &Kashmir                     |  1848.54  |  2285.75  |  1313.11  |   5447.4   |
| 15       | Jharkhand                          |  1522.31  |     0     |  1309.77  |   2832.08  |
| 16       | Karnataka                          |  1791.71  |  2184.37  |  1821.46  |   5797.54  |
| 17       | Kerala                             |  1540.54  |  2337.59  |  1153.39  |   5031.51  |
| 18       | Lakshadweep                        |   426.878 |    19.605 |    64.257 |    510.74  |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh                     |  4012.35  |  5608.63  |  3123.2   |  12744.2   |
| 20       | Maharashtra                        |  4308.64  |     0     |     0     |   4308.64  |
| 21       | Manipur                            |   907.075 |   571.72  |   170.04  |   1648.84  |
| 22       | Mizoram                            |   199.51  |   657.73  |   259.08  |   1116.32  |
| 23       | Meghalaya                          |   348.21  |   247.97  |   609.78  |   1205.96  |
| 24       | Nagaland                           |   950.58  |  1254.89  |   232.27  |   2437.74  |
| 25       | Odisha                             |   726.096 |   716.64  |  1075.38  |   2518.12  |
| 26       | Puducherry                         |   238.416 |    47.667 |   200.273 |    486.356 |
| 27       | Punjab                             |  1155.49  |    89.77  |   527.28  |   1772.54  |
| 28       | Rajasthan                          |  1987.6   |  2276.4   |  3189     |   7452.99  |
| 29       | Sikkim                             |   330.593 |   350.44  |    99.3   |    780.333 |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu                         |  1993.91  |   616.58  |  2348.27  |   4958.76  |
| 31       | Telangana                          |   934.178 |     0     |  3132.25  |   4066.43  |
| 32       | Tripura                            |     0     |   270.08  |   138.71  |    408.79  |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh                      |  7923.69  | 10373.9   | 13809.7   |  32107.3   |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                        |   825.34  |   656.458 |  2622.5   |   4104.3   |
| 35       | West Bengal                        |  1849.74  |   247.346 |  2118.05  |   4215.13  |
| 36       | Ladakh                             |     0     |     0     |   187.454 |    187.454 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                              | 49490.9   | 39718.7   | 45838.6   | 135048     |