Lok Sabha Question No. 326 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Production of Ayurvedic Medicines
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Guman Singh Damor, Dhal Singh Bisen

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 326 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th MARCH, 2022

## PRODUCTION OF AYURVEDIC MEDICINES

## *326. SHRI GUMAN SINGH DAMOR: DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  national  policy  for  production  of  Ayurvedic medicines and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the annual demand and production of raw materials like herbs and other substances required for Ayurvedic medicines indicating the percentage of raw material received from farmers and forests separately, State/UT-wise;

(c)  whether raw materials for manufacturing Ayurvedic medicines is being imported and if so, the details thereof including quantum of import during last three years, country-wise;

(d)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  for  its  procurement  from  tribal  areas  in  view  of  its  abundant availability, if so, the details thereof and if not, whether such a proposal will be considered in future;

(e)  whether  the  Government  has  any  policy  to  procure  these  ingredients  from  the  farmers  with  a view to double their income; and

(f)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  entered  into  any  agreement/understanding  with  the farmers/organizations and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) to (f): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *326 FOR 25 th  MARCH, 2022

(a): No specific National Policy for production of Ayurvedic Medicines is formulated since the requirements  for  their  production  is  well  placed  in  the  Drugs  and  Cosmetics  Act,  1940  and Rules, 1945. As per the said rules, it is mandatory for the manufacturer of Ayurvedic drugs to obtain  licence  from  the  concerned  State  Licensing  Authority  (SLA),  after  complying  to  the requirements  of  Schedule-T  of  the  Drug  Rules,  1945  pertaining  to  'Good  manufacturing practices for Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs' wherein all the requirements from location, premises,  building,  machinery,  technical  manpower,  etc.  as  required  for  setting  up  an  ASU manufacturing unit are laid down.

Under National Ayush Mission (NAM) from 2014-2021, apart from other services Grant-in-aid were also being provided for Strengthening of State Government ASU&H Pharmacies. Further, Central Sector Scheme for AyushOushadhiGunavattaevamUttpadanSamvardhanYojana (AOGUSY)has been implemented for the year 2021-2026. One of the components of the scheme is Strengthening and up-gradation of Ayush Pharmacies to achieve higher standards.

(b): There are already 7345 licensed Ayurvedic drugs manufacturing units in the country (as on 1-4-2019). Most of the manufacturing units are under the private management and few are under public sector. Based on orders, requirement, quantum of production, raw materials and herbs are being  procured  by  them.  Such  separate  data  of  demand  and  production  of  raw  materials  for Ayurvedic medicines is not maintained in the Ministry of Ayush. However, as per demand and supply  study  conducted  by  Indian  Council  of  Forestry  Research  and  Education  (ICFRE) supported by National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) entitled 'Medicinal Plants in India: An Assessment  of  their  Demand  and  Supply'  published  in  2017,  the  annual  demand  of  herbs/ medicinal plants in the country was estimated about 5,12,000 Metric Tons.

Further, as per this study, about 1178 medicinal plant species were recorded in practices of trade, out of which 242 species are traded in high volume with an estimate of more than 100MT per

annum.Analysis  of  the  major  supply  source  of  the  242  species  reveals  that  herbal  raw  drugs pertaining  to  more  than  85%  of  medicinal  plant  species  used  in  classical  Ayurveda,  Siddha, Unani (ASU) formulations continue to be sourced from the wild. The list of 242 Medicinal Plant Species  wild  collected/  cultivated/  imported  for  main  use  as  herbal  raw  drugs  is  available  at https://nmpb.nic.in/publications.

(c):  Separate  data  of  import  of  raw  materials  for  manufacturing  Ayurvedic  medicines  is  not maintained.

(d) to (f): In order to provide a platform for trade of Medicinal Plants & to provide easy market access,  National  Medicinal  Plants  Board  (NMPB),  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  launched  'eCHARAK'  mobile  application  as  well  as  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 involved in the medicinal plants sector across the country. The 'e-CHARAK' application supports different local languages and it also provides fortnightly market price of 100 Medicinal Plants from 25 herbal markets across India.

Further, Ministry of Ayush under medicinal plants component of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) had provided financial assistance in the form of subsidy to encourage the farmers for cultivation of medicinal plants throughout the country from the F.Y. 2015-16  to  2020-21.  The  cultivation  activities  were  implemented  through  the  identified implementing agency of concerned State as per the approved State Annual Action Plan. Till date, Ministry  of  Ayush  has  supported  56,305  hectare  area  under  cultivation  of  84  medicinal  plant species, out of 140 prioritised medicinal plants throughout the country from the financial year 2015-16  to  2020-21.  The  State-wise  detail  of  area  covered  under  cultivation  is  given  at Annexure -I. The detail of 84 medicinal plants species supported under NAM scheme is given at Annexure - II.

Annexure-I Area supported for cultivation of medicinal plants under medicinal plants component of

National AYUSH Mission (NAM) scheme from the F.Y. 2015-16 to 2020-21. (Area in hectare)

| S.No.   | State/UT          | 2015- 16   | 2016-17   | 2017- 18   | 2018- 19   | 2019- 20   | 2020- 21   |   Total |
|---------|-------------------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|---------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 447        | 1160      | 897        | 508        | 1338       | -          |    4350 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | -          | 142       | 71         | 9          | 44         | 98         |     364 |
| 3       | Assam             | -          | 261       | 225        | 138        | -          | -          |     624 |
| 4       | Bihar             | -          | -         | -          | -          | 175        | -          |     175 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | -          | 220       | 72         | 108        | -          | -          |     400 |
| 6       | Goa               | -          | 23        | 30         | 30         | 30         | -          |     113 |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 141        | 192       | 85         | 518        | -          | -          |     936 |
| 8       | Haryana           | 175        | 245       | -          | -          | -          | -          |     420 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 39         | 120       | 7          | -          | 70         | -          |     236 |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 9          | 34        | 21         | 24         | 28         | 25         |     141 |
| 11      | Karnataka         | 529        | 706       | 769        | 469        | 353        | 1100       |    3926 |
| 12      | Kerala            | 258        | 535       | 736        | 410        | -          | 330        |    2269 |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1681       | 2518      | 2030       | 1262       | 790        | 4270       |   12551 |
| 14      | Maharashtra       | 327        | -         | 444        | -          | 520        | -          |    1290 |
| 15      | Manipur           | 142        | 242       | 142        | 60         | 30         | -          |     616 |
| 16      | Meghalaya         | -          | 48        | 22         | -          | 108        | -          |     178 |
| 17      | Mizoram           | 59         | 27        | 65         | 187        | 6          | 29         |     373 |
| 18      | Nagaland          | 51         | 138       | 250        | 103        | -          | 210        |     752 |
| 19      | Orissa            | -          | 488       | -          | 378        | -          | -          |     867 |
| 20      | Puducherry        | -          | 43        | -          | 2          | 5          | -          |      50 |
| 21      | Punjab            | -          | 242       | -          | 16         | 340        | -          |     598 |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 330        | 1163      | 1341       | 519        | 760        | -          |    4113 |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 63         | 32        | 84         | -          | -          | 58         |     237 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 633        | 960       | 673        | 765        | 900        | -          |    3931 |
| 25      | Telangana         | 345        | 294       | 457        | 237        | 341        | -          |    1674 |
| 26      | Tripura           | 45         | -         | -          | 211        | -          | -          |     256 |
| 27      | Uttarakhand       | 153        | 148       | 183        | 110        | 208        | -          |     802 |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh     | 3188       | 1898      | 1345       | 3633       | -          | 2236       |   12300 |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 107        | 230       | 417        | 261        | 748        | -          |    1763 |
|         | TOTAL             | 8722       | 12109     | 10366      | 9958       | 6794       | 8356       |   56305 |

- (-) Represent - fund not released to the State.

Annexure-II The  detail  of  84  medicinal  plants  species  supported  under  National  AYUSH  Mission

## (NAM) scheme from the F.Y. 2015-16 to 2020-21.

|                                 |                                                          |                                   | TOTAL                        | TOTAL                                        |
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S.No                            | Botanical Name                                           | Common Name                       | Area supported (in hectares) | Financial assistance provided (Rs. in lakhs) |
| PLANTS ELIGIBLE FOR 30% SUBSIDY | PLANTS ELIGIBLE FOR 30% SUBSIDY                          | PLANTS ELIGIBLE FOR 30% SUBSIDY   |                              |                                              |
| 1.                              | Acoruscalamus Linn .                                     | Vach                              | 393                          | 110.59                                       |
| 2.                              | Adhatodazeylanica Linn.                                  | Adusa                             | 93                           | 7.53                                         |
| 3.                              | Aloe vera (Linn.) Burn.                                  | Ghritkumari                       | 3324                         | 614.54                                       |
| 4.                              | Alpiniacalcarata Roxb. / Alpinia galangal (Linn.) Willd. | Smaller Galangal /Greater Galanga | 126                          | 29.69                                        |
| 5.                              | Andrographispaniculata (Linn.)                           | Kalmegh                           | 1926                         | 214.86                                       |
| 6.                              | Artemisia annua Linn.                                    | Artemisia                         | 231                          | 32.78                                        |
| 7.                              | Asparagus racemosus Willd.                               | Shatavari                         | 2481                         | 700.07                                       |
| 8.                              | Azadirachtaindica A. Juss                                | Neem                              | 162                          | 20.81                                        |
| 9.                              | Bacopamonnieri (L.) Pennell                              | Brahmi                            | 674                          | 120.51                                       |
| 10.                             | Bergeniaciliata Stern.                                   | Pashanbheda                       | 40                           | 13.07                                        |
| 11.                             | Boerhaaviadiffusa Linn.                                  | Punarnava                         | 32                           | 4.07                                         |
| 12.                             | Cassia angustifolia Vahl.                                | Senna                             | 599                          | 67.05                                        |
| 13.                             | Caesalpiniasappan Linn.                                  | Patang                            | 5                            | 0.80                                         |
| 14.                             | Catharanthusroseus (Linn.)                               | Sadabahar                         | 130                          | 15.04                                        |
| 15.                             | Celastruspaniculatus Willd.                              | Malkangani                        | 22                           | 2.06                                         |
| 16.                             | Centellaasiatica (Linn.) Urban                           | Mandookparni                      | 141                          | 24.58                                        |
| 17.                             | Chlorophytumborivillianum Sant.                          | ShwetMusali                       | 964                          | 1336.60                                      |
|                                 | Cinnamomumverum Presl                                    | Dalchini                          | 79                           | 20.34                                        |
| 18.                             | Cinnamomumtamala                                         | Tejpat                            | 492                          | 71.20                                        |
| 19.                             | Coleus barbatus Benth.                                   | PatherChur                        | 2889                         | 557.81                                       |
| 20.                             | Convolvulus microphyllus                                 | Shankhpushpi                      | 34                           | 4.64                                         |
| 21.                             | Dioscoreabulbifera Linn.                                 | Rotalu, Gethi                     | 66                           | 18.12                                        |
| 22.                             | Eclipta alba Hassk.                                      | Bringaraj                         | 20                           | 2.30                                         |
| 23.                             | Embeliaribes Burm. f.                                    | VaiVidang                         | 39                           | 7.19                                         |
| 24.                             | Emblicaofficinalis Gaertn.                               | Amla                              | 1913                         | 416.86                                       |
| 25.                             | Garciniaindica Choisy                                    | Kokum                             | 163                          | 34.45                                        |
| 26.                             | Gymnemasylvestre R. Br.                                  | Gudmar                            | 54                           | 6.08                                         |
| 27.                             | Hedychiumspicatum                                        | Kapurkachari                      | 110                          | 20.18                                        |
| 28.                             | Hemidesmusindicus R.Br.                                  | Anantmool                         | 11                           | 1.37                                         |
| 29.                             | Holarrhenaantidysenterica                                | Kurchi/Kutaj                      | 23                           | 1.65                                         |
| 30.                             | Kaempferiagalanga Linn.                                  | Indian crocus                     | 615                          | 131.57                                       |

|                                 |                                     |                                 | TOTAL                           | TOTAL                                        |
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S.No                            | Botanical Name                      | Common Name                     | Area supported (in hectares)    | Financial assistance provided (Rs. in lakhs) |
| 31.                             | Lepidumsativum Linn.                | Chandrasur                      | 320                             | 37.62                                        |
| 32.                             | Mucunaprurita                       | Konch                           | 533                             | 47.90                                        |
| 33.                             | Ocimum sanctum                      | Tulsi                           | 12313                           | 1675.57                                      |
| 34.                             | Panax pseudo-ginseng                | Indian Ginseng                  | 5                               | 7.60                                         |
| 35.                             | Phyllanthusamarus                   | Bhumiamlaki                     | 95                              | 11.71                                        |
| 36.                             | Piper longum                        | Pippali                         | 1695                            | 472.57                                       |
| 37.                             | Plantago ovate                      | Isabgol                         | 298                             | 34.33                                        |
| 38.                             | Rubiacordifolia Linn.               | Manjishtha                      | 2                               | 0.95                                         |
| 39.                             | Sidacordifolia Linn.                | Flannel weed                    | 40                              | 4.22                                         |
| 40.                             | Solanumanguivi Lam.                 | Katheli-badhi                   | 10                              | 0.11                                         |
| 41.                             | Solanumnigrum                       | Makoy                           | 151                             | 17.39                                        |
| 42.                             | Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) Bertoni   | Madhukari                       | 1347                            | 727.06                                       |
| 43.                             | Tephrosiapurpurea Pers              | Sharapunkha                     | 105                             | 11.44                                        |
| 44.                             | Terminaliaarjuna ( Roxb.) Wt. &Arn. | Arjuna                          | 135                             | 19.84                                        |
| 45.                             | Terminaliabellirica Gaertn.         | Behera                          | 91                              | 12.01                                        |
| 46.                             | Terminaliachebula Retz.             | Harad                           | 165                             | 21.69                                        |
| 47.                             | Tinosporacordifolia Miers           | Giloe                           | 368                             | 46.35                                        |
| 48.                             | Vitexnigundo                        | Nirgundi                        | 24                              | 2.30                                         |
| 49.                             | Withaniasomnifera (Linn.)           | Ashwagandha                     | 12176                           | 1377.97                                      |
| PLANTS ELIGIBLE FOR 50% SUBSIDY | PLANTS ELIGIBLE FOR 50% SUBSIDY     | PLANTS ELIGIBLE FOR 50% SUBSIDY | PLANTS ELIGIBLE FOR 50% SUBSIDY | PLANTS ELIGIBLE FOR 50% SUBSIDY              |
| 50.                             | Acacia catechu Willd.               | Katha                           | 181                             | 18.96                                        |
| 51.                             | Aeglemarmelos (Linn) Corr.          | Bael                            | 501                             | 110.03                                       |
| 52.                             | Albizzialebbeck Benth.              | Shirish                         | 4                               | 0.82                                         |
| 53.                             | Alstoniascholaris R.Br.             | Saptaparna                      | 5                               | 0.92                                         |
| 54.                             | Desmodiumgangeticum                 | Sarivan                         | 85                              | 28.49                                        |
| 55.                             | Gloriosasuperba Linn.               | Kalihari                        | 546                             | 553.12                                       |
| 56.                             | Gmelinaarborea Linn.                | Gambhari                        | 215                             | 53.52                                        |
| 57.                             | Hippophaerhamnoides Linn.           | Seabuckthorn                    | 113                             | 42.03                                        |
| 58.                             | Inularacemosa Hk. f.                | Pushkarmool                     | 60                              | 16.76                                        |
| 59.                             | Leptadeniareticulata (Retz)         | Jivanti                         | 100                             | 46.15                                        |
| 60.                             | Mesuaferrea Linn.                   | Nagakeshar                      | 1                               | 0.13                                         |
| 61.                             | Plumbagozeylanica Linn.             | Chitrak                         | 174                             | 39.76                                        |
| 62.                             | Puerariatuberosa DC.                | Vidarikand                      | 5                               | 1.66                                         |
| 63.                             | Premnaintegrifolia Linn.            | Agnimanth                       | 38                              | 7.09                                         |
| 64.                             | Pterocarpusmarsupium Roxb.          | Beejasar                        | 130                             | 38.98                                        |
| 65.                             | Rauwolfiaserpentina Benth           | Sarpgandha                      | 1111                            | 515.14                                       |
| 66.                             | Rheum emodi Wall                    | Archa                           | 34                              | 51.95                                        |

|                                 |                                          |                                 | TOTAL                           | TOTAL                                        |
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S.No                            | Botanical Name                           | Common Name                     | Area supported (in hectares)    | Financial assistance provided (Rs. in lakhs) |
| 67.                             | Saracaasoca ( Roxb.) De Wilde            | Ashok                           | 445                             | 153.86                                       |
| 68.                             | Tacomellaundulata ( Sm.)                 | Rohitak                         | 20                              | 2.61                                         |
| 69.                             | Urareapicta (Jacq.) Desv.                | Prishnaparni                    | 20                              | 5.52                                         |
| 70.                             | Valerianawallichi DC.                    | Indian Valerian                 | 356                             | 162.02                                       |
| 71.                             | Zanthoxylumalatum Roxb.                  | Timoor                          | 134                             | 27.73                                        |
| PLANTS ELIGIBLE FOR 75% SUBSIDY | PLANTS ELIGIBLE FOR 75% SUBSIDY          | PLANTS ELIGIBLE FOR 75% SUBSIDY | PLANTS ELIGIBLE FOR 75% SUBSIDY | PLANTS ELIGIBLE FOR 75% SUBSIDY              |
| 72.                             | Aconitum ferox Wall. / Aconitum balfouri | Vatsnabh                        | 6                               | 5.30                                         |
| 73.                             | Aconitum heterophyllum                   | Atees                           | 116                             | 139.62                                       |
| 74.                             | Aquilariaagallocha Roxb.                 | Agar                            | 860                             | 235.98                                       |
| 75.                             | Berberisaristata                         | Daruhaldi                       | 11                              | 7.68                                         |
| 76.                             | Commiphorawightii (Arn.) Bhandari        | Guggal                          | 450                             | 613.32                                       |
| 77.                             | Nardostachysjatamansi DC.                | Jatamansi                       | 3                               | 6.67                                         |
| 78.                             | Oroxylumindicum Vent.                    | Syonaka                         | 142                             | 54.18                                        |
| 79.                             | Picrorhizakurroa Benth. ex Royle         | Kutki                           | 202                             | 254.09                                       |
| 80.                             | Podophyllumhexandrum                     | Bankakri                        | 14                              | 15.17                                        |
| 81.                             | Pterocarpussantalinus Linn. f.           | Raktachandan                    | 548                             | 259.75                                       |
| 82.                             | Santalum album Linn.                     | Chandan                         | 1562                            | 675.40                                       |
| 83.                             | Saussureacostus C.B. Clarke              | Kuth, Kustha                    | 206                             | 202.95                                       |
| 84.                             | Swertiachirata Buch-Ham                  | Chirata                         | 181                             | 173.17                                       |
| GRAND TOTAL                     | GRAND TOTAL                              | GRAND TOTAL                     | 56305                           | 13657.58                                     |

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