Lok Sabha Question No. 1731 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Minor Forest Produce
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1731

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 13/02/2023

## MINOR FOREST PRODUCE

## 1731 SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the Minor Forest Produce through Minimum Support Prices (MSP), State-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  for  MSP  for  Minor  Forest  Produce  and  utilisation  of  the same;and

(c) the steps taken to provide proper pricing of Minor Forest Produce in the market?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

(a): Under the scheme of Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM), financial support for procurement of notified Minor Forest Produce (MFP) at Minimum Support Price (MSP) is provided to the State Governments for safeguarding the livelihood of STs. The details of notified MFPs under the scheme is given at Annexure .

(b): An amount of Rs. 319.65 Crores as revolving fund has been released to State Governments for  procurement  of  MFPs  at  MSP  rates  from  financial  year  2014-15  to  2022-23  which  has resulted in procurement of MFPs worth Rs. 524.35 crores by State Governments till date.

(c): An  MFP  Pricing  Committee  is  constituted  under  the  scheme  of  PMJVM  comprising  of representatives from various stakeholders including State Governments for fixation / revision of MSP for MFPs.The procurement of MFPs at MSP is normally done when the market price of MFP falls below the notified MSP.

## Annexure referred to in Reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1731 for 13.02.2023 regarding 'Minor Forest Produce'

|   S. No. | Name of MFPs                                  |   MSP Notified by GoI (in Rs. Per Kg.) | Category F:Forest A:Agriculture P:Processed M:Medicinal H:Horticulture   | Applicability   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|        1 | Tamarind (with seeds) (Tamarindus indica)     |                                     36 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|        2 | Wild Honey                                    |                                    225 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|        3 | Gum Karaya (Sterculia urenus)                 |                                    114 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|        4 | Karanj seed (Pongamia pinnata)                |                                     22 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|        5 | Sal seed (Shorearobusta)                      |                                     20 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|        6 | Mahua seed (Madhuca longifolia)               |                                     29 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|        7 | Sal leaves (Shorearobusta)                    |                                     35 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|        8 | Chironji pods with seeds (Buchananialanzan)   |                                    126 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|        9 | Myrobalan (Terminalia chebula)                |                                     15 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|       10 | Rangeeni Lac                                  |                                    200 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|       11 | Kusumi Lac                                    |                                    275 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|       12 | Kusum seeds (Schleicheraoleosa)               |                                     23 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|       13 | Neem seeds (Azadirachta indica)               |                                     27 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|       14 | Puwad seeds (Cassia tora)                     |                                     16 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|       15 | Baheda (Terminalia bellirica)                 |                                     17 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|       16 | Hill Broom Grass (Thysanolaena maxima)        |                                     50 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|       17 | Dry Shikakai Pods (Acacia concinna)           |                                     50 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|       18 | Bael pulp (Dried) (Aegle marmelos)            |                                     30 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|       19 | Nagarmotha (Cyperus rotundas)                 |                                     30 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|       20 | Shatavari Roots (Dried) (Asparagus racemosus) |                                    107 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|       21 | Gudmar / Madhunashini (Gymnemasylvestre)      |                                     41 | F                                                                        | All India       |

|   22 | Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata)                            |   35 | F   | All India   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------|-----|-------------|
|   23 | Tamarind (De-seeded) (Tamarindus indica)                     |   63 | F   | All India   |
|   24 | Guggul (exudates)                                            |  812 | F   | All India   |
|   25 | Mahua Flowers (dried) (Madhuca longifolia)                   |   30 | F   | All India   |
|   26 | Tejpatta (dried) (Cinnamomum tamala and Cinnamomum sp.)      |   40 | F   | All India   |
|   27 | Jamun dried seeds (Syzygiumcumini)                           |   42 | F   | All India   |
|   28 | Dried Amla pulp (deseeded) (Phyllanthus emblica)             |   52 | F   | All India   |
|   29 | Marking Nut (Semecarpus anacardium)                          |    9 | F   | All India   |
|   30 | Soap Nut (dried) (Sapindusemarginatus)                       |   14 | F   | All India   |
|   31 | Bhava seed/ (Amaltas) (Cassia fistula)                       |   13 | F   | All India   |
|   32 | Arjuna Bark (Terminalia arjuna)                              |   21 | F   | All India   |
|   33 | Kokum (Dry) (Garcinia indica)                                |   29 | F   | All India   |
|   34 | Giloe (Tinospora cordifolia)                                 |   40 | F   | All India   |
|   35 | Kaunch seed (Mucuna pruriens)                                |   21 | F   | All India   |
|   36 | Chirata (Swertia chirayita)                                  |   34 | F   | All India   |
|   37 | Vaybidding / Vavding (Embeliaribes )                         |   94 | F   | All India   |
|   38 | Dhavaiphool dried flowers (Woodfordiaflobunda)               |   37 | F   | All India   |
|   39 | Nux Vomica (Strychnosnux vomica)                             |   42 | F   | All India   |
|   40 | Ban Tulsi Leaves (dried) (Ocimumtenuiflorum)                 |   22 | F   | All India   |
|   41 | Kshirni (Hemidesmus indicus)                                 |   35 | F   | All India   |
|   42 | Bakul (dried bark) (Mimusopselengii)                         |   46 | F   | All India   |
|   43 | Kutaj (dried bark) (Holarrhenapubescens/ H.aniidysenterical) |   31 | F   | All India   |
|   44 | Noni/Aal (dried fruits) (Morindacitrifolia )                 |   17 | F   | All India   |
|   45 | Sonapatha/ Syonak pods                                       |   21 | F   | All India   |

|    | (Oroxylumindicum )                                                                                         |                         |     |                 |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----|-----------------|
| 46 | Chanothi seeds (Abrusprecatorius)                                                                          | 45                      | F   | All India       |
| 47 | Kalihari (dried tubers) (Gloriosa superba)                                                                 | 31                      | F   | All India       |
| 48 | Makoi (dried fruits) (Solanum nigrum)                                                                      | 24                      | F   | All India       |
| 49 | Apang plant (Achyranthes aspera)                                                                           | 28                      | F   | All India       |
| 50 | Sugandhmantri roots/ tubers (Homalomenaaromatica)                                                          | 38                      | F   | All India       |
| 51 | Van Tulsi seeds                                                                                            | 16                      | F   | All India       |
| 52 | Van Jeera                                                                                                  | 70                      | F   | All India       |
| 53 | Tamarind Seed                                                                                              | 11                      | F   | All India       |
| 54 | Bamboo Brooms                                                                                              | 60                      | F   | All India       |
| 55 | Dry Anola                                                                                                  | 60                      | F   | All India       |
| 56 | KachriBaheda                                                                                               | 20                      | P   | All India       |
| 57 | KachriHarra                                                                                                | 23                      | P   | All India       |
| 58 | Seed lac                                                                                                   | 677                     | FP  | All India       |
| 59 | Beetal nut raw                                                                                             | 30                      | A   | N.E.States      |
| 60 | Beetal nut Dry                                                                                             | 200                     | AP  | N.E.States      |
| 61 | Mushroom (Dry)                                                                                             | 300                     | AP  | N.E.States      |
| 62 | Black Rice                                                                                                 | 100                     | A   | N.E.States      |
| 63 | Johar Rice                                                                                                 | 50                      | A   | N.E.States      |
| 64 | King Chilli                                                                                                | 300                     | A   | N.E.States      |
| 65 | Mustard                                                                                                    | 40                      | A   | N.E.States      |
| 66 | Raw Cashew                                                                                                 | 450                     | A   | N.E.States      |
| 67 | Cashew Nut                                                                                                 | 800                     | AP  | N.E.States      |
| 68 | Ginger dry                                                                                                 | 50                      | AP  | N.E.States      |
| 69 | Perilla                                                                                                    | 140                     | A   | N.E.States      |
| 70 | Rosella                                                                                                    | 200                     | A   | N.E.States      |
| 71 | Nutgall                                                                                                    | 150                     | A   | N.E.States      |
| 72 | Zanthoxylum Dried                                                                                          | 200                     | A   | N.E.States      |
| 73 | Jack Fruit Seed                                                                                            | 45                      | A   | N.E.States      |
| 74 | Tasar Cocoon (Chrysalis) Reeling Class Grade- I (Specification - When Avg. Shell Weight 1.55 gram& above ) | Rs.3200/thousand number | F/H | Jharkhand State |
| 74 | Un-Reeling Grade -I (Specification- When Avg. Shell Weight 1.40 gram&                                      | Rs.1500/thousand number | F/H | Jharkhand State |
| 74 | above)                                                                                                     |                         | F/H | Jharkhand State |
| 75 | Cashew Kernel (Anacardium occidentale)                                                                     | 90                      | F/P | All India       |

|   76 | Elephant Apple dry (Dillenia indica)              |   120 | F/H   | North Eastern States                            |
|------|---------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|-------------------------------------------------|
|   77 | Bamboo shoot (Phyllostachys edulis)               |    70 | F     | North Eastern States                            |
|   78 | Malkangni Seed (Celastruspaniculatus wild)        |   100 | F     | All India                                       |
|   79 | Mahul Leaves (Bauhinia vahlli)                    |    15 | F     | Odisha, Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh West Bengal |
|   80 | Nagod (Vitex negundo)                             |    20 | F     | All India                                       |
|   81 | Gokhru (Tribulus terrestris)                      |    60 | F     | All India                                       |
|   82 | Pipla/ Uchithi (dried berry) (Piper pedicellatum) |   120 | F     | All India                                       |
|   83 | Gamhar/ Gamari , (dry bark) (Gmelina arborea)     |    20 | F     | North Eastern States                            |
|   84 | Oroxylumindicum , (dry bark) (Oroxylum indicum    |    40 | F     | North Eastern States                            |
|   85 | Wild Mushroom dry (Agaricussp)                    |   400 | F     | North Eastern States                            |
|   86 | Shringraj (Eclipta Alba)                          |    18 | F/M   | All India                                       |
|   87 | Tree Moss (Bryophytes)                            |   350 | F/P   | Karnataka State                                 |

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