Lok Sabha Question No. 776 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Medicinal Plants
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 776 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH February, 2021

## MEDICINAL PLANTS

## 776. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

Will  the  Minister  of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Medicinal Plant Board has started help groups for medicinal plants;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the aim and objectives of the groups; and
- (c) the measures being taken by the Government to increase the yield of medicinal plants in Gujarat?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF Y OUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS AND ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) & (b): The NMPB is presently implementing 'Central Sector Scheme on Conservation,  Development  and  Sustainable  Management  of  Medicinal  Plants'  throughout the  country.  Under  this  scheme  project  based  assistance  is  provided  for  support  to Forest  Management  Com mittees(JFMCs)/Panchayats/Van  Panchayats/Self  Help  Groups (SHGs)/ Biodiversity  Management Committees (BMCs) for setting of local cluster for va addition,  drying,  warehousing  and  augmenting  marketing  infrastructure,  etc.  with objective to channelizeproduction  and  promote  sustainable  harvesting  and  supply  of Medicinal plants through capacity building of JFMCs/Van Panchayats /local SHGs/BMCs etc.  57  no's  of    Self  Help  groups  have  been  supported  through  State  Forest  Department, details  as  given below :
- (c) Ministry of AYUSH is presently implementing following schemes:
1. 'Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM)'

|   S. No | Name of State   |   No. of Self Group |
|---------|-----------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Maharashtra     |                  10 |
|       2 | Punjab          |                  36 |
|       3 | Uttarakhand     |                  11 |

Under  'Medicinal  Plants' component  of  the  NAM  scheme  supporting  market driven  cultivation  of  140  prioritized  medicinal  lants  in  identified  cluster with in the selected districts of States and implemented in a mission mode. A the scheme guideline, the support is provide d for:

- i). Cultivation of prioritized medicinal plants on farmer's land.
- ii). Establishment of nurseries with backward linkage for raising and supply quality planting material.
- iii). Establishment of post - harvest management units with forward linkages.
- iv). Establishment o f primary processing, marketing infrastructure etc.

Subsidy is provided for cultivation of medicinal plants out of prioritized lis species @ 30%, 50% and 75% of cost of its cultivation. Under this scheme a to amount of Rs. 467.41 lakh has been approved/ released (including state share) for the cultivation activities of medicinal plants during the last three years in State

2. Central Sector Scheme on 'Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' wherein followin g activities are supported:
2. i). In - situ conservation/ Ex-situ conservation
3. ii). Livelihood linkages with Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs)/Panchayats/ Van Panchayats/ Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs)/ Self Help Groups (SHGs).
4. iii). IEC activities like Training/ Workshops/ Seminars/ Conference etc.
5. iv). Research & Development.
6. v). Promotion, marketing and trade of medicinal plants produce.

Under this scheme a total amount of Rs. 277.311 lakh has been sanctioned for pro based support w.r.t. Research & Development (R&D) activities.