Lok Sabha Question No. 830 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Herbal Gardens
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Ganesan Selvam, C.N. Annadurai, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Dhanush M Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 830 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH

## HERBAL GARDENS

## 830. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Central Sector Scheme for Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants is being implemented in the country ;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number of  herbal  gardens  functioning  in  the country including Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu;
- (c)  the details  of  project  based  support  to  various government  and  non - government organizations to develop different types of Herbal Gardens in Maharashtra;
- (d) whether under this scheme financial assistance as ubsidy to farmers to promote farming of herbs/ med icinal plants has been provided and if so, the quantum of financial assistance provided during each of the last three years; and
- (e) the corrective measures taken by the Government to further incentivize the programme under the scheme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH 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) : Yes, presently, t he National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India is implementing a Central Sector Scheme on 'Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' under which project based support is provided for survey, inventorization, in - situ conservation through development of Medicinal  Plants  Conservation  and  Development  Areas  (MPCDAs), ex- situ conservation through establishment of Herbal Gardens etc.

February, 2021

(b) : Under the above said Central Sector Scheme there is a provision to provide pro based  support  to  various  Government  and  Non - Government  organizations  to  develop different  types  of  Herbal  Gardens viz. Home  Herbal  Gardens,  School  Herbal  Gardens, Institutional/ P ublic Herbal Gardens and Herbal Gardens of State and National Importance. The State/UT - wise detail the herbal garden projects supported across the country under above said Central Sector Scheme during last three years including Maharashtra and Tamil N adu is at Annexure -I.

(c) : Two projects (02) under Institutional Herbal Garden category have been supported state  of  Maharashtra  (One  project  to  Government  organization  and  one  project  to  N -Government organization).

- (d) : No
- (e) : Does not apply in view of (d)

## Annexure-I

The detail of the herbal garden projects supported across the country under the  'Central  Sector  Scheme  on  Conservation,  Development  and  Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' during last three years including Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra

| S.No .   | State/Uts         | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |   Total |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh | -         | 1         | -         |       1 |
| 2        | Assam             | 1         | 1         | 2         |       4 |
| 3        | Delhi             | 1         | 1         | 1         |       3 |
| 4        | Kerala            | -         | 1         | 2         |       3 |
| 5        | Manipur           | -         | 1         | -         |       1 |
| 6        | Maharashtra       | 1         | 1         | -         |       2 |
| 7        | Madhya Pradesh    | 1         | -         | -         |       1 |
| 8        | Nagaland          | -         | 2         | -         |       2 |
| 9        | Punjab            | -         | 4         | -         |       4 |
| 10       | Rajasthan         | 1         | 3         | -         |       4 |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu        | 4         | -         | -         |       4 |
| 12       | Telangana         | -         |           | 1         |       1 |
| 13       | Uttarakhand       | 2         | 2         | 1         |       5 |
| 14       | Uttar Pradesh     | -         | 1         | 1         |       2 |
| 15       | West Bengal       | 2         | -         | -         |       2 |
|          | Total             | 13        | 18        | 8         |      39 |