Lok Sabha Question No. 4970 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: All India Institute of Ayurveda
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4970 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST  MARCH, 2023

## ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDA

## 4970.  SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of All India Institute of Ayurveda in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government of Kerala has submitted any proposal for setting up All India Institute of Ayurveda in the State and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any plans to set up All India Institute of Unani on the model of All India Institute of Ayurveda and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to grant a special package to promote cultivation of medicinal plants and herbs in the country and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) An All India Institute of Ayurveda, under the Ministry of Ayush is operational at New Delhi since 17.10.2017.  Further, a Satellite Centre of the Institute viz. All India Institute of Ayurveda, Goa has been established w.e.f. 11.12.2022.
- (b) & (c) No, Sir.
- (d) The National Medicinal Plants Board is presently implementing 'Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal  Plants'  throughout  the  country.    Under  the  scheme,  project  based support is provided to State Forest Departments for In-situ / Ex-situ Conservation, Resource Augmentation and support to JFMCs/BMCs  etc. for livelihood generation.    Further,  activities  supported  under  Medicinal  Plant  component  of National Ayush Mission Scheme from the financial year 2015-16 to 2020-21 are Annexed.

*****

Activities supported under Medicinal Plant component of National Ayush Mission scheme from the F.Y. 2015-2016 to 2020-21 are given below:-

## Activities  supported  under  Medicinal  Plant  component  of  National  Ayush  Mission scheme from the F.Y. 2015-16 to 2020-21

|   S.No. | Activities supported                              |   2015- 16 |   2016- 17 |   2017- 18 |   2018- 19 |   2019- 20 |   2020- 21 |   TOTAL |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|---------|
|       1 | Cultivation of Medicinal Plants (Area in hectare) |       8722 |      12109 |      10366 |       9958 |       6794 |       8356 |   56305 |
|       2 | Maintenance of cultivation (Area in hectare)      |       2031 |        164 |        163 |        176 |        130 |         10 |    2673 |
|       3 | Establishment of Nursery                          |         32 |         39 |         38 |         38 |         50 |         23 |     220 |
|       4 | Post-harvest Management                           |         62 |         48 |         66 |         52 |         99 |         27 |     354 |
|       5 | Processing Unit                                   |          1 |          2 |          3 |          1 |         16 |          2 |      25 |
|       6 | Rural/District Collection Centers/Retail outlet   |          0 |         11 |          9 |         17 |          2 |          3 |      42 |
|       7 | Seed germplasm centers                            |          0 |          3 |          5 |          0 |          1 |          1 |      10 |
|       8 | Demonstration plot                                |          0 |          2 |          2 |          2 |          6 |          3 |      15 |