Lok Sabha Question No. 930 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Herbal Cultivation
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 930

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD DECEMBER, 2021

## HERBAL CULTIVATION

## 930. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- a) the  status  of  economic  package  of  Rs.  4,000  crore  given  under  Atmanirbhar Bharat  Package  to  promote  herbal  cultivation  and  to  cover  10  lakh  hectares under herbal cultivation;
- b) the steps taken to promote herbal cultivation in Seshachalam and in other areas of Andhra Pradesh; and
- c) the details of marketing linkages developed for AYUSH products?

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

(a): Ministry of Finance has announced Rs.4000 crore package under Atma Nirbhar Bharat for promotion of Herbal Cultivation. The Ministry of Ayush has prepared a draft Scheme for cultivation and marketing of medicinal plants.Proposal has been submitted for the approval of the Cabinet.

(b): Ministry  of  Ayush,  Government  of  India  had  implemented  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM)to promote the cultivation of medicinal plants. Under 'Medicinal Plants' component of the NAM Scheme, market driven cultivation of 140 prioritized medicinal plants in identified clusters/zones was  supported and implemented  in  a  mission  mode  through  selected  State  Implementing  agencies throughout  the  country  including  Andhra  Pradesh.  As  per the  scheme  guidelines,  the support was provided for:

- (i)  Cultivation of prioritized medicinal plants on farmer's land.
- (ii)  Establishment of nurseries with backward linkages for raising and supply of quality planting material.
- (iii)  Post-harvest management with forwarding linkages.
- (iv)  Primary processing, marketing infrastructure etc.

To encourage the farmersfor cultivation of Medicinal Plants, the Ministry of Ayush has  provided  subsidy  @30%,  50%  and  75%  of  cultivation  cost  of  prioritized  plant species throughout the country including Andhra Pradesh.  The Ministry of Ayush has supported 4349 hectare area within  a  budget  of Rs. 744.60 lakh in  Andhra  Pradesh under cultivation of Medicinal Plants through National AYUSH Mission (NAM) scheme from the Financial Year 2015-16 to 2020-21. Year-wise detail is given at Annexure-I .

In addition to this, National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of Ayush, Government  of  India  is  implementing  a  scheme  entitled  'Central  Sector  Scheme  on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' wherein the following activities are supported:

- (i) Information Education and communication (IEC) activities like Training / Workshops / Seminars/ Conferences etc.
- (ii) In-situ conservation / Ex-situ conservation.
- (iii) Livelihood  linkages  with  Joint  Forest  Management  Committees  (JFMCs)  / Panchayats / Van  Panchayats  / Biodiversity  Management  Committees (BMCs) / Self Help Groups (SHGs).

- (iv) Promotional  activities  including  establishment  of  nurseries,  marketing  and trade of medicinal plants produce.

National  Medicinal  Plants  Board,  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  supported  02  training programmesand  01  nursery  project  to  the  Andhra  Pradesh  State  Biodiversity  Board. NMPB  has  also  supported    01  awareness  programmes  for  the  stakeholders  on conservation  and  sustainable  utilization  of  medicinal  plants  resources  to  the  Andhra Pradesh    Medicinal  and  Aromatic  Plants  Board,  Andhra  Pradesh  during  the  financial year 2015-16 to 2020-21.

(c): National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of Ayush facilitates to create market linkage for medicinal plants raw materials and not the AYUSH products. NMPB has launched e-CHARAK mobile application as well as a 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. 'e-CHARAK' application supports different local languages and it also provides a fortnightly market price of 100 Medicinal Plants from 25 herbal markets across India.

Annexure I Details of Year-wise area supported to Andhra Pradesh for cultivation of medicinal plants under medicinal plants

## component of National Ayush Mission (NAM) Scheme from the financial year 2015-16 to 2020-21

| S. No .   | Name of Medicinal Plants               | 2015- 16                                      | 2016- 17                                      | 2017- 18                                      | 2018 -19                                      | 2019- 20                                      | Total                                         | 2015- 16                           | 2016- 17                           | 2017- 18                           | 2018- 19                           | 2019- 20                           | Total                              |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| S. No .   | Name of Medicinal Plants               | Area supported under cultivation (in hectare) | Area supported under cultivation (in hectare) | Area supported under cultivation (in hectare) | Area supported under cultivation (in hectare) | Area supported under cultivation (in hectare) | Area supported under cultivation (in hectare) | Financial assistance (Rs. in lakh) | Financial assistance (Rs. in lakh) | Financial assistance (Rs. in lakh) | Financial assistance (Rs. in lakh) | Financial assistance (Rs. in lakh) | Financial assistance (Rs. in lakh) |
| 1         | Kalmegh ( Andrographis paniculata )    | 5                                             | 6                                             | 4                                             | 2                                             | 9                                             | 26                                            | 0.50                               | 0.66                               | 0.44                               | 0.22                               | 1.07                               | 2.89                               |
| 2         | Senna ( Cassia angustifolia )          | 5                                             | 16                                            | 4                                             | 4                                             | 10                                            | 39                                            | 0.50                               | 1.76                               | 0.44                               | 0.44                               | 1.19                               | 4.33                               |
| 3         | Kalihari ( Gloriosa superba. )         | 10                                            | 8                                             | 2                                             | 2                                             |                                               | 22                                            | 9.15                               | 8.05                               | 2.01                               | 2.03                               | -                                  | 21.25                              |
| 4         | Tulsi ( Ocimum sanctum )               | 10                                            | 24                                            | 10                                            | 10                                            | 20                                            | 74                                            | 1.20                               | 3.16                               | 1.32                               | 1.33                               | 2.86                               | 9.87                               |
| 5         | Pippali ( Piper longum )               | 10                                            | 84                                            | 121                                           | 30                                            | 184                                           | 429                                           | 2.50                               | 23.06                              | 33.22                              | 8.33                               | 54.90                              | 122.00                             |
| 6         | Sarpagandha ( Rauvolfia serpentina )   | 10                                            | 8                                             | 4                                             | 2                                             | 10                                            | 34                                            | 4.16                               | 3.66                               | 1.83                               | 0.92                               | 4.97                               | 15.55                              |
| 7         | Ashwagandha ( Withania somnifera )     | 100                                           | 800                                           | 688                                           | 405                                           | 985                                           | 2978                                          | 9.98                               | 87.84                              | 75.55                              | 44.46                              | 117.55                             | 335.38                             |
| 8         | Brahmi ( Bacopa monnieri )             | 5                                             | 4                                             | 4                                             | 2                                             | -                                             | 15                                            | 0.80                               | 0.70                               | 0.70                               | 0.35                               | -                                  | 2.56                               |
| 9         | Mandookparni ( Centella asiatica)      | 5                                             | 4                                             | 4                                             |                                               | -                                             | 13                                            | 0.80                               | 0.70                               | 0.70                               | -                                  | -                                  | 2.20                               |
| 10        | Amla ( Emblica officinalis )           | 10                                            | 40                                            | 4                                             | 4                                             | -                                             | 58                                            | 1.95                               | 11.42                              | 0.86                               | 0.87                               | -                                  | 15.09                              |
| 11        | Bael ( Aegle marmelos )                | 20                                            | 20                                            | 4                                             | 2                                             | -                                             | 46                                            | 3.99                               | 5.86                               | 0.88                               | 0.44                               | -                                  | 11.17                              |
| 12        | Neem ( Azadichta indica )              | 10                                            | 20                                            | 4                                             | 2                                             | -                                             | 36                                            | 1.12                               | 3.29                               | 0.49                               | 0.25                               | -                                  | 5.16                               |
| 13        | Rakta chandan (Pterocarpus santalinus) | 100                                           | 40                                            | 4                                             | 4                                             | 25                                            | 173                                           | 42.30                              | 24.82                              | 1.86                               | 1.88                               | 12.64                              | 83.50                              |
| 14        | Chandan ( Santalum album )             | 100                                           | 40                                            | 4                                             | 4                                             | 25                                            | 173                                           | 36.46                              | 21.39                              | 1.60                               | 1.62                               | 10.90                              | 71.97                              |
| 15        | Arujuna ( Terminalia arjuna )          | 17                                            | 4                                             | 4                                             | 2                                             | -                                             | 27                                            | 2.29                               | 0.79                               | 0.59                               | 0.30                               | -                                  | 3.97                               |
| 16        | Behera ( Terminalia bellarica )        | 10                                            | 4                                             | 4                                             | 2                                             | -                                             | 20                                            | 1.20                               | 0.70                               | 0.53                               | 0.26                               | -                                  | 2.69                               |
| 17        | Harad ( Terminalia chebula )           | 20                                            | 4                                             | 4                                             | 2                                             | -                                             | 30                                            | 2.40                               | 0.70                               | 0.53                               | 0.27                               | -                                  | 3.89                               |
| 18        | Ghritkumari ( Aloe vera )              | -                                             | 30                                            | 20                                            | 20                                            | 20                                            | 90                                            | -                                  | 5.60                               | 3.73                               | 3.78                               | 4.06                               | 17.17                              |
| 19        | Shatavari ( Asparagus racemosus )      | -                                             | 4                                             | 4                                             | 2                                             |                                               | 10                                            | -                                  | 1.10                               | 1.10                               | 0.55                               | -                                  | 2.75                               |
| 20        | Patherchur ( Coleus barbatus )         | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             | 4                                             | 50                                            | 54                                            | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 0.77                               | 10.26                              | 11.03                              |
| 21        | Konch ( Mucuna prurita )               | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             | 2                                             |                                               | 2                                             | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 0.18                               | -                                  | 0.18                               |
| Sub-total | Sub-total                              | 447                                           | 1160                                          | 897                                           | 507                                           | 1338                                          | 4349                                          | 121.28                             | 205.26                             | 128.38                             | 69.27                              | 220.41                             | 744.60                             |