Lok Sabha Question No. 3442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: National Medicinal Plants Board
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Hema Malini, Arun Sao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 3442 ANSWERED ON 17/12/2021

## NATIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS BOARD

## 3442.  SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI: SHRI ARUN SAO:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  National  Medicinal  Plants  Board  (NMPB)  has  launched  a  national campaign to promote cultivation of medicinal plants in the country and there is any provision  of  providing  economic  assistance  to  the  farmers  engaged  in  cultivation  of medicinal plants;
- (b) if so, the details thereof State-wise and district-wise;
- (c) whether the Government/NMPB has formulated any Scheme to promote farming and production of medicinal plants/herbs/rare plants  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  to  find  out  rare  species  of medicinal plants and herbs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the other steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

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

- (a) Yes,  Madam  &  Sir. Ministry  of  Ayush,  Government  of  India  had  implemented Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM) to promote the cultivation of  medicinal  plants  in  identified  clusters/zones  through  selected  State  Implementing agencies throughout the country in mission mode from the financial year 2015-16 to 202021.  As  per  the  scheme  guidelines,  the  support  was  provided  under  medicinal  plants component of NAM scheme for:
- (i) Cultivation of prioritized medicinal plants on farmer's land.

- (ii) Establishment of nurseries for raising and supply of quality planting material.
- (iii) Post-harvest management with forwarding linkages.
- (iv) Primary processing, marketing infrastructure etc.

Ministry of AYUSH had provided subsidy for 140 prioritized medicinal plants @30%, 50% and 75% of the cost of cultivation per hectare through State Implementing agencies across  the  country.  The  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  approved/released  an  amount  of  Rs. 13657.679  lakh  including  state  share  for  cultivation  of  medicinal  plants  under  medicinal plants component of National Ayush Mission (NAM) scheme throughout the country from the financial year 2015-16 to 2020-21.

In addition to this National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of Ayush has launched the two campaigns namely Tinospora cordifolia 'Amrita for Life' for promotion and creating awareness during the financial year 2018-19 and '20 medicinal plants for 2020' during the financial  year  2020-21  to  promote  and  create  awareness  among  local  people  under 'Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants'.

National  Medicinal  Plants  Board,  Ministry  of  Ayush  supports  various  institutes/ organizations  to  organize  awareness  program,  exposure  visits,  education  and  capacity building of stakeholders under Central Sector Scheme.

- (b) Ministry of Ayush has approved / released an amount of Rs. 13657.679 lakh to the State  Implementing  agencies  for  cultivation  of  medicinal  plants  on  farmers  land  under National Ayush Mission Scheme across the country. The state-wise and year wise detail is given at Annexure-I.

(c) Yes,  Madam  &  Sir. Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  prepared  a  draft  scheme  namely 'Pradhan Mantri VRIKSH AYUSH Yojana' for the promotion of Medicinal Plant Cultivation, Post-harvest  management  and  Marketing  support  by  involving  farmers  and  the  AYUSH industry.

Under the proposed scheme, there is a provision for financial assistance to cultivate medicinal  plants  and  establish  Post-harvest  Management  Infrastructure.  The  proposed scheme has been submitted for the approval of the Cabinet.

- (d) Yes,  Madam  &  Sir. National  Medicinal  Plants  Board,  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has supported six (06) proposals for setting up Medicinal Plants Conservation and Development Areas  (MPCDAs) through survey, documentation of existing natural population  of  medicinal  and  aromatic  plants  and  geo  referencing.  The  MPCDA  includes activities  like  threat  status  of  various  medicinal  plants  species  traditionally  obtained  from the wild, identifying major causes of threat to the populations of threat ended species and possible remedy.  The  detail of projects supported  for setting up  Medicinal Plants Conservation and Development Areas is given at Annexure-II.

(e) Ministry  of  Ayush  had  supported  subsidy  to  the farmers  throughout  the  county  for cultivation  of  140  medicinal  plants  for  cultivation  under  medicinal  plants  component  of National Ayush Mission scheme. Out of 140 medicinal plants, 19 medicinal plants are Rare Endangered Threatened (RET) medicinal plants which were supported for cultivation.

Annexure-I Details of fund approved/released for cultivation of medicinal plants under National

## AYUSH Mission scheme from the financial year 2015-16 to 2020-21

(Rs. in lakh)

| S.No   | State             |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |     Total |
|--------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    |   121.28  |   205.261 |   128.382 |    69.279 |   220.408 |     0     |   744.611 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh |     0     |    42.779 |    38.432 |     9.36  |    26.255 |    59.5   |   176.326 |
| 3      | Assam             |     0     |    85.864 |    55.35  |    28.122 |     0     |     0     |   169.336 |
| 4      | Bihar             |     0     |     0     |     0     |     0     |    74.487 |     0     |    74.487 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      |     0     |    47.63  |    27.96  |    28.107 |     0     |     0     |   103.697 |
| 6      | Goa               |     0     |     8.22  |     9.44  |     9.437 |     9.742 |     0     |    36.839 |
| 7      | Gujarat           |    25.915 |    72.189 |    71.453 |   178.67  |     0     |     0     |   348.227 |
| 8      | Haryana           |    49.81  |    56.988 |     0     |     0     |     0     |     0     |   106.798 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  |    35.731 |   100.06  |     8.043 |     0     |    54.444 |     0     |   198.279 |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   |     7.393 |    30.67  |    19.216 |    21.504 |    18.288 |    21.539 |   118.61  |
| 11     | Karnataka         |   102.204 |   195.63  |   154.213 |    86.485 |   114.673 |   359.881 |  1013.09  |
| 12     | Kerala            |    69.636 |   130.431 |   171.389 |   115.265 |     0     |   101.112 |   587.833 |
| 13     | Madhya Pradesh    |   286.905 |   490.882 |   317.275 |   249.359 |   287.873 |   853.736 |  2486.03  |
| 14     | Maharashtra       |   194.612 |     0     |   265.508 |     0     |   285.356 |     0     |   745.476 |
| 15     | Manipur           |    48.3   |    70.875 |    30.248 |    17.58  |    15.829 |     0     |   182.832 |
| 16     | Meghalaya         |     0     |    12.769 |     7.05  |     0     |    31.526 |     0     |    51.345 |
| 17     | Mizoram           |     8.134 |     6.817 |    41.26  |    39.64  |     0.954 |    10.304 |   107.11  |
| 18     | Nagaland          |    20.36  |    39.379 |    65.891 |    38.042 |     0     |    75.482 |   239.154 |
| 19     | Orissa            |     0     |   107.548 |     0     |    85.064 |     0     |     0     |   192.612 |
| 20     | Puducherry        |     0     |     4.96  |     0     |     0.393 |     0.783 |     0     |     6.136 |
| 21     | Punjab            |     0     |    78.61  |     0     |     9.469 |    66.154 |     0     |   154.233 |
| 22     | Rajasthan         |    38.532 |   194.809 |   473.603 |   203.239 |   327.848 |     0     |  1238.03  |
| 23     | Sikkim            |    22.324 |    23.252 |    24.98  |     0     |     0     |    40.989 |   111.545 |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        |   144.224 |   252.712 |   222.918 |   173.089 |   260.995 |     0     |  1053.94  |
| 25     | Telangana         |    81.316 |    38.751 |    75.044 |    36.874 |    65.748 |     0     |   297.733 |
| 26     | Tripura           |     6.064 |     0     |     0     |    42.897 |     0     |     0     |    48.961 |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       |    54.216 |   129.816 |   105.991 |    55.667 |   133.595 |     0     |   479.285 |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     |   548.762 |   336.924 |   241.198 |   564.051 |     0     |   503.012 |  2193.95  |
| 29     | West Bengal       |    18.131 |    44.941 |   104.979 |    62.201 |   160.933 |     0     |   391.185 |
|        | TOTAL             |  1883.85  |  2808.77  |  2659.82  |  2123.79  |  2155.89  |  2025.56  | 13657.7   |

## Annexure-II

## The detail of  projects  supported  for  Setting  up  Medicinal Plants  Conservation and Development Areas (MPCDAs) from the financial year 2015-16 to 2020-21

|   S. No. | Name of the State   | Project Title & Project No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Gujarat             | Establishment of Medicinal Plants Conservation and Development Areas (MPCDAs) in Mahisagar district of Gujarat" (CONS/GUJ-01/2020-21)                                                                                                                                                                           |
|        2 | Nagaland            | Medicinal Plants Conservation & Development Areas (MPCDAs) under in-situ Conservation in Nagaland. (CONS/NG-01/2017-18)                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|        3 | Odisha              | Conservation of the wild populations of the medicinal Plants via establishment of the Medicinal Plants Conservation Development Area (MPCDAs) in order to ensure its long-term availability of medicinal plants/NTFP and sustainable livelihood for the people of Mandara Giri Hills area. (CONS/OR-01/2020-21) |
|        4 | Mizoram             | Medicinal Plants Conservation and Development Area, Mizoram under Central Circle, Champhai Forest Division. (CONS/MZ-02/2017-18)                                                                                                                                                                                |
|        5 | Mizoram             | Medicinal Plants Conservation and Development Area (MPCDA) under Southern Circle in Mizoram. (CONS/MZ-01/2016-17)                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|        6 | Uttarakhand         | Medicinal Plant Conservation & Development Area. (CONS/UK-01/2018-19)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |