Lok Sabha Question No. 3313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Cultivation and Harvest Methods of Herbs
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3313 ANSWERED ON 05/08/2022

## 'CULTIVATION AND HARVEST METHODS OF HERBS'

## 3313. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry has taken any steps to educate the farmers about herbs, their cultivation, pre-post harvest methods and their storage;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a)  &  (b):  Yes  Sir, National  Medicinal  Plants  Board  (NMPB),  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  provided financial support in project mode  to various institutes/organizations to organise awareness programme, exposure visits and capacity building programmes (seminars / conferences / workshops etc.) for array of stakeholders through Information Education and Communication (IEC) activities under Central Sector Scheme (CSS) for conservation, development and sustainable management of medicinal plants.  NMPB has released an amount of Rs. 3079.116 lakhs and supported 124 no. of projects for various IEC activities to educate array of stakeholders including farmers about different aspects of medicinal plants like conservation, cultivation, post harvest management, marketing and their quality from the financial year 2017-18 to 2021-22. The detail is given at Annexure I &II .

Under the same scheme, project based support is also provided to Regional Cum Facilitation Centres  (RCFCs)  of  NMPB  for  conducting  and  facilitating    various  medicinal  plants  activities including  organizing  trainings  /  workshops  to  educate  farmers  about  the  Cultivation  and  Post Harvest  Management  (PHM)  of  medicinal  plants  /  herbs.    The  details  of  training  /  workshop conducted and farmers trained through RCFCs from 2017-18 to 2021-22 is at Annexure III.

Beside this, Ministry of Ayush had supported the training programmes, seminars/ workshops /  Buyer-seller  meet  /  exposure  visits  on  cultivation  practices  to  aware  the  farmers  under  flexi component  of  'Medicinal  Plants'  component  under  National  Ayush  Mission  scheme.  Till  date, Ministry  of  Ayush  has  supported  235  numbers  of  seminars/  workshops  /  buyer-seller  meet  / exposure visits. Details are provided at Annexure- IV.

## (c) Not applicable.

Details of fund released under Central Sector Scheme for conservation, development and sustainable management of medicinal plants to different organizations throughout country for IEC activities from the financial year 2017-18 to 2021-22.

| S.no   | State             | Total Fund Sanctioned (Rs. in lakhs)   | Total Fund Sanctioned (Rs. in lakhs)   | Total Fund Sanctioned (Rs. in lakhs)   | Total Fund Sanctioned (Rs. in lakhs)   | Total Fund Sanctioned (Rs. in lakhs)   | Total Fund Sanctioned (Rs. in lakhs)   |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| S.no   | State             | 2017-18                                | 2018-19                                | 2019-20                                | 2020-21                                | 2021-22                                | Total                                  |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 24                                     | 5                                      | 29                                     |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 5                                      | 10                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 15                                     |
| 3      | Assam             | 0                                      | 50.5                                   | 0                                      | 8                                      | 24.6                                   | 83.1                                   |
| 4      | Bihar             | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 6      | Delhi             | 34.92                                  | 33.6                                   | 515                                    | 18.92                                  | 37.261                                 | 639.701                                |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 8      | Haryana           | 0                                      | 5                                      | 0                                      | 5                                      | 0                                      | 10                                     |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 10     | Jammu -Kashmir    | 0                                      | 0                                      | 5                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 5                                      |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 6.3                                    | 76                                     | 24.47                                  | 0                                      | 70.425                                 | 177.195                                |
| 13     | Kerala            | 5                                      | 0                                      | 5                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 10                                     |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 16.55                                  | 18                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 34.55                                  |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 20                                     | 6.5                                    | 19.3                                   | 44.62                                  | 0                                      | 90.42                                  |
| 16     | Manipur           | 0                                      | 20                                     | 7.2                                    | 0                                      | 0                                      | 27.2                                   |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 10                                     | 12                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 22                                     |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 0                                      | 4.5                                    | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 4.5                                    |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 0                                      | 15                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 15                                     |
| 20     | Odisha            | 5                                      | 5                                      | 5                                      | 8                                      | 8.25                                   | 31.25                                  |
| 21     | Punjab            | 0                                      | 5                                      | 0                                      | 5                                      | 10                                     | 20                                     |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 29                                     | 54                                     | 506                                    | 3                                      | 0                                      | 592                                    |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 52                                     | 17                                     | 502.5                                  | 0                                      | 12                                     | 583.5                                  |
| 25     | Telangana         | 43                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 43                                     |
| 26     | Uttar Pradesh     | 8                                      | 13                                     | 19.7                                   | 500                                    | 43                                     | 583.7                                  |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 0                                      | 14                                     | 10                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 24                                     |
| 28     | West Bengal       | 4                                      | 10                                     | 5                                      | 10                                     | 10                                     | 39                                     |
| Total  | Total             | 238.77                                 | 369.1                                  | 1624.17                                | 626.54                                 | 220.536                                | 3079.116                               |

Details of no. of projects supported under Central Sector Scheme  for conservation, development  and  sustainable  management  of  medicinal  plants  to  different  organizations throughout country for IEC activities from the financial year 2017-18 to 2021-22.

| S.No.   | State             | Number of Projects   | Number of Projects   | Number of Projects   | Number of Projects   | Number of Projects   | Total   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------|
| S.No.   | State             | 2017-18              | 2018-19              | 2019-20              | 2020-21              | 2021-22              | Total   |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 1                    | 2       |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                    | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 2       |
| 3       | Assam             | 0                    | 2                    | 0                    | 1                    | 3                    | 6       |
| 4       | Bihar             | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0       |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0       |
| 6       | Delhi             | 3                    | 7                    | 4                    | 2                    | 5                    | 21      |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0       |
| 8       | Haryana           | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 2       |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0       |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1       |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0       |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 1                    | 4                    | 2                    | 0                    | 3                    | 10      |
| 13      | Kerala            | 1                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 2       |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1                    | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 2       |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 3                    | 1                    | 4                    | 2                    | 0                    | 10      |
| 16      | Manipur           | 0                    | 2                    | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 3       |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    | 0                    | 4       |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1       |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 0                    | 2                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 2       |
| 20      | Odisha            | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    | 2                    | 3                    | 8       |
| 21      | Punjab            | 0                    | 2                    | 0                    | 1                    | 1                    | 4       |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 2                    | 2                    | 2                    | 1                    | 0                    | 7       |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0       |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 3                    | 5                    | 2                    | 0                    | 4                    | 14      |
| 25      | Telangana         | 4                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 4       |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh     | 2                    | 3                    | 3                    | 0                    | 2                    | 10      |
| 27      | Uttarakhand       | 0                    | 2                    | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 3       |
| 28      | West Bengal       | 1                    | 2                    | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    | 6       |
| Total   | Total             | 24                   | 40                   | 24                   | 13                   | 23                   | 124     |

The  details  of  training  organized  and  farmers  trained  through  Regional  Cum  Facilitation Centres  (RCFCs)  projects  of  NMPB  for  promoting  cultivation  of  medicinal  plants  since inception of RCFCs i.e from year 2017-18 to 2021-22

| Sl. No.   | Regional Cum Facilitation Centres (RCFCs)                                                                                                              | States / UTs covered                                                                              |   Number of trainings organized |   Number of farmers trained |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.        | RCFC (Northern Region - I) , Research Institute in Indian System of Medicine, Department of Ayurveda, Joginder Nagar, Himachal Pradesh                 | Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh                  |                              46 |                        3182 |
| 2.        | RCFC (Northern Region - II) , Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Jammu &Kashmir                              | Jammu &Kashmir Ladakh                                                                             |                             101 |                        4455 |
| 3.        | RCFC (Central Region) , State Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh                                                                      | Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh                                                                       |                              26 |                        1929 |
| 4.        | RCFC (Eastern Region) , Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal                                                                                      | Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim, West Bengal                                                     |                              21 |                        1934 |
| 5.        | RCFC (Southern Region) , Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Kerala                                                                              | Andaman & Nicobar Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala Lakshadweep, Puducherry Tamil Nadu, Telangana |                              31 |                        1174 |
| 6.        | RCFC (North Eastern Region) , Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam *                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh Assam, Manipur Meghalaya                                                        |                              08 |                         320 |
| 6.        | RCFC (North Eastern Region), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - North East Institute of Science & Technology (CSIR- NEIST), Jorhat, Assam | Mizoram Nagaland Tripura                                                                          |                              12 |                         843 |
| 7.        | RCFC (Western Region) , Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra                                                                            | Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra Rajasthan, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman &Diu                             |                              31 |                        2695 |
| Total     | Total                                                                                                                                                  | Total                                                                                             |                             276 |                       16532 |

Note: * RCFC project at AAU, Jorhat closed w.e.f. 31st March, 2021.

# during the year 2021-22, RCFC (NER) project assigned to CSIR-NEIST.

Annexure - IV State-wise detail of IEC activities (seminars/ workshops / Buyer-seller meet / Exposure visits) supported under Medicinal Plants Component of 'National Ayush Mission' (NAM) Scheme,

Ministry of Ayush from the financial year 2016-17 to 2020-21.

| S.No.   | State             | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |   Total |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 2         | 1         | 4         | 5         | -         |      12 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | -         | -         | 1         | -         | -         |       1 |
| 3       | Assam             | 1         | 1         | -         | -         | -         |       2 |
| 4       | Bihar             | -         | -         | -         | 3         | -         |       3 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 1         | 1         | 4         | -         | -         |       6 |
| 6       | Goa               | -         | -         | -         | 1         | -         |       1 |
| 7       | Gujarat           | -         | 3         | 6         | -         | -         |       9 |
| 8       | Haryana           | 6         | -         | -         | -         | -         |       6 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | -         | -         | -         | 3         | -         |       3 |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir    | -         | -         | 1         | 2         | 1         |       4 |
| 11      | Karnataka         | -         | 3         | 1         | 8         | 2         |      14 |
| 12      | Kerala            | 3         | 2         | -         | -         | -         |       5 |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    | 3         | 13        | 24        | 12        | 12        |      64 |
| 14      | Maharashtra       | -         | 2         | -         | -         | -         |       2 |
| 15      | Manipur           | -         | 1         | 2         | -         | -         |       3 |
| 16      | Meghalaya         | -         | 3         | -         | 1         | -         |       4 |
| 17      | Mizoram           | -         | 1         | 5         | 2         | 2         |      10 |
| 18      | Nagaland          | 1         | -         | -         | -         | -         |       1 |
| 19      | Orissa            | -         | -         | 3         | -         | -         |       3 |
| 20      | Puducherry        | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         |       0 |
| 21      | Punjab            | 2         | -         | 3         | 5         | -         |      10 |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 1         | 6         | 7         | 4         | -         |      18 |
| 23      | Sikkim            | -         | -         | -         | -         | 1         |       1 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         |       0 |
| 25      | Telangana         | 4         | 2         | 2         | 4         | -         |      12 |
| 26      | Tripura           | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         |       0 |
| 27      | Uttarakhand       | 1         | 1         | -         | 1         | -         |       3 |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh     | -         | 1         | 17        | -         | 14        |      32 |
| 29      | West Bengal       | -         | 2         | 2         | 2         | -         |       6 |
| Total   | Total             | 25        | 43        | 82        | 53        | 32        |     235 |

Note:

As per information received from the concerned State Implementing Agencies.