Lok Sabha Question No. 67 (STARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: National Medicinal Plant Board
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 67 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD JULY , 2021

## NATIONAL MEDICINAL P LANT BOARD

## *67. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPB) has formulated any new to boost the cultivation and production of medicinal plants and herbs in the
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the fresh steps taken by the Government for development of quality plant of medicinal plants and herbs in different agro - climatic zones ?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

(SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL )

- (a) to (c )A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 67* FOR 23 RD JULY , 202 1

(a): Yes, 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  A industry.

(b):  This  proposal  of  'PRADHAN  MANTRI  VRIKSH -AYUSH  YOJANA'  seeks approval  of  the  Cabinet  for  implementation  as  a  Central  Sector  Scheme. AYUSH aims to promote Cultivation of Medicinal Plant, Post - harvest management and Marketing  support  by  involving farmers  and  the  AYUSH  industry.    It  is  expecte create  assets  in  the  form  of  plantation  clusters  of  high  value  medicinal would ensure the supply of quality raw material to AYUSH industry while incr income of the farmers and local communities, including tribals.

Under  the  proposed  scheme,  there  is  a  provision  for  financial  assistance medicinal  plants  and  establish  Post - harvest  Management  Infrastructure.  The  propos scheme  shall  be  implemented  as  a  Central  Sector  Sch eme  of  Ministry  namely 'PRADHAN MANTRI VRIKSH -AYUSH YOJANA'. Proposal has been submitted for the approval of the Cabinet.

(c): The National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of AYUSH is presently imple Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Developm ent and Sustainable Management of Medicinal  Plants  under  which  there  is  a  provision  to  provide  project  bas support for establishing nursery and development of Quality Planting Material the country. The State - wise number of projects s upported for the development of Quali Planting Material from 2000 to 2021 is given at Annexure - I.

In addition, the National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of AYUSH thr Regional  Cum  Facilitation  Centres (RCFCs)  is  also  providing  financial  and  techn assistance to farmers/other stakeholders for development of Quality Planting medicinal plants and herbs in different States. The detail of Quality Planti Medicinal plants species developed, the number of training organised and farmers through Regional Cum Facilitation Centre Projects of NMPB since inception of Cum Facilitation Centres i.e from year 2017 - 18 to 2020 - 21 is given at Annexure - II.

NMPB has also signed M oU with National Botanical Research Institute - CSIR for the development of Quality Planting Material of medicinal plants and herbs.

State/UTs - wise  number  of  projects  supported  under  Central  Sector  Scheme  o Conservation,  Development  and  S ustainable  Management  of  Medicinal  Plants  for development of Quality Planting Material during the period of 2000 to 2021

|                                    | State                              |   No. of Project supported Quality Planting Material |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.                                 | Andhra Pradesh                     |                                                    6 |
| 2.                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                                    1 |
| 3.                                 | Assam                              |                                                    3 |
| 4.                                 | Bihar                              |                                                    1 |
| 5.                                 | Delhi                              |                                                    3 |
| 6.                                 | Goa                                |                                                    1 |
| 7.                                 | Gujarat                            |                                                    2 |
| 8.                                 | Himachal Pradesh                   |                                                    1 |
| 9.                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                    |                                                    3 |
| 10.                                | Jharkhand                          |                                                    3 |
| 11.                                | Karnataka                          |                                                    2 |
| 12.                                | Kerala                             |                                                    5 |
| 13.                                | Madhya Pradesh                     |                                                    4 |
| 14.                                | Maharastra                         |                                                    4 |
| 15.                                | Manipur                            |                                                    3 |
| 16.                                | Mizoram                            |                                                    1 |
| 17.                                | Nagaland                           |                                                    3 |
| 18.                                | Orissa                             |                                                    2 |
| 19.                                | Punjab                             |                                                    3 |
| 20.                                | Rajasthan                          |                                                    3 |
| 21.                                | Sikkim                             |                                                    2 |
| 22.                                | Tamil Nadu                         |                                                    1 |
| 23.                                | Telangana                          |                                                    4 |
| 24.                                | Uttar Pradesh                      |                                                    5 |
| 25.                                | Uttarakhand                        |                                                   19 |
| 26.                                | West Bengal                        |                                                    4 |
| Total number of projects supported | Total number of projects supported |                                                   89 |

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The  details  of  Quality  Planting  Material  (QPM)  of  Medicinal  Plants  sp developed,  number  of  training  organized  and  farmers  trained  through  Regio Cum Facilitation Centres (RCFCs) projects of NMPB for promoting cultivation medicinal plants since in ception of RCFCs i.e from year 2017 - 18 to 2020 - 21

|   Sl. No. | Regional Cum Facilitation Centres (RCFCs)                                                                                        | States / UTs covered                                                             | Number of QPM Developed   |   Number of trainings organized | Number of farmers trained   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | RCFC (Northern Region - I) , Research Institute Indian System Medicine, Department of Ayurveda, Joginder Nagar, Himachal Pradesh | in of Chandigarh Delhi Haryana Himachal Pradesh Punjab Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh | 1,00,000                  |                              32 | 2,472                       |
|         2 | RCFC (Northern Region - II) , Sher - e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir     | Jammu & Kashmir Ladakh                                                           | 6,51,888                  |                              76 | 3,718                       |
|         3 | RCFC (Central Region) , State Forest Research Institute , Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh                                               | Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh                                                      | 2,89,074                  |                              22 | 1,538                       |
|         4 | RCFC (Eastern Region) , Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal                                                                | Bihar Jharkhand Odisha Sikkim West Bengal                                        | 7,96,335                  |                              14 | 1,123                       |
|         5 | RCFC (Southern Region) , Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Kerala                                                        | Andaman & Nicobar Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Kerala Lakshadweep                    | 22,31,670                 |                              18 | 561                         |

|       |                                                                             | Puducherry Tamil Nadu Telangana                                     |           |     |        |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----|--------|
| 6.    | RCFC (North Eastern Region) , Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam  | Arunachal Pradesh Assam, Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura | 8,200     |  08 | 320    |
| 7.    | RCFC (Western Region) , Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra | Goa, Gujarat Maharashtra Rajasthan Dadra & Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu | 1,05,300  |  15 | 1,265  |
| Total | Total                                                                       | Total                                                               | 41,82,467 | 185 | 10,997 |