Lok Sabha Question No. 214 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Minor Forest Produces for Tribal Communities
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO-*214

TO BE ANSWERED ON-13/12/2021

## MINOR FOREST PRODUCES FOR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES

## *214. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the minor forest produces that are a major source of income for tribal communities of Rajasthan;
- (b)  the  district-wise  information  on  minor  forest  produces  of  Rajasthan,  procured  at minimum standard price;
- (c) the district-wise information on communities dependent on minor forest produce for their livelihood;
- (d) the details of the minor forest produces for which the minimum standard price has been fixed by the Government; and
- (e)  the  initiatives  undertaken  by  the  Government  to  provide  transportation  and  market linkage of the said minor forest produces in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

- (a) to (e):     A Statement is laid down on the Table of the House.

Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *214 for answer on 13.12.2021 tabled by Shri Arjun Lal Meena regarding 'Minor forest produces for tribal communities'.

- (a)  to  (c):          As  informed  by  Government  of  Rajasthan,  the  Minor  Forest  Produces  that  are significant  source  of  income  for  tribal  communities  in  Rajasthan  are  Mahua,  Amla,  Bahera, Areetha,  Fuhad,  Ratanjot,  Dolma,  Karanj  Seeds,  Safed  Musli,  Giloe,  etc. Following  tribal communities are engaged in collection of MFPs in different districts of Rajasthan State:

Udaipur District                :                Bhil, Meena, Garasia and Kathodi

Pratapgarh District            :                Bhil and Meena,

Banswara District              :                Bhil and Meena,

Sirohi District                    :                Garasia,

Baran District                    :                Sahariya.

Minor Forest Produces worth approximately Rs. 6.10 lakh and Rs. 2.92 lakh have been procured in the Udaipur and Sirohi Districts respectively during 2020-21.

- (d)       The list of Minor Forest Produces for which Minimum Support price has been fixed by Ministry of Tribal Affairs is at Annexure .
- (e)         The  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  under  its  schemes  namely  'Institutional  Support  for development and marketing of tribal products/produce' and 'Marketing Of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) Through Minimum Support Price (MSP) And Development Of Value Chain For MFP' provides grant-in-aid to State Governments for enhancement of infrastructure facilities to improve the supply chain of MFPs in the States. These are demand-driven schemes and funds are released to States on the basis of proposals received from them. The Ministry has released an amount of Rs.  5.63  crores  to  Rajasthan  during  2019-20  under  Institutional  Support  scheme  for  market intervention and supply chain infrastructure development of MFPs.

Apart from the above, the Ministry implements Van Dhan Vikas Karyakaram under the Scheme 'Mechanism  for  Marketing  of  Minor  Forest  Produce  (MFP)  through  Minimum  Support  Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP' which targets livelihood generation for tribals by harnessing the wealth of forest i.e. Van Dhan. Under this programme, community owned Minor Forest Produce centric multi-purpose Kendras are set-up in predominantly tribal districts which act  as  common facility centres  for procurement cum value addition to locally available Minor Forest Produce. TRIFED under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the nodal implementing agency for Van Dhan Vikas Karyakaram and provides marketing support to MFP  gatherers.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *214 to be answered on 13.12.2021

List of MFPs/Items and their MSP rates notified by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs  under the scheme MSP For MFPs are given below:

|   S. No. | Name of MFPs                                 |   Rate List of MSP for MFPs notified by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GOI vide N otification dated 1/05/20 (i n Rs. Per Kg.) | Category F-Forest/MFP A-Agriculture P-Processed M-Medicinal H- Horticulture   | Applicability   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|        1 | Tamarind (with seeds) (Tamari ndus indica)   |                                                                                                                             36 | F                                                                             | All India       |
|        2 | Wild Honey                                   |                                                                                                                            225 | F                                                                             | All India       |
|        3 | Gum Karaya (Sterculia urenus)                |                                                                                                                            114 | F                                                                             | All India       |
|        4 | Karanj seed (Pongamia pinnata)               |                                                                                                                             22 | F                                                                             | All India       |
|        5 | Sal seed (Shorearobusta)                     |                                                                                                                             20 | F                                                                             | All India       |
|        6 | Mahua seed (Madhuca longifoli a)             |                                                                                                                             29 | F                                                                             | All India       |
|        7 | Sal leaves (Shorearobusta)                   |                                                                                                                             35 | F                                                                             | All India       |
|        8 | Chironji pods with seeds (Buch ananialanzan) |                                                                                                                            126 | F                                                                             | All India       |
|        9 | Myrobalan (Terminalia chebula )              |                                                                                                                             15 | F                                                                             | All India       |
|       10 | Rangeeni Lac                                 |                                                                                                                            200 | F                                                                             | All India       |
|       11 | Kusumi Lac                                   |                                                                                                                            275 | F                                                                             | All India       |
|       12 | Kusum seeds (Schleicheraoleos a)             |                                                                                                                             23 | F                                                                             | All India       |
|       13 | Neem seeds (Azadirachta indic a)             |                                                                                                                             27 | F                                                                             | All India       |
|       14 | Puwad seeds (Cassia tora)                    |                                                                                                                             16 | F                                                                             | All India       |
|       15 | Baheda (Terminalia bellirica)                |                                                                                                                             17 | F                                                                             | All India       |
|       16 | Hill Broom Grass (Thysanolaena maxima)       |                                                                                                                             50 | F                                                                             | All India       |

|   17 | Dry Shikakai Pods (Acacia concinna)                      |   50 | F   | All India   |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------|------|-----|-------------|
|   18 | Bael pulp (Dried) (Aegle marmelos)                       |   30 | F   | All India   |
|   19 | Nagarmotha (Cyperus rotundas)                            |   30 | F   | All India   |
|   20 | Shatavari Roots (Dried) (Aspar agus racemosus)           |  107 | F   | All India   |
|   21 | Gudmar / Madhunashini (Gymn emasylvestre)                |   41 | F   | All India   |
|   22 | Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata)                        |   35 | F   | All India   |
|   23 | Tamarind (De-seeded) (Tamari ndus indica)                |   63 | F   | All India   |
|   24 | Guggul (exudates)                                        |  812 | F   | All India   |
|   25 | Mahua Flowers (dried) (Madhuca longifolia)               |   30 | F   | All India   |
|   26 | Tejpatta (dried) (Cinnamomum tamala and Cinn amomum sp.) |   40 | F   | All India   |
|   27 | Jamun dried seeds (Syzygiumcumini)                       |   42 | F   | All India   |
|   28 | Dried Amla pulp (deseeded) (P hyllanthus emblica)        |   52 | F   | All India   |
|   29 | Marking Nut (Semecarpus anacardium)                      |    9 | F   | All India   |
|   30 | Soap Nut (dried) (Sapindusema rginatus)                  |   14 | F   | All India   |
|   31 | Bhava seed/ (Amaltas) (Cassia fistula)                   |   13 | F   | All India   |
|   32 | Arjuna Bark (Terminalia arjuna )                         |   21 | F   | All India   |
|   33 | Kokum (Dry) (Garcinia indica)                            |   29 | F   | All India   |
|   34 | Giloe (Tinospora cordifolia)                             |   40 | F   | All India   |
|   35 | Kaunch seed (Mucuna pruriens )                           |   21 | F   | All India   |

|   36 | Chirata (Swertia chirayita)                                   |   34 | F   | All India   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------|-----|-------------|
|   37 | Vaybidding / Vavding (Embeliaribes )                          |   94 | F   | All India   |
|   38 | Dhavaiphool dried flowers (Wo odfordiaflobunda)               |   37 | F   | All India   |
|   39 | Nux Vomica (Strychnosnux vomica)                              |   42 | F   | All India   |
|   40 | Ban Tulsi Leaves (dried) (Ocim umtenuiflorum)                 |   22 | F   | All India   |
|   41 | Kshirni (Hemidesmus indicus)                                  |   35 | F   | All India   |
|   42 | Bakul (dried bark) (Mimusopselengii)                          |   46 | F   | All India   |
|   43 | Kutaj (dried bark) (Holarrhenapubescens/ H.aniid ysenterical) |   31 | F   | All India   |
|   44 | Noni/Aal (dried fruits) (Morindacitrifolia )                  |   17 | F   | All India   |
|   45 | Sonapatha/ Syonak pods (Orox ylumindicum )                    |   21 | F   | All India   |
|   46 | Chanothi seeds (Abrusprecatori us)                            |   45 | F   | All India   |
|   47 | Kalihari (dried tubers) (Glorios a superba)                   |   31 | F   | All India   |
|   48 | Makoi (dried fruits) (Solanum nigrum)                         |   24 | F   | All India   |
|   49 | Apang plant (Achyranthes aspe ra)                             |   28 | F   | All India   |
|   50 | Sugandhmantri roots/ tubers (H omalomenaaromatica)            |   38 | F   | All India   |
|   51 | Van Tulsi seeds (Ocimumgratissimum)                           |   16 | F   | All India   |
|   52 | Van Jeera (Vernonia anthelmintica)                            |   70 | F   | All India   |
|   53 | Tamarind Seed ( Tamarindus indica (Seeds)                     |   11 | F   | All India   |
|   54 | Bamboo Brooms (Thysanolaena maxima)                           |   60 | F   | All India   |
|   55 | Dry Anola (Phyllanthus emblica (Dry)                          |   60 | F   | All India   |

|    | 56 KachriBaheda (Terminalia bellerica)                                                                                                                                                 | 20                                                | P   | All India   |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-----|-------------|
|    | 57 KachriHarra (Terminalia chebula)                                                                                                                                                    | 23                                                | P   | All India   |
| 58 | Seed lac (Kerria lacca)                                                                                                                                                                | 677                                               | FP  | All India   |
| 59 | Beetal nut raw (Areca catechu (Raw)                                                                                                                                                    | 30                                                | A   | N.E.States  |
| 60 | Beetal nut Dry (Areca catechu (Dry)                                                                                                                                                    | 200                                               | A P | N.E.States  |
| 61 | Mushroom (Dry) (Agaricusbisporus( dry)                                                                                                                                                 | 300                                               | A P | N.E.States  |
| 62 | Black Rice (Oryza sativa L)                                                                                                                                                            | 100                                               | A   | N.E.States  |
| 63 | Johar Rice ( Oryza sativa)                                                                                                                                                             | 50                                                | A   | N.E.States  |
| 64 | King Chilli (Capsicum chinense Jacq)                                                                                                                                                   | 300                                               | A   | N.E.States  |
| 65 | Mustard (Brassica nigra)                                                                                                                                                               | 40                                                | A   | N.E.States  |
| 66 | Raw Cashew (Anacardium occidentale (Raw)                                                                                                                                               | 450                                               | A   | N.E.States  |
| 67 | Cashew Nut ( Anacardium occidentale (Nut)                                                                                                                                              | 800                                               | A P | N.E.States  |
| 68 | Ginger dry (Zingiber officinale)                                                                                                                                                       | 50                                                | A P | N.E.States  |
| 69 | Perilla (Perilla frutescens)                                                                                                                                                           | 140                                               | A   | N.E.States  |
| 70 | Rosella(Hibiscus sabdariffa)                                                                                                                                                           | 200                                               | A   | N.E.States  |
| 71 | Nutgall (Rhus chinensis)                                                                                                                                                               | 150                                               | A   | N.E.States  |
| 72 | Zanthoxylum Dried (Zanthoxylum armatum)                                                                                                                                                | 200                                               | A   | N.E.States  |
| 73 | Jack Fruit Seed (Artocarpus heterophyllus(Seed s)                                                                                                                                      | 45                                                | A   | N.E.States  |
| 74 | Tassar Cocoon Reeling Class Grade-I (Specification -When Avg. She ll Weight 1.55 gram and above) Un-Reeling Class Grade-I (Specification -When Avg. She ll Weight 1.40 gram and above) | Rs 3200/ Thousand number Rs 1500/ Thousand number | F/H | Jharkhand   |
| 75 | Cashes Kernel (Anacardium oc cidentale)                                                                                                                                                | 90                                                | F/P | All India   |
| 76 | Elephant Apple Dry (Dillenia in dica)                                                                                                                                                  | 120                                               | F/H | N.E.States  |
| 77 | Bamboo Shoot (Phyllostachys e dulis)                                                                                                                                                   | 70                                                | F   | N.E.States  |

|   78 | Malkangni Seed (Celastruspani culatus wild)         |   100 | F   | All India                                            |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------|-----|------------------------------------------------------|
|   79 | Mahul Leaves (Bauhinia vahlli)                      |    15 | F   | Odisha, Chhattis garh, Madhya Pr adesh &West B engal |
|   80 | Nagod (Vitex negundo)                               |    20 | F   | All India                                            |
|   81 | Gokhru (Tribulus terrestris)                        |    60 | F   | All India                                            |
|   82 | Pipla / Uchithi (Dried berry) (Piper pedicellatu m) |   120 | F   | All India                                            |
|   83 | Gamhar / Gamri (Dry bark) (G melina arborea)        |    20 | F   | N.E.States                                           |
|   84 | Oroxylum indicum (Dry bark ) (Oroxylum indicum)     |    40 | F   | N.E.States                                           |
|   85 | Wild Mushroom Dry (Agaricus sp)                     |   400 | F   | N.E.States                                           |
|   86 | Shringraj (Eclipta alba)                            |    18 | F/M | All India                                            |
|   87 | Tree Moss (Bryophytes)                              |   350 | F/P | Karnataka                                            |

*****