Lok Sabha Question No. 1911 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Minor Forest Produce for Tribal People
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh, Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †1911

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 19/12/2022

## MINOR FOREST PRODUCE FOR TRIBAL PEOPLE

† 1911. Shri Sunil Kumar Singh:

Shri Vijay Baghel:

Shri Mohan Mandavi:

Shri DilipSaikia:

Shri Sunil Kumar Soni:

Shri RanjeetsinghHindurao Naik Nimbalkar:

Shri Arun Sao:

Shri Devji M. Patel:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether minor forest produce is a major source of livelihood and earning cash for tribals  and  local  people  of  villages  in  nearby  forest  areas  in  the  country  State-wise including Jharkhand, Darang district in Jharkhand, Assam, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan and if so, the total number of people dependent on forests and forest produce in said areas;
- (b) the details of minor forest produce purchased at the minimum support price in the country  State-wise along with number  of procurement  centres  set up in  the country including States of Jharkhand, Assam, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan;
- (c) the number of species of minor forest produce for which minimum support prices have been fixed  during the  last  three  years  and  the  arrangements  made  for  storage, processing,  transportation  and  distribution  of  minor  forest  produce  along  with  the details thereof; and
- (d) the total number of types of Forest Produce whose support price have been fixed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

(a): Minor Forest Produce (MFP) is a significant forest resource and also an important source of livelihood and earning cash for tribal communities and villagers inhabiting near  forest  areas,  though  specific  numbers  of  people  dependent  on  MFP  are  not maintained in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

(b): The  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs,  Govt.  of  India  has  released  Rs  319.65  Crores towards  revolving  funds  to  the  States  for  procurement  of  Minor  Forest  Produce  on notified Minimum Support Price under the scheme of 'Mechanism for Marketing of

Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP' (now merged under Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission - PMJVM)  against which procurement of Rs.524.35 Crores of MFPs has been undertaken during the financial year 2014-15 to 2022-23. The details of the procurement of MFPs made during last three years by the State Governments through their State Implementing Agencies (SIAs) along with Procurement centres are given in the Annexure .

(c) to (d): 87  MFPs have been notified by the Ministry for Minimum Support Price under the scheme of PMJVM. The details of the 87 MFPs are enclosed at Annexure .

The  Ministry  has  also  released  an  amount  of  Rs.  89.15  Crores  to  State Implementing Agencies for development of infrastructure facilities such as modernisation  of  haat  bazaars,  godowns  etc.  to  facilitate  procurement,  storage, processing, transportation and distribution activities.

Annexure referred to in Reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †1911 for 19.12.2022 regarding 'Minor Forest Produce for Tribal People'

Details of value of MFPs procured during last three years at the minimum support price by State Implementing Agenciesand Procurement Centres set up

| Sl. No   | State          | 2019-20              | 2020-21              | 2021-22 Value (Rs. In   | No. of Procurement Centers   |
|----------|----------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | State          | Value (Rs. In lakhs) | Value (Rs. In lakhs) | lakhs)                  |                              |
| 1        | Odisha         | 36.21                | 2274.77              | 578.75                  | 98                           |
| 2        | Chhattisgarh   | 1632.24              | 15374.10             | 10191.85                | 4969                         |
| 3        | Andhra Pradesh | 227.94               | 748.33               | 95.40                   | 164                          |
| 4        | Gujarat        | 168.32               | 364.09               | 90.99                   | 60                           |
| 5        | Rajasthan      | 15.12                | 5.92                 | 2.65                    | 16                           |
| 6        | Maharashtra    | -                    | 64.92                | 119.01                  | 133                          |
| 7        | Jharkhand      | -                    | 410.22               | 263.05                  | 24                           |
| 8        | Nagaland       | 40.00                | 49.82                | 0.67                    | 38                           |
| 9        | Tripura        | 55.68                | 19.00                | 0.00                    | 11                           |
| 10       | West Bengal    | 30.34                | -                    | -                       | 15                           |
| 11       | Assam          | -                    | 34.79                | 0.00                    | 50                           |
| 12       | Manipur        | -                    | 12.70                | 0.00                    | 139                          |
| 13       | Karnataka      | -                    | 109.26               | 36.58                   | 34                           |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh | 9.26                 | 217.14               | 5.55                    | 1066                         |
| 15       | Kerala         | -                    | -                    | 79.27                   | 35                           |
| 16       | Uttar Pradesh  | -                    | -                    | 1.67                    | 21                           |
| Total    | Total          | 2215.11              | 19685.06             | 11465.44                | 6873                         |

Annexure Annexure referred to in Reply to Part (c) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.

## †1911 for 19.12.2022 regarding 'Minor Forest Produce for Tribal People'

|   S. No. | Name of MFPs                                  |   MSP Notified by GoI (in Rs. Per Kg.) | Category F:Forest A:Agriculture P:Processed M:Medicinal H:Horticulture   | Applicability   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|        1 | Tamarind (with seeds) (Tamarindus 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 longifolia)               |                                     29 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|        7 | Sal leaves (Shorearobusta)                    |                                     35 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|        8 | Chironji pods with seeds (Buchananialanzan)   |                                    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 (Schleicheraoleosa)               |                                     23 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|       13 | Neem seeds (Azadirachta indica)               |                                     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) (Asparagus racemosus) |                                    107 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|       21 | Gudmar / Madhunashini (Gymnemasylvestre)      |                                     41 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|       22 | Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata)             |                                     35 | F                                                                        | All India       |
|       23 | Tamarind (De-seeded) (Tamarindus 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 Cinnamomum sp.)      |   40 | F   | All India   |
|   27 | Jamun dried seeds (Syzygiumcumini)                           |   42 | F   | All India   |
|   28 | Dried Amla pulp (deseeded) (Phyllanthus emblica)             |   52 | F   | All India   |
|   29 | Marking Nut (Semecarpus anacardium)                          |    9 | F   | All India   |
|   30 | Soap Nut (dried) (Sapindusemarginatus)                       |   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 (Woodfordiaflobunda)               |   37 | F   | All India   |
|   39 | Nux Vomica (Strychnosnux vomica)                             |   42 | F   | All India   |
|   40 | Ban Tulsi Leaves (dried) (Ocimumtenuiflorum)                 |   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.aniidysenterical) |   31 | F   | All India   |
|   44 | Noni/Aal (dried fruits) (Morindacitrifolia )                 |   17 | F   | All India   |
|   45 | Sonapatha/ Syonak pods (Oroxylum indicum )                   |   21 | F   | All India   |
|   46 | Chanothi seeds (Abrusprecatorius)                            |   45 | F   | All India   |
|   47 | Kalihari (dried tubers) (Gloriosa superba)                   |   31 | F   | All India   |
|   48 | Makoi (dried fruits) (Solanum nigrum)                        |   24 | F   | All India   |
|   49 | Apang plant (Achyranthes aspera)                             |   28 | F   | All India   |

|   50 | Sugandhmantri roots/ tubers (Homalomenaaromatica)                                 | 38                      | F   | All India                                       |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------------------|
|   51 | Van Tulsi seeds                                                                   | 16                      | F   | All India                                       |
|   52 | Van Jeera                                                                         | 70                      | F   | All India                                       |
|   53 | Tamarind Seed                                                                     | 11                      | F   | All India                                       |
|   54 | Bamboo Brooms                                                                     | 60                      | F   | All India                                       |
|   55 | Dry Anola                                                                         | 60                      | F   | All India                                       |
|   56 | KachriBaheda                                                                      | 20                      | P   | All India                                       |
|   57 | KachriHarra                                                                       | 23                      | P   | All India                                       |
|   58 | Seed lac                                                                          | 677                     | FP  | All India                                       |
|   59 | Beetal nut raw                                                                    | 30                      | A   | N.E.States                                      |
|   60 | Beetal nut Dry                                                                    | 200                     | AP  | N.E.States                                      |
|   61 | Mushroom (Dry)                                                                    | 300                     | AP  | N.E.States                                      |
|   62 | Black Rice                                                                        | 100                     | A   | N.E.States                                      |
|   63 | Johar Rice                                                                        | 50                      | A   | N.E.States                                      |
|   64 | King Chilli                                                                       | 300                     | A   | N.E.States                                      |
|   65 | Mustard                                                                           | 40                      | A   | N.E.States                                      |
|   66 | Raw Cashew                                                                        | 450                     | A   | N.E.States                                      |
|   67 | Cashew Nut                                                                        | 800                     | AP  | N.E.States                                      |
|   68 | Ginger dry                                                                        | 50                      | AP  | N.E.States                                      |
|   69 | Perilla                                                                           | 140                     | A   | N.E.States                                      |
|   70 | Rosella                                                                           | 200                     | A   | N.E.States                                      |
|   71 | Nutgall                                                                           | 150                     | A   | N.E.States                                      |
|   72 | Zanthoxylum Dried                                                                 | 200                     | A   | N.E.States                                      |
|   73 | Jack Fruit Seed                                                                   | 45                      | A   | N.E.States                                      |
|   73 | Tasar Cocoon (Chrysalis)                                                          |                         |     |                                                 |
|   74 | Reeling Class Grade- I (Specification - When Avg. Shell Weight 1.55 gram& above ) | Rs.3200/thousand number | F/H | Jharkhand State                                 |
|   73 | Un-Reeling Grade -I (Specification- When Avg. Shell Weight 1.40 gram& above)      | Rs.1500/thousand number | F/H | Jharkhand State                                 |
|   75 | Cashew Kernel (Anacardium occidentale)                                            | 90                      | F/P | All India                                       |
|   76 | Elephant Apple dry (Dillenia indica)                                              | 120                     | F/H | North Eastern States                            |
|   77 | Bamboo shoot (Phyllostachys edulis)                                               | 70                      | F   | North Eastern States                            |
|   78 | Malkangni Seed (Celastruspaniculatus wild)                                        | 100                     | F   | All India                                       |
|   79 | Mahul Leaves (Bauhinia vahlli)                                                    | 15                      | F   | Odisha, Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh West Bengal |
|   80 | Nagod (Vitex negundo)                                                             | 20                      | F   | All India                                       |
|   81 | Gokhru (Tribulus terrestris)                                                      | 60                      | F   | All India                                       |

|   82 | Pipla/ Uchithi (dried berry) (Piper pedicellatum)   |   120 | F   | All India            |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------|-----|----------------------|
|   83 | Gamhar/ Gamari , (dry bark) (Gmelina arborea)       |    20 | F   | North Eastern States |
|   84 | Oroxylum indicum , (dry bark) (Oroxylum indicum     |    40 | F   | North Eastern States |
|   85 | Wild Mushroom dry (Agaricussp)                      |   400 | F   | North Eastern States |
|   86 | Shringraj (Eclipta Alba)                            |    18 | F/M | All India            |
|   87 | Tree Moss (Bryophytes)                              |   350 | F/P | Karnataka State      |

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