Lok Sabha Question No. 3450 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: National Medicinal Plants Board
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3450 ANSWERED ON 05 TH AUGUST, 2022

## NATIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS BOARD

## †3450. SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) whether the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) has launched a national campaign to promotethe farming of medicinal plants across the country;

(b) the  names  of  the  districts  of  Haryana  shortlisted  at  present  for  the  purpose  of  above  said campaign;

(c) whether it has been proposed to provide any financial assistance to the farmers engaged in farming ofmedicinal plants under the aforesaid campaign; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)  &  (b): Yes,  presently,  the  National  Medicinal  Plants  Board  (NMPB),  Ministry  of  Ayush, Government of India is implementing a 'Central Sector Scheme for Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants',under which project based support is provided for  creation  of  Nursery/Quality  Planting  Material  etc.  for  distribution  of  medicinal  plants saplings.  Also,  National  Medicinal  Plants  Board,  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  distributing  medicinal plants under 'Ayush Aapke Dwar' campaign as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav throughout the country. The state-wise details of medicinal plants saplings distributed including Haryana is at Annexure-I.

(c)  &  (d) :  Under  the  said  campaign  there  is  no  provision  to  provide  financial  assistance. However, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India had implemented the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) from the financial year 2015-16 to 2020-21 to promote  the  cultivation  of  medicinal  plants  throughout  the  countryunder  the  medicinal  plants component of the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) scheme, the support was provided for:

- (i) Cultivation of prioritized medicinal plants on farmer's land.

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

Till date, Ministry of Ayush has provided financial assistance of Rs. 13657.68 lakh for cultivation  of  medicinal  plants  under  National  Ayush  Mission  Scheme  throughout  the  country from the financial year 2015-16 to 2020-21. Detail is given at Annexure - II.

## Annexure-I

| State/UTs wise distribution of medicinal plant saplings under Ayush Aapke Dwar   | State/UTs wise distribution of medicinal plant saplings under Ayush Aapke Dwar   | State/UTs wise distribution of medicinal plant saplings under Ayush Aapke Dwar   | State/UTs wise distribution of medicinal plant saplings under Ayush Aapke Dwar                     |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.N                                                                              | State                                                                            | No. of Medicinal Plants saplings distributed                                     | Name of Medicinal Plants                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                | 65                                                                               | Tulsi, Ajwain, Kalmegh, Lemon grass, Ghritkumari                                                   |
| 2                                                                                | Assam                                                                            | 2850                                                                             | Giloe, Arjuna, Baheda, Vach, Giloe etc.                                                            |
| 3                                                                                | Arunanchal Pradesh                                                               | 1141                                                                             | Satavar, Adhatoda, Kari Patta, Tulsi, Amla, Giloe etc.                                             |
| 4                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                   | 1322884                                                                          | Ashoka, Brahmi, Raktchandan, Madukparni, Henna, lemon grass etc.                                   |
| 5                                                                                | Bihar                                                                            | 850                                                                              | Giloe, Tulsi, BhuiAmla, Coleus, Neem, and Brahmi                                                   |
| 6                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                     | 2137045                                                                          | Giloe, Stevia, Satavar, Kalmegh, Ashwagandha, Ghritkumari, Gudmar, Tulsi, Brahmi, Pipli, Bel, Amla |
| 7                                                                                | Chandigarh                                                                       | 330                                                                              | Lemon grass, Aloe, Giloe, Brahmi, Shatavari etc.                                                   |
| 8                                                                                | New Delhi                                                                        | 3486720                                                                          | Giloe, Ashwagandha and Tulsi.                                                                      |
| 9                                                                                | Goa                                                                              | 7570                                                                             | Amla, Tejpatta, Stevia, Garcinia, Raktchandan, Moringa                                             |
| 10                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                          | 308302                                                                           | Giloe, Tulsi, Ashwagandha , BhuiAmla, Ghritkumari, Guggulu etc.                                    |
| 11                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                 | 240360                                                                           | Giloe, Ashwagandha, Jamun, Harsingar                                                               |
| 12                                                                               | Haryana                                                                          | 800                                                                              | Giloe, Tulsi, Ashwagandha , BhuiAmla, Ghritkumari                                                  |
| 13                                                                               | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                   | 725                                                                              | Giloe, Ashwagandha                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                        | 400                                                                              | Tulsi, Cardamom, Pipali etc.                                                                       |
| 15                                                                               | Puducherry                                                                       | 2500                                                                             | Pipali, Nergundi, Adarak, Vasak, Tulsi etc.                                                        |
| 16                                                                               | Punjab                                                                           | 354247                                                                           | Ashwagandha, Giloe, lemon grass, Ghritkumari, Nirgundi, Shatavari etc.                             |
| 17                                                                               | Kerala                                                                           | 17964                                                                            | Tulsi, Cardamom, Pipali, Brahmi, Ashoka, Curry Patta, Neem, Nirgundi, etc.                         |
| 18                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                        | 8203                                                                             | Neem, Bahunia, Ashoka, Gmelina etc.                                                                |
| 19                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                   | 81631                                                                            | Giloe, Guggulu, Satavar , Giloe, Ashwagandha etc.                                                  |
| 20                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                      | 66691                                                                            | Giloe, Amla, Arjuna, Harad                                                                         |
| 21                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                        | 3000                                                                             | Madukparni, Zanthoxylum, Gaultheria, Lodhra etc.                                                   |
| 22                                                                               | Manipur                                                                          | 50000                                                                            | Giloe, Amla, Arjuna, Harad                                                                         |
| 23                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                          | 10120                                                                            | Satavar, Amla, Herb Paris etc.                                                                     |
| 24                                                                               | Odisha                                                                           | 23700                                                                            | Tulsi, Ashwagandha, Giloe                                                                          |
| 25                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                        | 57772                                                                            | Guggulu, Amla, Bael                                                                                |
| 26                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                           | 54000                                                                            | Giloe, Amla, Ghritkumari, Harad, Baheda, Curry Patta, Reetha, Syonak etc.                          |
| 27                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                       | 40346                                                                            | Ashoka, Nux vomica, Bael etc.                                                                      |
| 28                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                      | 7680                                                                             | Tejpata, Stevia, Ashoka, Giloe, Tulsi etc.                                                         |
| 29                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                      | 47236                                                                            | Kutki, BadhiElaichi, Lemon grass, Tejpatta etc.                                                    |
| 30 Uttar                                                                         | Pradesh                                                                          | 10261                                                                            | Giloe, Ashwagandha, Jamun, Harsingar etc.                                                          |
| saplings distributed                                                             | saplings distributed                                                             | saplings distributed                                                             | 8345393                                                                                            |

Annexure - II State  /  UT-wise  financial  assistance  provided  for  cultivation  of  medicinal  plants  under NAM scheme

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No .   | State             |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |    Total |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |    121.28 |    205.26 |    128.38 |     69.28 |    220.41 |      0    |   744.61 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |      0    |     42.78 |     38.43 |      9.36 |     26.26 |     59.5  |   176.33 |
| 3         | Assam             |      0    |     85.86 |     55.35 |     28.12 |      0    |      0    |   169.34 |
| 4         | Bihar             |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |     74.49 |      0    |    74.49 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |      0    |     47.63 |     27.96 |     28.11 |      0    |      0    |   103.7  |
| 6         | Goa               |      0    |      8.22 |      9.44 |      9.44 |      9.74 |      0    |    36.84 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |     25.92 |     72.19 |     71.45 |    178.67 |      0    |      0    |   348.23 |
| 8         | Haryana           |     49.81 |     56.99 |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |   106.8  |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |     35.73 |    100.06 |      8.04 |      0    |     54.44 |      0    |   198.28 |
| 10        | Jammu& Kashmir    |      7.39 |     30.67 |     19.22 |     21.5  |     18.29 |     21.54 |   118.61 |
| 11        | Karnataka         |    102.2  |    195.63 |    154.21 |     86.49 |    114.67 |    359.88 |  1013.09 |
| 12        | Kerala            |     69.64 |    130.43 |    171.39 |    115.27 |      0    |    101.11 |   587.83 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    |    286.91 |    490.88 |    317.28 |    249.36 |    287.87 |    853.74 |  2486.03 |
| 14        | Maharashtra       |    194.61 |      0    |    265.51 |      0    |    285.36 |      0    |   745.48 |
| 15        | Manipur           |     48.3  |     70.88 |     30.25 |     17.58 |     15.83 |      0    |   182.83 |
| 16        | Meghalaya         |      0    |     12.77 |      7.05 |      0    |     31.53 |      0    |    51.35 |
| 17        | Mizoram           |      8.13 |      6.82 |     41.26 |     39.64 |      0.95 |     10.3  |   107.11 |
| 18        | Nagaland          |     20.36 |     39.38 |     65.89 |     38.04 |      0    |     75.48 |   239.15 |
| 19        | Orissa            |      0    |    107.55 |      0    |     85.06 |      0    |      0    |   192.61 |
| 20        | Puducherry        |      0    |      4.96 |      0    |      0.39 |      0.78 |      0    |     6.14 |
| 21        | Punjab            |      0    |     78.61 |      0    |      9.47 |     66.15 |      0    |   154.23 |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |     38.53 |    194.81 |    473.6  |    203.24 |    327.85 |      0    |  1238.03 |
| 23        | Sikkim            |     22.32 |     23.25 |     24.98 |      0    |      0    |     40.99 |   111.54 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |    144.22 |    252.71 |    222.92 |    173.09 |    260.99 |      0    |  1053.94 |
| 25        | Telangana         |     81.32 |     38.75 |     75.04 |     36.87 |     65.75 |      0    |   297.73 |
| 26        | Tripura           |      6.06 |      0    |      0    |     42.9  |      0    |      0    |    48.96 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       |     54.22 |    129.82 |    105.99 |     55.67 |    133.6  |      0    |   479.28 |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh     |    548.76 |    336.92 |    241.2  |    564.05 |      0    |    503.01 |  2193.95 |
| 29        | West Bengal       |     18.13 |     44.94 |    104.98 |     62.2  |    160.93 |      0    |   391.19 |
|           | TOTAL             |   1883.85 |   2808.77 |   2659.82 |   2123.79 |   2155.89 |   2025.56 | 13657.7  |