Lok Sabha Question No. 901 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: NMPB
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 901 ANSWERED ON 26 th  JULY, 2024

## 'NMPB'

## 901. SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA POOJARY:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the  aims  and  objectives  and  Primary  functions  of  National  Medicinal  Plants  Board (NMPB) in the country;
- (b) whether  the  NMPB  is  implementing  Central  Sector  Scheme  on  Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the total number of projects supported under Scheme on Conservation, Development and  Sustainable  Management  of  Medicinal  Plants  for  development  of  Quality Planting Material from the financial years 2015-16 to 2022-23;
- (d) the details of financial assistance provided and Quality Planting Material (QPM) of Medicinal  Plants  species  developed  through  Regional  Cum  Facilitation  Centres (RCFCs) projects of NMPB during the years 2017-18 to 2022-23; and
- (e) the details of supported nurseries under the Medicinal Plants component of National Ayush Mission (NAM) Scheme from the financial years 2015-16 to 2022-23, State/ UT-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

## (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a): The Government of India had set up National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) on 24 th November 2000 to promote the medicinal plants sector in the country.  The aims and objectives of NMPB are to:

- i) Develop  an appropriate mechanism  for  coordination between  various ministries / departments  / organization and  implementation  of  policies  / programs  for  overall (conservation, cultivation, trade and export) growth of medicinal plants sector both at the Central / State and International level.
2. ii) Focus  on  in-situ  &  ex-situ  conservation  and  augmenting  local  medicinal  plants  and aromatic species of medicinal significance.
3. iii) Promote research & development, capacity building through trainings, raising awareness through promotional activities like creation of herbal gardens etc.

The primary functions of NMPB are as under:

- i) Assessment  of  demand  /  supply  position  relating  to  medicinal  plants  both  within  the country and abroad.
2. ii) Advise concerned Ministries/ Departments / Organisations / State / UT Governments on policy matters relating to schemes and programmes for development of medicinal plants.
3. iii) Provide  guidance  in  the  formulation  of  proposals,  schemes  and  programmes  etc.  to  be taken-up by agencies having access to land for cultivation and infrastructure for collection, storage and transportation of medicinal plants.
4. iv) Identification, inventorisation and quantification of medicinal plants.
- v) Promotion of ex-situ / in-situ conservation and cultivation of medicinal plants.
6. vi) Promotion  of  co-operative  efforts  among  collectors  and  growers  and  assisting  them  to store, transport and market their produce effectively.
7. vii) Setting  up  of  data-base  system  for  inventorisation,  dissemination  of  information  and facilitating prevention of patents on medicinal use of plants the information on which is already in the public domain.
8. viii) Matters relating to import / export of raw material, as well as value added products either as  medicine,  food  supplement  or  as  herbal  cosmetics  including  adoption  of  better techniques for markerting of produce to increase their reputation for quality and reliability within the country and abroad.
9. ix) Undertaking  and  awarding  of  studies  leading  to  scientific,  technological  research  and promoting cost-effective practices for the development of medicinal plants.
- x) Development of protocols for cultivation and quality control.
11. xi) Encouraging protection of patent rights and IPR.

(b) : Yes,  the  NMPB,  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  a  ' Central  Sector  Scheme  for Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' throughout the country.  The Scheme consists of following components:

- i) Conservation of medicinal plants through Multi Pronged Strategy
2. -in-situ conservation
3. -in-situ resource augmentation
4. -ex-situ conservation
5. -Support  to  Joint  Forest  Management  Committees  (JFMCs)  /  Panchayats  /  Van Panchayats  /  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)  /  Biodiversity  Management  Committees (BMCs) for setting up of local cluster for value addition, drying, warehousing and augmenting marketing infrastructure, etc.
6. ii) Research, Technology Development and Quality Assurance
7. iii) Awareness Building, Exposure Visits, Education and Capacity Building of Stakeholders through Information Education and Communication (IEC) strategy
8. iv) Promotion of Herbal Gardens
- v) Other Interventions (Bilateral / International Cooperation, Marketing)
10. vi) Medicinal Plant Species Specific Campaign including use of Multimedia
11. vii) Institutional Strengthening [Support for strengthening of State Medicinal Plants Boards (SMPBs) and Regional Cum Facilitation Centres (RCFCs)]
12. viii) Forward and backward linkage in supply chain of medicinal plants (Integrated Component)

The  above  components  /  activities  are  implemented  through  various  agencies  such  as State Medicinal Plans Boards (SMPBs) / State Forest Departments / Research Councils such as CCRAS, CCRUM, CCRS, CCRH, ICAR, CSIR etc. / Universities and other non-governmental organization on project mode and the Grant-in-aid is considered on the basis of the approved cost norms as notified in the operational guidelines of Central Sector Scheme.

(c) : The  number  of  projects  supported  under "Central  Sector  Scheme  on  Conservation, Development  and  Sustainable  Management  of  Medicinal  Plants" for  development  of  Quality Planting Material / Nurseries from the financial years 2015-16 to 2022-23 is at Annexure-1 .

(d): The  detail  of  financial  assistance  provided  and  Quality  Planting  Material  (QPM)  of medicinal plants species developed through Regional Cum Facilitation Centers (RCFCs) projects of NMPB during the years 2017-18 to 2022-23 is at Annexure-2.

(e) : The  Ministry  of  Ayush,  Government  of  India  had  implemented  'Medicinal  Plants component' under its ' Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the National Ayush Mission (NAM)' from the financial years 2015-16 to 2020-21 to promote the cultivation of medicinal plants throughout the country.

The details of nurseries approved under 'Medicinal Plants component' of National Ayush Mission  Scheme  (NAM)  Scheme  throughout  the  country  from  the  financial  years  2015-16  to 2020-21 is at Annexure-3.

Annexure-1

The  number  of  projects  supported  under  "Central  Sector  Scheme  on  Conservation, Development  and  Sustainable  Management  of  Medicinal  Plants"  for  development  of Quality  Planting  Material  /  Nursery  from  the  financial  years  2015-16  to  2022-23  is  as under:

| S. No.   | State/UT          |   Total |
|----------|-------------------|---------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    |       4 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh |       3 |
| 3.       | Assam             |       5 |
| 4.       | Bihar             |       1 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      |       2 |
| 6.       | Delhi             |       2 |
| 7.       | Goa               |       2 |
| 8.       | Gujarat           |       2 |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh  |       4 |
| 10.      | Jammu &Kashmir    |       4 |
| 11.      | Karnataka         |       4 |
| 12.      | Kerala            |       6 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh    |       3 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra       |       7 |
| 15.      | Manipur           |       3 |
| 16.      | Mizoram           |       3 |
| 17.      | Nagaland          |       2 |
| 18.      | Odisha            |       4 |
| 19.      | Puducherry        |       2 |
| 20.      | Punjab            |       4 |
| 21.      | Rajasthan         |       2 |
| 22.      | Sikkim            |       1 |
| 23.      | Tamilnadu         |       6 |
| 24.      | Telangana         |       9 |
| 25.      | Tripura           |       1 |
| 26.      | Uttarakhand       |       2 |
| 27.      | Uttar Pradesh     |       8 |
| 28.      | West Bengal       |       9 |
|          | Total             |     105 |

The  detail  of  financial  assistance  provided  and  Quality  Planting  Material  (QPM)  of Medicinal Plants species developed through Regional Cum Facilitation Centers (RCFCs) projects of NMPB during the years 2017-18 to 2022-23 is as under:

|   S.No. | Regional Cum Facilitation Centres                                                                                                                                                | States covered                                                                                       |   Grant-in-aid sanctioned to RCFCs during 2017- 18 to 2022-23 forQPM Development (₹ in Lakhs) | No. of saplings of QPM Developed through RCFCs during 2017-18 to 2022-23 (in Nos.)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | RCFC (Northern Region - 1) Research Institute in Indian Systems of Medicine (RIISM), Department of Ayush, Joginder Nagar, Dist. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh - 175 015                | Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh                     |                                                                                           150 | 13,51,510                                                                            |
|       2 | RCFC (Northern Region - 2) Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), Faculty of Agriculture, Wadura, Sopore- 193201, Jammu &Kashmir | Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh                                                                              |                                                                                           120 | 17,27,240                                                                            |
|       3 | RCFC (Central Region) State Forest Research Institute (SFRI). Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh (Project implemented from 2017- 18 to 2022-23)                                            | Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh                                                                         |                                                                                           120 | 4,92,624                                                                             |
|       4 | RCFC (Eastern Region) Jadavpur University, 188, Raja S.C. Mallick Road, Kolkata - 700032, West Bengal                                                                            | Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Sikkim, West Bengal                                                        |                                                                                           150 | 20,35,461                                                                            |
|       5 | RCFC (Southern Region) Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Peechi - 680653, Thrissur, Kerala                                                                                | Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana |                                                                                           150 | 39,09,650                                                                            |
|       6 | RCFC (North Eastern Region)                                                                                                                                                      | Arunachal                                                                                            |                                                                                           100 | 22,23,310                                                                            |

|    | i) Assam Agriculture University, Jorhat, Assam 785006 (Project implemented from 2018-19 to 2020-2021) ii) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - North East Institute of Science & Technology (CSIR-NEIST), NH-37, Pulibor, Jorhat, Assam 785006 (Project ongoing from Sept., 2021 to till date)   | Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, , Tripura          |     |             |
|----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-------------|
| 7. | RCFC (Western Region) Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind, Pune-411007, Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                         | Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 100 | 9,06,245    |
|    | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                           | 890 | 1,30,05,892 |

The details of nurseries approved under 'Medicinal Plants component of National Ayush Mission Scheme (NAM) scheme throughout the country from the financial years 2015-16 to 2020-21 is as under:

|        |                   | No. of nurseries approved   | No. of nurseries approved   | No. of nurseries approved   | No. of nurseries approved   | No. of nurseries approved   | No. of nurseries approved   | No. of nurseries approved   |
|--------|-------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT Name     | 2015-16                     | 2016-17                     | 2017-18                     | 2018-19                     | 2019-20                     | 2020-21                     | Total                       |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 2                           | 9                           | 4                           | 4                           | 3                           | -                           | 22                          |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | -                           | -                           | 1                           | 1                           | 3                           | -                           | 5                           |
| 3      | Assam             | -                           | 1                           | 3                           | -                           | -                           | -                           | 4                           |
| 4      | Bihar             | -                           | -                           | -                           | -                           | 7                           | -                           | 7                           |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | -                           | 1                           | 2                           | 2                           | -                           | -                           | 5                           |
| 6      | Goa               | -                           | 1                           | 1                           | -                           | 2                           | -                           | 4                           |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 4                           | 4                           | 2                           | 3                           | -                           | -                           | 13                          |
| 8      | Haryana           | -                           | 1                           | -                           | -                           | -                           | -                           | 1                           |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 1                           | -                           | 2                           | 3                           | 3                           | -                           | 9                           |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 6                           | 2                           | 2                           | 4                           | 1                           | 2                           | 17                          |
| 11     | Karnataka         | -                           | -                           | -                           | 1                           | -                           | -                           | 1                           |
| 12     | Kerala            | 1                           | 2                           | 2                           | 2                           | -                           | 10                          | 17                          |
| 13     | Madhya Pradesh    | -                           | -                           | -                           | -                           | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 14     | Maharashtra       | -                           | -                           | 2                           | -                           | 4                           | -                           | 6                           |
| 15     | Manipur           | 2                           | -                           | 1                           | 2                           | 1                           | -                           | 6                           |
| 16     | Meghalaya         | -                           | 2                           | 3                           | -                           | 2                           | -                           | 7                           |
| 17     | Mizoram           | 1                           | 3                           | 2                           | 2                           | 1                           | 1                           | 10                          |
| 18     | Nagaland          | -                           | -                           | 4                           | 3                           | -                           | -                           | 7                           |
| 19     | Orissa            | -                           | -                           | -                           | 3                           | -                           | -                           | 3                           |
| 20     | Puducherry        | -                           | -                           | -                           | 1                           | -                           | -                           | 1                           |
| 21     | Punjab            | -                           | 2                           | -                           | 3                           | 6                           | -                           | 11                          |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 4                           | 1                           | 4                           | -                           | 7                           | -                           | 16                          |
| 23     | Sikkim            | -                           | 1                           | -                           | -                           | -                           | -                           | 1                           |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | -                           | -                           | -                           | -                           | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 25     | Telangana         | 1                           | 2                           | 2                           | 1                           | 3                           | -                           | 9                           |
| 26     | Tripura           | -                           | -                           | -                           | -                           | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 1                           | 2                           | -                           | -                           | 3                           | -                           | 6                           |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 5                           | 5                           | -                           | 1                           | -                           | 10                          | 21                          |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 4                           | -                           | 1                           | 2                           | 4                           | -                           | 11                          |
|        | TOTAL             | 32                          | 39                          | 38                          | 38                          | 50                          | 23                          | 220                         |