Lok Sabha Question No. 5679 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: Medicinal Plants Cultivation in Odisha
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Smt. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5679 ANSWERED ON 04/04/2025

## 'Medicinal Plants Cultivation in Odisha'

## 5679. Smt. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the total area under medicinal plants cultivation in Odisha and the production trends over the last three financial years;
- (b) the total funds allocated and utilized under the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) for Odisha during the same period;
- (c) whether the Government has taken steps to support farmers and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in Odisha for medicinal plant cultivation; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to facilitate marketing and value addition of medicinal plantbased products from Odisha?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) In the past, Ministry of Ayush, Government of India had implemented Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM) to promote the cultivation of medicinal plants from the financial year 2015-16 to 2020-21 throughout the country including Odisha. Ministry of Ayush had supported 866 hectare area under cultivation of medicinal plants in Odisha under medicinal plants component of National Ayush Mission (NAM) scheme from the financial year 2015-16 to 2020-21.

The detail of area supported for cultivation of medicinal plants under medicinal plants component of National Ayush Mission (NAM) scheme in Odisha is at Annexure - I .

- (b) The total funds sanctioned / approved and utilized under the 'Central Sector Scheme (CSS) for Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' of National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) for Odisha during the financial year 2021-22 to 2023-24 is at Annexure - II .
- (c) As per information received from Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) - Centrally Sponsored Scheme, a provision has been made for providing financial assistance for area expansion of short duration medicinal plants. Details of cost norms alongwith the pattern of assistance is given at Annexure - III .

Beside this, State Medicinal Plants Board (SMPB), Odisha also developing a processing unit and drying yard in City Forest Division, Bhubaneswar. SMPB, Odisha also conducting Kalinga Herbal Fairs, awareness programmes through trainings/ workshops/seminars, distribution of IEC materials and exposure visits etc.

- (d) As per the inforamtion received from Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED), TRIFED under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing 'Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM)' scheme that focus on value addition and marketing of the Minor Forest Produce (MFP), farm, and non-farm produce/products for the promotion of livelihood of the tribal communities across the country including Odisha.

Under its Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produces (MSP for MFPs) component under Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM) scheme, there are 87 MFP commodities identified for procurement, which includes medicinal plants also.

The details of MFPs commodities along with their procurement rates are given at the link below:

https://trifed.tribal.gov.in/sites/default/files/2022-02/List%20of%2087%20MFPs.pdf.

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The  year-wise  detail  of  area  supported  in  Odisha  for  cultivation  of  medicinal  plants  under medicinal plants component of National Ayush Mission (NAM) scheme from the financial year 2015-16 to 2020-21.

| S.No.   | Financial Year   | Area supported in hectare   |
|---------|------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.      | 2015-16          | -                           |
| 2.      | 2016-17          | 488                         |
| 3.      | 2017-18          | -                           |
| 4.      | 2018-19          | 378                         |
| 5.      | 2019-20          | -                           |
| 6.      | 2020-21          | -                           |
| Total   | Total            | 866                         |

The year-wise detail of  funds sanctioned /  approved and utilized under  the 'Central Sector Scheme  (CSS)  for  Conservation,  Development  and  Sustainable  Management  of  Medicinal Plants' of National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) for Odisha during the financial year 202122 to 2023-24.

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | Financial Year   |   Fund Sanctioned / approved for the projects under CSS to different organization |   Fund released (1 st &2 nd installment of projects) under CSS to different organization |   Fund utilized under CSS |
|----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.       | 2021-22          |                                                                            110.64 |                                                                                    61.25 |                   61.8984 |
| 2.       | 2022-23          |                                                                            108.04 |                                                                                    79.3  |                   25.7238 |
| 3.       | 2023-24          |                                                                             48.4  |                                                                                    36.21 |                   17.5613 |
|          | TOTAL            |                                                                            267.08 |                                                                                   176.76 |                  105.183  |

## Details  of  cost  norms  alongwith  the  pattern  of  assistance  under  Mission  for  Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) scheme is given below:

|   S. No. | Name of the Component                                                                                                                                                                  | Cost Norms      | Pattern of Assistance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Medicinal Plants (Mulethi, Shatavari, Kalihari, Shwet Musali, Guggle, Manjishtha, Kutki, Atees, Jatamansi, Ashwagandha, Brahmi, Tulsi, Vidarikand, Pippali, Chirata, Pushkarmool etc.) | Rs. 1,50,000/ha | Assistance @40%in general areas for an area upto 2 hectare on pro rata basis for meeting the expenditure on planting material and cost of material for Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) / Integrated Pest Management (IPM) etc. in 2 instalments of 60:40. In the case of North Eastern & Himalayan States, Scheduled areas, vibrant villages, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands, assistance will be @ 50% for an area upto 2 hectare on pro rata basis. |