Lok Sabha Question No. 409 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-28
Subject: Promotion of Medicinal Plants
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Manish Tewari, Dr. Ganapathy Rajkumar P

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *409 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/03/2025

## 'Promotion of Medicinal Plants'

| *409.                                           | Dr. Ganapathy Rajkumar P:                                                                    |
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state: | Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:                                              |
| (a)                                             | the number of AYUSHschemes for promoting the cultivation of medicinal plants in the country, |
| (b) whether                                     | State/UT-wise; there is any procurement centre for purchasing domestic and foreign plants;   |
| (c)                                             | if so, the details thereof;                                                                  |
| (d)                                             | whether any rates have been fixed for medicinal plants in the country; and                   |
| (e)                                             | if so, the details thereof?                                                                  |
|                                                 | ANSWER                                                                                       |
| A                                               | A                                                                                            |
| (a) to (e):                                     | statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                                 |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *409 FOR ANSWER ON 28 TH  MARCH, 2025

(a) Presently, National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India is implementing Central Sector Scheme on 'Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' throughout the country to promote the cultivation of medicinal plants wherein following activities are supported:

- (i) Information Education & Communication (IEC) activities like Training / Workshops / Seminars/ Conferences etc.
- (ii) Forward  and  backward  linkage  in  supply  chain  of  medicinal  plants  (Integrated Component) under which the following activities are supported:
- Infrastructure for Quality Planting Material to raise the planting material of medicinal plants for cultivation.
- Information Education Communication (IEC) activities to aware the farmers.
- Infrastructure for Post-Harvest Management  and Marketing to increase the marketability  of  the  medicinal  plants,  adding  value  to  the  produce,  increasing profitability and reducing losses.
- Quality Testing and Certification of raw material.
- (iii) In-situ conservation / Ex-situ conservation.
- (iv) Livelihood linkages with Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) / Panchayats / Van Panchayats / Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) / Self Help Groups (SHGs).
- (v) Research & Development.
- (vi) Promotion, marketing and trade of medicinal plants produce.

NMPB has approved 153 projects for various IEC activities to aware the array of stakeholders including  farmers  about  different  aspects  of  medicinal  plants  like  conservation,  cultivation,  postharvest management and marketing with the approved budget of Rs. 12.48 Crore from the financial year 2019-20 to 2023-24 including current financial year.

- (b) & (c) There are no such centers established for the purchasing of domestic and foreign plants.

(d) & (e) Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED), Ministry of Tribal Affairs, under its Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Minor Forest Produces (MFP) component under Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM) scheme, 87 MFP commodities are identified for procurement, which includes medicinal MFP commodities also. The details of MFPs commodities along with their procurement rates are also available on https://trifed.tribal.gov.in/sites/default/files/2022-02/List%20of%2087%20MFPs.pdf.  The  detail  of MFPs commodities is given at Annexure .

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A list of 87 MFPs/Items and their MSP rates notified by the Ministry of

Tribal Affairs under the scheme MSP For MFPs are given below:

Category

Name of MEPS MSP Rates F-Forest/MFP A-Agriculture P-Processed Applicability

S.

No.

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2

3

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9

| dated 1/05/20 (in Rs. Per Kg.) (Sl. No. 1 to 50)   | Per Kg.) M-Medicinal H-Horticulture 4) Rate List of MSP for MFPs notified by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GOI vide Notification   |                     |
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| Gum Karaya (Sterculia urenus)                      | 225 114 F                                                                                                                            | All India           |
| Karanj seed (Pongamia pinnata)                     | 22 F                                                                                                                                 | All India           |
| Sal seed (Shorearobusta)                           | 20 F                                                                                                                                 | All India           |
| Mahua seed (Madhuca longifolia)                    | 29 F                                                                                                                                 | All India           |
| 7| Sal leaves (Shorearobusta) 35              | F                                                                                                                                    | All India           |
| Chironji pods with seeds (Buchananialanzan) 126    | F                                                                                                                                    | All India           |
| Myrobalan (Terminalia chebula) 15                  | F                                                                                                                                    | All India           |
| Rangeeni Lac 200                                   | F                                                                                                                                    | All India           |
| Kusumi Lac Kusum seeds 275                         | F                                                                                                                                    | All India All India |
| (Schleicheraoleosa)                                | 23 F                                                                                                                                 |                     |
| 13| Neem seeds (Azadirachta indica            | 27 F                                                                                                                                 | All India           |
| Puwad seeds (Cassia tora)                          | 16 F                                                                                                                                 | All India           |
| Baheda (Terminalia bellirica) 12                   | F                                                                                                                                    | All India           |
| Hill Broom Grass 50                                | F                                                                                                                                    | All India           |
| (Thysanolaena maxima) Dry Shikakai Pods            | 50 F                                                                                                                                 | All India           |
| (Acacia concinna) Bael pulp (Dried) 30             | F                                                                                                                                    | All India           |
| (Aegle marmelos) Nagarmotha (Cyperu rotundas       | 30 F                                                                                                                                 | All India           |
| Shatavari Roots (Dried) (Asparagus racemosus)      | 107 F                                                                                                                                | All India           |

10

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20

(in Rs.

| 21   | Cyman Mylerashini                              |   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   | Teipatta (dried) Cinamomum tamala and          |   40 | F   | All India   |
| 27   | Jamun dried seeds (Svzygiumcumini)             |   42 | F   | All India   |
|      | Pied Atlas ep (desceded)                       |   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) (Carcinia indica)                  |   29 | F   | All India   |
|      | 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   |                                                |   42 | F   | All India   |
|      | (chumtenuitorm)                                |   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/ Haniidysenterical)                                                                   | 31                                                                                                                            | F                                                                                                                             | All India                                                                                                                     |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 44                                                                                                                            | Noni/Aal (dried fruits) (Morindacitrifolia)                                                                                   | 17                                                                                                                            | F                                                                                                                             | All India                                                                                                                     |
| 45                                                                                                                            | sonapatha/ Syonak pod Oroxylumindicum                                                                                         | 21                                                                                                                            | F                                                                                                                             | All India                                                                                                                     |
| 46                                                                                                                            | Chanothi seeds (Abrusprecatorius)                                                                                             | 45                                                                                                                            | F                                                                                                                             | All India                                                                                                                     |
| 47                                                                                                                            | Kalihari (dried tubers (Gloriosa superba)                                                                                     | 31                                                                                                                            | F                                                                                                                             | All India                                                                                                                     |
| 48                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                               | 24                                                                                                                            | F                                                                                                                             | All India                                                                                                                     |
| 49                                                                                                                            | Aspera plant (Achyranthes                                                                                                     | 28                                                                                                                            | F                                                                                                                             | All India                                                                                                                     |
| 50                                                                                                                            | Sugandhmantri roots/ tubers (Homalomenaaromatical                                                                             | 38                                                                                                                            | F                                                                                                                             | All India                                                                                                                     |
| Rate List of MSP for MFPs notified by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GOT vide Notification dated 26/05/20 (Sl. No. 51 to 73) | Rate List of MSP for MFPs notified by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GOT vide Notification dated 26/05/20 (Sl. No. 51 to 73) | Rate List of MSP for MFPs notified by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GOT vide Notification dated 26/05/20 (Sl. No. 51 to 73) | Rate List of MSP for MFPs notified by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GOT vide Notification dated 26/05/20 (Sl. No. 51 to 73) | Rate List of MSP for MFPs notified by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GOT vide Notification dated 26/05/20 (Sl. No. 51 to 73) |
| 51                                                                                                                            | Van Tulsi seeds (Ocimungratissimum)                                                                                           | 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                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                               | NEStates                                                                                                                      |
| 60                                                                                                                            | Beetal nut Dry (Areca catechu (Dry)                                                                                           | 200                                                                                                                           | A P                                                                                                                           | N.E.States                                                                                                                    |
| 61                                                                                                                            | Mushroom (Dry) (Agaricushisporus( dry)                                                                                        | 300                                                                                                                           | AP                                                                                                                            | N.E.States                                                                                                                    |
| 62                                                                                                                            | Black Rice (Oryza sativa L)                                                                                                   | 100                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                               | N.E.States                                                                                                                    |
| 63                                                                                                                            | Johar Rice (Oryza sativa)                                                                                                     | 50                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                               | N.E.States                                                                                                                    |
| 64                                                                                                                            | King Chilli (Capsicum chinense Jacq)                                                                                          | 300                                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                                             | 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                                                                                                                           | AP                                                                                                                            | N.E.States                                                                                                                    |

68

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87

Ginger dry

| Perilla (Perilla frutescens) 140                                                                              |          | N.E.States                             |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------------------------------------|
| Rosella(Hibiscus sabdariffa) 200                                                                              |          | N.E.States                             |
| Nutgall (Rhus chinensis) 150                                                                                  |          | N.E.States                             |
| Zanthoxylum Dried 200                                                                                         |          | N.E.States                             |
| (Zanthoxylum armatum) Jack Fruit Seed 45                                                                      |          | N.E.States                             |
| (Artocarpus heterophyllus(Seeds)                                                                              |          |                                        |
| Reeling Class Grade-I                                                                                         | Rs 3200/ |                                        |
| (Specification - When Avg Shell Weight 1.55 gram and above) Un-Reeling Class Grade-1 Thousand number Rs 1500/ | F/       | Jharkhand                              |
| (Specification - When Avg. Shell Weight 1.40 gram and above) Cashes Kernel (Anacardiurs Thousand number 90    | F/P      |                                        |
| occidentale) Elephant Apple Dry (Dillenia indica) 120                                                         | F/H      | All India N.E.States                   |
| Bamboo Shoot (Phyllostachys edulis) 70                                                                        | F        | N.E.States                             |
| Malkangni Seed (Celastruspaniculatus wild) 100                                                                | F        | All India                              |
| Mahul Leaves 15                                                                                               | F        | Odisha, Chhattisgarh,                  |
| (Bauhinia vahlli) Nagod (Vitex negundo) 20                                                                    | F        | Madhya Pradesh & West Bengal All India |
| Cokhru (Tribulus terrestris) 60                                                                               | F        | All India                              |
| Pipla / Uchithi (Dried berry) (Piper 120                                                                      | F        | All India                              |
| pedicellatum) Camhar / Gamri (Dry bark) (Gmelina arborea) 20                                                  | F        | N.E.States                             |
| Oroxylum indicum 40                                                                                           | F        | N.E.States                             |
| (Dry bark) (Orozylum indicum) Wild Mushroom Dry                                                               |          | N.E.States                             |
| (Agaricussp) Shringraj (Eclipta alba) 400 18                                                                  | F F/M    | All India                              |
| Tree Moss (Bryophytes) 350                                                                                    | F/P      | Karnataka                              |

(Zingiber officinale)

50

AP

N.E.States