Lok Sabha Question No. 3068 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-09
Subject: Naturopathy and Yoga Centres in Haryana
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Satpal Brahamchari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3068 ANSWERED ON 09/08/2024

'Naturopathy and Yoga Centres in Haryana'

## †3068. Shri Satpal Brahamchari:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote the cultivation of medicinal plants among the farmers in Haryana particularly in Sonipat Parliamentary Constituency;
- (b) the details of the centres of Naturopathy and Yoga set up in Haryana particularly in Sonipat Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (c) the details of beneficiaries registered in the said centres during the last three years, year-wise and district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Yes, Sir. 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  including  Haryana  wherein  following activities are supported:

- (i) Information Education & Communication (IEC) activities like Training / Workshops / Seminars/ Conferences etc.
- (ii) Establishment of nurseries.

- (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.
- (vii) Forward  and  backward  linkage  in  supply  chain  of  medicinal  plants  (Integrated Component) - the following activities is supporting under the component:
-  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.

National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of Ayush supports IEC activities such as Awareness  Building  Program,  Exposure  Visits,  Education  and  Capacity  Building  of  Stakeholders under  Central  Sector  Scheme  (CSS)  to  promote  the  cultivation  of  medicinal  plants.  NMPB  has approved 02 projects for various IEC activities to aware the array of stakeholders including farmers about different aspects of medicinal plants like conservation, cultivation, post-harvest management and marketing to the Haryana from the financial year 2019-20 to 2023-24.

As  per  the  information  received  from  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Act  (MNREGA)  Division,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  Medicinal  Plantation  is  a permissible  activity  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS). A joint guideline for convergence with National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry  of  Ayush  and  Department  of  Rural  Development,  Government  of  India  to  promote medicinal plants under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS has been shared with all State/UTs for promotion of medicinal plantation in the community and individual land.

(b) & (c) As per the information received from State Medicinal Plants Board, Haryana, there is no Government Yoga and Naturopathy Centres established in Sonipat Parliamentary Constituency till date.

As per the information received from Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN), New Delhi, a Central Research Institute of Yoga & Naturopathy at Deverkhana Village, District-Jhajjar,  Haryana  and  an  Out-Patient  Department  (OPD)  (Yoga  &  Naturopathy)  in  Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak have been set up. The details of beneficiaries registered in the said centres during the last three years, year-wise and district-wise is given at Annexure .

## The details of beneficiaries registered in the said centres during the last three years, year-wise and district-wise.

| S.   | Name of   | Name of the Centre                                      | Financial Year                                          | Financial Year                                          | Financial Year                                          |
|------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| No.  | District  |                                                         | 2021-22                                                 | 2022-23                                                 | 2023-24                                                 |
| 1.   | Jhajjar   | Central Research Institute of Yoga &Naturopathy (CRIYN) | Central Research Institute of Yoga &Naturopathy (CRIYN) | Central Research Institute of Yoga &Naturopathy (CRIYN) | Central Research Institute of Yoga &Naturopathy (CRIYN) |
|      |           | No. of beneficiaries                                    | 3305                                                    | 5820                                                    | 563                                                     |
| 2.   | Rohtak    | Out-Patient Department (Yoga &Naturopathy)              | Out-Patient Department (Yoga &Naturopathy)              | Out-Patient Department (Yoga &Naturopathy)              | Out-Patient Department (Yoga &Naturopathy)              |
|      |           | No. of beneficiaries                                    | 360                                                     | 3389                                                    | 1681                                                    |