Lok Sabha Question No. 2248 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Promoting Herbal Farming
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA, HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE, P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUE STION NO. 2248 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH MAY, 2016

## PROMOTING HERBAL FAR MING

## 2248. SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA: SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM: SHRI P. KUMAR:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  study  to  identify  and  map  the  indigen medicinal /aromatic plants and the herbs across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise;
- (c)  the measures  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  for  documentation  of  thes plants and herbs in the country so as to protect them from being patented in other countri
- (d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government for the conserv ation, cultivation and commercial exploitation  of indigenous medicinal/aromatic plants along with the fu earmarked, allocated and utilised for the purpose during each of the last three years, Sta -wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTR Y OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) & (b) : The  Botanical  Survey  of  India  (BSI),  an  organization  under  Ministry  o Environment,  Forests  and  Climate  Change  has  been  carrying  out  survey,  identification documentation of all plant resources of the country including medicinal / aromatic pla herbs. As per BSI estimate more than 8,000 species of medicinal / aromatic plants / medi herbs are found in the country.

The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH under its Central Sector  Scheme  on  "Conservation,  Development  and  Su stainable  Management  of  Medicinal Plants"  is  supporting  Research  &  Development  projects  to  various  research  organizatio institutions  for  conducting  survey,  identification,  documentation  of  medicinal  plants country.    The  NMPB  through  Foundation  f or  Revitalisation  of  Local  Health  Traditions (FRLHT),  Bangalore  has  developed  a  database  on  Indian  Medicinal  Plants  which  contai information about the habitat and therapeutic uses of more than 7,000 medicinal plants spe

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This databas e is in public domain for access to the existing ( www.medicinalplants.in ).

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(c): Ministry of AYUSH in collaboration with Council for Scientific and Industrial Rese (CSIR) set up a Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) for prevention o misappropriation from Patents grant.  To prevent wrongful grant of patents in other co ies access  of  TKDL  has  been  given  to  International  Patent  offices  under  Access  Agreement European Patent Office, Indian Patent Office (CGPDTM), German Patent and Trademark Office United  States  Patent  and  Trademark  Office,  United  Kingdom  Intellectual  Pr operty  Office, Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Intellectual Property Australia, Japan Patent Offi Patent Office, and Malaysian Patent Office.

(d): Since its inception in 2000, the NMPB has been implementing different programmes / schemes  f or  overall  development  of  medicinal  plants  sector  in  the  country.    The  follo Schemes are being implemented w.e.f. 2008 - 09:

- i). Central Sector Scheme for 'Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' which primarily aims at prov iding support for Survey, Inventorization, in - situ / ex - situ conservation, herbal gardens, Research and Development, linkage with peoples collectives like Self Help Groups (SHGs), Joint Forests Managemen Committees (JFMCs) etc.
- ii). Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'National Mission on Medicinal Plants' which primarily aims  at  providing supportfor cultivation  of  medicinal  plants  on  private  land  with backwards linkages, for establishment of nurseries for supply of quality planting m etc. and forward linkages.  Currently this Scheme is being implemented as a component (Medicinal Plants) of the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme of the Ministry of AYUSH.

The  State  /  UT - wise  details  of  the  funds  released  and  utilized  under  both  the  ab Schemes durin g each of the last three years are at Annexure - I&II .

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## Annexure-I

## The State / UT-wise details of the fund released and utilized under Central Sector Scheme for "Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants" during each of the last three financial years

## ( ₹ in Lakhs)

|       |                   | 2013-14       | 2013-14       | 2014-15       | 2014-15        | 2015-16       | 2015-16         |
|-------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
| S.No. | State/UT          | Fund Released | Fund Utilized | Fund Released | Funds Utilized | Fund Released |                 |
| 1.    | Andhra Pradesh    | 194.10        | 28.32         | 761.93        | 11.48          | 26.25         | Fund Utilized * |
| 2.    | Arunachal Pradesh | 4.95          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00           | 79.09         |                 |
| 3.    | Assam             | 29.00         | 24.00         | 0.00          | 0.00           | 175.26        |                 |
| 4.    | Chhattisgarh      | 374.07        | 312.05        | 222.36        | 0.00           | 171.67        |                 |
| 5.    | Delhi             | 87.86         | 82.85         | 114.12        | 20.50          | 118.53        |                 |
| 6.    | Goa               | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00           | 25.00         |                 |
| 7.    | Gujarat           | 133.15        | 46.67         | 238.22        | 0.00           | 143.22        |                 |
| 8.    | Haryana           | 10.87         | 10.87         | 4.69          | 0.00           | 0.00          |                 |
| 9.    | Himachal Pradesh  | 40.44         | 40.44         | 272.74        | 77.98          | 165.85        |                 |
| 10.   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 175.09        | 103.33        | 31.19         | 24.49          | 10.87         |                 |
| 11.   | Jharkhand         | 0.00          | 0.00          | 618.00        | 0.00           | 86.87         |                 |
| 12.   | Karnataka         | 281.21        | 281.21        | 917.39        | 249.37         | 168.35        |                 |
| 13.   | Kerala            | 161.88        | 161.87        | 159.72        | -6.00          | 252.24        |                 |
| 14.   | Madhya Pradesh    | 1338.91       | 887.91        | 11.24         | 5.00           | 632.55        |                 |
| 15.   | Maharashtra       | 661.59        | 643.35        | 351.72        | 105.60         | 794.59        |                 |
| 16.   | Manipur           | 13.00         | 13.00         | 17.20         | 0.00           | 452.91        |                 |
| 17.   | Mizoram           | 174.90        | 174.90        | 11.00         | 0.00           | 176.18        |                 |
| 18.   | Nagaland          | 99.35         | 99.35         | 87.77         | 0.01           | 19.58         |                 |
| 19.   | Orissa            | 97.10         | 72.00         | 31.00         | 22.00          | 72.02         |                 |
| 20.   | Punjab            | 39.01         | 22.00         | 0.00          | 0.00           | 8.00          |                 |
| 21.   | Rajasthan         | 684.37        | 681.37        | 320.53        | 92.64          | 457.99        |                 |
| 22.   | Sikkim            | 547.38        | 547.38        | 611.82        | 1.00           | 302.56        |                 |
| 23.   | Tamil Nadu        | 190.28        | 145.24        | 8.40          | 2.40           | 117.04        |                 |
| 24.   | Tripura           | 0.00          | 0.00          | 216.43        | 2.99           | 130.42        |                 |
| 25.   | Uttar Pradesh     | 188.53        | 35.84         | 58.93         | 10.00          | 79.35         |                 |
| 26.   | Uttarakhand       | 133.15        | 125.28        | 150.63        | 47.72          | 203.41        |                 |
| 27.   | West Bengal       | 109.00        | 23.00         | 573.08        | 26.87          | 20.48         |                 |
| 28.   | Andaman & Nicobar | 41.27         | 41.27         | 0.00          | 0.00           | 0.00          |                 |
| 29.   | Chandigarh        | 5.00          | 4.96          | 6.46          | 1.50           | 10.00         |                 |
| 30.   | Lakshadweep       | 0.00          | 0.00          | 2.69          | -2.31          | 15.00         |                 |
| 31.   | Telangana         | 0.00          | 0.00          | 12.00         | 0.00           | 379.70        |                 |
| 32.   | Pondicherry       | 1.80          | 1.80          | 0.00          | 0.00           | 0.00          |                 |
|       | Total             | 5817.26       | 4610.26       | 5811.26       | 693.24         | 5294.98       |                 |

Note: * The funds released during the year 2015 -16 are under utilization

The State / UT - wise details of the fund released and utilized under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of "National Mission on Medicinal Plants' during 2013- 14 and 2014 - 15 and under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) Scheme during the               year 2015 - 16

| S. No   | Name of State     | 2013-14       | 2013-14                                                           | 2014-15          | 2014-15       | 2015-16                                   | 2015-16       |
|---------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------|
| S. No   | Name of State     | Fund released | Fund utilised                                                     | Fund released    | Fund utilised | Fund Approved / released under NAM Scheme | Fund utilised |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 963.63        | 708.60111                                                         | 1200.61          | 213.76        | 133.780                                   |               |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 118.65        | 0.00                                                              | 0.00             | 0.00          | 0.00                                      |               |
| 3       | Assam             | 0.00          | 0.00                                                              | 0.00             | 0.00          | 0.00                                      |               |
| 4       | Bihar             | 0.00          | 0.00                                                              | 0.00             | 0.00          | 0.00                                      |               |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 0.00          | 29.94307 (fund utilised from the grant released during 2011 - 12) | 0.00             | 0.00          | 0.00                                      |               |
| 6       | Gujarat           | 0.00          | 0.00                                                              | 172.25           | 0.00          | 168.415                                   |               |
| 7       | Haryana           | 171.14        | 0.00                                                              | 87.5             | 0.00          | 51.6788                                   |               |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  | 97.54         | 0.00                                                              | 0.00             | 0.00          | 61.981                                    |               |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0.00          | 44.936 (fund utilised from the grant released during 2009 - 10)   | 0.00             | 0.00          | 54.893                                    |               |
| 10      | Jharkhand         | 0.00          | 0.00                                                              | 0.00             | 0.00          | 0.00                                      |               |
| 11      | Karnataka         | 216.71        | 0.00                                                              | 110.82           | 68.163        | 137.204                                   |               |
| 12      | Kerala            | 264.27        | 264.27                                                            | 0.00             | 0.00          | 126.5225                                  |               |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    | 526.43407     | 364.30046                                                         | 507.3            | 2.87          | 306.905                                   |               |
| 14      | Maharashtra       | 682.44        | 608.21685                                                         | 589.88           | 400           | 205.877                                   |               |
| 15      | Manipur           | 105.96        | 105.96                                                            | 73.06            | 73.06         | 60.80                                     |               |
| 16      | Meghalaya         | 0.00          | 0.00                                                              | 172.62           | 0.00          | 0.00                                      |               |
| 17      | Mizoram           | 18.28         | 18.28                                                             | 57.72            | 57.72         | 14.384                                    |               |
| 18      | Nagaland          | 175.88        | 175.88                                                            | 102.06           | 102.06        | 60.414                                    |               |
| 19      | Orissa            | 150.66        | 99.89495                                                          | 191.53           | 0.00          | 0.00                                      |               |
| 20      | Rajasthan         | 28.87         | 0.00                                                              | 42.51            | 11.06         | 113.532                                   |               |
| 21      | Sikkim            | 137.59        | 0.00                                                              | 77.24            | 103.05592     | 30.731                                    |               |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu        | 1022.6698     | 1078.28                                                           | 926.57           | 926.568       | 144.224                                   |               |
| 23      | Telangana         | 0.00          | 0.00                                                              | 0.00             | 284.0725      | 111.316                                   |               |
| 24      | Tripura           | 0.00          | 0.00                                                              | 53.23            | 0.00          | 36.064                                    |               |
| 25      | Uttar Pradesh     | 424.36        | 0.00                                                              | 0.00             | 174.3         | 720.012                                   |               |
| 26      | Uttarakhand       | 278.86        | 273.55697                                                         | 202.03           | 138.98        | 60.466                                    |               |
| 27      | West Bengal       | 0.00          | 243.70717 utilised from the                                       | (fund grant 0.00 | 0.00          | 180.631                                   |               |
|         | Total             | 5383.94       | 4015.82658                                                        | 4566.93          | 2555.6694     | 2779.8303                                 |               |

Note: The funds released during the year 2013 - 14, 2014 - 15 and 2015 - 16 are under utilisation.

(Rs. in lakhs)