Lok Sabha Question No. 4477 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Promotion of Medicinal and Herbal Plants
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD, RADHESHYAM BISWAS

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4477 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH AUGUST, 2016

## PROMOTION OF MEDICIN AL AND HERBAL PLANTS

## 4477. SHRI AJAY NISHAD: SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  encourage  conservation,  farming  and  promotion medicinal and herbal plants in the country especially in the North - Eastern States;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  various  schemes  being  undertaken  for  this  purpose  and  th earmarked for the same, State/ UT - wise; and
- (c) whether the Government has received any complaints of irregularities in the utilisati allocated funds and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon, State/ - wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NA TUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) & (b): The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH is presently implementing  following  schemes  to  encourage  conservation,  farming  and  promotion  o medicinal  and herbal plants throughout the country including North - Eastern States:
- i). Central  Sector  Scheme  on  'Conservation,  Development  and  Sustainable  Management  of Medicinal Plants' aimed at providing project based support for survey, inventorization, in situ conserv ation, ex- situ conservation  /  herbal  gardens,  linkage  with  Joint  Forest Management Committees (JFMCs), Research and Development etc.  The Scheme is being implemented since 2008 and continued during the 12 th Plan.
- ii).Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYU SH Mission (NAM) having a component on 'Medicinal Plants' which is primarily aimed to promote cultivation of prioritized medicinal plants on farmers land with backward linkage through establishment of nurseries for s of quality planting material and f orward linkage for post - harvest management (setting up of storage  godown,  drying  sheds  etc.). The  cultivation  of  medicinal  plants  is  supported  by providing subsidy to farmers through the identified implementing agency in concerned s The  assistance  i s provided  as  per  the  State  Annual  Action  Plan  approved  for  concerned State. Prior to NAM Scheme, the cultivation of medicinal plants was being supported und Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  'National  Mission  on  Medicinal  Plants'  of  NMPB implemented from ye ars 2008 - 09 to 2014 - 15.

Under  the  'Medicinal  Plants'  component  of  NAM  Scheme,  the  sharing  of  budget  is @90:10 between Central and State Government for North - Eastern and hilly states whereas for other remaining states the sharing of budget is @ 60:40 between Central and State Government.

The details of the funds allocated / released to North - Eastern States under above schemes during 2015 - 16 is at Annexure .

(c): To check the irregularities in utilization of the funds released under the above , NMPB  regularly  carry  out  monitoring  of  the  approved  activities  /  projects  through implementing  agencies  in  the  state  viz.  State  Medicinal  Plants  Boards  (SMPBs)  and  S Mission Directors.  In addition, third party monitoring of the scheme activities / projects is also carried out through identified third party monitoring agencies.

However, in the State of Meghalaya, based on the irregularities observed by State in implementation of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes by SMPB, Meghalaya for t he peri d from April, 2009 to March, 2015, the Meghalaya State Government has already filed an FIR 30.06.2015 to investigate the matter.

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## Annexure

Funds allocated under 'Medicinal Plants' component of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of NationalAYUSH  Mission  and  released  under  Central  Sector  Scheme  on  Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants during the year 2015 - 16 in North- Eastern States

(Rs. in lakhs)

"Central

| S. No.   | State             |   Funds allocated 'Medicinal Plants' component of Centrally Sponsored of National AYUSH Mission during 2015 - 16 |   under Scheme Funds released under Sector Scheme on Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal during 2015 - 16 |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                                                            0     |                                                                                                                     79.09 |
| 2.       | Assam             |                                                                                                            0     |                                                                                                                    175.26 |
| 3.       | Manipur           |                                                                                                           60.8   |                                                                                                                    452.91 |
| 4.       | Meghalaya         |                                                                                                            0     |                                                                                                                      0    |
| 5.       | Mizoram           |                                                                                                           14.384 |                                                                                                                    176.18 |
| 6.       | Nagaland          |                                                                                                           60.414 |                                                                                                                     19.58 |
| 7.       | Sikkim            |                                                                                                           30.731 |                                                                                                                    302.56 |
| 8.       | Tripura           |                                                                                                           36.064 |                                                                                                                    130.42 |
|          | Total             |                                                                                                          202.393 |                                                                                                                   1336    |