The Government of India has set up the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) to look into the matters related to development of medicinal plants sector in the Ministry of AYUSH. The NMPB has been implementing Schemes / Programmes for overall development of the sector in the country including the State of Karnataka. The following Schemes are being implemented w.e.f. 2008-09:
1 Central Sector Scheme for “Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants”:
Under this Scheme support is provided for Survey, Inventorization, in-situ conservation, ex-situconservation / herbal gardens, Research and Development, linkage with peoples collectives like Self Help Groups (SHGs), Joint Forests Management Committees (JFMCs) etc. The Scheme is being continued during the 12th Plan.
- Centrally Sponsored Scheme of “National Mission on Medicinal Plants”:
The Scheme is primarily aimed at supporting cultivation of medicinal plants on private land with backwards linkages, for establishment of nurseries for supply of quality planting material etc. and forward linkages for post-harvest management, marketing infrastructure, certification etc. 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 under both the Schemes during the last three years is as follows:
Central Sector Scheme for “Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants”
Details of State / UT-wise funds released
(Rs. In lakhs)
S. No. | State/UT | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | 44.58 | 194.10 | 761.93 |
2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00 | 4.95 | 0.00 |
3 | Assam | 4.33 | 29 | 0.00 |
5 | Chhattisgarh | 178.60 | 374.07 | 222.36 |
6 | Delhi | 38.80 | 87.86 | 114.12 |
7 | Gujarat | 609.91 | 133.15 | 238.22 |
8 | Haryana | 0.00 | 10.87 | 4.69 |
9 | Himachal Pradesh | 11.24 | 40.44 | 272.74 |
10 | Jammu & Kashmir | 33.38 | 175.09 | 31.19 |
11 | Jharkhand | 138.96 | 0.00 | 618.00 |
12 | Karnataka | 191.87 | 281.21 | 917.39 |
13 | Kerala | 50.54 | 161.88 | 159.72 |
14 | Madhya Pradesh | 222.30 | 1338.9 | 11.24 |
15 | Maharashtra | 890.95 | 661.59 | 351.72 |
16 | Manipur | 16.00 | 13.00 | 17.20 |
17 | Mizoram | 265.35 | 174.90 | 11.00 |
18 | Nagaland | 74.22 | 99.35 | 87.77 |
19 | Orissa | 2.79 | 97.10 | 31.00 |
20 | Punjab | 0.00 | 39.01 | 0.00 |
21 | Rajasthan | 597.94 | 684.37 | 320.53 |
22 | Sikkim | 177.01 | 547.38 | 611.82 |
23 | Tamil Nadu | 16.90 | 190.28 | 8.40 |
24 | Tripura | 89.56 | 0.00 | 216.43 |
25 | Telangana | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
26 | Uttarakhand | 20.64 | 133.15 | 150.63 |
27 | Uttar Pradesh | 4.29 | 188.53 | 58.93 |
28 | West Bengal | 75.48 | 109.00 | 573.08 |
29 | Andaman & Nicobar | 0.00 | 41.27 | 0.00 |
30 | Chandigarh | 17.12 | 5.00 | 6.46 |
31 | Lakshadeep | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.69 |
32 | Pondicherry | 0.00 | 1.8 | 0.00 |
Total | 3772.76 | 5817.26 | 5811.26 |
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of “National Mission on Medicinal Plants”
Details of State / UT-wise funds released
(Rs. In lakhs)
S. No. | State/UT | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
Fund Released | Fund Released | Fund Released | ||
1 | Andhra Pradesh | 834.32 | 963.63 | 1200.61 |
2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00 | 118.65 | 0.00 |
3 | Assam | 162.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
4 | Gujarat | 0.00 | 0.00 | 172.25 |
5 | Haryana | 0.00 | 171.14 | 87.50 |
6 | Himachal Pradesh | 0.00 | 98 | 0.00 |
7 | Karnataka | 0.00 | 216.71 | 110.82 |
8 | Kerala | 210.41 | 264.27 | 0.00 |
9 | Madhya Pradesh | 474.59 | 526.43 | 507.30 |
10 | Maharashtra | 0.00 | 682.44 | 589.88 |
11 | Manipur | 57.6 | 105.96 | 73.06 |
12 | Meghalaya | 0.00 | 0.00 | 172.62 |
13 | Mizoram | 8.91 | 18.28 | 57.72 |
14 | Nagaland | 188.47 | 175.88 | 102.06 |
15 | Orissa | 111.00 | 150.66 | 191.53 |
16 | Rajasthan | 0.00 | 28.87 | 42.51 |
17 | Sikkim | 161.94 | 137.59 | 77.24 |
18 | Tamil Nadu | 741.5 | 1022.67 | 926.57 |
19 | Tripura | 0.00 | 0.00 | 53.23 |
20 | Uttarakhand | 0.00 | 278.86 | 202.03 |
21 | Uttar Pradesh | 834.53 | 424.36 | 0.00 |
Total | 3786.08 | 5384.4 | 4566.93 |
This information was given by the Minister of State, AYUSH(IC), Shri Shripad Yesso Naik in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.