(a) whether the Government provides assistance towards farming of herbs in the
country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the Government provides assistance towards farming of herbs in the
country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b): A Central Sector Scheme on development of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants was
approved for implementation in the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry
of Agriculture during the IX Plan with the financial outlay of Rs. 14.50 crores. The
scheme has been subsumed under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Macro
Management in Agriculture Supplementation/Complementation of State Efforts through
Work Plan with effect from 2000-2001, which provides flexibility to the state to take up
programmes as per the needs.
The Components under the scheme include production and distribution of quality
planting material, establishment and maintenance of herbal gardens, Nursery Centres,
establishment of demonstration cum seed production plots, maintenance of regional
analytical laboratories and transfer of technology.
(c): Does not arise.