(a) whether India has tremendous opportunity for herbal farming and research; and
(b) if so, the assistance given by the Government to the herbal farmers during the last three
years and the current financial year, State-wise?
(a) whether India has tremendous opportunity for herbal farming and research; and
(b) if so, the assistance given by the Government to the herbal farmers during the last three
years and the current financial year, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF
STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (DR. AKHILESH PRASAD SINGH)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b): Financial assistance was being provided by the Department of Agriculture and
Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture to the State Governments under the comprehensive Macro Management Scheme till 2004-05 for development of horticulture including the medicinal and aromatic plants. This component of the scheme has now been transferred to National Medicinal Plants Board under the ageis of Ministry of Heath and Family Welfare. A statement of the funds released to State Governments during the last three years and the current year (upto October, 2005) by the National Medicinal Plant Board for development of medicinal plants is given in the annexure I. A statement of funds released to State Governments under Macro Management scheme for the years 2002-03 to 2004-05 is given at annexure-II
Annexure-I
(National Medicinal Plants Board)
Summary of the Projects Sanctioned 2001-2005
(Rs. in Lakhs)
#SMPB Number of Projects Number of Projects Number of Projects Number of Projects Funds sanctioned/Amt. sanctioned/Amt. sanctioned/Amt. sanctioned/Amt. sanct sanctioned sanctioned sanctioned sanctioned ioned
during 2001-02 during 2002-03 during 2003-04 during 2004-05 during 2005-06
Con- Amt. Promo- Amt. Con- Amt. Promo- Amt Con- Amt. Promo- Amt. Con- Amt. Promo- Amt. trac Sanct-tional Sanct trac Sanct-tional Sanct trac Sanct-tional Sanct trac-Sanct-tional Sanct- (upto tual ioned ioned tual ioned ioned tual ioned ioned tual ioned ioned October 2005)
1. Andaman & 4 80.00 Nicobar Island
2 Andhra Pradesh 7 155.00 10 34.90 5 59.00 42 67.51 6 83.00 48 55.24 5 109.00 13.00 Arunachal Pradesh 6 32.50 3 20.00 1 2.00 9 36.51 1 6.00 20 100.43 5 30.00 8.00 Assam 2 17.00 5 44.00 Bihar 1 2.00 1 1.00 5.00 Chandigarh 1 22.00 1 3.00 Chhattisgarh 9 225.00 4 47.50 48 196.15 4 100.00 1 5.00 2 28.00 35.75 Delhi 2 30.00 5 54.80 6 70.90 1 1.95 5 37.00 Goa 2 50.00 Gujarat 3 40.00 1 9.00 4 56.00 8 14.86 2 16.00 49 58.07 2 30.00 50.50 Haryana 1 14.00 1 9.00 2 40.00 43 94.47 2 27.00 62 191.11 3 15.50 10.90 Himachal Pradesh 8 137.00 3 12.50 3 5.79 4 46.00 4 12.82 6 74.00 33.00 Jammu & Kashmir 2 20.00 7 66.00 7 28.68 2 13.00 2 11.07 7 87.00 8.00 Jharkhand 3 60.00 3 25.00 Lakshdweep Karnataka 9 137.00 5 54.00 53 70.49 1 8.00 78 52.92 13 139.00 69.50 Kerala 1 13.00 9 34.00 9 144.00 5 4.21 2 17.00 33 30.07 10 95.70 11.00 Madhya Pradesh 8 135.00 42 236.90 5 35.00 261 631.81 4 38.00 266 593.98 3 39.00 37.00 Maharashtra 8 50.80 2 7.00 5 30.00 40 92.91 80 81.36 6 56.50 20.00 Manipur 3 53.00 1 2.00 12 36.23 1 10.00 96 463.31 1 10.00 16.00 Meghalaya 3 20.00 2 23.00 Mizoram 5 96.00 2 45.00 1 2.00 5 58.50 9.00 Nagaland 4 43.00 1 10.00 1 8.10 10 22.11 1 15.00 Orissa 9 193.00 3 16.50 1 5.00 47 102.13 2 32.00 41 52.64 11 125.00 18.00 Punjab 1 10.00 1 8.00 16 73.45 2.00 Rajasthan 5 78.00 5 40.20 1 2.00 51 137.33 2 30.00 354 1161.58 5 46.00 3.00 Sikkim 13 274.00 2 1.95 19 40.79 3 36.00 Tamil Nadu 1 10.00 4 28.00 9 20.31 7 59.20 18 28.25 26 277.50 65.50 Tripura 1 9.00 1 21.00 1 8.44 10.00 Uttar Pradesh 10 167.00 1 9.00 8 44.00 15 55.29 6 59.00 2 8.53 13 124.00 32.30 Uttaranchal 13 197.00 1 3.00 22 211.96 30 33.49 8 113.50 41 63.92 34 419.00 18.00 West Bengal 1 25.00 1 3.00 3 17.00 1 00.60 3 7.50 16 43.98 6 68.00 29.80 33. New Delhi 2.00 Total 144 2378.30 79 422.50 101 995.76 687 1638.82 66 755.10 1258 3161.02 183 2014.70 507.25
Sl.No. State/UTs 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
1. Andhra Pradesh 1370.57 1323.35 1168.90 2. Bihar 0.00 747.39 500.00 3. Jharkhand 0.00 95.00 103.00 4. Goa 447.00 106.00 101.25 5. Gujarat 621.61 383.33 591.00 6. Haryana 131.00 277.00 300.00 7 Himachal Pradesh 537.22 483.53 0.00 8. Jammu & Kashmir 277.77 505.83 91.81 9. Karnataka 537.23 1500.55 1555.55 10. Kerala 674.32 1059.75 2046.95 11. Madhya Pradesh 2000.00 444.44 600.00 12. Chattisgarh 1315.00 425.00 384.00 13. Maharashtra 550.00 3890.00 2265.00 14. Orissa 497.00 805.55 890.00 15. Punjab 3810.00 180.00 180.00 16. Rajasthan 0.00 775.00 684.41 17. Tamil Nadu 0.00 1890.00 916.00 18. Uttar Pradesh 0.00 500.00 675.00 19. Uttaranchal 0.00 250.00 24.00 20. West Bengal 583.33 511.00 450.00 21. Arunachal Pradesh 216.10 0.00 0.00 22. Assam 575.00 0.00 0.00 23. Manipur 0.00 0.00 0.00 24. Mizoram 1802.08 0.00 0.00 25. Meghalaya 50.00 2.50 0.00 26. Nagaland 340.00 0.00 0.00 27. Sikkim 227.00 0.00 0.00 28. Tripura 440.00 0.00 0.00 29. Chandigarh 0.00 0.00 0.00 30. D&N Haveli 26.15 11.75 0.00 31. Delhi 79.00 37.70 30.00 32. Lakshadweep 72.50 49.00 0.00 33. Pondicherry 0.00 35.00 35.00 34. Daman & Diu 0.00 0.00 0.00 35. A& N Islands 55.12 124.27 9.50 Total 17235.00 16412.94 13601.37