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Govt Subsidies For Cultivation Of Medicinal Plants

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It is estimated that more than 8,000 species of herbs / medicinal plants are found in India.

The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH is presently implementing following schemes to encourage farming/ cultivation, conservation, and promotion of medicinal  & herbal plants throughout the country:

1. Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM).  Under ‘Medicinal Plants’ component of the NAM scheme, large scale farming/ cultivation of medicinal plants is being supported.  As per the scheme guidelines, the support is being provided for:

  • Cultivation of prioritized medicinal plants on farmer’s land
  • Establishment of nurseries for supply of quality planting material
  • Post-harvest management
  • Primary processing, marketing infrastructure etc.
  • Providing subsidy to farmers @ 30%, 50% and 75% based on cost of cultivation.

2. Central Sector Scheme on “Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants”.  Under the scheme, the project based support is being provided for:

  • In-situ conservation through development of Medicinal Plants Conservation and Development Areas (MPCDAs)
  • Ex-situ conservation through establishment of herbal gardens
  • Linkages with Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) / Panchayats / Van Panchayats / Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) / Self Help Groups (SHGs)
  • IEC activities (Training/ workshops and Seminars etc.)
  • Research & Development etc.
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