Ministry of AYUSH is supporting the cultivation of medicinal plants on farmer’s land throughout the country

Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM). Under the ‘Medicinal Plants’ component of the NAM scheme supporting market-driven cultivation of prioritised medicinal plants in identified cluster/zones within selected districts of States and implemented in a mission mode.

As per the scheme guidelines, the support is provided for:

• Cultivation of prioritised medicinal plants on farmer’s land.
• Establishment of nurseries with backward linkages for raising and supply of quality planting material.
• Post-harvest management with forwarding linkages.
• Primary processing, marketing infrastructure etc.

Under this scheme, subsidy at 30 per cent, 50 per cent, and 75 per cent of cultivation cost of specific plant species is provided for the cultivation of 140 medicinal plants.   

National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India is also implementing Central Sector Scheme on ’Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants’ wherein following activities are supported:

• In-situconservation / Ex-situ conservation
• Livelihood linkages with Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) / Panchayats / Van Panchayats / Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) / Self Help Groups (SHGs).
• IEC activities like Training / workshops / Seminars/ Conferences etc.
• Research & Development.
• Promotion, marketing, and trade of medicinal plants produce.

The scheme will be implemented throughout the country.