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Activities and Progress
of State
Medicinal Plants Board, Haryana
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1. Mandate of the State Medicinal Plants Board : |
The State Medicinal Plants Board was established on 13th August, 2002
in pursuance of the guidelines of the National Medicinal Plants Board,
Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, with
the Hon’ble Forest Minister as its Chairman. The Nucleus Centre of the Board has
been set up in Van Bhawan premises of Haryana Forest Department at Panchkula.
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The State Medicinal Plants Board is required to promote the medicinal plants
sector in the State through implementation of Promotional Projects/Schemes and
the Contractual Farming Projects, sanctioned and financed by the National
Medicinal Plants Board. The Promotional projects aim at Survey and
inventorisation of medicinal plants, In-situ conservation/cultivation of
medicinal plants including set up of Herbal Parks, Production of quality
planting material in nurseries, Extension Activities for raising awareness
through Audio Visual Aids, Seminars, Training/Workshops etc. for growers and the
personal engaged in promoting the medicinal plants sector, Study of demand and
supply position and marketing of medicinal plants, Research and development in
the Sector, Value addition and semi processing of products of medicinal plants,
to promote cooperative efforts among growers and collectors of medicinal plants
and cultivation of medicinal plants on contract basis in the farm lands for
which subsidy is provided by the National Medicinal Plants Board to the extent
of 30% of the total project cost.
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A Technical Committee has been constituted under the Charimanship of PCCF,
Haryana to guide and coordinate the activities of State Medicinal Plants Board.
The said Committee comprises Director, General Health Services, Territorial CCF,
Director, Ayurveda, Director, Horticulture and Head of the Medicinal Plants
Wing, HAU, Hisar as its members and the Chief Executive Officer as its Member
Secretary.
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