REPORT

On

Review Meeting of State Medicinal Plants Boards (SMPBs) and State Forest

Departments held on 25th & 26th May, 2017 at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.

National Medicinal Plants Board

Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India

New Delhi -110023

FOREWORD

The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH is

implementing Central Sector Scheme for Conservation, Development and

Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants in association with SMPBs, Centre &

State Forest Departments/ State Govt Research Institutes, Universities etc. The

SMPBs are responsible to propagate the mandate of NMPB at State/ UTs level,

besides monitoring of the projects and facilitation of submission of Utilization

Certificates (UCs) etc for sanctioned projects of NMPB. NMPB is organizing periodic

Review Meeting of SMPB’s. First Review Meeting of State Medicinal Plants Boards

(SMPBs) and State Forest Departments of the current year was organized by NMPB

on 25th& 26th May, 2017 at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.

State Medicinal Plants Boards (SMPBs) are expected to synergise various

interventions by other State agencies related to Medicinal Plants. In order to

encourage the States to have an independent office of the SMPB, there is provision

of providing an annual recurring grant of up to Rs. 50 lakh per annum to those

SMPBs which have a separate budget head for salaries of the staff while those

SMPBs which do not have such a provision can be provided a grant up to Rs. 40.00

lakhs per annum. The assistance/budget is being provided towards remuneration of

staff (including contractual), to meet the expenditure on recurring and non-recurring

office expenses, purchase of equipment, office maintenance mobility support and

miscellaneous expenditure including TA/POL, printing/publicity,

meeting/conferences, engaging subject matter specialist etc. in the interest of co-

ordination and synergy. NMPB was provided support to States to engage

consultants for specific purposes like preparing database of traders, cultivators,

compilation of yield data, demand and supply of medicinal plants from different

sources like forest departments & cultivators, case studies, publication, participation

in events related to medicinal plants, exposure visits for stake holders etc. NMPB is

constantly evaluating the functioning of SMPBs from time to time.

Forests are still a major source for raw materials of medicinal plants origin.

Therefore, the NMPB has been providing support to implement projects through

State Forest Departments to augment the availability and sustainable utilizations of

these plants through their large scale conservation and resource augmentation

It is presumed that deliberations held during the meeting and subsequent

suggestions/ resolutions shall provide an impetus for further efforts of NMPB to

achieve the objectives as per the assigned functions.

Shomita Biswas

CEO, NMPB

Minutes of the Review Meeting of State Medicinal Plants Boards (SMPBs) and

State Forest Departments held on 25th&26th May, 2017 at Shimla, Himachal

Pradesh.

The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) Ministry of AYUSH organized

the first review meeting of the current year of State Medicinal Plants Boards and

State Forest Departments to review their performance and to resolve their issues

for smooth and better functioning. The meeting was held on 25th& 26th May,

2017at Hotel Holiday Home, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.

The following Agenda items were considered during the meeting:

a. Presentation by the CEO-of State Medicinal Plants Boards on activities

and achievements

b. The implementation of National Campaign (365 days) on medicinal plants

awareness in the states.

c. Review of pending utilization certificates and action taken by SMPBs

d. Action plan for Nucleus Centre Grant for the year 2017-18

The NMPB is implementing Central Sector Scheme for Conservation,

Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plant and Medicinal Plants

Component of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) for overall development of medicinal

plants sector. The schemes/ activities of NMPB are being implemented in

States/UTs with active support of SMPBs, State Forest Departments and other

Government & Non Government agencies. The SMPBs are particularly responsible

for propagation of mandate of NMPB at State/ UTs level, besides monitoring of

projects and facilitation of submission of Utilization Certificate (UCs) for sanctioned

projects of NMPB. Therefore, review meetings are regularly organized for necessary

discussion and sorting out the issues and thereafter smooth implementation of

programme of NMPB. In this series, the first Review Meeting of State Medicinal

Plants Boards (SMPBs) and State Forest Departments was organized by NMPB on

25th&26th May, 2017 at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. List of participants of the meeting

is at Annexure-l

State Medicinal Plants Board, Himachal Pradesh formally initiated the review

meeting by welcoming CEO, and officials of NMPB and the representatives of State

Medicinal Plants Boards participating in the meeting.

Dr. R. K. Pruthi in his address expressed his gratitude

and thanked Smt. Shomita Biswas, CEO, NMPB for selecting

Shimla as a venue for national level 2 days review meeting.

Thereafter, he briefed participants with the activities carried out by State Medicinal

Plants Board, Himachal Pradesh and specifically the works carried out under 365

days National Campaign and stated future projections in creating awareness for the

medicinal plants sector among the general masses. In his speech he specified the

plantation of medicinal plants in different agro climatic zones of HP as per prevailing

agro-climatic conditions of the area and based on the diseases prevalent in that

locality (Ayurvedic Health Centre) throughout the State. Also discussed the idea for

improving the nutritional status of children by including the edible parts of MAPs as

per prescription of the AMO in the mid-day meal programme of the Education

Department. He also informed about the plantation of medicinal plants may be trees,

herbs, shrubs, etc. in the vacant areas available in the government and private

offices/ institutions.

Dr. Pruthi, in his speech also touched the issues related to the marketing of

the medicinal plants, its processing and also discussed the steps taken by the SMPB

H.P. in organizing seminar and workshops for interaction between farmers and ASU

industry, looking into the needs of industry in terms of quality raw material and future

crop requirements. They have also conducted training programs for farmers for

developing skills in cultivation of medicinal plants.

He also evinced his interest in to the activities taken up by other States under

the umbrella of NMPB so as to implement similar activities in Himachal Pradesh. He

invited Smt. Shomita Biswas, CEO, NMPB to deliver her opening remarks.

The inaugural programme followed by welcome note

delivered by Dr. R. K. Pruthi, Director Ayurveda-

cum- Member Secretary, SMPB Himachal Pradesh.

Smt. Nisha Singh, Addl. Chief Secretary (Ayurveda),

Himachal Pradesh , Smt. Shomita Biswas, CEO, NMPB

, Dr. R. K Pruthi Member Secretary, State Medicinal

Plants Board, Himachal Pradesh lighting the lamp.

Proceedings of meeting on 25th May, 2017

(Smt. Shomita Biswas) CEO, NMPB

in her opening remarks briefed the

participants with the purpose of the meeting

and also the mandate of NMPB. She

narrated all the activities being carried out

by NMPB along with new initiatives taken

up for speedy development in the area of

medicinal plants. She outline about the

need of 365 Days National Campaign on

Medicinal Plants for creating awareness

among the general masses, signing of MoU

with ISRO for involving space technology in relevance to medicinal plants for Geo-

referencing, she also discussed about the launch of e-Charak and the benefits of e-

Charak along with mobile application developed for easy and direct linkages

between cultivator/ growers and ASU industry. She also suggested that government

pharmacies can intervene in direct sales/purchase of medicinal plants produce from

the clusters.

She also informed the participants about the future initiatives in NMPB i.e.

online submission of projects and T A Schedule, uploading of list of medicinal plants

(50 in no’s) which are high in demand etc.

Smt. Shomita Biswas while concluding her opening remarks mentioned about

the limitations of each state and specifically took up the issues of HP, State. The

issue of cluster formation for cultivation by farmers having small land holding was

discussed. She also stressed on the issues of good agricultural, handling and

packaging practices, good transportation technology, certification, and advances in

value addition and requested participants to look into these issues and to come up

with some suitable solutions states-wise so as to facilitate NMPB to get resolved with

these issues smoothly and quickly. She invited Smt. Nisha Singh, Addl. Chief

Secretary (Ayurveda), Himachal Pradesh to address the participants and share her

experiences.

Smt. Nisha Singh, Addl. Chief

Secretary (Ayurveda), Himachal Pradesh,

welcomed CEO, officials of NMPB along with

representatives of other SMPBs to Shimla.

She appreciated the work done by SMPB

Himachal Pradesh and future projections of

SMPB Himachal Pradesh and also placed

some suggestions before the meeting for

consideration of NMPB. She drawn the

attention of CEO, NMPB to look into the

matter of the cluster formation policy of medicinal plants component of National

AYUSH Mission (NAM) for the cultivation of medicinal plants, where she requested

to provide some special preference to small states like Himachal Pradesh by

reducing the minimum limit of two hectares of land for a cluster formation to one

hectare so as to facilitate involvement of larger number of farmers in hilly areas to

take part in cultivation of medicinal plants. She also spoke about the diverse

geography of Himachal Pradesh and requested NMPB to allow the cultivation of

medicinal plants species of low attitude and quoted the example of cultivation of

Amla under the Amla Campaign. She placed her views regarding marketing of

medicinal plants and suggested for tie up with the agriculture market, organization of

interactive meets between farmers of various states and manufacturers for exchange

of needs and demand. She also shared her ideas of adopting NAFED (National

Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation) – groundnut in Gujarat and sunflower

in Punjab and PEARL like systems to benefit both farmers and industry.

Subsequently the representatives of SMPBs of states attending the review

meeting made presentations on the activities conducted by their states along with

the issues of pending UC’s.

Andhra Pradesh

Sh. Ravi Sankar Sharma, Dy. Chief Executive Officer, A.P.M.A.P.B presented

the achievements and activities carried out by Andhra Pradesh Medicinal & Aromatic

Plants Board. He shared the data of increase in the number of clusters, involvement

of farmers and the increase in the land covered under cultivation of medicinal plants

from year 2015-16 to 2016-17 in different districts of Andhra Pradesh. Number of

clusters increased from 65 in no’s to 195, farmers from 5382 to 7200 in no’s and land

under medicinal plants cultivation from 7217. 288 to 9099. 55 acres. The number of

crops also increased from two to five. Earlier they cultivated Ashwagandha and

Piplamul and in year 2016-17 they added Red Sanders, Sandal wood & Kalmegh.

He also informed about the online registration of 19940 farmers from 198

cluster groups of A.P for the cultivation of above mentioned five crops.

He placed the Action Plan for year 2017-18 and the issues regarding pending

UCs were also discussed.

Field view of Ashwagandha crop in g. Kottala of Guntakal Mandal, Ananthapur District

Andhra Pradesh

Sandal Wood and Red Sanders plantation in Venigandla village of Prakasam District Andhra Pradesh

Farmers Harvesting Ashwagandha crop in Joharpuram village, Kurnool District Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Sh. T. Gapak, IFS, Member SecretaryArunachal Pradesh State Medicinal Plants

Board briefly appraised with the activities undertaken by the state medicinal plants board.

He showed that 755 number of farmers/ commercial cultivators of medicinal plants, 54

numbers of traders and two collectors of medicinal plants got registered under SMPB. He

presented the achievement of establishing two Herbal gardens in Itanagar at Raj Bhawan

and in the premises of SMPB where 42 and 70 numbers of tropical and sub-tropical plant

species of ethano - medico botanical, orchids etc. are planted and maintained

respectively, MPCDAs in forest division of Tawang district and establishment of

demonstration plot cum nursery for conservation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of

higher altitude and also for raising and distribution of Quality Planting Material to the

farmers.

Nursery: Taxus baccata: Bramingo Angrim Valley VFMC, Anini

Bihar

Dr. Satendra, IFS, CCF-cum-CEO Bihar, SHMPB, spoke about the national

seminars organized and the establishment of herbal garden with 130 species of

medicinal plants useful in both in teaching and research work in AYUSH. He

discussed about future plans for medicinal plants awareness programme and the

establishment of herbal gardens for attracting tourism and distribution of IEC

materials among the public, development of software for data management and

creating web portal interlinking other websites concerning Medicinal Plants. He

concludes his presentation by placing Action Plan for 2016-17 under Centrally

Sponsored Scheme of National Mission on Medicinal Plants.

Chandigarh

Sh. Santosh Kumar, IFS, CCF & CEO, State Medicinal Plants Board, UT

Chandigarh, elaborated the achievements attained under 365 Days National

Campaign on Medicinal Plants. Under this campaign they had organised drawing,

painting, essay and slogan writing competitions among the school children’s on

creating awareness for medicinal plants, details of the seminar and workshop

conducted, printing and distribution of calendar carrying pictures of medicinal plants

etc. and yogasansa specific to disease remedy, distribution of medicinal plants

saplings among the masses. He also informed about the radio talk being prepared to

broadcast soon.

Chattisgarh

Sh. A.K. Diwedi, Addl. PCCF-cum-CEO, Chhattisgarh State Medicinal Plants

Board, Raipur, spoke about the active participation of Chhattisgarh State Medicinal

Plants Board by putting up the stalls in State and national level Arogyas and Fairs

organized by different stakeholders.

CEO, Dy.CEO & Officers of NMPB Visit CGSMPB Stall

at Arogya Fair Oct. 2016, Bengaluru

Glimpses of various activities in Chhattisgarh highlighted at

Stall of CGSMPB at7th World Ayurveda Congress

December 2016, Kolkata

He also informed about the distribution of medicinal plants in the rural areas

and among the school students, organized quiz competition and a medicinal plants

rally for creating awareness and interest for medicinal plants within the society. He

presented the processing work of the medicinal plants being carried out at CGSMPB,

training programs conducted for sustainable harvesting of medicinal plants, creation

of MPCAs and MPDAs, herbal gardens and also informed about the plantation of

Medicinal plants carried till the end of year 2016.

Distribution of medicinal plants on the eve of 2nd

International Yoga day and on world Environment Day

Medicinal Plants Rally at Chandrakhuri Village,

Raipur

Medicinal Plants Distribution at Megneto Mall, Raipur

Quiz Competition at Gandhi

Memorial Senior Secondary

School, Ahivara, Durg, Chattisgrah

Medicinal Plants Distribution at Holi Cross

School, Raipur

Medicinal Plants Awareness Program at Jabarra,

Dhamtari

Himachal Pradesh

Dr. Dinesh Kumar, Nodal Officer, SMPB, H.P. Presented the details of the

activities carried out by SMPB, Himachal Pradesh under 365 days National

campaign. SMPB, Himachal Pradesh planted 42000 medicinal plants in about 491

Ayurvedic Health Centres in various districts of H. P, Conducted 15 training

programmes for farmers for developing medicinal plants cultivation skills, competition

and other medicinal plants awareness programmes in schools, distribution of

medicinal plants sapling for encouraging home and school herbal gardens. They

have also organized Buyers and sellers meet on14.09.2016at Kullu where 83

farmers and 57 pharmaceutical firms participated and interacted for easy exchange

of information related with the marketing of medicinal plants.

He also mentioned about the future activities to be taken up by the State

Medicinal Plants Board under 365 days campaign and the Action plan for both

medicinal plant component under NAM and Nucleus Centre Grant for SMPB for the

year 2017-18.

Distribution of Medicinal plants sapling for home herbal

garden at Himachal Pradesh

Display of potted medicinal plants and raw sample for

identification in the Schools of Himachal Pradesh

Buyer- Seller Meet on 14.09.2016 at Kullu Women Participation during the State Level Medicinal

Plants Campaign at Himachal Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

Dr. Wahid ul Hassan, R.O., J&K SMPB, shared about Hi-tech nurseries and

two poly houses established by SMPB, J&K in collaboration with Dept. of Floriculture

Kashmir where 10 high commercial value medicinal plants have been propagated for

distribution to the farmers /Govt organizations. He said that enough quantity of

planting materials is available with Hi-tech nursery for various species:

Name of Medicinal Plants Total number of Plants Distributed

Picrorrhiza kurroa 6000 plants

Viola odorata 7000 plants

Sausseria lapa 100 plants

Rheum emodi 500 plants

Podophyllum hexandrum 300 plants

Lavendula officianalis 5000 plants

He also informed that besides plantlets, seeds for the species mentioned are

also available with nursery.

SMPB, J&K also organized training programmes for farmers and trained around 300

farmers, organized Buyers and sellers meet, conducted medicinal plants awareness

camps, participated in National Arogyas, also organized technical guidance

programme for defence forces for establishment of herbal gardens and accordingly

Herbal Gardens were established in Northern Command Udhampur, Hariachak

Jammu, Victor Force Awantipora Kashmir, and Badamibagh Cantonement Srinagar.

He informed that the approval granted for the proposal for establishment of

school herbal gardens in school premises by the Directorate of school education,

Kashmir and another similar proposals are yet to be approved by the Directorate of

school education, Jammu. He also mentioned about the proposal for establishment

of herbal gardens in famous tourist places of State to promote Herbal tourism.

Kerala

K. Radhakrishnan, CEO I/C, SMPB, Kerala, presented the work carried out

under 365 days national campaign on medicinal plants.

Hi-tech nursery of medicinal

plants in the State of J&K

Poly House of medicinal plants in the

State of J&K

Awareness Campaign of Medicinal

Plants in the Schools of J&K

He spoke about the activities taken up by SMPB, Kerala under vairous

Projects Sanctioned to SMPB, Kerala.

Rehabilitation of two industrially important and endangered species viz.

Santalum and Saraca in the homesteads of Kerala

Project was implemented in selected 5 districts, namely Idukki, Palakkad,

Thrissur, Malappuram and Thiruvananthapuram. Produced 2 lakhs of quality

seedlings of Saraca and Sandal and distributed the same to farmers, school children

and in public. They also reported Saraca 80% and Sandal 50 to 55% (Survival

Percentage.) In Thrissur, KFRI collected 6000 kg seeds of Saraca from local people

at a rate of Rs. 40/kg which helped in the promotion of Saraca trees by local people.

Raising quality seedling of Saraca asoka and Sandal in the State of Kerala during the Year

2016-17

Herbal Garden at HSS, Prayar , Alapuzha Kerala Herbal Garden at HSS, St Augustine School Kottayam

Kerala

Herbal Garden at Govt. HSS Tribal School

Perigassery, Idukki Kerala

Herbal Garden at Govt. UP School, Trikkalathur,

Ernakulam Kerala

Home Herbal Gardens for Primary Health care, he said that under this project 2300

Home Herbal gardens were so far established with 65- 70% percentage of survival

rate.

Under Garmeenam Ex-situ Conservation & Resource Augmentation of highly

demanded Medicinal Plants including RET species for Health & Wealth in two

Panchayats at Mattathur & Peringammala were selected. The implementation of

plantation has been progressed considerably in Mattathur panchayath were

plantation of Momordica charantia in 40 acres, Plumbago indica in 25 acres,

Trichosanthus cucumerina in 05 acres , Kaemferia galanga in 03 acres and

Holostemma ada-kodien in 01 acres land was carried out, 17000 seedlings of

Medicinal tree species (Azadirachta indica, Santalum album, Cassia fistula, Saraca

asoca, Oroxylum indicum, Aegle marmelos etc.) were planted in Mattathur

Panchayat.

Whereas, in Peringammala Panchayat, the work was initiated for developing nursery

and land preparation for plantation. Participants from other SMPB’s enquired about

the implementation. CEO I/C SMPB, Kerala tried to explain the mechanism of

implementation and sought clarifications. CEO NMPB intervened and clarified to the

satisfaction of the participants.

He concluded his presentation by pointing out a few more activities to be

undertaken under 365 day national campaign on medicinal plants and placed the

action plan for the year 2017-18 for the maintenance of nucleus centre. CEO NMPB

suggested that this project needs to be closely monitored especially in the identified

Panchayats and SMPB Kerala need to submit periodical updates to NMPB

Manipur

Dr. A. Guneshwor Sharma Member Secretary, Manipur State Medicinal Plants

Board (MSMPB) Directorate of AYUSH, Lamphelpat Manipur, presented information

View of cultivation in Mattathur Panchayat

on the initiatives taken by the State Medicinal Plants Board for the activities to be

carried out under 365 Days National Campaign on Medicinal Plants in Manipur

State. He informed about school level painting, speech, poem and essay writing

competitions organized for creating awareness on medicinal plants and interest

among the school students. He also informed that SMPB is organising Workshop/

Seminar/ Conference & Arogya Fair on 21st to 30th November every year as during

this period International Sangai Festival Manipur being celebrated and participated

by many countries.

He summed up his presentation by placing before the annual action plan for

year 2017-18 for both nucleus centre maintenance along with 365 days national

campaign and for Medicinal plants component of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of

(National AYUSH Mission (NAM).

Meghalaya

Sh. A. K. Srivastava, IFS, CEO, Meghalaya SMPB, Shillong, placed the report

of activities carried out by Meghalaya SMPB during the year 2016-17 before the

meeting. He informed about the creation of 2 model nurseries and 2 small nurseries

at West Khasi Hills & West Garo Hills district and at East Khasi Hills & East Garo

Hills respectively where the planting material is produced to be distributed among the

farmers and the local practitioners for cultivation and conservation of medicinal

plants available in the wild. He also informed about the participation of MSMPB in

the national exhibitions along with local farmers and practitioners.

View of Nurseries in Meghalaya

Views of Seminar cum workshop conducted for creating awareness for the

usage of medicinal plants and sensitization the participants for the conservation of

medicinal plants available in the wild at Meghalaya during 2016-17

He concluded his presentation by projecting the future plans regarding

creating awareness for medicinal plants among the local people, school/ college

students etc. publishing IEC material, establishing botanical um herbal gardens,

development of conservation areas, efforts to be given for value addition, marketing

and market linkages etc.

Mizoram

Dr. Lalchhanhimi, Consultant, State Medicinal Plants Board, Mizoram

presented information on the activities undertaken and participation by Mizoram

SMPB in various programmes on medicinal plants organized during the year 2016-

17. In order to create awareness for medicinal plants among the local masses.

SMPB, Mizoram developed and distributed material on IEC, also published articles

on medicinal plants in local News Papers, conducted training programs for skill

development in cultivation and related aspects of medicinal plants, also planted

medicinal plants in the society, government and private owned lands.

cted m Conducted Market survey on local herbal practitioners regarding the uses, collection of raw material and convinced

localities to maintain their own home herbal gardens and the sustainably use of endangered and endemic species.

Developed of IEC materials like Pamphlets & Publicity of National Campaign in Local Newspaper.

Conducted Training programme for farmers during the National Level Campaign at Meghalaya, 2016-17

.

Nagaland

Dr. Taikaba Jamir, Member Secretary SMPB-cum-Asst. Director (ISM)

Nagaland, showed the visuals of some activities carried out by SMPB Nagaland.

Plantation of medicinal plants in community, government and private land at Meghalaya

Interacting with school students, delivering information on the usage of medicinal plants at Nagaland

Distribution of Medicinal Plants among the localities and school students

Kohima Science College Patkai Christian College

Field Visit by NMPB officials during the Cultivation Season of

Nagaland State, 2016

Field View of Cultivation of Medicinal Plants in

Nagaland

Field Visit by NMPB officials during the Cultivation Season of

Nagaland State, 2016

Raising Planting Material in the Nursery of Nagaland

Odisha

Sh. S. P. Mahapatra, Addl. PCCF, Odisha SMPB, appraised the meeting

about the status of activities of the Medicinal Plants sector in the State. He informed

about raising of 52900 seedlings of various medicinal plants in 5 forest division for

distribution among the urban areas for the encouragement of home herbal gardens.

They have also developed a medicinal plant garden at Berhampur University

campus and another at Narayani temple under Khalikote forest region and also

informed about other such gardens under various stages of development in different

areas. Under Capacity Building and Training programme on medicinal plants two

training programmes on “Identification, Conservation, Sustainable utilization of

medicinal plants, Quality control of Herbal drugs” was conducted for Forest Officials,

plant lovers, NGOs, VSS Members etc. and conducted an exposure visit on

September, 2016 for two groups of 31 Ayurvedic Doctors, ATPs, Forest Officer,

VSS/SHG/NGOs to Kerala Forest Research, Institute, Peechi, Kerala. He also

informed the participants about the Regional State level Herbal Fairs conducted by

State Medicinal Plants Board Odisha.

Rajasthan

Sh. Venkatesh Sharma, CCF-cum-Member Secretary Rajasthan, briefed

the meeting about the various Arogya- cum- exhibitions, seminar- cum workshops

attended and organised by the RSMPB in the year 2016-17. Two days seminar was

organised along with the launch of 365 days National Campaign on medicinal plants

for creating awareness among the masses. He mentioned about other activities

taken up by SMPB’s like publication of brochures for farmers, books on 40 medicinal

plants which can be cultivated in Rajasthan, booklet on 55 medicinal plants species,

training program for farmers, facilitation for medicinal plants mandies etc.

He mentioned about the organic farming and tie-ups with Agricultural Board

and informed of the future plans for the training programmes for the farmers

regarding usage of cow urine and cow dung as bio-pesticides. He shared the SMPBs

experience in identifying the quality planting material from the existing field by putting

the samples under laboratory testing as per the pharmacopeia parameter and

procured the propagules of such verified planting material for further distribution to

the farmers for the cultivation of the quality raw material produce. He spoke about

Training On Hand-Made Herbal Soap at Neemla Village Nagaland

creation of extensive database useful for medicinal plants stakeholders. The annual

action plan for the maintenance of nucleus centre was also mentioned.

Conducted Two days training programme for 100 Farmers

and Rural Development volunteers at Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Ashram,Jaipur

Raising of Medicinal Plants in Nursery of Rajasthan

Cultivation of Aloe Vera in Baswani & Buddi Nagour Villages of Rajasthan

Processing of Aloe vera by Marwar Aushdhiya Padap SHGs of Rajasthan

Telangana

Smt. A. Sonibala Devi, Chief Executive Officer Telangana State Medicinal

Plants Board, presented the achievements made by SMPB, Telangana in cultivation

of medicinal plants under National Ayush Mission. She stated that an area of

741.0238 acres was covered under cultivation which was more than the target set at

the time of allocation of budget. A total of 8 medicinal plants crop was cultivated

namely: Aloe vera, Ashwagandha, Guggul, Mucuna, Red Sanders, Sandal Wood,

Tulsi and Vasa.

She informed about the setting up of demonstration plots for Acorus calamus in

collaboration with ICFRE, Hyderabad with an objective to introduce, promote and

create awareness for the cultivation of this medicinal plants species in Telangana as

it is high in demand in the market. These demonstration plots will useful to educate

farmers with improved cultivation technology and to help farmers for better utilization

of land to have additional income.

Cultivation of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) at Bajarangsar, Bikaner Rajasthan

Cultivation of Acorus calamus (Kullu Variety) before and after in the Farmers Field of

Telangana Using Intensive Organic Farming System during the year 2016 -17

She also presented the expected data of Acorus calamus yield to be obtained

from the demonstration plots under cultivation in three different districts of

Telangana.

She also highlighted all the activities carried out at SMPB, Telangana which

included establishment of “N-Ayush Medicinal Plants Germplasm Conservation cum

Healing Centre” Under Central Sector Scheme for Conservation, Development &

Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants at Nazeebnagar, Ranga Reddy

Hyderabad.

Development of School Herbal Gardens & Home Herbal Gardens under

Central Sector Scheme

Various School Herbal Gardens were developed by the state Medicinal Plants

Board Telangana.

Establishment of “N-Ayush Medicinal Plants Germplasm Conservation cum Healing Centre” at Nazeebnagar, Ranga Reddy by His Excellency Governor of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh along with Hon’ble Minister for Health, Medical & Family Welfare Department, Advisor to CM, Prl. Secretary, HM&FW and Other Officials.

Setting up of school herbal gardens at Hyderabad Public School Begumpet

Awareness Generation among the General Masses by Distributing Caps, Brooches

& Medicinal Plant Saplings in Telangana State

Under 365 days National Campaign farmers were called in a workshop for the

special meet with the specialists from CIMAP, ICFRE, and Horticulture University

etc. for interaction and to get the advanced technology developed in the cultivation of

medicinal plants.

Establishment of Home Herbal Garden & Distribution of Medicinal Plants Saplings among the General Masses at

Yakatapura and Saidabad Colony Hyderabad

365 Days Activities under National Campaign on Medicinal Plants

Workshop with Specialists of CIMAP, ICFRE & Horticulture Universities

Students of Homeopathic Pharmacy, JSPS

Government Homeo Medical College, Ramanthapur

2016

Awarness among Participants of Catholic Health Association of India, Secunderabad at

Moolikavanam, Aziz nagar, Himayatsagar. October, 2016

Development of Information Education & Communication Material for the

dissemination of information on Importance, Cultivation Techniques of Medicinal

Plants among the Public & Farmers

Farmers &Traders meet by Telangana State Medicinal Plants Board, Hyderabad 2016

Exposure Visits of Farmers for the cultivation, processing and marketing of medicinal plants produce in Tamil Nadu &

Madhya Pradesh

Pamphlets on Medicinal Plants & Its Usage in Healing Human ailments

Uttarakhand

Dr. B. S. Negi, CEO, SMPB, Uttarakhand presented information on various

activities like awareness activities at school Level through NGOs and

implementation of 365 Days National Campaign on Medicinal Plants for creating

awareness among the students and to encourage local farmers for cultivation of

medicinal plants in Uttarakahnd as depicted photographs in below:

- Attended launch programme of 365 days National campaign on

medicinal plants at Jaipur, Rajasthan

- Publication of Posters, Pamphlets, Standees, Banner for creating

awareness for medicinal plants.

Under National Scheme on Clean Ganga Mission- official visits for

identification of site, plans for establishing school and home herbal gardens,

identified Amla, Bahera, Tejpat, aloe vera, tulsi, shatavar etc. planted in this mission

Distribution of Pamphlets among the Farmers in local Languages on Cultivation Techniques of Medicinal Plants

Promotion of Awarness on Medicinal Plants through School Herbal Gardens

Annual Action plan for the year 2017-18 was also placed before the meeting.

Cultivation of Medicinal Plants & Awareness Campaign among the Farmers in the Uttrakhand State

Conservation Aspect through Forest Sector

The review meeting continued on 26thMay, 2017 where the issues related to

forest department were taken up. (List of Participants attended the meeting at

(Annexure II)

The session was chaired by the Dr. G. S.

Goraya, PCCF, Himachal Pradesh. Smt. Shomita

Biswas CEO, NMPB welcome the Chairperson &

the participants. Dr G. S. Goraya, in his speech

focussed various aspects related to the Forest

Department on conservation of native species in

forest areas. He also suggested about the need of

baseline surveys prior to taking up any project in the

forest. Dr. Goraya stressed on the maintenance of the records of the trainees i.e.

name and full addresses, contact numbers and the performance, so as to keep track

record and can be contacted if needed any time.

Thereafter Smt. Padmapriya Balakrishnan Dy. CEO,

NMPB, formally started the review work of the forest

departments and presented the various provisions of the

Guidelines of NMPB

Further, the presentations were made by representatives of the forest

departments of Sikkim, Meghalaya, Gujarat, Nagaland, Himachal Pradesh,

Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana etc. The progress made by the forest

departments in the project mode was assessed and various issues related to

development of medicinal plants including the issue of the pending UCs were taken

up.

Sikkim

Sh. S. K. Thatal, Addl. Dir. of Forest, Sikkim presented their work on

Medicinal Plants Conservation and Development Areas (MPCDAs) and highlighted

the activities and achievements of four on-going projects with their GPS locations.

He also highlighted the achievement of projects pertaining to MPCDAs, Resource

Augmentation & JFMCs. The alpine medicinal plants viz - Podophyllum hexandrum,

Aconitum heterophyllum, Aconitum ferox, Aconitum palmatum, Dactylorhiza

hatagirea, Nardostachyis jatamansi, Picorhiza kurrooa, Rheum austral and Digitalis

purpurea are conserved through implementation of these projects. There is more

scope for development of MPCDAs of red listed medicinal plants in their natural

habitat which should be prioritised for conservation and development. Forest

department should make sustainable harvesting plants from wild sources for

livelihood generation and formulation of medicines with assistance of NMPB

The suggested activities included:

Identification of natural vegetation zones of medicinal plant diversity.

Demarcation of the identified areas and fixing of the boundary pillars for

setting up of Medicinal Plants Conservation Development Areas

(MPDCAs) and fencing at vulnerable points.

Soil and Moisture Conservation activities.

Floristic survey of medicinal plants conservation areas to assess the

population status of wild medicinal plants species and documentation of

the medicinal plant diversity.

Preparation of Herbarium specimens for future study.

Conservation Assessment and Management Prioritization (CAMP)

Workshops using IUCN RET list organized with technical support from

FRLHT, Bengaluru.

i. To ascertain threats status of medicinal plants.

ii. To categorize the threatened species of medicinal plants in Extinct,

Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable and Rare categories.

Medicinal plants resources (STRENGTH)

The State of Sikkim is treasure trove of medicinal and aromatic plants

resources that occur right from the Sub-Tropical Forest to Cold Alpine

Deserts.

Have a vast repository of local health traditions and local health

practitioners, local healers.

Sikkim harbors and enormous diversity of medicinal plants diversity and

about 1681 species of medicinal plant species have been recently

inventorized (2012-13) by FRLHT, Bengaluru.

Mixed Plantation of Medicinal Plants at Sipsu R.F, West & Choktey R.F, South

Gujarat

Dr. Poonam Mangalorkar (Project Management Consultant) Gujarat State

Forest Department Corporation (GSFDC) presented the achievements of Nine

projects sanctioned by NMPB. Some important species like: Leptadenia reticulata

(Jivanti, Dodi), Gymnema sylvestre, Commiphora wightii, Premna integrifolia,

Gmelina arborea, Stercospermum suvaveolus, Oroxylum indicum, Aegle marmelos

etc. planted in the tribal area of Panchmahal District. She focused about certification

for organic product by organization like APEDA. She emphasized for the

development of modern medicinal plants nursery. NMPB also sanctioned the

projects on nursery of Gugulu.

Following issues were also highlighted with Gugulu Project:

The whole plant (Gugulu) is used in medicinal preparations. Their demand is

raising in Pharma industries. These species are required to be conserved and

developed under Ex-situ Conservation.

Total Plantation to be carried out in the project was 30 hectares in village

Karsana, Panam Irrigation Plantation Project.

50,000 saplings were grown in 10 hectares in year 2014-15 and 1,00,000

saplings were grown in 20 hectares in 2015-16.

Two days Meeting on Conservation Assessment and Management Pirortisation

Field View of Plantation Sites of Gujarat

Training & Awareness Programme for the Local People & Farmers related to Conservation & Cultivation of Medicinal Plants in Gujarat

View of Development of Drying Sheds in Gujarat

A Field View of Medicinal Plants Nursery in Gujarat

Himachal Pradesh

Shri S.K. Gupta made the presentation and highlighted the activities and

achievement conducted in the 5 projects funded by NMPB which were implemented

in Kullu, Kangra, Chamba, Sirmour, Lahaul-Spiti, and Kinnaur Districts to strengthen

medicinal plants through augmentation & conservation. 4 projects in Kullu, Kangra,

Chamba and Sirmour Districts and one project in trans Himalayan region situated in

Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur districts has been completed.

47 medicinal plant species assessed as ‘Threatened’ through CAMP

process. Field surveys have been initiated to locate viable populations of ‘threatened’ species. One MPCDA was set up by in situ conservation of Gentiana kurroo in

Chhou Bhogar near Sangrah. Plants of threatened species collected from their

natural habitat and conserved in a germplasm resource center. Site for other

MPDCA for Betula utilis, Abies spectabilis, Fritillaria roylei & Podophyllum

hexandrum selected near Chitkul.

Intercropping of (Aspargus racemosus & Gynnmena sylvester) & (Aspargus & Lapetadenia) in the Nursery

Ban Kakri Atis

During meeting it has been decided that, pending UCs and related

documents of old projects should be submitted and if any unutilised amount, should

be returned to NMPB. New projects on diffrents aspects on Medicinal plants may be

submitted to NMPB for further consideration

Tamil -Nadu:-

Presentation made by Shri Sudhanshu Gupta, IFS, CCF, Tamil Nadu Forest

Department. In their project, about 70 high altitude medicinal plant species are

conserved in Brookhampton Centre and among that 20 species are propagated in

the nursery for sale in public. About 325 medicinal plant species including herbs,

shrubs, climbers and trees belonging to 45 families are conserved in Aliyar Centre,

Coimbatore and nursery for 70 medicinal plant species are was developed for public

sale.

Salam Panja Bhoj Patra

New Avenue for sustainable development through organic cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants.

Establishing Medicinal Plants Nursery, Plantation, Harvest, Post-harvest techniques, extraction of oil, packaging and marketing.

Provide guaranteed employment, maintaining the revenue generation and profit among the members.

Promote Socio Economic development of the community through formation of Self Help Group and built thrift and credit activities.

Doderbeta MPDA

Success Stories:

Establishment of Medicinal Plant nursery.

Establishment of oil distillation unit

Establishment of Certified Organic Farming

Establishment of contract farming

Rejuvenation of Shola Forest.

Assured employment to 70 people.

Local Institution was established and knowledge documented.

Confidence of all families restored.

Organic Certification:-

Areas are certified by ADITI Organic Certifications Pvt. Ltd

Organic production methods EU (EEC 2092/91 standard)

Organic production methods USDA (NOP standard)

• The MPDA have a facility to extract essential oils from 500 to 1000 kg

capacity of steam distillation plant.

• MPDA Producing high grade oils:

High grade oils like Geranium oil, Eucalyptus oil, Rosemary oil, Gaultheria oil,

Citrodora oil, Citronella oil, Thyme oil, Cypress oil, Tea Tree oil, Lemongrass

oil, Lavender oil, Basil oil etc are produced from the distillation unit.

Training Programmes: MPDA

• Various training programmes were conducted for farmers and students on the following topics.

Training Programme for Students • Organic farming • Bio-dynamic farming • Medicinal plants cultivation • Nursery techniques • Distillation of Oils • Marketing

Working protocols in oil processing unit

Meghalaya

Sh. A. K. Srivastava, IFS, CEO, Meghalaya SMPB, Shillong, presented their

work during review meeting. During discussion it was decided that some projects

pertaining to MPCDAs with special reference to endemic species, and red listed

medicinal plants of the state, resource augmentation and JFMCs projects to be

submitted to NMPB. In this regard he has assured the projects as there is good

potential on different aspects of Medicinal Plants.

Manipur

Shri M.P. Singh CCF cum Nodal Officer, Forest Department, Manipur

Presented the Achievement of in-situ Resource Augmentation of Medicinal Plants in

Western Forest Division, Tamenglong. He has also submitted the fresh project

proposal for augmentation of wild native medicinal plants in Ukhrul district.

Training Programme for MAPs at different sites

Forest Trainees visit at MPDA

Government Exhibition on Medicinal plants

Nagaland

Shri Ved Pal Singh, IFS, has explained ongoing projects of Nagaland. During

discussion the issue related to marketing of medicinal plants in Nagaland was

discussed. CEO, NMPB suggested the department should make linkage with

agencies that involved in the marketing of medicinal plants like Synergy, FEDMAPS,

and DABUR etc. and sustained the traditional System of medicine in Nagaland.

Haryana

Dr. Amarinder Kaur IFS, PCCF cum M.D. Haryana Forest Development

Corporation suggested for adopting the Pearl Model for Herbal Gardens in the

country. She has also explained the forestry projects being implemented in Haryana

with special reference to Herbal Garden and Resource Augmentation. On behalf of

Haryana Forest Department, she assures the submission of new projects on

medicinal plants to NMPB.

Third Party Monitoring team of NMPB at central medicinal Nursery Noney Range Langkhong

Medicinal Tree Plantation at Lukhambi

Monitoring at Lukhambi Medicinal Plantation

Centre

Apart from above Shri Dharmendra Sharma, IFS, CCF, Punjab, Shri Janamjaya,

MD, Forest Development Corporation Dehradun, Uttarakhand and Shri Rakesh

Sood, ED HP state forest Development Corporation Himachal Pradesh attended the

review meeting and discussed the issues of medicinal plants of their state. In future

they show their willingness to submit the projects proposal to NMPB.

Coverage in the Local News Papers of Himachal Pradesh

Recommendation / observation made in the meeting:-

1. To take-up 365 days National Campaign on medicinal plants for generating

awareness for medicinal plants among the local masses through –

a) Organizing Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences/ Exhibitions/ Arogya

Fairs and Buyer Sellers meet etc. Conducting training programmes for

farmers for disseminations of cultivation techniques. Organizing weekly

haats for marketing of medicinal plants by collectors and cultivators.

b) Systematic use of multimedia and other appropriate communication tools

- Radio talks jingles in local languages, articles on medicinal plants in

local newspapers and magazine, Publication of success stories.

c) Encouraging use of Medicinal Plants in Households – by organizing

gatherings at public places and distributing free of cost seedling/saplings

of medicinal plants along with disseminating information about their uses

in primary health care.

d) Distribution of seeds/saplings of medicinal plants specific to the regions

along with posters, books, pamphlets carrying information on medicinal

plants usage as remedy to common health ailments, among the local

masses and school students and also publishing and distributing

brochures on medicinal plants in local languages with latest agro-

techniques and organic farming to the local farmers.

e) Plantation of medicinal plants with name tags in the school herbal

garden and organizing quiz, drawing, painting, slogan & essay writing

competitions etc. in schools.

2. SMPBs were directed to utilize the grant sanctioned as per the component

wise breakup approved. It was also suggested that any unspent balance

under the given head if required to be spent in any other component/

activities should have prior approval from NMPB so that future complications

in clearing UCs can be avoided.

3. Timely submission of the UCs in GFR 12-C Format expenditure statement

along with other documents required for liquidation of pending UCs so as to

get eligible for the release of nucleus centre grant for current year.

4. SMPBs were appraised to refund the unspent balance if any from the

sanctioned grant if not able to spend on time to NMPB so as to clear the UC

status.

5. Submit Annual Action Plan at the earliest for the release of nucleus centre

grant.

6. The Activities/Progress report of the work carried out from nucleus centre

grant sanctioned and other projects sanctioned to SMPBs may be submitted

to NMPB for further evaluation.

7. Representatives of the Forest Department were asked to submit the pending

UCs and documents of old projects and to refund the unutilized amount if any

to NMPB at the earliest.

8. The Forest Departments were also asked to submit new project proposals on

different aspects on medicinal plants.

9. Forest Department were suggested to submit the project on the conservation

and resource augmentation of the medicinal pant species specific to the

regions.

10. It was also suggested to all the representatives to take up the issues like

value addition, quality certification, good harvest and cultivation, collection,

practices and good transportation facilities for RET species.

11. For the creation of market linkages it was suggested to identify potential

buyer and seller of medicinal plants through the regular buyer seller meets to

be organized in the regions, producer of medicinal plants to be educated to

take part/involved in medicinal plants mandies. Short listing of region specific

quality medicinal plants species for fulfilling commercial demand.

12. It was suggested to the participants to introduce learning centre cum nature

camps for both tourism and for educational excursion.

13. Promote use of e-charak amongst the stakeholder of medicinal plants and

facilitate in converting e-charak in local language and training stakeholder.

Annexure-l

List of participants attended the Review Meeting of State Medicinal Plants

Boards (SMPBs) and Forest Departments/ Forest Development Corporations at

Hotel Holiday Home, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh on 25th & 26th May, 2017.

S. No.

State SMPB/Dept.

Name & address with e-mail Contact no.

1 Andhra Pradesh

SMPB Sh. Ravi Sankar Sharma, Dy. CEO, A.P.M.A.P.B apmapboard@gmail.com

9000711128

2

Arunachal Pradesh

SMPB 1. Sh. T. Gapak , IFS, Member Secretary APSMPB arunchalundp@gmail.com

9436047412

3 SMPB 2. Sh. D. Yonggam R. O. (Scientist-B) APSMPB arunchalundp@gmail.com

9436041288

4 Bihar SMPB Dr. Satendra, IFS, CCF-cum-CEO Bihar, SHMPB dirismbihar@gmail.com satendras@gmail.com ayushbhs09@gmail.com

08331852152

5 Chandigarh SMPB Sh. Santosh Kumar, IFS CCF & CEO, State Medicinal Plants Board, UT Chandigarh Cf.chandigarh@gmail.com

09436998525

6 Chhattisgarh SMPB Sh. A.K. Diwedi, Addl. PCCF-cum-CEO, Chhattisgarh Medicinal Plants Board, Raipur cgvanoushadhiboard@yahoo.co.in

09826170764

7 Gujarat Forest Dr. Poonam Mangalorkar (Project Management Consultant) GSFDC gsfecltd@gmail.com

09974565885

8 Haryana Forest Smt. Arminder Kaur, MD, Forest Dev, Corpn, Haryana

0172-2564463

9

Himachal Pradesh

SMPB Dr. Rajkrishnan Pruthi, IAS, Member Secretary, SMPB, H.P.-cum-Director, Ayurveda smpbhp@gmail.com

09418455298

10 SMPB Dr. Dinesh Kumar, Nodal Officer, SMPB, H.P. smpbhp@gmail.com

09418480010

11 J & K SMPB Dr. Wahid ul Hassan, R.O., J&K SMPB drwahidhassan@gmail.com

09796386979

12 Kerala SMPB Shri K. Radhakrishnan, CEO I/c, Kerala, SMPB smpbkerala@gmail.com

09446023151

13 Madhya Pradesh

SMPB Sh. Chitranjan Tyagi, Addl. PCCF, SMPB, Madhya Pradesh c.tyagi7@gmail.com

09425174770

14 Maharashtra Forest Sh. S. V. Rana Rao, CCF, Maharashtra Forest Deptt.

09422150828

15 Manipur SMPB Dr. A. Guneshwor Sharma Member Secretary, MSMPB Directorate of AYUSH, Lamphelpat Manipur- 795004 manipursmpb@gmail.com

09436029231

16 Forest Sh. M.P. Singh, CCF-cum-Nodal Officer, Forest Deptt., Manipur.

09856279187

17 Meghalaya SMPB Sh. A. K. Srivastava, IFS, CEO, Meghalaya SMPB, Shilong. smpbmegh@gmail.com

09436999105

18 Mizoram

SMPB Dr. Lalchhanhimi, Consultant drchnema@gmail.com chani22@gmail.com

09436141006

20

Nagaland

SMPB Dr. Taikaba Jamir, Member Secretary SMPB-cum-Asst. Director (ISM) Nagaland, email: tiasmpb@gmail.com

09436010174

21 Forest Sh. Ved Pal Singh, CCF, Nagaland 07005694720

22 Odisha SMPB Sh. S. P. Mahapatra, Addl. PCCF, Odisha SMPB

09439751329

23 Puducherry SMPB Dr. Sridharan, Nodal Officer Didha, Deptt. of ISM, Puducherry doctorsridharan@gmail.com

09443678205

24

Punjab

SMPB Sh. H. S. Grewal, IFS, APCCF-cum-Member secy. Punjab SMPB iwardprojectpb@gmail.com

09814451225

25 Forest Sh. Dharminder Sharma, CCF, Punjab ccfplainspbm@gmail.com

09417028088

26 Rajasthan SMPB Sh. Venkatesh Sharma, IFS, CCF-cum-Member Secretary Rajasthan rsmpboard@gmail.com

09414020124

27 Sikkim SMPB Sh. S. K. Thatal, Addl. Director-cum-Nodal Officer, Sikkim SMPB nodalofficersmpbsikkim@gmail.com

9609872151

28 Tamil Nadu Forest Sh. Sudhanshu Gupta, CCF, Forest Department, Tamilnadu

09410101240

29 Telangana SMPB Smt. Sonibala Devi, IFS, CEO, Telangana State Medicinal Plants Board, email: tsmapb@gmail.com

09949775589

30

Uttarakhand

SMPB Dr. B.S. Negi, CEO ceosmpbuk@gmail.com

09411569444

31 SMPB Sh. M.S. Gusain, Asst. Dev. Officer 08192800070

32 Forest Sh. Janamjaya, MD, Forest Dev. Corpn., Dehradun

09415316643

Annexure-ll

List of participants attended review meeting of Forest Departments/Forest Development

Corporations at Hotel Holiday Home, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh on 26th May, 2017

S. No.

State Department Name & address with e-mail Contact no.

1 Gujrat Forest Dr. Poonam Mangalorkar (Project Management Consultant)

09974565885

2 Haryana Forest Smt. Arminder Kaur, IFS, PCCF-cum M.D. Haryana Forest Dev, Corpn.

9876251483

3

Himachal Pradesh

Forest Sh. Rakesh Sood E.D., H.P.S., Forest Development Corp., Shimla

9418470006

4 Forest Sh. S. K. Gupta Director

9418156567

5 Meghalaya Forest Sh. A. K. Srivastava, IFS, CEO, SMPB, Shilong

09402507160

6 Maharashtra Forest Sh. S. V. Rana Rao, CCF, Nashik Maharashtra

09422150828

7 Nagaland Forest Sh. Vedpal Singh O/o PPCF Forest Colony Kohima

09205321024

8 Punjab Forest Sh. Dharminder Sharma, O/o PCCF, Punajb

09417028088

9 Forest Sh. H.S. Grewal, IFS Addl. PPCF,

10 Sikkim Forest Sh. S. K. Thatal, Addl. Dir. of Forest Sikkim

09609872151

NMPB Officials

1. Smt. Shomita Biswas ( CEO, NMPB)

2. Smt. Padmapriya Balakrishnan (Dy. CEO)

3. Dr. N. Padma Kumar ( Assistant Adviser Botany)

4. Dr. M.S. Rawat (Research Officer, Botany)

5. Shri Sunil Dutt (Research Officer, Medicinal Plants/ Agronomy)

6. Shri Ashok Kumar (FAO)

7. Dr. Sweta (Consultant)

8. Dr. Saurabh (Consultant)

9. Shri Parveen Wadhwa (Computer Operator)