State Medicinal Plant Board

State Medicinal Plant Board

Achievement & Future Directions Page 1

MEDICINAL PLANTS

PREAMBLE

Medicinal Plants form the major resource base of our indigenous health care

traditions. The outreach and acceptability of AYUSH systems, both nationally as

well as globally, are dependent on uninterrupted availability of quality medicinal

plants based raw material. More than 90% of the species used in trade continue to

be sourced from the wild of which about 2/3rd are harvested by destructive means.

The Cultivation of medicinal plants, therefore, is the key to meeting the raw

material needs of the AYUSH industry besides offering opportunities for higher

levels of income, crop diversification and growth of exports. Indian exports of

medicinal plants and herbs are mostly in the form of raw herbs and extracts and

account for almost 60-70% of the current exports of herbal/AYUSH products. The

export of value added items require product development, setting up of processing

facilities, quality assurance and brand promotion. Increasing concerns of

unsustainable collection from the wild, disappearance of certain species on the one

hand and concerns of quality and standardization on the other make it imperative to

promote cultivation of species critical to AYUSH systems of medicine through

appropriate financial incentives, policy, infrastructural and marketing support in a

synergistic manner.

OBJECTIVES

Support cultivation of medicinal plants which is the key to integrity, quality,

efficacy and safety of the AYUSH systems of medicines by integrating medicinal

plants in the farming systems, offer an option of crop diversification and enhance

incomes of farmers.

Cultivation following the Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACPs) to

promote standardization and quality assurance and thereby enhance acceptability

of the AYUSH systems globally and increase exports of value added items like

herbal extracts, phyto-chemicals, dietary supplements, cosmeceuticals and

AYUSH products.

STATE MEDICINAL PLANT BOARD



Support setting up processing clusters through convergence of cultivation,

warehousing, value addition and marketing and development of infrastructure for

entrepreneurs to set up units in such clusters.

Implement and support certification mechanism for quality standards, Good

Agriculture Practices (GAP), Good Collection Practices (GCP), and Good Storage

Practices (GSP).

Promote partnership, convergence and synergy among stake holders involved in

R&D, processing and marketing in the public as well as private sector at national,

regional, state and sub state level.

The West Bengal State Medicinal Plants Board (WBSMPB)

The West Bengal State Medicinal Plants Board was set-up in the year 2002 and is

functioning under the control of the National medicinal Plants Board.

Aims and Objectives of WBSMPB

• WBSMPB supports the cultivation of medicinal plants to increase farmer’s

income.

• WBSMPB helps the farmers to follow Good Agricultural and Collection

Practices (GACPS) and to promote standardization, quality assurance

and increase exports

• It supports to set up processing zones/clusters through convergence of

cultivation, warehouse, value addition and marketing and development of

infrastructure

• Implement and support certification mechanism for quality standards, Good

Agricultural Practices (GAP), Good collection practices (GCP) and Good

Storage Practices (GSP).

• Promotion of awareness about conservation, cultivation & using of

medicinal plants more and more in daily life.



Hierarchical Structure of WBSMPB

Designation Posts In Position

1 Chairman 1 1

2 Member Secretary ( Nodal Officer)

1 1

3 Member Treasurer / Director 1 1

4 Technical Officer 1 1

5 Accountant-cum-Office Assistant

1 1

6 Computer Operator-cum-Stenographer

1 1

7 Clerk 1 1

8 Technical Assistant 1 1

9 Peon 1 1



West Bengal State Medicinal Plant Board



MODEL NURSERY

Require 4 hectors of

land in any block

through BDO.

WBSMPB can provide

the infrastructure (like

seedling, deep tube

well, other operational

accessories) (Rs. 25

lakh). BDO needs to

provide the manpower

(MGNREGA) for

implementation of

work. Presently,

Model Nursery is

present in Birbhum

(Rajnagar Block),

Bankura (Joypur Dev

Block) , Alipurduar

(Topsikantha) &

Darjeeling (Mangpu)



SMALL NURSERY

Small Nursery: -

Require 1 hector of land in any

block or any R. K. Mission.

WBSMPB can provide the

infrastructure (like seedling, deep

tube well, other operational

accessories) (Rs. 6.25 lakh)

Small Nursery has been developed

in Nadia, Kalyani

Purba Bardhaman, Montewar,

Purulia, Sidho Kanho Birsha

University

South 24 Parganas, RKM

Narendrapur

Murshidabad,

RKM Santragachi



Cultivation

• NMPB has one

approved chart for

cultivation for the

cost of particular

medicinal plant

according area of

land.

• Government

organisation may

get full amount of

subsidy for

cultivation.

• Non-Government

organisations

require to form a

cluster of farmers to

get subsidy (criteria:

minimum 10 acre

of lands and

minimum 10

farmers) in a block

or two adjacent

blocks of same

district and must be

registered under

WBSMPB. They

can get certain

percentage (like

30%, 50%, 75%)

of cultivation cost

as subsidy.



Cultivation of

Medicinal Plants



Cultivation Promoted By WBSMPB

SL. No.

Plant District Area in acre

1 Ekangi Nadia, N 24 PG, Bankura,

Murshidabad, Hooghly

1860.39

2 Brahmi S 24 PG 300

3 Ale Vera Nadia, Hooghly 61.41

4 Aswagandha Murshidabad, Nadia 32.97

5 Tulsi Nadia, Hooghly 54.52

6 Bhringaraj Nadia 18.78

7 Arjun Hooghly 35

8 Amla Hooghly, Nadia 37.47

9 Pippali Nadia 1.23

10 Satavari Nadia 1.23

11 Sarpaghandha Nadia 7.41

12 Vach Nadia 2.47

13 Madhukari Nadia 4.49



Scope of District Wise Cultivation

SL. No.

District Plant

1 Nadia Alo vera, Ekangi, Bhringaraj Tulsi, Stivia

2 Murshidabad Ekangi, Ashwagandha Moringa

3 Birbhum Tulsi, Ashwagandha, Amla, Haritaki, Bahera, Arjun, Neem, Ashok

4 Paschim Bardhaman Sarpagandha, Alo vera, Tulsi, Ashwagandha , Bhumi Amla, Bishalanguli

5 South 24 Parganas Brahmi, Mandhukaparni Ashwagandha, Bhringaraj

6 Bankura Ekangi, Ashwagandha, Sarpagandha, Kalmegh, Aloe vera, Kantikari

7 Darjeeling Chirata, Taxus, Large cardamom, Sarpagandha

8 Alipurduar Dioscorea, Centella, Sarpagandha, Jatrapa, Krishnaparni

9 Kalingpong Chirata, Large cardamom , Cinchona,Taxus

10 Jalpaiguri Centella, Sarpagandha, Kalmegh, Colius foskolis, Jata manshi

11 Cooch Behar Tulsi, Sarpagandha, Centella, Nayantara, Thankuni

12 Uttar Dinajpur Ekangi, Tulsi, Kakmachi, Chatim



District Plant

13 Dakshin Dinajpur Ekangi, Tulsi, Shankar jata,Punarnava

14 Malda Ekangi, Ayapana, Bhringaraj, Neem, Anantamul

15 Purba Bardhaman Tulsi, Ashwagandha, Aloe vera, Basak, Ashok, Sajina, Pipul, Latakasturi

16 Hoogly Bhumi Amla, Basak, Pipul, Tulsi, Ghritakumari, Ekangi, Arjun, Amlaki

17 North 24 Parganas Ekangi, Brahmi, Thankuni, Aloe vera, Tulsi, Ashwagandha

18 Howrah Brahmi, Ayapan, Bach, Pipul, Kesutti, Kal megh

19 Paschim Medinipur Aswagandha, Sarpagandha, Ghritakumari, Satamuli, Arjun, Golmorich

20 Jhargram Aswagandha, Sarpagandha, Ghritokumari, Satamuli, Jatamansi

21 Purba Medinipur Salparni, Bhringaraj, Bach,ulat kambal, pathorkuchi

22 Purulia Tulsi, Aswagandha, Satamuli, Amlaki, Haritaki, Vahera, Ashok, Neem, Bael



Post Harvest Management & value addition

• Post Harvest Management & value addition is most important for medicinal

plants. This part can be implementing through several steps.

1. Drying Shed - This is important to dry the medicinal plants in scientific way

for getting maximum active principal. Government organization can get

RS.10 lakh as assistance from WBSMPB to prepare infrastructure for

medicinal plants cultivation.

2. Storage Godown - After drying the medicinal plants, a proper scientific

storage place is required for medicinal plants. Government organization

can get RS.10 lakh as assistance from WBSMPB to prepare infrastructure

for medicinal plants cultivation.

SL. No. Location Number of DS & SG

1 Joypur-Bankura 1

2 Alipurduar-I Panchayat Samiti, Alipurduar 1

3 Nadia Egg Producers Organisation 1

4 Sarangpur GP-Murshidabad 1

5 Mongpu, Darjeeling 2

6 Ramkarchar Gram Panchayat, South 24-Parganas

1

7 Sidho Kanho Birsha University, Purulia 1

8 Balagarh, Hooghly 1

9 SPLPIM, Nadia 1

10 Amta-1, Howrah 1



DRYING SHADE &

STORAGE GODOWN




District/rural/collection centre/retail out let: -

It is very important for marketing the medicinal plants. Government organization

can get RS.2 crore as assistance from WBSMPB to prepare infrastructure for

medicinal plants cultivation in large scale in that district.

Mongpu, Darjeeling

(Promoted by WBSMPB)




Processing Unit - Extraction of medicinal plants necessary to preserve it for few

more months than direct raw herb as well as for getting high market price than

direct raw herb. Government organization can get RS.40 lakh as assistance from

WBSMPB for medicinal plants cultivation.

Balagarh, Hooghly





GAP (Good Agricultural practices) certification: -

It is very important for quality control of medicinal plants production in organic

process. Government organization as well as R. K. Mission can get RS.30 lakh

as assistance from WBSMPB to prepare infrastructure like testing laboratory for

medicinal plants cultivation.

RK Mission, Narendrapur,

South 24 Parganas




Demonstration plots or herbal garden

This is used for awareness of medicinal plants for students.

1. School Herbal Garden - It is important to identify the medicinal plants and

to know their uses for the school students. Any school which is controlled by

government and has at least 500 square meters vacant land, they can get

Rs. 25,000 assistance for plantation in 1st year and remaining Rs. 28,000

for 4 years maintenance (Rs. 7,000 per year) i.e. total fund Rs. 53,000 for

this purpose.

Eleven school Herbal garden

promoted by WBSMPB



Demonstration plots or herbal garden

2. Institutional Herbal Garden - It is important to indentify the medicinal

plants and to know their uses and other R&D work for the students from

different institutions. Any school which is controlled by government and

has at least 1 hector vacant land can get assistance Rs. 3,00,000 for

plantation in 1st year and remaining Rs. 2,40,000 for 4 years maintenance

(Rs. 60,000 per year) i.e. total fund Rs. 5,40,000 for this purpose.

Panchmura

College, Bankura

(promoted by

WBSMPB)



Awareness Generation

It is important for creation of awareness about medicinal plants among

different levels of people through several ways

Training Program - Awareness about medicinal plants can be

created by different training programs like soil preparation, seedling

preparation, cultivation, post harvest management, value addition, marketing

etc. Assistance can get Govt/Semi-Govt./ SHG/ Cooperative/ Public sector.

(Rs. 1, 00,000 per program)

Six training programs

promoted by WBSMPB




Buyer Seller meet - It is very important to promote marketing of medicinal

plants. Assistance can get Govt/Semi-Govt./SHG/Cooperative/Public sector

(Rs. 2,00,000 per meet)

Three Buyer Seller meet

promoted by WBSMPB




IEC Activities: - Awareness about medicinal plants can be created by

Radio jingles, Television & News paper advertisement, Banner, Poster,

brochure preparation and distribution.

Documents

State Medicinal Plant Board