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We provide Project Reports, Advisory Services and Management Support for MEDICINAL PLANTS PROMOTION AND CULTIVATION PROJECTS FOR FARM ORGANISATIONS, AGRIBUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, NGOs, SHGs, AND INDIVIDUAL FARMERS UNDER SPECIAL SCHEME OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA and OTHER ORGANISATIONS: PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY GRANTS (30-100%) AND LOANS (BACK END SUBSIDY:20-75%).

There is an urgent need to evolve mechanisms, structures and programmes to streamline and for the all round coordination of the production, processing and consumption of medicinal plants in India and around the world. Along with this it is essential to develop widespread awareness among the people about the peculiar aspects of medicinal plants sector: its conservation, cultivation, collection, harvesting, processing and end use. These are areas of our traditional knowledge wealth without proper documentation and analysis.

In the situation of chaos prevailing in the medicinal plants sector, it is essential to evolve and implement programmes of action in all aspects of the sector to make sure that this sector will develop itself into a major economic powerhouse of the country.

The main objective of the proposed projects is to promote and implement widespread conservation and sustainable development and management actions for medicinal plants through specific activities and programmes, with the aim of facilitating the growth of India’s medicinal plants sector into a powerhouse for the all round benefit and economic growth of the country, with assured benefits to local people and economy.

Following are the activities / programmes that can be covered under this project for promotion and/or cultivation of medicinal plants using grants (100% or 50%) and / or loans (20%, 50%, 75%):

A. Nurseries, Tissue Culture, Organic Farming Activities of Medicinal Plants:

01. Plant Nurseries: (Model Nursery-4 ha; Small Nursery-1 ha)
02. Seed Production units (Maximum 2.5 ha)
03. Tissue Culture Units
04. Organic Farminig (Individual Limit: 4 ha)

B. Cultivation Activities of Medicinal Plants:

01. Endangered and High demand species: No project cost limit: Back end Subsidy: 75%
02. Endangered and sources of supply draining: No project cost limit: Back end Subsidy: 50%
03. Other species in demand in industry & for exports: No project cost limit: Subsidy:20%

C. Post Harvest Management:

01. Drying sheds: 100% grant for SHGs/Cooperatives/Public sector; 50% for Private sector.
02. Storage Godowns: 100% of SHGs/Cooperatives/Public Sector; 50% for Private sector.

D. Processing and Value Addition:

01. Processing Unit: 40% credit link project based subsidy on plant and machinery, with cost limits.
02. Testing Laboratories: 30% subsidy with cost limits.
03. Market Promotion: 50% subsidy with cost limits. Additional 50% will be on discretion.
04. Market Intelligence: 100% subsidy with cost limits.
05. Buy Back interventions: 10% subsidy : Linked to quantum of procurement to be shared on 75:25 basis between farmers and purchasers/industry.
06. Marketing Infrastructure (Herbal markets): 100% grant for SHGs/Cooperatives/Public sector; For Private Sector: Credit linked back end subsidy 40% of capital cost in general areas and 55% in scheduled areas. Cost limits apply. Two categories: Rural and District level markets.
07. Testing charges (Reimbursements): Subsidy 50% of testing charges with limits per testing.
08. Organic / GAP certification: Subsidy as per NHM, with limit of 50 ha/per project
09. Crop Insurance: 50% of premium. No limits.
10. Medicinal Plants Cluster: Subsidy 60% of project cost, with no project cost limits.

E. Management Support:

01. State and district level organizations implementing the programmes, including additional manpower: 5% of total annual expenditure on appraised needs (Salary of contractual staff and management consultant to be paid under individual schemes of the project).
02. Project preparation cost and other overheads including transport, office expenses, hardware, software etc: 5% for Management support-Project based (No limits)
03. Other expenses including exposure visits including visits abroad: Within 5% available for management support.

Loan Projects: With 20% to 75% back end subsidy (based on plant species included in the cultivation project) for individual farmers, farmers organisations, NGOs, schools, colleges, universities, ayurvedic companies and hospitals, and any other interested organisations such as SHGs, clubs, associations etc.

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