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4.1.5 Norms of assistanceThe estimated expenditure per hectare for each MPCA will be of theorder of Rs. 15,000/- per hectare. For an average MPCA with 200 ha. ofarea including expenditure on undertaking Rapid Threat Assessment andtechnical support, the estimated expenditure will be Rs. 30 lakhs perMPCA.4.1.6 Submission of ProposalsThe proposal from the State Forest/Wild Life Department will besubmitted to SMPB who will thereafter place it before the State LevelScreening/Evaluation Committee and recommended to NMPBalongwith its technical comments and prioritization (Annexure – I).At the NMPB level, the proposal will be placed before the ProjectScreening Committee (PSC) and thereafter before the Standing FinanceCommittee (SFC) for its consideration. The proposal from NGO forcapacity building and technical handholding will be received at NMPBlevel through the SMPB for scrutiny and approval.4.1.7 Management supportThe project management consultant will be permitted to be engagedfor providing support at NMPB level for activities relating to scrutiny,implementation, monitoring and technical support to the state.4.2 Ex situ Conservation/Resource augumentation of RET and prioritizedspecies in high demand:4.2.1 ObjectiveEx situ conservation of medicinal plant species is a complementary actionto conserve the genetic diversity of prioritized medicinal plant species. Itis especially desirable in case of species where wild populations havedwindled to critical levels and viable populations for some of these speciesare not available for initiating in situ conservation action.Availability of authentic seeds of certified quality is a major constraint inundertaking large-scale cultivation. Unlike horticultural crops, seeds ofmedicinal plants species have to be largely sourced from the forests. Exsituconservation plots/plantation of medicinal plants will create a reliableseed source and field gene banks. Besides, a number of scientificexperiments on sustainable harvest of medicinal plant parts that aredestructively harvested can be taken up in such plots. This activity willalso meet the objectives of the “Vanaspati Van Scheme” of the5

4.2.6 Submission of ProposalsThe proposal from the State Forest/Wild Life Department will beplaced before the State Level Screening/Evaluation Committee andrecommended to NMPB alongwith its technical comments andprioritization. At the NMPB level, the proposal will be placed beforethe Project Screening Committee (PSC) and thereafter before theStanding Finance Committee (SFC) for its consideration. The proposalfrom NGO for capacity building and technical handholding will bereceived at NMPB level for scrutiny and approval (Annexure – I).4.3.1 Linkage with Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs)4.3.2 ObjectiveThe forest dwellers and tribals living near forest have been given fullrights to NTFPs. Under the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas)Act (PESA) control over NTFPs has been passed on to the Panchayats.The Ministry of Environment and Forests has a large program of forestregeneration through Joint Forest Management Committee (JFMCs). Theexisting regeneration program, however, focuses on production aspectsonly and does not support activities for creating storage, primaryprocessing infrastructure and marketing support. Regeneration of NTFPsthrough JFMCs requires to be supported with processing and marketing,to enable the forest dwellers and tribals to get higher incomes for theNTFPs collected by them due to the improved quality and longer shelflife. It is proposed to identify Forest Development Agencies with JFMCshaving high potential of medicinal plants and provide assistance forwarehousing, value addition, quality testing of medicinal plant parts,capacity building and marketing support. The assistance will be providedon a projectised basis to the JFMCs through the Forest DevelopmentAgencies (FDAs) and will be limited to Rs. 10.00 lakhs per JFMC.4.3.3 Criteria for selection of JFMCs/Van PanchayatsThe criteria for identification of JFMCs will be as under: -(i)(ii)The size of forest area to which JFMCs/Van Panchayat has accessfor collection of medicinal plants.The species details of medicinal plants traded and quantitiesthereof in local/village hatts/mandies and weekly markets seasonwise.7

(iii) Number of people primarily involved in collection of medicinalplants and those likely to benefit under the project.(iv) Dependence of community on local traditional vaidyas, medicinalplants for their healthcare needs.(v)Details of the infrastructure of trade centres, processing units, ifany present in the area.(vi) Traditional experience in handling, collection and post harvestingpractices of medicinal plants produce.(vii) Availability of alternative livelihood opportunities to the members ofthe JFMC’s(viii) Sustainable Collection.(ix) Resource Augmentation4.3.4 Activities for which support to be provided4.3.5 EligibilityFinancial support will be provided for the following activities on aprojectised basis:(i) Primary processing which may include drying, cleaning, grading,pulverizing, powdering, billeting and packaging etc.(ii) Warehousing.(iii) Capacity building including training programmes for JFMCsmembers, primary collectors and frontline forestry personnel.(iv) Marketing support including organization of stakeholders/buyersellermeets at Forest Development Agency (FDA) level.(v) Enterprise development for micro and small enterprises.(vi) Resource augmentation on a limited scale through medicinal plantsspecies, in exceptional cases, if not supported under NationalAfforestation Progaramme (NAP) of Ministry of Environment &Forests or any other schemes.• Joint Forest Management Committees through FDAs.• Van Panchayats.8

- Bio-activity Guided Fractionation – for linking the phyto-constituentswith the desired biological activities, with an aim to achievestandardization of herbal substances.- Development of HPLC methods for known phyto-constituents(preferably the bio-actives/marker compounds) and validation of thesemethods as per international norms.- For medicinal plants in which commercial phyto-constituents areknown, study of seasonal variations, study of phyto-chemical variationswithin available genotypes, chemo-types, ecotypes etc., development ofpost harvest treatment, search for elite quality germplasm anddevelopment of quality planting material for mass scale propagation.- Development of agro-techniques (including agro-economics) forIndian medicinal plants with an aim to work out the “fair price” togrowers.- Put in place an appropriate pricing regime in respect of producesourced from wild vs. cultivation in favour of cultivated material so asto encourage cultivation and reduce pressure on the natural resource.- To identify and establish an independent national agency for qualityassurance and certification of seeds, planting material and raw drugs.Certification protocols are also proposed to be developed forsustainable harvest of medicinal plants from the wild.- To establish quality standards in respect of norms related to toxicity andheavy metal content to increase acceptability of botanical in theInternational market, especially in case of 50 top traded/exported species.While some of these activities are being supported by ICAR,CSIR, DST, ICFE and DBT under their own programmes, there arestill a lot of gaps in the research in the fields outlined above. It is theseresearch gaps which NMPB seeks to fill under this scheme. It wouldneed identifying national and regional R&D organizations to take upspecific research agenda as envisaged under the program. It isproposed to take up 50 prioritised medicinal plants species for researchon various aspects under the 11 th Five Year Plan.Specially designed herbaria of medicinal plants and raw drugrepositories are essential primary tools to learn about the variations inmedicinal plant species, to know about their population status and toauthenticate the market samples with the critically identified sampleshoused in the repository. The BSI has the necessary herbaria of mostof the plants including the medicinal plants. Ministry of Environmentunder its normal schemes has programmes to further enrich the floraand use digitization of plants. There is however an urgent need tomaintain an authentic collection of raw drugs for building a data base11

4.4.3 Eligibilityof raw drugs and for facilitating correct identification and to act as areferral center for validation. Such raw drug repository will be requiredat the national and regional levels. Under the 11 th Plan, it is proposedto identify and assist one organization with clear long-term mandateand capacity for establishing a raw drug repository as the Nationallevel. It is also proposed to set up regional repositories for readyreference. An outlay of Rs. 2 crores for raw drug repository at theNational level and Rs. 50 lakhs for regional raw drug repositories willbe required.• R&D Institutions under CSIR, ICAR, ICFRE, CCRAS,CCRUM, ICMR, DBT, DST etc.• Universities.• Industry both in public as well as private sector with R&Dfacilities.• Non-government Organisations/Voluntary Organisation.4.4.4 Norms of AssistanceR&D Institutions/Universities in the public sector will be eligible for100% assistance. However, assistance for private R&D Institutions/Laboratories which have due accreditation will be eligible for 50%assistance.For national repository of raw drugs a total assistance admissible is Rs.2 crores and Rs. 50 lakhs for the regional raw drug repository. Thedetailed guidelines for setting up national/regional repositories will beissued separately before inviting proposals under this component.4.4.5 Submission of ProposalsThe proposals for R & D will be invited and selected following atransparent process through open advertisement in the newspapers sothat the strategic research into critical areas is assigned to the mostcompetent organization and scientific professional with provencompetence in the field. The eligible organization can apply directly toNMPB where the proposal will go through a peer review and technicalscrutiny by the Project Screening Committee (PSC) (Annexure – II).12

4.4.6 Management SupportThe project management consultant will be permitted to be engagedfor providing support at NMPB level for activities relating to scrutiny,implementation, monitoring and technical support to the state.4.5 Education and Capacity Building of Stakeholders:4.5.4 ObjectiveMost of our research and development initiatives fail to getimplemented in the field due to lack of extension and capacity buildingof the users and stakeholders. Medicinal plant sector involves an arrayof stakeholders varying from resource managers, cultivators, gatherers,local traders, local healers, researchers to manufacturers and exporters,etc. The stakeholders often find it difficult to know about theadvances in the sector as the various programmes rarely have adequateeducation and extension provisions built in the program.4.5.5 Activities- Information related to medicinal plants and associated subjects arecurrently housed in various departments and organizations with nosingle window available to disseminate information on different aspectsof the subject. This role has necessarily to be performed by the NMPBin view of its responsibility as the national level nodal agency mandatedby the Government.- Consolidation of information on Demand & Supply, market prices,varieties, applications, sources of planting material, agro-technologies,buy-back contracts, subsidies, manufacturers/ traders etc. throughweb-portal, setting up call centers and through print media, besides itsdissemination through training programmes/ exposure visits- Publishing of the information in the form of booklets, leaflets,brochures- National/ international study visits to understand various issues andput in place necessary mechanisms to develop the sector.- Awareness about medicinal plants as a livelihood option through onfarm demonstration, capacity building and training.4.5.6 Eligibility13

State Governments, R&D Institutions, Universities, Non-governmentOrganisations/Voluntary organisations, Trust with infrastructure andexperience in the field of medicinal plants.4.5.7 Norms of Assistance(i)Training and Capacitybuilding- Rs. 1,000 per trainee (farmer/stakeholders) for a maximum of 5days with in the state and Rs. 2,500per trainee outside the state. Forofficer outside their state will belimited to a maximum of Rs.30,000 per trainee.(ii) Clearing house forinformation and otherrelated activities(iii) Workshop andSeminar- As per project report withmaximum for establishing Rs. 5Lakh and maintain- Rs. 2 lakhs for State, Rs. 30 lakhsfor regional, Rs. 5 lakhs forNational and Rs. 10 lakhs forinternational.(iv)Setting up web portal,call centres andpublication ofbooklets/leaflets/brochures- As per the project report4.5.8 Submission of ProposalsThe state specific proposals will be submitted to State Medicinal PlantsBoard (SMPB) who after necessary scrutiny will forward it to theNational Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB). The proposals which haveinter state coverage and ramification may be directly submitted toNMPB (Annexure – III).4.6 Promotional Activities:4.6.4 Objective14

To create awareness about traditional usage of medicinal plants amongschool children, rural and urban household and public at large.4.6.5 ActivitiesWell laid out home herbal gardens are considered to be a good meansto help people establish a linkage with the medicinal plants and our richhealth care traditions. Likewise, herbal gardens in schools, colleges,universities and institutional buildings will be set up to sensitize thestudents/public about the usage of medicinal plants based on theindigenous knowledge.4.6.6 Eligibility(i) Government Organisations, Universities, Research Institutes.(ii) Non-government Organisations (NGOs), Public SectorUndertakings, Federations, Co-operatives and Societies whohave minimum of three years experience in the field ofmedicinal plants.4.6.7 Norms of AssistanceEstablishment/maintenance of herbal gardens (min. area 1 ha.)(a) Land development, fencing, developing water resources, setting upirrigation facilities @ upto Rs. 1 lakhs (Rs. 0.25 lakhs forprocurement of basic planting material and Rs. 0.75 lakhs per ha.establishment charges).(b) Annual maintenance of the garden @ upto Rs. 0.40 lakhs per yearper ha.(c) School Herbal Gardens as per the existing norm of Rs. 14,000 perschool herbal garden of area 500 – 1000 sq. mts.(d) Cost norm for Home Herbal Gardens will be project basedmaximum upto Rs. 2,000/- per Home Herbal Garden.4.6.8 Submission of ProposalsThe state specific proposals will be submitted to State Medicinal PlantsBoard (SMPB) who after necessary scrutiny will forward it to theNational Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB). The proposals which haveinter state coverage and ramification may be directly submitted toNMPB (Annexure – III).5 Management Support for NMPB and SMPBs:15

In terms of Cabinet Resolution of November 2000, 10% of the outlayavailable to the Board can be spent on administrative expenses. However consideringthe increased outlay under the Scheme, the outlay has been revised to 5% of the totaloutlay towards the salary of the staff, hiring of office accommodation and otheroffice expenses including consultancies, publicity, travel etc. under the scheme.For effective planning, implementation and monitoring of the scheme, it shallbe permitted to have a Project Management Unit consisting of ProfessionalConsultant and Data Entry Operators for each component under the Scheme both atthe NMPB and SMPB levels, the payment for which shall be made under the overallgrant available under the Management Support.6 Administrative and Financial Arrangements;The Board, which is headed by the Union Health and Family WelfareMinister, will be the policy making body giving overall direction and guidance to theactivities of the Board and will monitor and review its progress and performance.The Board will be assisted by a Standing Finance Committee.6.1 Standing Finance Committee (SFC)The Board has a Standing Finance Committee (SFC) headed by Secretary(AYUSH) and with following members:i) Secretary (AYUSH), Chairperson.ii) Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of Health &Family Welfare.iii) Joint Secretary or officer of equivalent rank, Deptt. Science andIndustrial Research.iv) Joint Secretary or officer of equivalent rank, Deptt. of Biotechnology.v) Joint Secretary or officer of equivalent rank, Deptt. AgricultureResearch and Education.vi) Joint Secretary or officer of equivalent rank, Ministry of Environment& Forests.vii) Joint Secretary & Mission Director, National Horticulture Mission,Department of Agriculture & Cooperation.viii) Representative of Ayurvedic Industry.ix) Representative of Exporters of medicinal/herbal products.x) Representative of Growers Associations/Federations.xi) Domain Experts nominated by Secretary AYUSH---Twoxii) Chief Executive Officer, NMPB - Member Secretary.The chairman of the SFC will have authority to invite, as special invitees,representatives from organisations engaged in R&D, quality control, planning and otherrelated disciplines in medicinal plants sector.16

The Standing Finance Committee (SFC) shall have the following functions:i) To oversee the activities of the Board and approve its annual budget.ii) To consider and approve any financial proposal which is to be included forexpenditure in the Budget.iii) To consider and approve any proposal for incurring expenditure.iv) To consider and recommend all proposals for creation of new posts.v) To consider and allocated resources among the states and under differentcomponents of the scheme.vi) To consider and approve projects under existing pattern of assistance.vii) To consider and approve components of individual projects for which costnorms have not been prescribed and approve revision of the existing costnorms.viii) Any other matters that the Board may refer to it.6.2 Project Screening Committee (PSC)The Project Screening Committee (PSC) will include the following members:i) Chief Executive Officer, National Medicinal Plants Board orhis representative -Member Secretaryii) Representative from Botanical Survey of India.iii) Representative from ICARiv) Representative from CSIRv) Representatives from D/o AYUSHvi) Representatives from D/o Biotechnologyvii) Domain experts ( From Govt/Non Government)- TwoThe Committee will be headed by an official designated by Secretary (AYUSH). TheComposition of the Committee may be altered and different committees may beconstituted depending upon the activities under the Scheme to enlist the mostappropriate professionals for appraising and monitoring the activities under the scheme.6.3 State level Screening and Evaluation Committee:The State level committee for screening and evaluation of projects will include:i) Member Secretary of State Medicinal Plants Board.ii) Representative from National Medicinal Plants Board.iii) Representative (s) from Central Government Institution(s).iv) Representative from Forest department.v) Representative from Department of AYUSH at the State level.vi) Domain experts nominated by Department of AYUSHThe Member-Secretary of the respective SMPBs will be the Convenor of theCommittee, which should be preferably chaired by the Head of Forest Department inthe State.17

7. Procedure for processing project proposals for approval1) All project proposals will be submitted conforming to the proforma givenat Annexure I to III depending upon the nature of proposal Once theseare received in the Board, they will be examined for their completeness infulfilling the minimum acceptability requirements.2) The Board will be free to take expert opinion on project proposals fromany individual/agency where necessary.3) The institutions sponsoring the short-term schemes may levy institutionalservice charges, subject to a maximum of 15% of the total cost of thescheme, which in turn will be used by the institute for the recurringcontingencies on specified sector related activities.4) The project proposals reviewed and recommended by the ProjectScreening Committee (PSC) of the Board will be placed before theStanding Finance Committee (SFC) for final approval.5) The sanction letter shall convey expenditure sanction of all items viz.staff, equipment, works, recurring contingencies, etc. as finally approvedin each case, thereby avoiding any subsequent reference to the Board forseparate sanction.6) Once the Board approves a new scheme, its sanction will be conveyed bythe Board to the host institution for acceptance of the offer and the dateto start the project.8. Implementation and monitoring(1) All project proposals shall commence implementation within 3 months ofconveying the sanction, failing which the sanctions accorded shall standwithdrawn. Extension in any case shall be given only in exceptional cases.(2) The Principal Investigator (PI) shall submit half yearly & annual (April toMarch) progress report to the Board. The Annual report must containdetails about the work done, achievements, results and duly auditedaccounts. (Annexure – V and VI)(3) The PI will enjoy functional autonomy and powers at par with/asdelegated to the similar project heads of the institute/organization. Inexceptional cases for purchase of specific equipment, works, printing ofextension material etc., the Board may accord necessary sanction on therequest of PI.(4) Release of funds will be withheld in the event of non-receipt of utilizationcertificate and progress reports in time or unsatisfactory progress of work.(5) On completion of the project, the PI shall submit to the NationalMedicinal Plants Board a final report in the prescribed proforma, whichshall be examined by the Board, for identifying project results, theirsignificance and follow-up required therein.(6) All publications (books, research papers, popular articles) producedrelated to the project have to be duly acknowledged for financial support.18

9. General conditionsi) The project proposals may normally be of 3 years duration. However inCoordinated projects, the project period could be a maximum of 5 years atthe discretion of the SFC. The projects of in-situ/ex-situ conservationincluding creation of Herbal Gardens and Arogya Vans will also be of fiveyears duration.ii) Scientists/Teachers with Botany/Forestry background would be eligible tobecome the Principal Investigator (PI), provided they have at least 3 years tosuperannuate.iii) Scientific, technical and supporting staff will be on contract basis andcontractual salaries, specialized equipment, unavoidable recurringcontingencies, TA (PI and staff) and in selected cases for small items ofworks will be in accordance with the approval of the project.iv)The projects implemented through private R&D companies/organizationsshould comply with the terms and conditions of IPR protection and will berequired to sign an MoU to safeguard government interest. MoU be requiredin case of project leader/scientists working in organistions in the publicsector, universities in accordance with practice in CSIR, DST.v) In case of NGOs, the agency must have an experience of at least 3 years inthe related field evidenced by Progress Reports of the earlier experience. Alsothe agency must have qualified personnel on its roll and in case the agencydoes not have experts on its strength, it shall show evidence of such expertsbeing hired from the relevant Institutions/ University. They will also berequired to furnish a list of the projects for which they have received fundingduring the last five years along with the sources thereof. Other guidelines forselecting NGOs will be those applicable to the NGOs working withCAPART, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Tribal Affairs andMinistry of Science & Technology. The NGOs/Companies will also berequired to sign Bond as per Annexure – IX of these guidelines.vi)vii)viii)ix)All NGO' should be asked to submit proper land certificate for ownership ofland from Revenue department and a certificate for genuiness from Registrarof Co-operative Society/Deputy Commissioner duly signed by the authorityindicating address, Tel. No. etc./other concerned civil authority.The NGO’s who submit proposal for herbal garden should indicate thesustainable mechanism for maintaining the herbal garden after the projectperiod is over.The PI shall enjoy the freedom in selection of Co-PI and other staff. Theappointment will not be regular in nature, but restricted to theproject/scheme on contract basis.In case of transfer/leaving of PI, Co-PI will hold the charge of the schemeand will perform the duties of PI. In case there is no co-PI, the host institutewill suggest the name of suitable PI to handle the scheme. In case of transferof the PI the scheme could be shifted to the institution on the request of thePI concerned.x) Under non-recurring head, financial assistance could be provided for onlyselected, essential and specialized items of equipments required for projectworks, for modification of existing structure or for undertaking petty works.19

xi)xii)xiii)xiv)The implementing institution, without approval of the Board, shall not makere-appropriation of funds among different heads of expenditures of a scheme,except in case of recurring contingencies.Component towards rental value of land/lease rent shall not exceed 10% ofproject cost.Expenses towards manpower for supervision and other technical input shallnot exceed 10% of the project cost.Grant-in-aid will be further subjected to the Terms and Conditions as perAnnexure – VII of these guidelines.10. Monitoring and Evaluation1 Mentoring and Monitoring by the State Medicinal Plants BoardsThe State Medicinal Plants Boards may monitor all projects at the fieldlevel through their own set of experts and take corrective measuresaccordingly. SMPBs are granted 5% of the fund as management supportfunds. A part of the fund may be used by them for monitoring.Therefore, field mentoring and monitoring of all projects and for thispurpose, the services of retired officers of Forest / Horticulture /Agriculture departments, scientists etc. may be hired for this purpose2. Third party monitoring by AFCThe comprehensive third party monitoring is important for the success ofany scheme being implemented at the national level. There could be twotypes of arrangements - either through the system of experts or hiring anagency. Hiring agency is a better option as there would be uniformity inmonitoring in all the States. NMPB has already experience of hiringAgricultural Finance Corporation for monitoring of Central SectorScheme. There is need to further upgrade the monitoring and now themonitoring should be done by a National Level Agency with adequatemanpower and infrastructure and get the information about theimplementation of each activity under the scheme including thecultivation by individual farmers and the location and area data be pickedup through the GPS system so that the same can be used in GIS basedsystems. The data in GIS based system would be used by the concernedselected company through a tender process as well as to be provided toNMPB for further temporal and spatial analysis.The same agency should monitor both schemes of NMPB. As hiring ofthe new agency would take approximate six month, services ofAgriculture Finance Corporation would be utilized for monitoring at theold approved rate for projects sanctioned upto 2009-10.20

(3) Focused Monitoring & MentoringNMPB may develop a list of experts and nominate subject-wise / specieswiseexpert as Chief Technical Adviser and identify the institutes asCentres of Excellence in different fields of medicinal plants. Inconsultation with State Medicinal Plants Board /Missions, focusedmonitoring & mentoring visits may be organized once in six months. Thevisit of panels of experts required for the concerned State would help theState Missions through mentoring with respect to their importantactivities.21

AppendixNORMS OF ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMMESS. No. Programme Estimated Cost Proposed AssistanceA. SURVEY, INVENTORISATION AND IN-SITU CONSERVATIONi) Setting up Gene Banks Rs. 15,000 per hectare 100% Central Assistancethrough MPCAs includingRapid Threat AssessmentB. EX- SITU CONSERVATION/HERBAL GARDENSi) Arogya Van Cost norms of 100% assistance to GovtMoE&F under CSS organizations and 50% toNAPPSUs/private organizationsC. SUPPORT TO AND LINKAGE WITH JFMCsValue addition, Storage Rs. 10 lacs per JFMC 100% assistance togodowns, Drying sheds andMarketing supportJFMCs/ Van Panchayats/PanchayatsD. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENTi) R&D projects on priority Project based 100% assistance for Publicareas of development ofsector, Govt. Institutions likeGACPs, Chemical Profiling,Sustainable harvest etc.ICAR, ICFRE, CSIR Institutionsand SAUs upto maximum Rs, 50Lakh for each project. 50%assistance for projects receivedfrom R&D labs in Private sector.ii) All India coordinatedresearch projects involving twoor more institutionsProject based 100% assistance for Publicsector, Govt. Institutions likeICAR, ICFRE, CSIR Institutionsand SAUs. 50% assistance forprojects received from R&D labsin Private sector.iii) Raw drug repository ofmedicinal plantsRs. 2 crores for anational raw drugsrepositories and Rs.50 lakhs for regionalraw drug repository100% for Public Sector/Government Institutions and50% for NGOs22

E. ESTABLISHINGQUALITY STANDARDSAND CERTIFICATIONAs per the projectreportAs per the project reportF. CAPACITY BUILDINGi) Training and CapacityBuilding Programmes for fieldstaff of Forest, Horticulture,Agriculture Depatts, Growersand Collectorsii) Clearing house forinformationiii ) Workshops and SeminarAs per the projectreportAs per project reportAs per the projectreportRs. 1,000 per trainee (farmer)for a maximum of 5 days. Forexposure visitsto other states @Rs. 2,500 per head. Theexpenditure on officers trainingoutside the state would berestricted to Rs. 30,000 pertraineeAs per project reportRs. 2.00 lakhs for State, Rs. 3.00lakhs for regional, Rs. 5.00 lakhsfor National & Rs. 10.00 lakhsfor international.G. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITYi) School Herbal Gardens As per the projectreportAs per the existing cost norms ofherbal garden componentii) Home Herbal GardensH. MANAGEMENT SUPPORTi) Salary and Admn. expensesof NMPB incl. TE, OE,appointment of Consultantsfor each component,monitoring, publicity,advertising etc.As per the projectreportAs per the actualsAs per the projectUpto 5% of the outlay under thescheme.23

ANNEXURE – IFORMAT FOR SEEKING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR IN/EX-SITUCONSERVATION, VALUE ADDITION AND MARKETING COMPONENTSOF THE SCHEME1. Title of the Project.PART – I :- GENERAL DETAILS2. Name of the organisation with full address.3. Status (NGO/Public sector, State Govt./ Govt. University/Central Govt./Pvt. University, etc.)4. Registration number with date and PAN No. ( for NGOs and Companies)5. Audited income and expenditure details of last five years or since inception (if establishedin less than five years) (for NGOs/companies only along with Articles of Associationsand Memorandum of Association)6. Name of Principal Project Investigator (PI) and CoPI (with address forcorrespondence including fax and e-mail address)7. Introduction, Concept and justification of the project (Detailed project report)Note:i) Proof of land ownership/leasehold and market mechanism (wherever applicable) to be submitted.ii)iii)Costing pattern to be provided in the form of schedule of rates as applicable.Supporting documents including map (where applicable) must be attached.8. Project Period:9. Details of infrastructure and manpower available with the organization (building,equipment, vehicles etc.):10. Physical and financial requirement:11. Benefits from the projects- tangible and intangible:12. Outcome and deliverables13. Internal Monitoring and evaluation mechanism14. Summary of the work particularly in medicinal plants sector undertaken by theorganisation /PI in the last 3 years.15. Other sources of financial assistance received by the applicant/organization (alongwith related concerns) if any so, furnish details.if any so, furnish details.24

16. Details of financial assistance already received from the Board, if any may be given inthe following proforma:Year Amount of grant Purpose in brief Total expenses incurredAmount ofgrant utilizedHas utilization certificate beenaccepted by the BoardStage ofimplementation of theprojectRemark17. Detailed Bio-data (including details of published work) of PI & CoPI18. Certified that:i) The organization shall abide by all the ‘Terms and Conditions’ of the grantstipulated in the operational guidelines of the scheme of NMPB, Departmentof AYUSH, Government of India.ii)iii)iv)All records and reports related to the project have been maintained separatelyand shall be shown and furnished as and when required by the Departmentof AYUSH or its authorized representatives.Project shall be open for evaluation of physical progress and utilization offunds at the discretion of Department of AYUSH.The undersigned shall be responsible for the authenticity of the informationand documents furnished in the application and proposal.v) Department of AYUSH shall have the right to recover the grant or take legalaction against the organization for any default or deviation from the termsand conditions of sanction of grant.vi)No financial assistance/grant has been sought and or obtained from anyCentral/ State Govt. organization for the project /activity(s).Date:Signature of Authorised Authority25

Annexure – I (Contd.)PART – II : TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE PROJECT PROPOSALA) FOR IN-SITU CONSERVATION PROJECTS:1. Objective and justification.2. Project area - geographical spread, District(s), Forest division(s),blocks, compartments (with maps).3. Information on base line survey of medicinal plants in the area understudy (inventorisation).4. Status of the forest/area under study and conservation measures likefencing guards, patrolling etc. specific biotic pressures like grazing, fire,illicit collection of medicinal plants.5. Information on availability/status of:i) Medicinal plants in generalii) Endangered species (listed in Indian Red Data Book (RDB),CITES etc.)iii) Medicinal plants prioritised by Medicinal Plants Board.iv) Information on the status of MFP including medicinal plantswith regards to: a) Availability in the area under study, b)Collection by authorized / unauthorised agencies-the adivasisand cooperatives etc., c) Item wise details of the MFP includingtotal revenue.v) Status of area proposed in the working plan6. Activities proposed under the project viz. threat assessment,inventorisation, periodic, floristic studies, capacity building, nurserydevelopment and sustainable harvest etc.7. Work Plan schedule of operations/timelines for each activity.8. Financial outlays for each activity (Recurring, Non-recurring).9. Expected outcomes – with respect to species composition,(RET species may be mentioned separately).10. Technical manpoweri) Full timeii) Part time (like Taxonomist).11. How community is sought to be involved in conservation.12. Benefit sharing arrangements.13. Exit strategy/sustainability.14. Monitoring – Internal monitoring with respect to species composition.26

General Conditions and Undertakingsi. The State Government should give an undertaking that project area hasnot been covered/is not proposed to be covered for the purpose of theproject under any other scheme of Central or State Government.ii. Cost norms followed, indicating clearly the wage rate in the State,number of plants per hectare and the period for which maintenance isprovided in the project (NAEB cost norms will be adopted for NMPBschemes).iii. Necessary provisions has been made/will be made in the Working Planto permit harvesting of plant parts (roots, barks etc.) available under theproject.iv. Necessary financial support will be provided for maintenance of theassets created under the project after the project period.v. Quarterly report will be submitted by the Project Leader. The StateGovernment should nominate a senior officer to act as a Nodal Officer.Signature of the Principal Investigator(Project Leader)Dated:Signature of the Head of the Department/InstitutionB) EX-SITU CONSERVATION INCLUDING RESOURCEAUGUMENTATION OF RARE, ENDANGERED ANDTHREATENED (RET) SPECIES:1. Objective2. Justification3. Project area – geographical spread, District(s), Forest division(s),blocks, compartments, Joint Forest Management Committees(JFMCs/VSSs) (with maps)4. Forest types, status of rare, endangered and threatened species ofmedicinal plants, their occurrence etc.5. History of Collection in brief of species – wise (quantity and value)6. Infrastructure of herbal mandies, markets, industries in the area.7. Activities proposed and physical targets (consolidated as well asdistrict/division-wise) for each year during the project period.8. Work Plan – six monthly outputs/targets.9. Stakeholder participation, benefit sharing with the JFMCs/VSSs.10. Financial outlays (activity-wise).27

11. Financial assistance sought from NMPB and the contribution to beprovided by the Organisation seeking assistance - Activity-wise breakup(For PSUs only).12. Outputs and outcomes.13. Linkage with Industry/trade (MoU with trade/industry, if any).14. Exit strategy/sustainability.15. Monitoring – Internal monitoring With respect to speciescomposition & growing stockGeneral Conditions and Undertakingsi. The State Government should give an undertaking that project area has notbeen covered/is not proposed to be covered under the NationalAfforestation Programme (NAP) of NAEB or under any other scheme ofCentral or State Government for the same purpose.ii. Cost norms followed, indicating clearly the wage rate in the State, number ofplants per hectare and the period for which maintenance is provided in theproject (NAEB cost norms will be adopted for NMPB schemes).iii. Necessary provisions has been made/will be made in the Working Plan topermit harvesting of plant parts (roots, barks etc.) available under theproject.iv. Necessary financial support will be provided for maintenance of the assetscreated under the project after the project period.v. Quarterly report will be submitted by the Project Leader. The StateGovernment should nominate a senior officer to act as a Nodal Officer.Signature of the Principal Investigator(Project Leader)Dated:Signature of the Head of the Department/InstitutionC) SUPPORT TO JFMCs FOR VALUE ADDITION, WAREHOUSINGAND MARKETING:1. Objective2. Justification with respect to Nine criteria for each village panchayat selected3. Medicinal plants resource scenario in the statei) Species in state and their geographical occurrence.ii) Collection – species, volumes and value.28

iii) Districts, Division and JFMCs/VSS from where collected.iv) Infrastructure of mandies, trade centres, manufacturing units.v) Socio – economic profile – dependence of people in NTFP andmedicinal plants.vi) Local consumption – traditional healers, vaidyas etc. (volume ifavailable)4. List of JFMCs/ proposed to be covered alongwith justification ofshort-listing the JFMCs.i. The size of Forest area to which JFMCs/Van Panchayat hasaccess for collection of medicinal plantsii. The species details of medicinal plants traded and quantitiesthereof in local/village huts/mandies and weekly marketsseason-wise.iii. Number of people primarily involved in collection of medicinalplants and those likely to benefit under the project.iv. Dependence of community on local traditional vaidyas,medicinal plants for their healthcare needs.v. Details of the infrastructure of trade centres, processing units, ifany present in the area.vi. Traditional experience in handling, collection and postharvesting practices of medicinal plants/produce.vii. Availability of alternative livelihood opportunities to themembers of the JFMC’s.viii. Sustainable Collectionix. Resource Augmentation5. Existing infrastructure of storage, market yards, machinery, if presentin the project area.6. Project activities (physical targets, consolidated and district/divisionwise).7. Detailed break-up of the physical infrastructure of godowns, dry yardsetc. proposed and the list of machinery/equipment proposed togetherwith their costs.8. Financial outlays for each activity (year-wise).9. Is any micro and small enterprise proposed, and if so, what will be itsstructure, composition.10. Market linkage (MoUs, if any).11. Additional income to JFMC members.12. Benefit/cost ratio of the project enterprise.13. Outputs and outcomes.14. Exit strategy and sustainability.15. Monitoring – Internal monitoring with respect to project implementationand benefits to community29

General Conditions and Undertakingsi. The State Government should give an undertaking that project area has notbeen covered/is not proposed to be covered under the NationalAfforestation Programme (NAP) of NAEB or under any other scheme ofCentral or State Government for the same purpose.ii. Cost norms followed, indicating clearly the wage rate in the State, number ofplants per hectare and the period for which maintenance is provided in theproject (NAEB cost norms will be adopted for NMPB schemes).iii. Necessary provisions has been made/will be made in the Working Plan topermit harvesting of plant parts (roots, barks etc.) available under theproject.iv. Necessary financial support will be provided for maintenance of the assetscreated under the project after the project period.v. Quarterly report will be submitted by the Project Leader. The StateGovernment should nominate a senior officer to act as a Nodal Officer.Signature of the Principal Investigator(Project Leader)Dated:Signature of the Head of the Department/Institution30

Annexure - IINational Medicinal Plants BoardDepartment of AYUSHProforma For Submission Of Project Proposals On Research AndDevelopment, Quality and Standardization(To be filled by the applicant)PART I: GENERAL INFORMATION1. Name of the Institute/University/Organisation submitting the Project Proposal :......................................................................................................................................................……..........………………………………………………………………………………...……...............................………………………………………...........……...............................…..………………………………………...........………………………………………....……....2. State: .................................3. Status of the Organization:- (University/Public/Pvt. Sector/NGO)..........................................................................................................................................................4. Registration No. With date and PAN No. (In case of NGOs /Companies) :.......................................................................(The NGOs and R&D companies will be required to submit their Articles of Association,Memorandum of Association and Annual reports)5. Name and designation of the Executive Authority of the Institute/University forwardingthe application : .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................…………………………………………………………..6. Project Title :....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7. Category of the Project (Please tick) :.R&D/ Programme Support31

8.1. Specific Area:8.2 Species covered9. Duration : ..................................... Years.................................. Months10. Total Cost (Rs.) .............................................11. Is the project Single Institutional or Multiple-Institutional (S/M) ? :12. If the project is multi-institutional/ Network mode, please furnish the following :Name of Project Coordinator and participating institutes with complete address andresponsible person : ...............................................................................................................................Affiliation : ...............................................................................................................................................Address : ..........................................................................................................………………..........................................................................................................................................…………..........................................................................................................................................................………….............13. Scope of application indicating anticipated product and processes14. Project Summary (Not to exceed one page. Please use separate sheet).32

PART II: PARTICULARS OF INVESTIGATORS(One or more co-investigators are preferred in every project. Inclusion of co-investigator(s) is mandatory for allthe project)15. Principal Investigator:Name:............................................................................................................................................Date of Birth: ............................................................... Sex (M/F): ..................... ...................Designation:............................................................................................................……............Department:............................................................................................................……............Institute/University:...................................................................................................................Address:............................................................................................................……….................................................……………………………………………...PIN:............................Telephone: .......................... Fax:........……………….....E-mail:............................…............Number of research projects (along with details) being handled atpresent:................................Work done (Competence of PI in specific are of project)15.1 Co-Investigator: (same details as for the Project Leader)15.2 Co-Investigator: (Same details as for the Project Leader)PART III : TECHNICAL DETAILS OF PROJECT(Under the following heads on separate sheets)16. Introduction (not to exceed 2 pages or 1000 words)16.1 Origin of the proposal16.2 (a) Rationale of the study supported by cited literature (b) Hypothesis (c) Keyquestions.16.3 Current status of research and development in the subject (both internationaland national status)16.4 The relevance and expected outcome of the proposed study16.5 Preliminary work done so far33

17. Specific objectives (should be written in bulleted form, a short paragraph indicating themethods to be followed for achieving the objective and verifiable indicators of progressshould follow each specific objective)18. Work Plan: should not exceed 3-4 pages (the section can be divided according to thespecific aims and under each specific aim, the following should be stated clearly as subheadings)18.1 Work plan (methodology/experimental design to accomplish the stated aim)18.2 Connectivity of the participating institutions and investigators (in case of multiinstitutionalprojects only)18.3 Alternate strategies (if the proposed experimental design or method does notwork what is the alternate strategy)19. Timeframe: (Please provide quantifiable outputs)Period of studyAchievable targets6 Months12 Month18 Months24 Months30 Months36 MonthsBudget (In Rupees)PART IV: BUDGET PARTICULARSA. Non-Recurring (e.g. equipments, accessories, etc.)S. No. Item Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total34Sub-Total (A)

B. RecurringB.1 ManpowerS. No. Position No. ConsolidatedEmolumentYear 1 Year 2 Year 3 TotalB.2 ConsumablesSub-Total (B.1) =S. No. Item Quantity Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 TotalSub-Total (B.2) =Other itemsB.3 TravelConsolidatedEmolumentYear 1 Year 2 Year 3 TotalB.4 ContingencyB.5 Overhead(If applicable)Sub-total of B(B.1+B.2+B.3+B.4+B.5)Grand Total (A + B)1Note : Please give justification for each head and sub-head separatelymentioned in the above table.Financial Year : April - March35

In case of multi-institutional project, the budget estimate to be given separately foreach institution.C. Budget –component-wise – contributed by the organization (only in case ofprivate R&D institute/ Industry) and that being sought from NMPBPART V : EXISTING FACILITIESResources and additional information1. Laboratory:a. Manpowerb. Equipments2. Other resources such as clinical material, animal house facility, glass house.Experimental garden, pilot plant facility etc.It is certified thatPART VI: DECLARATION/CERTIFICATIONa) The research work proposed in the scheme/project does not in any way duplicate thework already done or being carried out elsewhere on the subject.b) The same project proposal has not been submitted to any other agency nor shall besubmitted for financial support.c) The emoluments for the manpower proposed are those admissible as per the approvedemoluments of NMPB.d) If the project involves the utilisation of genetically engineered organisms, we agree tosubmit an application through our Institutional Biosafety Committee. We also declarethat while conducting experiments, the Biosafety Guidelines of the Concerneddepartments would be followed in total.e) If the project involves field trials/experiments/exchange of specimens, etc. we willensure that ethical clearances would be taken from concerned ethicalCommittees/Competent authorities and the same would be conveyed to NMPB beforeimplementing the project.f) It is agreed that any research outcome or intellectual property right(s) on the invention(s)arising out of the project shall be in accordance with the decision of NMPB, Departmentof AYUSH.36

g) The institute/university agrees that the equipment, other basic facilities and such otheradministrative facilities will be extended to investigator(s) throughout the duration of theproject.h) The Institute/organisation assumes to undertake the financial and other managementresponsibilities of the project.i) The organization shall abide by all the ‘Terms and Conditions’ of the grant stipulated inthe operational guidelines of the scheme of NMPB, Department of AYUSH,Government of India.j) All records and reports related to the project have been maintained separately and shallbe shown and furnished as and when required by the Department of AYUSH or itsauthorized representatives.k) Project shall be open for evaluation of physical progress and utilization of funds at thediscretion of Department of AYUSH.l) The undersigned shall be responsible for the authenticity of the information anddocuments furnished in the application and proposal.m) Department of AYUSH shall have the right to recover the grant or take legal actionagainst the organization for any default or deviation from the terms and conditions ofsanction of grant.n) No financial assistance/grant has been sought and or obtained from any Central of StateGovt. organization.o) All related provision of Biological Diversity Act 2002 and corresponding rules,regulations and notification shall be complied with.p) Certification – If the project is approved, the PI would sign Agreement in theprescribed format given at Part VIIISignature of Principal Investigator :Date :Signature of Co-InvestigatorSignature of Co-InvestigatorDate : Date :Signature of Project Coordinator(applicable only for multi-institutional projects)with sealSignature of Executive Authorityof Institute/UniversityDate : Date :37

PART VII: PROFORMA FOR BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF INVESTIGATORSProvide the following information for the key personnel in the order listed on PART II.Follow this format for each person. DO NOT EXCEED THREE PAGESName : .......…………………………………………................................................................Designation :………………………………………………......................................................Department/Institute/University : ..............................................................................................Date of Birth : .................................. Sex (M/F) ............................... SC/ST/OBC :.........................Education (Post-Graduation onwards & Professional Career)Sl No.InstitutionPlaceDegreeAwardedYearField ofStudy/SpecializationPosition and HonorsPosition and Employment (Starting with the most recent employment)Sl No.InstitutionPlacePosition From (Date) To (date)Honors/AwardsProfessional Experience and Training relevant to the ProjectB. Publications (Numbers only) .................Books : .................... Research Papers, Reports : ................General articles :...........................Patents : .........................Others (Please specify) :..........................................................................Selected peer-reviewed publications (Ten best publications in chronological order)38

Research SupportOngoing Research ProjectsSl No. Title of Project Funding Agency Amount Date of sanctionand DurationCompleted Research Projects (State only major projects of last 3 years)Sl No. Title of Project Funding Agency Amount Date ofcompletionPlace :Date :Signature of Investigator39

PART VIII: PROFORMA OF AGREEMENT(TO BE SIGNED BY PROJECT INVESTIGATORS AFTER APPROVALOF PROJECT)This Agreement is made and entered into on this ------day of --------------, 200-----*BETWEEN the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH,Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, having its office at1 st Floor, Chandralok Building, 36 Janpath, New Delhi – 110001 hereinaftercalled “NMPB” (which expression shall wherever the context so admits include itssuccessors and assignees) of the First PartAND…………….(Name of the Organization) ……………………………… ……(Give fulladdress of the Head Office)………………………………… ……………… engaged inresearch, development and promotional activities relating to medicinal plants hereinaftercalled “the Grantee” (which expression shall wherever the context so admits include itssuccessors and permitted assignees) of the Second PartWHEREAS NMPB operates a scheme entitled “Central Sector Scheme forConservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants”(hereinafter called “Its Scheme”) to support innovative research, developmentand promotional activities on medicinal plantsAND WHEREAS the Grantee has submitted a project entitled …………..… (Title ofthe Project)………………….. to NMPB for grants-in-aid (hereinafter called “theProject”) which has been scrutinized and modified wherever necessary by theProject Screening Committee (PSC) and the Standing Finance Committee (SFC)of the scheme constituted by NMPB for the specific purpose and the Grantee hasaccepted the modifications in the Project.AND WHEREAS NMPB has approved the Project and agreed to provide support inthe form of grants-in-aid to the extent stated in Annexure 1 on the terms and conditionscontained hereinafter in this Agreement40

(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)the scheme to NMPB and also submit an audited statement of accounts alongwith utilization certificate for each financial year to NMPB within 6 months ofclosure of each financial year;permit the PMC access to the premises, at all times, where the Project activity isbeing/shall be carried out and provide all information and produce or makeavailable the concerned records for inspection and monitoring of the Projectactivity, required by the PMC;utilize the funds sanctioned by NMPB for the Project only for the purposes asspecified in the Project;abide by the decision of NMPB, based on assessment of the progress in theProject by PMC, to modify the objectives, outputs, milestones, targets, funding asalso the foreclosure of the Project or of its components;acknowledge the assistance of NMPB while publishing in any manner the detailsof the project, its progress or its success, subject to provisions of subclause (v) ofclause 5 below.(b)(i)(ii)(iii)The Grantee Organisation acknowledges and agrees that:the duties, responsibilities and functions assigned or entrusted to it as specified inthe Project document shall be deemed to be the role, duties and responsibilitiesassigned and entrusted under this Agreement and any delay, failure or default inperformance of Grantee regarding its duties as specified in the Project documentshall be deemed to be a default under this Agreement;the Grantee Organization shall at all times indemnify and keep indemnifiedNMPB against any claims or suites in respect of any losses, damages orcompensation payable in consequences of any accident, death or injury sustainedby its (Grantee’s) employees or by any other third Party resulting from or by anyact, omission or operation conducted by or on behalf of Grantee.the Grantee shall at all times indemnify and keep indemnified NMPB against allclaims/damages etc. by any infringement of any Intellectual Property Rights(IPR) while doing its responsibilities/work under the Project and this Agreement;42

(iv)(v)the Grantee shall notify NMPB of any material change in its status and/orshareholding, as the case may be in particular where such change would impacton performance of obligations under the Project and this Agreement; andthe Grantee agrees and acknowledges that the time for completion of project, asset-forth here, is the essence of the Agreement and Grantee shall accordinglyundertake the Performance of Work hereunder with the objective of achievingthe project implementation and completion within the time schedule set-forth inProject document at Annexure 2.3. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTSThat the financial arrangements under this Agreement shall provide:(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)that the total estimated cost of the Project as mutually agreed shall beRs…………lakhs (Rupees ………………………………….……….. only);the detailed year wise and head wise breakup of the financial support by NMPBand agreed contribution by the Grantee shall be as given in Annexure 1. The firstinstallment of grants-in-aid shall be released to the Grantee after signing of theAgreement within six months. Further release of funds shall be subject tocompletion of minimum work programmes and satisfactory progress against themilestones specified in the Project as determined by NMPB and on submissionof statement of accounts/audited statement of accounts and utilizationcertificates as provided for in subclause (a) (iv) of clause 2;the Grantee shall ensure that the funds of the Project are actually utilized only forthe Project and as expressly provided in this Agreement. Re-appropriation offunds from one budget head to another shall not be effected by the Granteewithout the specified written approval of NMPB, communicated directly byNMPB;the Grantee shall immediately refund any funds out of grants-in-aid disbursed toit for the Project remaining unutilized with it onforeclosure/termination/completion of the Project to NMPB along with detailedaccounts of funds received, utilized and unutilized balance returned. Theseprovisions shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to any component of the Project decided43

(v)to be foreclosed. In case the termination of the Project is by the Grantee, interms of provisions of subclause (iii) of clause 9, the refund of funds shall be inrespect of funds remaining unutilized as on the date of notice by the Grantee;the provision of grants-in-aid to the Grantee does not create any liability, explicitor implicit, on NMPB in respect of the manpower engaged in the Project.4. PROJECT MONITORING COMMITTEEA Project Monitoring Committee (PMC) will be appointed by NMPB to monitorachievements of the defined objective(s) of the Project. The functions of the PMC shallbe:(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)to monitor the progress of the Project in conformity with the milestones, targetsand objectives as contained in the Agreement;to keep track of funding from any other source to the Grantee for this particularproject;based on the foregoing, to assess and suggesta) closing or dropping or modifying any of the components of the Project,within the overall approved objectives, budget and timeframe,b) inclusion of additional industrial/institutional partner(s), if the Granteerequests involvement of such partner(s), in the overall interest of theProject, andc) revision of the funding support to the Grantee;to advise on issues related to publications and securing of IPR; andto advise on any other matter as referred it to by NMPB.5. RESULTS OF THE PROJECT(i)(ii)The deliverables from the Project are defined and included in the Project atAnnexure 2.The intellectual property generated from the Project shall be the joint property ofthe Grantee and NMPB.44

(iii)(iv)(v)it is the responsibility of the Grantee to protect any intellectual property rightsthat may result from the Project. The Grantee shall also bear expenditureinvolved in protecting such intellectual property.The Grantee shall not assign or transfer the IPR/knowledge generated from theProject to any third party directly or indirectly without written consent fromNMPB.Any publication in journals, presentation in seminars in respect of the IPRemanating from the Project is prohibited until such publication/presentation isfirst reviewed from the point of protection of IPR by NMPB and a writtenpermission is issued by NMPB. These publications shall be in the name of theconcerned research workers, and the fact that the work has been carried out withsupport from NMPB shall be duly acknowledged.6. PROJECT DURATIONThe Project duration shall be ………… years effective from the date of release of fundsby NMPB which shall be effected only after signing of this Agreement by both theparties. It shall be the endeavor of the Grantee to complete the Project within thestipulated period. In case NMPB as recommended by the PSC/SFC feels that it isdesirable to undertake further developmental work on the outcome of the Project whichrequires additional financial commitment and extension of the stipulated projectschedule, the Grantee shall submit the extension request or a separate Project proposalwith full justification for consideration under the scheme. In such a case, the Grantee willhave to execute a supplementary agreement laying down the terms, conditions andfinancial arrangements of such further research work and issues relating to theintellectual property right generated by such further work.7. COMPLETIONThe Project shall be deemed to have been successfully completed as & when so assessedby NMPB. In case, during the tenure of the Project it is found that the Project or anyProject component is not likely to lead to successful completion, NMPB may decide toforeclose the Project or the Project component as warranted. The decision of NMPBshall be final in all respects. However, if the Grantee would like to continue the project at45

its own cost, it would be able to do so without restrictions from NMPB after complyingwith the provision of subclause (iv) of clause 3.8. EFFECTIVE DATE, TENURE AND TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT(i)(ii)(iii)The Agreement shall be effective from the date of its signing by both the Parties(if the Agreement is signed through circulation by Post, the date on which NMPBsigns the Agreement shall be considered as effective). The Agreement shall bevalid for ------* years. It can be extended if agreed to by both the parties. TheLetter of Intent to this effect shall be issued by NMPB.The Agreement duly signed by both the Parties shall remain in the custody ofNMPB and a copy of the Agreement duly authenticated by NMPB shall beprovided to the Grantee.The Grantee may, before the completion of the Project, terminate thisAgreement by giving three months notice in writing to NMPB. NMPB may alsoterminate the Agreement by written notice to the Grantee committing breach ofany term of this Agreement and either not rectifying it to the satisfaction ofNMPB or not satisfying in NMPB about its inevitability within a specified period.9. FORCE MAJEUREThe Parties shall not be held responsible for non-fulfillment of their respectiveobligations in successful completion of the Project under this Agreement due to theexigency of one or more of the force majeure event such as but not limited to acts ofGod, War, Flood, Earthquakes, Strikes not confined to the premises of the party,Lockouts beyond the control of the party claiming force majeure, Epidemics, Riots, CivilCommotions etc. lying beyond the reasonable control of and not brought about at theinstance of the Party claiming to be affected by such event and which has caused thenon-performance or delay in performance; provided on the occurrence and cessation ofany such event the party affected thereby shall give a notice in writing to the other partywithin one month of such occurrence or cessation. If the force majeure conditionscontinue beyond six months, the parties shall jointly decide about the future course ofaction on the Project. The validity of the claim of force majeure by the Grantee shall be46

determined by NMPB after due enquiry and the decision of NMPB in this regard shallbe final.10. ARBITRATIONIn case of any dispute, Secretary (AYUSH) or his nominee shall be the Arbitrationauthority.11. NOTICES AND JURISDICTION(i)Subject to the provisions of clause 15 hereof, the Courts at New Delhi shall haveexclusive jurisdiction in all matters concerning this Agreement including anymatter arising out of the arbitration proceedings or any award made therein.IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto through its duly authorized representativeshave signed this Agreement on the day, month and year mentioned hereinbefore.PartiesFor and on behalf of the President of IndiaSignatureNameDesignationSealWitnesses1. SignatureNameAddress2. SignatureName47

AddressFor and on behalf of the Grantee duly authorized vide Resolution No. ………………and dated ……………… of the Board of Directors of GranteeSignatureNameDesignationSealWitnesses1. SignatureNameAddress2. SignatureNameAddress48

Annexure 1BUDGET DETAILS(Once the project is approved by NMPB, the budget details will becommunicated to the Grantee, thus revised budget details agreed to by theparties shall be annexed here as Annexure 1)49

Annexure 2Complete Project document with amendments like approved budget, approvedtimelines (which will also be communicated to the Grantee), and any otheramendments communicated to the Grantee by NMPB.(This document should be bound as part of the Agreement and labeled asAnnexure 2 and should not be submitted as a separate document.Minimum work programme/milestones/timelines shall have to be specificallymentioned)50

Annexure – IIINational Medicinal Plants BoardPROFORMA FOR PROJECTS RELATING TO IEC, CAPACITYBUILDING AND OTHER PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES1. Title of the project.PART – I2. Name of the organization with full address, telephone, fax and e-mail ID.3. Status. (Public/Private Sector/NGO/University):4. Registration number and data (for NGO, Trusts and Companies). NGOs andcompanies should also send the Articles of Association, Memorandum ofAssociation and Annual Report.5. Name of the Principal Investigator/Project Leader and Co -PIs and their fulladdress.6. Brief introduction of concept and justification of the project (detailed projectto be enclosed. The detailed project report should contain the profile of theproject area, objectives, problem identification, suggested solutions andalternatives along with anticipated physical and financial benefits, preliminaryinvestigation if any carried out, assumptions made, outcomes both in terms ofproducts and process, likely impact on the adjoining area/society,sustainability, activities, target population, beneficiaries, expertise availablewith the organization).7. Project period.8. Detailed infrastructure available(In case of herbal garden attach land ownership certificate and elaboratemaintenance mechanism beyond duration of projects)9. Physical targets and financial outlays.10. Benefits from the project (both tangible and intangible).11. Expected outcome & deliverables:12. Internal monitoring and evaluation mechanism:51

13. Summary of the work particularly in medicinal plants sector undertaken by theorganisation /PI in the last 3 years.14. Other sources of financial assistance received by the applicant/organization ifany so, furnish details.15. Details of financial assistance already received from the Board, if any may begiven in the following proforma:Year Amount of grant Purpose in brief Total expenses incurredAmount ofgrant utilizedHas utilization certificate beenaccepted by the BoardRemark16. Detailed Bio-data (including details of published work) of PI & CoPI17. Certified that:i) The organization shall abide by all the ‘Terms and Conditions’ of the grantstipulated in the operational guidelines of the scheme of NMPB, Departmentof AYUSH, Government of India.ii) All records and reports related to the project have been maintained separatelyand shall be shown and furnished as and when required by the Departmentof AYUSH or its authorized representatives.iii) Project shall be open for evaluation of physical progress and utilization offunds at the discretion of Department of AYUSH.iv) The undersigned shall be responsible for the authenticity of the informationand documents furnished in the application and proposal.v) Department of AYUSH shall have the right to recover the grant or take legalaction against the organization for any default or deviation from the termsand conditions of sanction of grant.vi) No financial assistance/grant has been sought and or obtained from anyCentral of State Govt. organization.Date:Signature of Authorised AuthorityNote:i) Proof of land ownership/leasehold and market mechanism (whereverapplicable) to be submitted.52

ii)iii)Costing pattern to be provided in the form of schedule of rates asapplicable.Supporting documents including map (where applicable) must be attached.PART – II:- TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE PROJECT1. Description of the problem.2. Alternatives strategies possible.3. Objectives of the project4. Suggested solutions.Annexure – III (Contd.)5. Project coverage in geographical spread, demography and socio – economic profileof the area (wherever required).6. Work Plan (including Education/Communication plan in case of herbal garden)7. Physical targets, six monthly milestones (for training and capacity building the targetgroup to be trained , the duration and number of training programmes and thesubject matter of the training programme be clearly mentioned)8. Financial outlays (recurring and non-recurring along with detailed break up ofrecurring and non-recurring components).9. Expertise available with the organization. (If certain expertise/skills are to beoutsourced namely institutions/experts along with their concurrence).10. Outputs and outcomes (both tangible and intangible), incremental incomes,employment, number of beneficiaries, gender development etc. (Whereverapplicable)11. Likely impact on the adjoining area and society.12. Exit strategy/sustainability.13. Suggested parameters for monitoring during and after the project.Signature of the Project Leader53Signature of the Head of the Organisation

Annexure – IV(Ref.Para 4.3.4)COST NORMS FOR EX-SITU CONSERVATION AND PLANTATION OFMEDICINAL TREES, HERBS AND PERENIALS(Adopted from Operational Guidelines of National Afforestation Programme of Ministry ofEnvironment & Forests)S.No. Model/ Intervention PlantationincludingMaintenanceSoil &MoistureConservation(15% ofPlantationcost)M&E, Microplanning,fencing,Awarenessraising (10%of plantationcost)Overheads(10% ofPlantationcost)Entry PointActivities(Fixed)Total1. Aided NaturalRegeneration (200plants/hectare2. ArtificialRegeneration(1100Plants/Hectares)3. Mixed Plantationsof trees havingMFP andmedicinal value(1100plants/hectares)4. Regeneration ofperennial herbsand shrubs ofmedicinal value(2000plants/hectares)9750 1460 975 975 4000 1716017100 2565 1710 1710 4000 2708517100 2565 1710 1710 4000 2708520400 3060 2040 2040 4000 315401. The number of plants per hectare are admissible to the costing indicated above. Theproject proposal envisaging any change in the plantation density would be eligible fora corresponding pro rata change in the cost norms. The concerned State Govt. shallhave to certify that due regard has been given to the agro-climatic factors whilepreparing the project.54

2. The cost norms have been worked out all the wage rate of Rs. 75.00 per day.Escalation in the cost will be allowed to State Governments only after ensuring thattheir approved wage rate in the State exceeds the limit of Rs. 75.00 per day. Theincrease in the cost norms would be proportionate to the increase in the wages. Incase the wage rate is less than Rs. 75.00 per day, the cost per hectare would be less(on pro rata basis) than the rates proposed in the scheme.3. These costs may be distributed as follows:a) Plantation cost with maintenance for five years.b) Soil and Moisture Conservation Activities to an extent of 15% of theplantation components may be permitted. These activities will be carried outwithin the project area where necessary.c) The total expenditure on the following items together may not exceed 20%of the plantation cost:i) Overheads including staff/establishment/vehicles etc. (not to exceed10%)ii) Concomitant monitoring and evaluation (not to exceed 2%)iii) Micro-planning (not to exceed 2%)iv) Fencing (not to exceed 5%). For projects requiring higher allocationfor fencing, funds to the extent 10% of plantation cost may beauthorized by suitably reducing the allocation under item (i) above.v) Awareness raising (not to exceed 1%)d) Implements would be purchased from within the overheads. Their cost isnormally low. The watch and ward component over the 5 years afterplantation would be allowed as pert of maintenance personnel deployed formaintenance would also be made responsible for watch and ward.4. Savings under any items above could be used for the activities listed in items otherthan (i). For example, savings for fencing and overheads, could be used forextension/Entry point activity.55

Annexure - VFormat for Submission of Progress Report (Half Yearly and Annual)1. Title & Project number2. Names of Principal Investigator and Co - PIs (With Address & Tel. No., E-mail IDs)3. Date of Commencement of the project4. Area of activity (Extension, Conservation, R&D, Inventorisation, Herbal Garden,Capacity Building, Training and IEC, please specify)5. Total Amount of sanction along with period (years)6. Amount of last instalment & date received7. Period of report to be submitted half yearly and annually8. Details of work done with Statistical parameters:a) Please indicate financial & physical targets achievements with reference totargets.b) Indicate names of medicinal species studied in the report (where applicable)9. Modification in objectives, targets/milestones/timelines, if any, with reason.10. Assets acquired during the period (under report):11. Meeting/seminar/or training attended/organised during the period alongwith briefnote on presentation made, if any12. Works that remain to be done under the project.13. Research publications done, extension material prepared, if any (submit copies)a) Extension material (Brochure/Posters)b) Research paper – a) Presented in seminar/conferenceb) Published in any Indian Journalc) Published in any Index Indian Journald) Published in Index International Journal14. Special achievements, if any (Incremental knowledge, patents, incomes etc.)15. Any suggestion for growth and development of the sector (only in the final report)Dated:Signature (Principal Investigator) with SealPlace:Signature of the Head of the Organisation (with Seal)______________________________________________________________________________________* 02 (Two) Copies of progress report may be sent to Chief Executive Officer, National medicinal Plants Board, ChandralokBuilding, 36-Janpath, New Delhi-110001, E-mail: info-nmpb@nic.in56

Annexure – VIFORMAT FOR ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS TO ACCOMPANYREQUEST FOR RELEASE OF NEXT INSTALLMENT (YEAR MEANS FINANCIAL YEAR i.e.1 st APRIL TO 31 st MARCH OF NEXT YEAR)1. Sanction letter No. : ________________2. Total Project Cost. : Rs. ________________3. Sanction/Revised Project cost (if applicable) : Rs. ________________4. Date of Commencement of Project : ________________5. Statement of Expenditure : ________________S.No.Sanctioned/HeadsFundsreleasedExpenditure incurred1 stYear2 ndYear3 rd YearBalanceas on(Date)Requirementof Funds upto31 st MarchRemarks1. Salary/Stipend/wages2. Equipment/Machinery/Building3. Consumables4. TA/DA5. Conservation/Plantation/Nursery/QPM6. Training expenses7. Stationary c (publicity material)8. Monitoring9. Other expenses viz. (marketinglinkage, buyer-seller meets etc.,please specify)10. Institutional charges11. Contingencies12. TotalSignature of Principal Investigatorwith dateSignature of Head of Institutionwith dateSignature of Authorised Auditorwith date57

Annexure – VIIFORMAT FOR UTILISATIONS CERTIFICATEForm GFR 19-A[See Government of India’s Decision (1) below Rule 150]Form of utilization CertificateS.no.Letter no.and dateAmountCertified that out of Rs.____________ ( ___________________________)of grant-in-aid sanctioned during the year 200__/___ in favour of________________________ under this Ministry/Department letter nogiven in the margin and Rs. Nil on account of unspent balance of theprevious year, a sum of Rs ______________/- has been utilized for thepurpose of ________________ for which it was sanctioned and that thebalance of Rs. Nil remaining unutilized at the end of the year has beensurrendered to government (vide no. Nil ) will be adjusted towards the grantin-aidpayable during the next year (As per books of Accounts producedbefore us)/2. Certified that I have satisfied myself that the conditions on which the grant-in-aid wassanctioned have been duly fulfilled/are being fulfilled and that I have exercised thefollowing checks to see that the money was actually utilized for the purpose for which itwas sanctioned.Date ____________Place_____________Kinds of checks exercised1.2.3.Signature : ______________Designation :Date :____________________________58

National Medicinal Plants BoardAnnexure-VIIITERMS & CONDITIONS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (GRANT)1. The institution/organization/Principal Investigator (PI) would maintain a separateAccount preferably with a nationalized bank by designation in the name of theinstitution and not by name of an individual. The accounts should be operated jointlyby two office-bearers.2. The grantee (NGOs) will execute a bond in the prescribed proforma (Copyenclosed) with two sureties to the effect that the grantee will abide by all theconditions of the grant. In the event of any failure to comply with these conditionsor committing any breach of the bond, the grantee with sureties individually andjointly will be liable to refund to the Government of India the entire amount of thegrant together with interest at such rate as is stipulated in the Bond. The requirementof furnishing two sureties will not be necessary if the grantee institution/organisationis a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act-1860 or is a CooperativeSociety. When the bond is also signed by two sureties both of them should besolvent and owner of such assets of value not less than the amount of the Bond ascan be attached and sold in execution of a court’s decree. This fact should becertified by the District Magistrate or other equivalent authority on the body of thebond.3. The project for which grant-in-aid is being sought should commence implementationwithin a period of 3 months from the date of receipt of the grants.4. If the grant or any part thereof is to be utilised for a purpose other than that forwhich it is sanctioned, prior approval of the Board should be obtained by thegrantee.5. The payment of the grant-in-aid will be made by this Board through crossedcheque/draft after all the requirements mentioned in this sanction letter have beenfulfilled by the grantee. A separate current Bank account exclusively for the purposeshould be opened in a bank, if not done before, the details of which are to beintimated to this Board.6. The payment of grant is subject to the following conditions:a) The grantee shall furnish a certificate that the person signing the undertakingis duly authorised to operate upon and bind the funds of the granteeorganisation.b) The grantee shall furnish a certificate that the grantee organisation is notinvolved in any proceedings relating to the account or conduct of any of itsoffice bearers. A certificate to the effect that the institution is not involved incorrupt practices should also be furnished.c) The grantee shall furnish the certificate to the effect that the grantee has notbeen sanctioned grant-in-aid for the same purpose by any other agency ofCentral Government/ State Government during the same period. Thereshould be no duplication of activity within the project area.d) The grantee will not, without the prior sanction of the Government of India,dispose of, or divert the use for any other purpose of permanent and semipermanentassets that may be created or acquired out of the grant. If andwhen such body is dissolved the assets are to be reverted to the Government.59

e) The grantee shall maintain a register of all assets acquired out of this grant asper GFR. This register is required to be maintained separately in respect ofsuch sanction and two copies of the same duly signed by the grantee befurnished to this Board annually.f) The Register of assets maintained by the grantee should be available forscrutiny by audit or any other person authorized in this behalf by thisMinistry.g) The grantee should forward to this Ministry a signed utilization certificate(copy enclosed) along with three copies of the Audited Statement ofAccounts duly certified by a Chartered Accountant/Government Auditor asmentioned at item No. (i), (ii) and (iii) below as soon as possible after theclose of the current financial year and in any case not later than six monthsof its closing:-i) The receipts and payments Accounts of the body as a whole forthe year in which the grant has been received.ii) The Income and Expenditure Accounts of the body as a wholefor the financial year, for which the grant has been received.iii) The Balance Sheet as at the end of the current financial year forthe body as a whole.h) The accounts of the grantee should also be open for the test check andregular audit of the comptroller and Auditor General of India at hisdiscretion.i) No portion of the grant shall be utilized for furtherance of a politicalmovement prejudicial to the security of the nation.j) The grantee Organization/Institute should give an undertaking in writingthat the grantee agrees to be governed by the conditions of the grantmentioned in this Annexure and the sanction letter.k) The private and voluntary organisations receiving recurring grant-in-aid tothe tune of Rs. 5 lacs and above shall submit 10 copies of their AnnualReports including. Audited Statement of Accounts (both in English andHindi) (as these are to be laid on the Table of Parliament) within fourmonths of the close of the financial year. The grant shall be released inreceipt of the documents mentioned in sub-paras : (1) and 6 (a), (b), (c) and(j) above.l) The grantee shall have to submit five (05) copies of Half Yearly ProgressReport (Mentioning physical and research targets achieved) alongwith theUtilisation Certificate (UC). At the end of the year one has to submit AnnualProgress Report failing which grant shall be stopped.7. The purchase of Vehicle(s) is not permissible from the grant sanctioned for theproject/scheme.8. The cost of computer including UPS and all accessories should not exceed Rs.01lac.60

9. The rates of wages applicable for carrying out various works proposed in the projectswould be to the extent of prevailing schedule of rates in the State /UTs/ CentralGovernment Institutes.10. The voluntary organisations have to furnish documentary proof in support of landownership. The Government organisations have to indicate details about status ofland.11. For extension activities like training, seminar, workshop towards payment ofboarding and lodging, transport, the admissible limit would be as per Government ofIndia norms. The expenses on visit of trainees to demonstration plots, recognisedconcerned institutes etc. would be on actual basis and incidental charges asadmissible under Rules.12. Resource persons may be paid honorarium and TA/DA as per existing Governmentof India norms.13. Expenses on equipments should be at the need based. Further, in case theinstitution/organisation is already having the same equipment; purchase of theequipment for the project is not permissible.14. Salary on staff should be kept to be minimum. For contractual staffsalary/honorarium norms shall be as per govt. norms.Principal Investigator ----Research Associate @ Rs.16000/- p.m. during first 2 years and Rs. 18,000/-p.m. (fixed) during the 3 rd yearSr. Research FellowRs.14000/- p.m. (fixed)Jr. Research Fellow Rs.12000/- p.m. during first 2 years and Rs. 14000/-p.m.(fixed) during the 3 rd year.15. No regular/permanent staff including Principal Investigator of the institute/organisation will be eligible for payment of salary from this grant.16. Subcontracting within the project is not permissible.17. Other terms and conditions will be those as applicable in State/Central Governmentinstitutes as the case may be.61

Project No. ________________Annexure - IXPrescribed Format:BONDThis bond made on the ___________________________________ day of________________________________two thousand two ___________ between____________________ an association registrated under the Societies Registration Act,1980 and having its office at _________________________ in the State of__________________________________ hereinafter called the ‘obliger’ (which expressionshall unless excluded by or repugnant to the context be deemed to include its successors-ininterest)of the First part and the President of India , (hereafter called ‘The Government’) ofthe Second part; Whereas at the request of the obliger, the Government have sanctioned agrant-in-aid of _______________________ (Rupees________________________) videtheir letter No. ____________________ dated ________________ (hereinafter referred toas the said letter) which forms an integral part of these presents and a copy whereof isannexed hereto and marked with the letter ‘A’ for the purpose of and on condition of theobliger executing a bond in favour of the Government on the terms and conditions and themanner hereinafter contained which the obliger has agreed to do.Now, this Bond witnesses and it is hereby agreed and declared as follows:1) That the obliger shall utilize the said grant-in-aid of Rs. _______________(Rupees_______________________________________________________)only for the purpose specified in the said letter and for no other purposewhatsoever.2) That the obliger shall abide by all the norms and conditions specified in the saidletter and the General Financial Rules 1963 and any orders or instructions thatmay be issued by Government from time to time.3) That in the event of any failure on the part of the obliger to abide any of theterms and conditions of the grant-in-aid specified in the said letter or hiscommitting any breach thereof the Government will be at liberty to order theobiger to repay in full (forthwith entire grant-in-aid amounting toRs.______________ (Rupees _____________________________________)only or any part thereof with interest thereon at the rate of twelve percent (12%)per annum and any order made by Government in this respect will be final andbinding on the obliger forthwith and without any objection to pay theGovernment such sum not exceeding Rs. ________________ (Rupees_________________) only plus interest thereon as may be fixed by theGovernment and the decision of the Secretary to the Government of India inthe Ministry of Health and Family Welfare about the amount so to be paid shallbe final and conclusive.4) The society/trust agrees and undertakes to surrender/pay to Government themonetary value of all such pecuniary or other benefits which it may receive orderive/have received or derived through/upon unauthorized use (such as lettingout the premises for adequate or less than adequate consideration or use of thepremises for any purpose other than that for which the grant was sanctioned) of62

the property/building created/acquired/constructed largely from out ofGovernment Grant. The decision of the Secretary to the Government of India,Department of AYUSH in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as regardsthe monetary value aforementioned to be surrendered/paid to the Governmentof India will be final and binding in the Society/Trust.5) Upon the obliger utilizing the Grant-in-aid only for the purpose specified in thesaid letter and abiding by fulfilling and performing all the terms and conditionsof the said letter the above written obligation shall be void and of no effect butother wise it shall be and remain in full force effect and virtue.Provided always and it is hereby agreed and declared that the decision ofthe Secretary, Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare asto whatever the obliger has or has not performed and observed the obligationsand conditions herein before received shall be final and binding.6) The stamp duty on the Bond shall be borne by the Government IN WITNESSwhereof these presents have been signed byS/Shri.______________________and_________________________ for andon behalf or the obliger and Shri ___________________________________for and on behalf of the President of India on the dates appearing against theirrespective signatures.Signed by:1) Shri __________________________________ dated:_______________2) Shri __________________________________ dated:_______________1) Signature __________________2) Signature __________________1) WitnessName and Address2) Witness63

Name and AddressSigned by the Shri __________________________________________ dated___________ for and behalf of the President of India in the presence of:Signature_______________________1) Witness2) Witness(Each page of the Bond has to be signed by the two office bearer of the institution who are authorized to operate upon andbind its funds)64

National Medicinal Plants BoardDepartment of AYUSHMinistry of Health & Family WelfareGovernment of IndiaChandralok Building, 36, JanpathNew Delhi - 110001Tel.– 011 – 23319255, 23730652, 23319360Fax. – 011 – 23319356Telefax: 011 – 23315637Website – www.nmpb.nic.inE-mail – info–nmpb@nic.in65

STATE /UT MEDICINAL PLANTS BOARD (SMPBS/UTMPBS)No State/UT Name & Address Telephone/Fax No.1. A&N Islands Dr. M.A SalamDirector & Member Secretary, SMPB,Department of Agriculture, Secretariat,A & N Island, Port Blair-744102 (A&N)2. AndhraPradesh3. ArunachalPradeshDr. K. P. Srivasuki, IFS,Addl. PCCF, CEO & Mission Director,Andhra Pradesh Medicinal & Aromatic PlantBoardDeptt. Of Health, Medical & F.W.,6 th Floor, APGLI Building, Tilak Road, Abids ,Hyderabad – 500001.(Andhra Pradesh)Sh. T. Gapak, IFSDCF (Ind.) & Member Secretary,Arunachal Pradesh, State Medicinal PlantsBoardDepartment of Environment & ForestsOffice Complex, Chimpu, Vanvihar,Itanagar, (Aruanchal Pradesh) – 791111.4. Assam Sh Rajendra P. AgarwallaMember Secretary,State Medicinal Plants Board, Assam,O/o the Principal Chief Conservator ofForests, Assam,Rehabari,Guwahati-781001 (Assam)Dr. R.K Sharma,Nodal Officer, SMPB, Health & F.W. Deptt.,Assam Secretariat (Civil), Dispur,Guwahati – 781006(Assam)5. Bihar Sh. C.K. Mishra,Principal Secretary & Member Secretary,SMPB,Department of Health & FWNew Secretariat, Govt of Bihar,Patna - 800015( Bihar)Dr. Tabrez Akhtar Lari,Officer on Special Duty, OSD,Shop No. 2, Sapna Apartment, Naya Tola,Patna –800004Tel.No 03192-233257Telefax:- 03192-233257diragri@ind.nic.inTel: -040-40047795Telfax:- 040 -66364094/Resi. - 23400569/ 23351805Cell No. 09440810648srivasuki@yahoo.comapmaboard@gmail.comTeleFax- 0360-2203566, 2291147(SMPB) Tel. – 2203964Fax No. - 2203961Mobile: 09436055035gnsinhauk@yahoo.co.ukTelfax: 0361-2450469, 2738445Fax: 0361-2606767Mobile: 09435049534Rajendra_ag@nic.inTelefax: 0361-2237265Mobile: 09435046978ramakanta.sh@rediffmail.comTelfax: 0612-2205133Tel. No.- 09431-668619Mobile : 0612-2224608unani4@hotmail.comTelefax: 0612-2690252Mob.: 09430510653,Res.: 0612-291803066

6. Chandigarh Shri Santosh KumarChief Executive Officer,State Medicinal Plants Board ,Old Architect Building, Sector –19B, MadhyaMarg,Chandigarh - 160019. (UT)7. Chhattisgarh Sh. N.C.PantChief Executive Director,Chhattisgarh State Medicinal Plants Board,Medical College Road,8. Daman &Diu9. Dadra &Nagar HaveliRaipur – 492001 (Chhattisgarh)Dr. VaishyaDirector, Deptt. Of Medical & Health Services,Secretariat,Moti - 396220. (UT of Daman)Sh. A.D NikamDeputy Conservator of Forests (T),Forest Department,Silvassa – 396230 (Dadra & Nagar Haveli)10. Delhi Dr. B.S. BanerjeeDirector (ISM&H) & CEO (SMPB)Directorate of Indian System of Medicine &Homeopathy,Government of NCT of Delhi,A&U Tibbia College Campus, Karol Bagh,New Delhi-11000511. Goa Dr. Shashi Kumar, IFS (1980)Addl. Pr. Chief Conservator of Forests &Member Secretary,State Medicinal Plant Board,Gomantak Maratha Samaj Bldg,Dayanand Smrithi Road,Old Passport Office,Panaji-403001.(Goa)12. Gujarat Sh. Suresh Chandra Pant, IFSChief Executive Officer,State Medicinal Plants Board,Block 7 th , 7 th Floor, New SachivalayaGandhinagar – 382010 (Gujarat)Tel. No. 0172-782645,775951Res.: 0172-545225Fax-0172-782645dcfchd@glide.net.inTel: 0771-2522056Fax: 0771-2522057, 2886152Mob: 09425208876cgvanoushadhiboard@yahoo.co.inTel. No. 0260-2230470,2250793Fax - 0260-2230570,Mob.: 09825142600Tel No. 0260-264-3594,2640424,Fax No.: 0260-2642734silvassaforests@rediffmail.comTel No. 23682962, 23682963Telefax.: 23392018Mobile: 9868281006Telefax : 0832-2224747Fax: 0832-2422240, 2224747Mobile: 09447015566(PA – Mrs Lobo)Tel.: 079-23238425Fax: 079-23254517Mobile: 099784-06175smpbgujarat@gmail.comdir-ismnh@gujarat.gov.inState Medicinal Plants Board,Block no.7, 8 th Floor,New Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar.(O):07923238425,(F):07923254517e-mail: smpbgujarat@gmail.com67

13. Haryana Sh. G.K. Ahuja IFSCCF(Prod.) & CEO, SMPBGovt. of Haryana, Plot No.C-18,Van Bhawan Sector-6,Panchkula-134109. (Haryana) (PA-Naveen)Telefax : 0172- 2566623/2560706Mob.: 09417970560Res.: 0172-2573784hr_smpb@yahoo.com14. HimachalPradesh15. Jammu &KashmirSh. M.S. Malik, Regional, DFO, EcotourismSh. P.S. DraikDirector (Ayurveda) & Member Secretary,HPSMPBDirectorate of AyurvedaAyurveda Bhawan, SDA Complex, Block No.26, KasumptiShimla-171009 (Himachal Pradesh)Dr. Rajiv ThakurInch. Herbal Garden- Nodal OfficerHimachal Pradesh State Medicinal Plants BoardAyurveda Bhawan, SDA Complex, BlockNo.26, KasumptiShimla-171009. (Himachal Pradesh)Dr. Abdul Kabir Dar(April to October)Director ISM (CEO/Member Secretary) Govt.of J&K, ZamZam Building, Ram Bagh,Srinagar. (J&K)(PA – Irshad/Ravi Sharma/Vinod)Tel.: 0177- 2622262Fax : 0177- 2622010Telefax: 0177- 2623978Mob.: 094183-40713ayur-hp@nic.inPABX: 0177-2623066 (Extn.40)Mobile: 094180-41056Tel. No. 0194-2443096,2440174Fax. 2437727Mobile.: 09419005257drkabir@rediffmail.comDr. Abdul Kabir Dar(Novermber to March)Director ISM (CEO/Member Secretary) Govt.of J&K,Indira Chawk, Jammu.(J&K)16. Jharkhand Dr. D.K. TiwariSecretary (Health & F.W) & Member Secretary,SMPBNepal House, Dovanda,Ranchi-834002.(Jharkhand)17. Karnataka Dr. Ravi Ralph (IFS-1980)CEO, Karnataka Medicinal Plants Authority(KAMPA),4 th Floor, VanVikas, 18 th Cross, Malleshwaram,Bangalore-560003. (Karnataka)18. Kerala Shri H. Nagesh Prabhu, IFSChief Executive OfficerState Medicinal Plants Board, KeralaShornur Road, Post Thiruvambady,Thrissur-680022. (Kerala)68Telefax: 0191–2543988Tel No.: 0651-2491033Fax No: 0651-2490314Mobile: 09430002415sec-health-jr@nic.inTelfax-080-23466431, 23464089Neighbour fax.: 080-23343167Mob: 094485-75277kampabangalore@yahoo.co.inTel No.: 0487-2323151/2459379Fax No.: 0487-2323151/2459378Mobile: 0944-701-5566

19. Lakshadweep Dr. S.Thirunaavukarasu, IFS, CFConservator of Forest & Member Secretary,Lakshadweep Medicinal Plants Board,Kavaratti. (UT of Lakshadweep)20. Madhya Sh. Ravi ShrivastavaPradesh Commissioner, & Addl. M. D.Medicinal & Aromatic Plants,M.P.State MFP (Trade & Dev.) Co-operativeFederation,Khel Parisar, Indira Nikunj, 74, Bunglow,Bhopal-462003. (Madhya Pradesh)21. Maharashtra Mr H.K. HaralManaging Director,Maharashtra State Horticulture and MedicinalPlants Board,1 st Floor, Sakhar Sankul, Shivaji Nagar,Pune-411005(Maharashtra)22. Manipur Dr. A. Goneshwar SharmaMember Secretary & Nodal OfficerState Medicinal Plants Board, MedicalDirectorate, Lamphelpat, Imphal (West) -795004. (Manipur)23. Meghalaya Sh. R. ShullaiChief Executive Officer,State Medicinal Plants Board,Sylvan House, Lower Lachumiere,Shillong-793001. (Meghalaya)Mr. T.T.C. Marak, CEO & CCF(Territorial)24. Mizoram Dr. James/ Dr. C. Lalthanmawia-09436141470Nodal OfficerState Medicinal Plants Board,Directorate of Health Services, Dinthar Veng,Aizawl – 796001 (Mizoram)(Factory – 0487-2459377)trc_oushadhi@sabcharnet.insmpbkerala@gmail.comResi.: 0487-2387085Tel. No.: 04896 – 262592Fax: 04896-263365Mobile No.:09447193592Tel. No.: 0755–2674244,2675258 (PABX) - 2674349Fax No.: 0755 – 2552628Mobile: 09425-184-574mdmfpfed@sancharnet.inRes.: 0755 – 2674321Telefax (O) 020-25534860Fax no.: 020-25513226/25511302Mob: 09923051957SMPB – 020-25534860/25535441mshmpb_pune@rediffmail.comgopalreddy-bv@gmail.comTelefax.: 0385-2416037Fax: 0385- 2450515- Mktg.OffcrMob. :09856904729/09436894604smpb_imphal@yahoo.comTel: 0364-2226403 (O)Fax.: 0364-2504068Website: megforest.gov.inTel: 0364-2227271,Mobile: 094361-04513Telefax: 0389-2315837,2316132,2320169Tel. 0389-2328061, 2323452Mob: 098622887547,09436141470hbjames007@yahoo.co.inDr.N.Pallai, Director of Health Services69

25. Nagaland Dr. V. Sekhose (Principal Director)Member Secretary, SMPB &Asstt. Director(ISM),Directorate of Health Services, Governmentof Nagaland,Kohima – 797 001 (Nagaland)Tel. No.: 0370-2242204(O)Res.: 0370-244296Fax No.: 0370-2244622Mob: 0943600046326. Orissa Sh. P.K. Mallick, IFSCCF & CEO-cum-Member Secretary - SMPB,Forest & Environment DepartmentMayur Bhawan, Sahidnagar, Bhubaneswar,Orissa-75100727. Punjab Dr. Rakesh SharmaMember Secretary, SMPB & Director(Ayurveda)Directorate of Ayurveda,S.C.O. No.-823-824, Sector-22-A,Chandigarh – 16002228. Puducherry Dr. V. Sankar ReddyDirector, ISM &H & CEO, SMPB51, Ambour Salai, Upstair of Chest Clinic,UT of Pondicherry-1.29. RajasthanSh. Bharat Taimini, IFS,Chief Conservator of Forests & MemberSecretary,Rajasthan State Medicinal Plants Board,373A, Pant Krishi Bhawan, 3 rd Flr,Jaipur -302005(Rajasthan)30. Sikkim Shri C.S. Pradhan,Addl. Director, NTFP-cum-CEO SMPBDepartment of Forest, Environment &Wildlife,Govt. of Sikkim,Deorali-737102. Gangtok,(Sikkim)Mr. S.T. Lachungpa, PCCF & MemberSecretaryMr. T Gyatso Bhutia,Nodal Officer(Mobile:094341-96226)31. Tamil Nadu Sh. N. Chandrashekharan, MemberSecretary, SMPB Tamil NaduCommissioner, ISM & Homoeopathy, ArignarAnnaGovt. Hospital Campus, Arumbakkam,Chennai- 600106.(P.S – Mr. Silvarajan/P.A – Mrs. Sheila)70Tel. No.: 0674-2543911Mob: 094370-75627Fax: 0674-2544911smpborissa@gmail.comTelefax. 0172 – 2702708Mob: 098147-79242diraypb@gmail.comTel No: 0413-2249356, 2223532Mobile: 09443413723Tel. No.0141 –2227942,2227952Fax No. 0141 –2227977/7997/1340Mobile: 09414157359Res.: 0140 – 5172458Tel No.: 03592-281935Fax No.: 03592-281778Mobile: 09434153471maapsikkim@yahoo.comTel: 03592-281261/877Mobile: 094347-55485Tel. No.: 044-2621471826214929 (EPABX)044-24794786 (R)Fax: 044-26206223, 28512300Mobile: 09444069254cimandh@yahoo.co.in

Tel: 044-2852 4643-1645,28413615Mobile: 09444072746Fax: 2851230032. Tripura Sh. B. DebbarmaChief Executive OfficerMedicinal Plants Board of Tripura, VanGaveshana Sadan, Hatipara, Gandhigram,Agartala-799012. (Tripura)33. Uttarakhand Sh. G.S. PandeAdditional Secretary (Hort.) & CEO, SMPB4, Subhash Road, Secretariat,34. UttarPradeshDehradun – 248001 (Uttarakhand)Dr. Mukesh GautamDirector Deptt of Agriculture &Nodal Officer, State Medicinal Plants Board,Govt. of U.P. Krishi Bhawan, Rehman Kheda,Lucknow-226001. (Uttar Pradesh)35. West Bengal Sh. Sukumar GanaiMember Secretary, SMPB & Joint SecretaryISM&HBlock-GN, Swasthya Bhawan, Sector-5,5 th floor, Kolkata-700091. (West Bengal)(P.S.: A. Chaudhary)Dr. C. M. GhoshDirector, Nodal Officer3 rd floor, Central Blood Bank Building,Maniktala Junction, 205, Vivekanand Road,Kolkata-700006, (West Bengal)Tel: 044-28524643Mob.: 09443028861Tel. No.: 0381- 2397325Fax: 0381-2397324Mob: 09436168611deepadnair@gmail.comTel/F. No.: 0135-2712950Mob:094120-87185Email: pandegs@gmial.comTelefax: 0522–2841013,28411460522-2841111, 2205860Mob : 09450-627706(Dr. O.P. Singh Incharge)Mob: 092356-29363Telefax: 033- 23575566,Ph.: 033-23330500Fax.:dir_medbd@wbhealth.gov.inMob.: 094330-28701Telefax: 033-23504668Mob: 09831852087,0983036835871