Wider consultations to bring state medicinal plant boards under AYUSH umbrella

During the meeting, the Minister said that the government will support the development of medicinal plants sector.

Wider consultations to bring state medicinal plant boards under AYUSH umbrella
AYUSH secretary Rajesh Kotecha and representatives from 14 ministries and departments and domain experts of various fields were also present in the meeting.
Written By: PTI
Updated: Sat, Sep 01, 2018
09:42 am
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NEW DELHI: The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) has decided to hold wider consultation in various states for bringing the State Medicinal Plants Board (SMPB) under the AYUSH umbrella.

The seventh meeting of NMPB under the Ministry of AYUSH was chaired by Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Naik on Thursday.

During the meeting, the Minister said that the government will support the development of medicinal plants sector.

An official statement said the Board also reviewed the achievements in the various sectors like cultivation, conservation, research and development among others.

"It was decided to have wider consultation in respective states for bringing the State Medicinal Plants Board (SMPB) under the AYUSH umbrella and also the programme mode implementation of the activities related to the cultivation marketing initiatives etc," it said.

AYUSH secretary Rajesh Kotecha and representatives from 14 ministries and departments and domain experts of various fields were also present in the meeting.

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