India Signs Key MoUs to Boost Conservation and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants with Focus on RET Species.
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On August 4, 2025, the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), under the Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy), signed important Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Ish Ved-Bioplants Venture and a tripartite agreement with the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
- The agreements aim to strengthen the conservation, propagation, and awareness of medicinal plants across India.
- The MoUs were formally signed at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi in the presence of Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Prataprao Jadhav, who oversees both the Ministry of AYUSH and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). This strategic collaboration underlines the government’s push to integrate traditional plant-based healing with modern healthcare systems and sustainable practices.
- NMPB signed a dedicated MoU with Ish Ved-Bioplants Venture to focus on the conservation and germplasm preservation of Rare, Endangered, and Threatened (RET) medicinal plant species using tissue culture technology. The initiative is aimed at reviving critically important plant species essential to traditional Indian medicine.
Main Point :- (i) As part of the MoU with Ish Ved-Bioplants Venture, the agreement also focuses on developing sustainable and scalable cultivation protocols to enhance the supply chain of medicinal plants. These efforts are crucial to supporting the production of high-quality Ayush-based healthcare products and to ensure long-term availability of plant materials.
(ii) A separate tripartite agreement was signed involving NMPB, AIIA, and AIIMS–New Delhi for the establishment of a national-level medicinal plants garden within the AIIMS campus. This garden is designed to promote awareness about India’s medicinal flora and its therapeutic value among patients, medical students, and the general public.
(iii) The garden will function as an educational and awareness hub that will allow medical students, researchers, and hospital visitors to engage with live specimens of medicinal plants. It aims to create deeper understanding of their clinical use, ecological importance, and role in India’s Ayush systems.
About National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB)
CEO : Dr. Mahesh Kumar Dadhich
Headquarters: New Delhi
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