MEDICINAL PLANTS

Sept. 4, 2021

The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH has launched a national campaign to promote cultivation of medicinal plants in the country as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.

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  • Under this campaign, cultivation of medicinal plants will be done on 75,000 hectares of land in the next one year across the country.

  • The program has been started from Saharanpur in UP and Pune in Maharashtra.

  • This program is second in the series of programs being organized by the Ministry of Ayush under the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'.

Source : PIB