{"id":87577,"date":"2026-02-13T13:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T08:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=87577"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:19:56","slug":"national-medicinal-plants-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-medicinal-plants-board\/","title":{"rendered":"National Medicinal Plants Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>National Medicinal Plants Board Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), under the Ministry of Ayush organised a one-day Chintan Shivir at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About National Medicinal Plants Board<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was set up in 2000 by the <\/span><b>Government of India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nodal Ministry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is working as a <\/span><b>section of Ministry of AYUSH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Ayurveda, Yoga &amp; Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha &amp; Homoeopathy),\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mandate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To develop an <\/span><b>appropriate mechanism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for coordination between various ministries\/ departments\/ organizations in India and\u00a0 implement\u00a0 support policies\/programs for <\/span><b>overall growth of the medicinal plants sector<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> both at the Central \/State and International level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Main objective is the <\/span><b>development of the medicinal plants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sector through developing a strong coordination between various ministries\/ departments\/ organizations for implementation of policies \/ programs on medicinal plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Functions of National Medicinal Plants Board<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It focuses on <\/span><b>in-situ &amp; ex-situ conservation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>augmenting local medicinal plants <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and aromatic species of medical significance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also promotes <\/span><b>research &amp; development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, capacity building through training, raising awareness through promotional activities like creation of Home\/School herbal gardens.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It encourages the <\/span><b>protection of patent rights and IPR.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identification, Inventorisation and Quantification of medicinal plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/chintan-shivir-on-medicinal-plants-charts-roadmap-for-sustainable-growth-and-global-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DD News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Medicinal Plants Board was set up in 2000 by the Government of India. 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