Haryana Government Gazette
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© Govt. of Haryana 35-2020/Ext.] CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020 (PHALGUNA 15, 1941 SAKA)
HARYANA GOVERNMENT
HEALTH AND AYUSH DEPARTMENT
Notification
The 5th March, 2020
No. 9/21/2019-6HBII.— Vide D.O. No. A-11019/03/2018-NMPB dated 15th May, 2018, Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India has directed that for improving the performance, implementation of Medicinal Plant component of National AYUSH Mission need to be entrusted to State Medicinal Plant Board (SMPB) and the control of State Medicinal Plant Board be brought under Administrative Secretary of State AYUSH department for better coordination as the case has been in many good performing States and as per D.O. No. S-16030/9/2018-NMPB dated December 2018 of Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, both the schemes of National Medicinal Chief Executive Officer Plant Board (NMPB) i.e. "Activities related to medicinal plants cultivation under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission on Medicinal Plants" and "Central Sector Scheme for conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal plants" merged with National AYUSH Mission are implemented in Haryana by State Horticulture Department and State Medicinal Plant Board respectively. Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, requested "To assign the implementation of both schemes of State Medicinal Plant Board for the betterment of farmer's income and cultivation of medicinal plants. Coordination between State Medicinal Plant Board and State AYUSH Society need to be ensured by bringing them under one umbrella". It is, therefore, necessary and expedient to issue a fresh notification in this regard.
And whereas, the Governor of Haryana is pleased to transfer the State Medicinal Plant Board under the administrative control of Administrative Secretary of State AYUSH department, Haryana for the implementation of "Activities related to medicinal plants cultivation under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission" and "Central Sector Scheme for conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal plants".
The Governor of Haryana is further pleased to order that the officer/officials of State Medicinal Plant Board be deemed to be on deputation to AYUSH Department, Haryana to look after the work for above schemes with immediate effect.
RAJEEV ARORA, Additional Chief Secretary to Government Haryana, Health & AYUSH Department.
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