Functions of the board

Functions of the Board

1. Assessment of demand/supply position relating to medicinal plants both within the country and abroad.

2. Advise concerned Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations/ State/ UT Governments on policy matters relating to schemes and programmes for development of medicinal plants.

3. Provide guidance in the formulation of proposals, schemes and programmes etc. to be taken-up by agencies having access to land for cultivation and infrastructure for collection, storage and transportation of medicinal plants.

4. Identification, inventorisation and quantification of medicinal plants.

5. Promotion of co-operative efforts among collectors and growers and assisting them to store, transport and market their produce effectively.

6. Development of protocols for cultivation and quality control.