India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of Ayush is implementing a Central Sector Scheme for Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants throughout the country. The scheme is aimed at providing project-based support throughout the country for different activities. The "Forward and backward linkage in supply chain of medicinal plants" is one of the component of Central Sector Scheme under which the following activities are supported:

Infrastructure for Quality Planting Material to raise the planting material of medicinal plants for cultivation. Information Education Communication (IEC) activities to aware the farmers. Infrastru...