The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of Ayush, will organize a Chintan Shivir on Medicinal Plants on February 11, 2026, in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The Shivir will deliberate on policy, research, and implementation issues concerning the medicinal plants sector. Shri Prataprao Jadhav, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Ayush and Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, will be the Chief Guest. Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, will attend as the Guest of Honour and Shri Hoveyda Abbas, Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Ayush, will be present as the Special Guest. The Shivir will include a Board Meeting, technical sessions, and panel discussions with experts, policymakers, researchers, industry representatives, and other stakeholders. The focus will be on strengthening policy frameworks, promoting research and innovation, and addressing implementation challenges. The Shivir is expected to provide strategic direction to the medicinal plants sector by identifying priority areas for policy intervention, research advancement, and institutional strengthening, with the goal of shaping a forward-looking roadmap for enhancing cultivation, conservation, value addition, and market linkages. The release ID is 2225747, and the visitor counter is 331. The release is also available in Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, and Telugu.
Key Entities Referenced
National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB): Organizing the Chintan Shivir on Medicinal Plants, focusing on policy, research, and implementation related issues.
Ministry of Ayush: The ministry under which the National Medicinal Plants Board functions, and that is organising the Chintan Shivir.
Chintan Shivir: A deliberation event focused on policy, research, and implementation-related issues concerning the medicinal plants sector.
New Delhi: Location of the Chintan Shivir event.
AYUSH
National Medicinal Plants Board to Organise
Chintan Shivir on Medicinal Plants tomorrow in
Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
Union Minister of State, Shri Prataprao Jadhav to inaugurate
Chintan Shivir
Experts to Deliberate on Policy, Research and Sustainable
Development of the Sector
Posted On: 10 FEB 2026 1:47PM by PIB Delhi
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of Ayush, will organise a Chintan Shivir on
Medicinal Plants on 11 February 2026 to deliberate on key policy, research, and implementation-related
issues concerning the medicinal plants sector in the country.
The inaugural session will be graced by Shri Prataprao Jadhav, Union Minister of State (Independent
Charge), Ministry of Ayush and Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, as the Chief
Guest. Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, will attend as the Guest of Honour. Shri
Hoveyda Abbas, Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Ayush, will be present as the
Special Guest.
The Chintan Shivir will be followed by a Board Meeting, along with technical sessions and panel
discussions involving experts, policymakers, researchers, industry representatives, and other stakeholders.
The deliberations will focus on strengthening policy frameworks, promoting research and innovation, and
addressing implementation challenges in the medicinal plants sector.
The Chintan Shivir is expected to provide strategic direction to the medicinal plants sector by identifying
priority areas for policy intervention, research advancement, and institutional strengthening. The outcomes
of the deliberations will help shape a coordinated and forward-looking roadmap to enhance cultivation,
conservation, value addition, and market linkages, thereby further strengthening the Ayush ecosystem and
promoting sustainable growth of the sector.
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