With the support of the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) 4 promotional projects are being implemented in Bhind, East Chhindwara and Harda districts of the State with the twin objectives of development and conservation of medicinal plants both in the in-situ and ex-situ regions.

Brief Description of the Project

Sno.	Project Areas	Name of the Project	Total Area (in ha)
1	E. Chhindwara	In situ conservation of medicinal plants	1900
2	Harda	In situ conservation of medicinal plants
3	Harda	Ex situ  development of medicinal plants
4	Bhind	Ex situ  development of medicinal plants

For promoting private participation in on-farm cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants whereby the pressure from the wild can be reduced to a certain extent the NMPB, through its State Executive Agency or the State Medicine Plants Board or SMPB (MFP Federation in the case of M.P) is providing 30% subsidy on the total project cost. For the year 2002-2003 the NMPB sanctioned 56 projects with finnancial assistance of Rs. 303.0 lakhs. During 2003-2004 the NMPB has sanctioned 367 projects in Madhya Pradesh with financial assistence of Rs. 877 lakhs.