New Delhi, Feb 23: The government has set up an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) for the North Eastern Region (NER).
This was decided after a meeting between Secretaries of DoNER and AYUSH.
The IMC is to create synergy in various programmes of the Centre to enable medicinal and aromatic plants sector become vibrant and develop the resources to its potential, an official statement said on Thursday.
The first meeting of IMC was scheduled to be held on March 12 which would be co-chaired by Secretaries of DoNER and AYUSH.
The IMC would facilitate coordination among Ministries and departments in various programmes being implemented on conservation, sustainable management and development of MAPs in the region for enhancing the livelihood and economic transformation.
