STATE MEDICINAL PLANTS BOARD, KERALA




	Sri. Oommen Chandy Hon'ble Chief Minister				Sri. V.S. Sivakumar Hon'ble Minister for Health & Devaswom
	Kerala				Charmain
	The State Medicinal Plants Board, Kerala (SMPB) was constituted under the administrative jurisdiction of Health and Family Welfare Department, Govt. of Kerala in 2002, as per the direction of the Dept. of AYUSH, Govt. of India. The aim of the SMPB is to co-ordinate matters relating to the Cultivation, Conservation, Research & Development and Promotion of medicinal plants sector in the State. SMPB has been functioning in Kerala for the past 10 years.

	Hon’ble Minister for Health and Family Welfare is the Chairman of the Board. The Board consists of official and non-official representatives from various departments and institutions. The headquarters of the SMPB is located at Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala. Till the inception of Board, more than 210 projects are undertaken by ...more>>