India, March 29 -- In a major boost to promotion of medicinal plant awareness and conservation, an ambitious proposal for establishing 100 School Herbal Gardens across Jammu Division has been approved by the National Medicinal Plants Board, Union Ministry for Ayush, to the tune of Rs 53.00 Lakh.Maps

The initiative envisages development of herbal gardens in selected schools, with ten schools to be covered in each district of the Division.

The project has been approved after recommendations from the Directorate of Ayush, J&K (J&K Medicinal Plants Board), with the objective of integrating the rich heritage of medicinal plants into the school education system in a meaningful and practical manner. The herbal gardens will serve as vibrant lea...