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Regional cum Facilitation Centre for North Indian States [RCFC (NR-I)] of National Medicinal Plants Board has been established at Research Institute of Indian System of Medicine, Joginder Nagar, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh in October 2017. It provides a platform to all stakeholders of Medicinal Plants sector in 7 Northern States viz., Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal, Delhi, and Chandigarh.

The first task was to understand the issues of supply/value chain of medicinal plants sector and understand the success stories, gaps/challenges faced by the SMPBs, Farmers, academicians, Traders and other stakeholders. The gaps so studied came out as the intervention areas for the development of the sector in the region. RCFC (NR-I) started bringing together all stakeholders together under one roof through convergence and started dialogues. Necessary steps to fill the gaps such as collection from wild/cultivation, harvesting, post harvest management, processing, and value addition at source, product development and marketing linkage with the farmer/collectors in the region were initiated through various interventions. 

RCFC (NR-I) facilitated the collaboration with the stakeholders and carried forward the mandate of NMPB for certification and promotion of e-Charak for marketing and knowledge sharing in Medicinal Plants sector.

A strong network of stakeholders has been created in the region involving all stakeholders. State wise listing of stakeholders has been done and regular information is shared with them through monthly newsletter. We have been receiving regular calls from stakeholders daily and they are connected to each other there and then. Issues related to Post harvest management, marketing, product development, QPM are resolved.

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Various Regional Centers across India

Sr No Address and  of RCFC website and Contact   Of RCFC
1 RCFC (Northern Region– I)
State Covered: Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Arun Chandan,
Regional Director, RCFC (NR-I), Research Institute in Indian Systems of Medicine (RIISM), Joginder Nagar, Dist. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh – 175 015
Tel. No. 1908-222970
Mob. 09418010624, 07018001026
E-mail: rcfcnorth@gmail.com
Website: https://rcfcnorth.in
2 RCFC (Northern Region – II)
State Covered: Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh
Prof. Shiekh Bilal Ahmed,
Regional Director, RCFC (NR-II), Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), Faculty of Agriculture, Wadura, Sopore – 193201, Jammu & Kashmir
Mob.: – 09797477664, 07006804164
E-mail: rcfcnmpb.north@gmail.com; regional.dir@gmail.com
Website: http://www.rcfcnorth.org
3 RCFC (Central Region)
State Covered: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
 
4 RCFC (Eastern Region)
State Covered: Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal
Prof. (Dr.) Asis Mazumdar,
Nodal Coordinator, RCFC (ER), Jadavpur University, 188, Raja S.C. Mallick Road, Kolkata – 700032, West Bengal
Mob.: 09433069631, Tel. No. 033-24146799
E-mail: rcfcnmpb@jadavpuruniversity.in; rdrcfc@jadavpuruniversity.in,
Website: https://www.rcfceast.org/ 
Sanjay Bala, Regional Director: 09831456155
5 RCFC (Southern Region)
State Covered: Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Dr. P. Sujanapal,
Project Investigator, RCFC (SR), Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Peechi – 680653, Thrissur, Kerala
Mob.: 09447618335, Tel. No. 0487-2690100, Fax: 0487-2690111
E-mail: rcfcsouthern@gmail.com;
Website: http://rcfcsouthern.org/contact.html
Official Mobile Number: 8289995600 with WhatsApp facility 
6 RCFC (Western Region)
State Covered: Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Prof. (Dr.) Digambar Mokat,
Principal Investigator Cum Regional Director, RCFC (WR), Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind, Pune-411007, Maharashtra
Mob: +91- 9420907098, 07666630320
E-mail: – Email- rcfc.wr.sppu@gmail.com
Website: https://rcfcwestern.org
7 RCFC (North Eastern Region)
State Covered: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura
Dr. Mohan Lal,
Sr. Scientist & Asstt. Professor (AcSIR) and Principal Investigator, RCFC (NER), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – North East Institute of Science & Technology (CSIR–NEIST), NH-37, Pulibor, Jorhat, Assam 785006

Mob: 08811087277
Email: mohan@neist.res.in, drmohanlal80@gmail.com;

website: https://www.rcfceast.org/ 
Dr. G. Narahari Sastry, Director (Email: director@neist.res.in)

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