Medicinal plant farming is not only cost-effective for the farmers but also boosts soil health, said the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, on Wednesday.
Speaking after inaugurating the National Arogya Fair 2026 at Shegaon in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district, Murmu also said that healthy citizens play a key role in making the country healthy.
“All of us have to think about how to boost medicinal plant farming,” Murmu said.
People all over the world are adopting yoga for a stress-free and healthy lifestyle, the President said. Preventive steps like regular exercise, an appropriate diet, and a balanced lifestyle are important for good health, she said.
“Forests are finished, they are burnt,” Murmu said, adding that this has destroyed medicinal plants.
“Not only the government, but all of us have to think about growing medicinal plants again,” she said.
The National Arogya Fair is a four-day event focused on accessible, preventive, and community-based healthcare through Ayush systems.
Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat, Union Minister of State for Ayush Prataprao Jadhav, and Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Khadse were present at the inaugural ceremony.
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