Karnali, October 30
Karnali Province collected Rs 41.76 million in revenue from the export of medicinal herbs in the last fiscal year.
According to the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment of the Karnali provincial government, the province generated Rs 41,768,999 in revenue from the sale of 58 species of medicinal herbs.
Jhyaau (lichen), exported at a rate of Rs 50 per kg, generated Rs 9,585,400 in revenue. A total of 181,609 kg of the herb was exported, according to Mahesh Nepali, information officer at the ministry.
Similarly, the export of 96,792 kg of jatamasi generated Rs 8,788,875 in revenue. The royalty rate for jatamasi is Rs 75 per kg.
Yarsagumba, which carries a royalty rate of Rs 31,000 per kg, generated Rs 7,544,371 in revenue. However, only 251 kg and 656 grams of the herb were sold, Nepali said.
According to him, the sale of 34,445 kg of katuki, which carries a royalty rate of Rs 40 per kg, generated Rs 2,381,680 in revenue.
Similarly, setak chini, subject to a royalty rate of Rs 25 per kg, generated Rs 2,046,575 in revenue from the sale of 41,732 kg.
The ministry also collected Rs 1,939,400 from timur, which carries a royalty rate of Rs 10 per kg; Rs 977,850 from shilajit, taxed at Rs 50 per kg; Rs 950,580 from sugandhawal, taxed at Rs 25 per kg; and Rs 947,838 from rittha, taxed at Rs 3 per kg, Nepali said.
The Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment said that of the total 2,158,582.945 kg of medicinal herbs collected during the fiscal year, Karnali exported 1,946,875.705 kg.
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