On the occasion of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” celebrations a programme on awareness on herbal medicine and medicinal plants distribution was organized at ICAR-NIASM, Baramati in collaboration with Regional cum Facilitation Centre-Western Centre, National Medicinal Plants Board Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune on 25 September 2021. The programme was coordinated by Harisha CB, DD Nangare, PB Taware and SB Chavan. In this event Prof. Dr Digambar N. Mokat RCFC-WR NMPB was created awareness about use of herbs as medicine and also visited the Sanjivani Udyan (Medicinal plants garden) at NIASM campus along with staff, students, research fellows and farm workers. Awareness about importance of herbal medicine, importance of conservation, traditional knowledge of herbs was explained to participants during the field visit. Various medicinal and aromatic plant species were distributed to participants in the event.

During this event review meeting was also held to evaluate the achievements made in establishment of herbal garden funded by NMPB, New Delhi. In this meeting Director NIASM chaired the meeting. Prof. Digambar N. Mokat was expert from NMPB and all the head of schools, scientists were participated. The efforts made by scientist to establish medicinal and aromatic plants garden with more than 100 species was appreciated by the expert.