Union AYUSH minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that his ministry has distributed nearly 83 lakh saplings of medicinal plants under the Ayush Aapke Dwar campaign. In a written reply in Lok Sabha today, Mr. Sonowal said that saplings of medicinal plants including somnifera, aloe vera, Withania among others have been distributed among students, households and the general public throughout the country. He said that the National Medicinal Plants Board under his ministry organized the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav campaign to promote the medicinal plant sector.