Herbs and NTFP Coordination Committee (HNTFPCC) is a national level committee formed to formulate  appropriate  policy  for  the  overall development of NTFP sector.  The 13-membered committee has its secretariat based in the Department of  Plant Resources.

HNTFPCC aims to create legislative and other enabling environment in which Herbs and NTFPs,  in  general,  are  conserved, sustainably harvested and benefits shared equaly among the rural communities. The Secretariat also provides  technical  and  other  supports  to  the concerned traders and entrepreneurs, and provides a platform for coordination for government agencies and other stakeholders

Objectives of HNTFPCC:

• To set long-term goal and formulate national policies related to Herbs and NTFPs.
• To formulate and implement acts, rules and directives for the sustainable development of Herbs and NTFP related policy.
• To  develop  strategies  for  program implementation in coordination with different agencies on priority basis as directed by the national policy.
• To coordinate, evaluate and monitor Herbs and NTFP related activities between government, non-government and private sector, and
• To establish and coordinate interrelationships of programmes regarding resource conservation,  research,  technology  development, marketing, training and publicity related to Herbs and NTFPs.