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Recent centuries have seen significant changes in plant communities, although not all of these changes are consistent with the prevalent narrative of a biodiversity crisis. Although few extinctions have been recorded during the Anthropocene to date (0.1%), future decreases in plant species diversity are highly anticipated given habitat conversion in the tropics. In many parts of the world, the introduction of non-native species has considerably enhanced the diversity of plant species. At the same time, by bringing previously separated congeners into close proximity, these imports have also sparked the emergence of novel hybrid polyploidy species. At the local level, the conversion of primary vegetation to agriculture has reduced plant diversity, whereas other drivers of change, such as climate change, habitat loss, and nitrogen deposition, have effects that are highly context dependent and produce a distribution of temporal trends with a mean close to zero. These findings necessitate a review of the criteria used to establish and support conservation objectives. The preservation of biodiversity is a major concern in current forest management and can help human societies ensure the long-term sustainability of forest ecosystems, services, and resources. As the earliest woody plants in the succession process and capable of driving the development and succession of the canopy, understory shrubs serve as backup plants for the regeneration, development, and succession of forest ecosystems. In plantations, where it is essential for the growth of communities and the preservation of diversity, the diversity of shrubs is a significant part of the biodiversity of the forest. Additionally, shrubs maintain the soil quality of the stand and are crucial for the growth of forests, the transformation of agriculture into woods, etc. In this study dynamics of shrub diversity of Chitrakoot has been provided. The study area has 18919.80 ha area which is divided in 15 beats, 8 blocks and 86 compartments. Where the data shows primarily 29 types of shrub species with the total number of 16209 individuals. Dominance of Lantana camara, Carissa opaca, & Solanum nigrum has been noted. The different indices of plant diversity show highly diversified flora of shrub in study area.