Lok Sabha Question No. 646 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: Production of Fruits and Vegetables
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.646

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## PRODUCTION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

646.   SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is providing any financial and technological support to boost the production of fruits and vegetables in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the funds allocated, disbursed and expenditure incurred for the above purpose during the last two years and the current year, Statewise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to provide adequate financial and technical support to improve the horticulture production including fruits?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) to (c): Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  a  centrally sponsored scheme is implemented for the holistic development of horticulture sector in the  country  covering  fruits,  vegetables,  root  and  tuber  crops,  mushrooms,  spices, flowers, aromatic plants,  coconut,  cashew,  cocoa  and  bamboo  through  various interventions.

Under  MIDH,  for  promotion  of  horticulture  throughout  the  country,  financial  & technical assistance is provided to States/UTs for following major interventions/activities:

-  Setting  up  of  nurseries,  tissue  culture  units  for  production  of  quality  seed  and planting material.
-  Area  expansion  i.e.  Establishment  of  new  orchards  and  gardens  for  fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

-  Rejuvenation of unproductive, old, and senile orchards.
-  Protected cultivation, i.e. poly-house, green-house, etc, to improve the productivity & grow off season high value vegetables and flowers.
-  Organic farming and certification.
-  Creation of water resources structures and watershed management.
-  Bee-keeping for pollination.
-  Horticulture Mechanization.
-  Creation of Post Harvest Management and Marketing infrastructure.

State-wise details of funds allocated, disbursed and expenditure incurred to boost the horticulture sector including production of fruits and vegetables during the last two years and current year, is at Annexure.

## Annexure

## State-wise details of funds Allocated, Released & Expenditure incurred under MIDH during the last two years and current year

## (Rs. in crore)

| Sl.   | State/               | 2015-16          | 2015-16   | 2015-16     | 2016-17          | 2016-17   | 2016-17             | 2017-18 (as on 30.01.2018)   | 2017-18 (as on 30.01.2018)   | 2017-18 (as on 30.01.2018)   |
|-------|----------------------|------------------|-----------|-------------|------------------|-----------|---------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| No.   | Implementing Agency  | Allocation (GOI) | Releases  | Expenditure | Allocation (GOI) |           | ReleasesExpenditure | Allocation (GOI)             | Releases                     | Expenditure                  |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh       | 71.50            | 55.75     | 63.19       | 64.03            | 64.02     | 63.48               | 64.03                        | 56.70                        | 51.85                        |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh    | 35.50            | 35.50     | 38.17       | 32.30            | 0.00      | 0.00                | 32.30                        | 0.00                         | 19.43                        |
| 3     | Assam                | 30.50            | 20.00     | 34.90       | 28.00            | 22.00     | 9.64                | 28.00                        | 15.00                        | 14.00                        |
| 4     | Bihar                | 28.50            | 4.00      | 10.93       | 26.31            | 17.96     | 18.43               | 26.31                        | 7.00                         | 5.94                         |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh         | 80.00            | 77.55     | 77.13       | 69.23            | 61.47     | 63.57               | 69.23                        | 66.50                        | 37.37                        |
| 6     | Goa                  | 3.00             | 2.30      | 2.03        | 2.52             | 1.65      | 2.31                | 2.52                         | 2.05                         | 0.81                         |
| 7     | Gujarat              | 78.71            | 47.82     | 82.75       | 71.39            | 65.45     | 70.03               | 71.39                        | 66.00                        | 38.89                        |
| 8     | Haryana              | 71.50            | 50.75     | 59.47       | 61.84            | 59.55     | 61.54               | 61.84                        | 43.50                        | 35.11                        |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh     | 31.50            | 24.49     | 57.73       | 32.00            | 24.25     | 42.73               | 32.00                        | 10.00                        | 12.1                         |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir      | 61.78            | 52.00     | 70.79       | 46.00            | 96.09     | 100.03              | 46.00                        | 96.50                        | 20.00                        |
| 11    | Jharkhand            | 45.00            | 25.79     | 26.73       | 40.18            | 30.13     | 21.43               | 40.18                        | 10.00                        | 5.78                         |
| 12    | Karnataka            | 81.50            | 67.69     | 72.85       | 72.97            | 69.50     | 67.23               | 72.97                        | 54.00                        | 34.95                        |
| 13    | Kerala               | 40.50            | 25.00     | 28.56       | 46.42            | 15.00     | 25.43               | 46.42                        | 14.00                        | 7.37                         |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh       | 51.00            | 40.50     | 44.04       | 45.35            | 35.62     | 36.92               | 45.35                        | 30.00                        | 23.19                        |
| 15    | Maharashtra          | 102.50           | 96.25     | 90.59       | 88.97            | 50.44     | 49.81               | 88.97                        | 60.00                        | 35.96                        |
| 16    | Manipur              | 37.50            | 35.75     | 38.75       | 32.00            | 10.00     | 17.90               | 32.00                        | 24.00                        | 12.04                        |
| 17    | Meghalaya            | 28.00            | 18.00     | 23.86       | 25.50            | 18.75     | 38.5                | 25.50                        | 10.00                        | 11.97                        |
| 18    | Mizoram              | 34.50            | 34.50     | 34.50       | 31.50            | 31.50     | 31.50               | 31.50                        | 31.50                        | 33.07                        |
| 19    | Nagaland             | 34.50            | 17.25     | 11.56       | 31.50            | 15.00     | 30.68               | 31.50                        | 31.34                        | 15.85                        |
| 20    | Orissa               | 57.50            | 54.45     | 43.96       | 49.91            | 43.68     | 51.68               | 49.91                        | 20.00                        | 15.71                        |
| 21    | Punjab               | 46.00            | 30.35     | 44.62       | 39.86            | 30.00     | 31.97               | 39.86                        | 15.00                        | 1.98                         |
| 22    | Rajasthan            | 55.00            | 45.00     | 36.19       | 50.89            | 43.13     | 37.17               | 50.89                        | 38.00                        | 30.42                        |
| 23    | Sikkim               | 34.50            | 33.25     | 49.41       | 30.50            | 25.25     | 32.23               | 30.50                        | 12.00                        | 9.84                         |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu           | 61.50            | 58.73     | 39.87       | 55.03            | 47.14     | 63.25               | 55.03                        | 41.27                        | 21.74                        |
| 25    | Telangana            | 40.50            | 35.25     | 34.68       | 32.90            | 20.96     | 21.50               | 32.90                        | 10.00                        | 15.64                        |
| 26    | Tripura              | 37.50            | 32.75     | 18.75       | 33.00            | 23.50     | 32.64               | 33.00                        | 10.00                        | 5.21                         |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh        | 40.00            | 22.00     | 32.39       | 37.27            | 31.96     | 30.62               | 37.27                        | 24.00                        | 15.2                         |
| 28    | Uttarakhand          | 22.50            | 22.50     | 25.94       | 31.00            | 47.50     | 41.39               | 31.00                        | 14.00                        | 12.77                        |
| 29    | West Bengal          | 28.50            | 28.00     | 20.83       | 24.91            | 8.00      | 29.66               | 24.91                        | 10.00                        | 23.66                        |
| 30    | A & N Islands        | 5.00             | 2.50      | 0.95        | 2.00             | 0.00      | 0.80                | 2.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.39                         |
| 31    | Puducherry           | 1.00             | 0.50      | 0.90        | 1.00             | 1.00      | 0.54                | 1.00                         | 0.50                         | 0.46                         |
| 32    | Chandigarh           | 0.00             | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.00             | 0.00      | 0.00                | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0 0                          |
| 33    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1.00             | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.50             | 0.00      | 0.00                | 0.50                         | 0.00                         |                              |
| 34    | Daman & Diu          | 0.00             | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.00             | 0.00      | 0.00                | 1.50                         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 35    | Delhi                | 0.50             | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.50             | 0.00      | 0.00                | 0.50                         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 36    | Lakshadweep Total    | 1.00             | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.80             | 0.00      | 0.00                | 0.80                         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
|       |                      | 1379.49          | 1096.17   | 1217.02     | 1238.08          | 1010.49   | 1124.61             | 1239.58                      | 822.86                       | 568.70                       |

During 2016-17, an amount of Rs.47.89 crore and during 2017-18, an amount of Rs.75.00 crore released for Prime

Note: - Expenditure reported include unspent balance of previous financial year and provisional. Minister's Development Package 2015 for J & K. Expenditure reported for the F.Y. 2017-18 is based on web posting by States/UTs

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