Lok Sabha Question No. 541 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: Promotion of Agro-forestry and Orchards
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 541

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## PROMOTION OF AGRO-FORESTRY AND ORCHARDS

541. SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  promote  agro-forestry  and  orchards  in  various States of the country including tribal and backward areas of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  financial  assistance  provided  to  various  States  for  the  said  purpose during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam.
- (i) For promotion of agro-forestry in the country, Government of India has launched Sub-Mission  on  Agroforestry  (SMAF)  from  the  year  2016-17.  The  scheme  is  to  be implemented in those States /UTs which have liberalized transit regulations for transport of  timber.    The  scheme  is  being  implemented  in  Andhra  Pradesh  since  2016-17. Telangana  has  recently  liberalized  transit  regulations  for  transport  of  timber  but  the annual action plan for the scheme has not been received as yet.
- (ii) Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme is being implemented from the year 2014-15 for holistic growth of the horticulture sector including orchards. The Mission envisages enhancing production and  productivity  of  fruits  and  vegetables  through  various  interventions  and  is  being implemented in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana also.
- (c): State  /UT  wise  details  for  Sub-Mission  on  Agroforestry  and  Mission  for  Integrated Development of Horticulture are placed at Annexure-I &II, respectively.

## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 541 REGARDING 'PROMOTION OF AGRO-FORESTRY AND ORCHARDS' DUE FOR REPLY ON 06.02.2018

## Statement of financial assistance provided by the Government to States under Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF)*

| Name of State    | Amount Released (Rs. in lakhs)   | Amount Released (Rs. in lakhs)   |
|------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|                  | 2016-17                          | 2017-18 (as on 01.02.2018)       |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 315.00                           | 0.00                             |
| Bihar            | 0.00                             | 300.00                           |
| Chhatishgarh     | 0.00                             | 250.00                           |
| Gujarat          | 450.00                           | 0.00                             |
| Haryana          | 175.00                           | 0.00                             |
| Himachal Pradesh | 115.00                           | 48.69                            |
| Jharkhand        | 0.00                             | 400.00                           |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 0.00                             | 60.71                            |
| Karnataka        | 325.00                           | 450.00                           |
| Kerala           | 0.00                             | 206.47                           |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 420.00                           | 0.00                             |
| Maharashtra      | 0.00                             | 400.00                           |
| Meghalaya        | 0.00                             | 100.00                           |
| Odisha           | 0.00                             | 400.00                           |
| Punjab           | 200.00                           | 0.00                             |
| Rajasthan        | 0.00                             | 600.00                           |
| Tamil Nadu       | 250.00                           | 0.00                             |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 0.00                             | 600.00                           |
| TOTAL            | 2250.00                          | 3815.87                          |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 541 REGARDING 'PROMOTION OF AGRO-FORESTRY AND ORCHARDS' DUE FOR REPLY ON 06.02.2018

## Statement indicating financial assistance provided by the Government to States/ UTs under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)

| States/ Implementing Agency   | Amount Released (Rs. in crore)   | Amount Released (Rs. in crore)   | Amount Released (Rs. in crore)   | Amount Released (Rs. in crore)   |
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| States/ Implementing Agency   | 2014-15                          | 2015-16                          | 2016-17                          | 2017-18                          |
| Andhra Pradesh                | 64.68                            | 55.75                            | 64.02                            | 56.70                            |
| Arunachal Pradesh             | 23.77                            | 35.50                            | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| Assam                         | 29.09                            | 20.00                            | 22.00                            | 15.00                            |
| Bihar                         | 17.00                            | 4.00                             | 17.96                            | 7.00                             |
| Chhattisgarh                  | 111.88                           | 77.55                            | 61.47                            | 66.50                            |
| Goa                           | 0.00                             | 2.30                             | 1.65                             | 2.05                             |
| Gujarat                       | 109.47                           | 47.82                            | 65.45                            | 66.00                            |
| Haryana                       | 65.45                            | 50.75                            | 59.55                            | 43.50                            |
| Himachal Pradesh              | 42.42                            | 24.49                            | 24.25                            | 10.00                            |
| Jammu &Kashmir                | 45.00                            | 52.00                            | 96.09                            | 96.50                            |
| Jharkhand                     | 49.69                            | 25.79                            | 30.13                            | 10.00                            |
| Karnataka                     | 96.08                            | 67.69                            | 69.50                            | 54.00                            |
| Kerala                        | 40.00                            | 25.00                            | 15.00                            | 14.00                            |
| Madhya Pradesh                | 42.23                            | 40.50                            | 35.62                            | 30.00                            |
| Maharashtra                   | 140.00                           | 96.25                            | 50.44                            | 60.00                            |
| Manipur                       | 44.17                            | 35.75                            | 10.00                            | 24.00                            |
| Meghalaya                     | 27.60                            | 18.00                            | 18.75                            | 10.00                            |
| Mizoram                       | 41.00                            | 34.50                            | 31.50                            | 31.50                            |
| Nagaland                      | 34.76                            | 17.25                            | 15.00                            | 31.34                            |
| Orissa                        | 71.75                            | 54.45                            | 43.68                            | 20.00                            |
| Punjab                        | 58.50                            | 30.35                            | 30.00                            | 15.00                            |
| Rajasthan                     | 42.67                            | 45.00                            | 43.13                            | 38.00                            |
| Sikkim                        | 44.50                            | 33.25                            | 25.25                            | 12.00                            |
| Tamil Nadu                    | 55.36                            | 58.73                            | 47.14                            | 41.27                            |
| Telangana                     | 45.00                            | 35.25                            | 20.96                            | 10.00                            |
| Tripura                       | 37.00                            | 32.75                            | 23.50                            | 10.00                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                 | 37.32                            | 22.00                            | 31.96                            | 24.00                            |
| Uttarakhand                   | 32.73                            | 22.50                            | 47.50                            | 14.00                            |
| West Bengal                   | 18.74                            | 28.00                            | 8.00                             | 10.00                            |
| A &NIslands                   | 1.42                             | 2.50                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| Puducherry                    | 0.86                             | 0.50                             | 1.00                             | 0.50                             |
| Chandigarh                    | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli           | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| Daman &Diu                    | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| Delhi                         | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| Lakshadweep                   | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| Total                         | 1470.14                          | 1096.17                          | 1010.49                          | 822.86                           |

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