Lok Sabha Question No. 655 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-19
Subject: Extension of Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: REKHA ARUN VERMA, KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.655

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  19 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## EXTENSION OF MISSION FOR INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT OF HORTICULTURE

655.   SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

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

- (a) the  number  of  districts  which  are  covered  under  the  Mission  for  Integrated Development of Horticulture across the country, details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  extend  the  Mission  for  Integrated Development of Horticulture to the remaining districts of various States of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  the  representations  from  several  other States for inclusion of more districts under the Mission; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): State-wise details of the total number of districts included under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) are at Annexure - I.
- (b): Currently there is no such proposal.
- (c) & (d): Yes, Madam. Since 2014-15 requests from various States - 2 from Tamil Nadu, 1 from Bihar, 2 from Chhattisgarh,  2  from Madhya Pradesh, 1 from Rajasthan and 1 from Uttar Pradesh have been received for inclusion of more districts under the Mission.

On  the  issue  of  inclusion  of  more  districts  under  MIDH,  the  view  of  the department is that while finalizing/identifying districts for inclusion under MIDH, a cluster approach  for  developing  potential horticultural  crops  for  ensuring  backward  and forwarded  linkages  was  adopted.  The  selection  of  the  district  was  decided  on  the comparative  advantage  of  crops  based  on  agro  climatic  conditions  and  potential  for developing marketing opportunities. No new districts are being added, as this may result in thinning out of already limited resources.

However, there is a provision under MIDH scheme for setting up of infrastructure units relating to post harvest management, marketing and other project based activities in non MIDH districts, provided there is a clear linkage of the units with the horticulture produce. Apart from this, activities for development of horticulture in non-MIDH districts can be carried out under other Government schemes like Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY),  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA), Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) etc.

Annexure-I

## Statement showing State wise Districts covered under MIDH

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs   | No. of Districts*              |
|-----------|----------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar    | Two (2)                        |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh       | Eleven (11)                    |
| 3         | Bihar                | Twenty Three (23)              |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh         | Nineteen (19)                  |
| 5         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | One (1)                        |
| 6         | Delhi                | One (1)                        |
| 7         | Goa                  | Two (2)                        |
| 8         | Gujarat              | Fifteen (15)                   |
| 9         | Haryana              | Eighteen (18)                  |
| 10        | Jharkhand            | Seventeen (17)                 |
| 11        | Karnataka            | Thirty (30)                    |
| 12        | Kerala               | Fourteen (14)                  |
| 13        | Lakshadweep          | One (1)                        |
| 14        | Maharashtra          | Thirty Three (33)              |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh       | Thirty Nine (39)               |
| 16        | Odisha               | Twenty Four (24)               |
| 17        | Punjab               | Eighteen (18)                  |
| 18        | Puducherry           | Four (4)                       |
| 19        | Rajasthan            | Twenty Four (24)               |
| 20        | Tamil Nadu           | Twenty (20)                    |
| 21        | Telangana            | Nine (9)                       |
| 22        | Uttar Pradesh        | Forty Five (45)                |
| 23        | West Bengal          | Fourteen (14)                  |
| 24        | Arunachal Pradesh    | Twenty One (21)                |
| 25        | Assam                | Thirty Three (33)              |
| 26        | Manipur              | Sixteen (16)                   |
| 27        | Meghalaya            | Eleven (11)                    |
| 28        | Mizoram              | Eight (8)                      |
| 29        | Nagaland             | Eleven (11)                    |
| 30        | Sikkim               | Four (4)                       |
| 31        | Tripura              | Tripura (4)                    |
| 32        | Himachal Pradesh     | Twelve (12)                    |
| 33        | Jammu & Kashmir      | Twenty Two (22)                |
| 34        | Uttarakhand          | Thirteen (13)                  |
|           | Total                | Five Hundred Thirty Nine (539) |

*  Subsequent to identification of districts for MIDH implementation, some of the MIDH districts were bifurcated/merged.

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