Lok Sabha Question No. 4148 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-28
Subject: Production of Fruits
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4148

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2017

## PRODUCTION OF FRUITS

## 4148.   SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has fixed any target for the production of fruits in the country during the current Five Year Plan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  the  investment  proposed  to  be  made  by  the  Government  in  this  regard, State-wise; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government for achieving the said target?

## ANSWER

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

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & (b): For XII Plan period the over target for enhancement of production of fruits and nuts crops was fixed at 105 Million Metric Tonnes to be achieved by 2016-17.
- (c): The  allocation  made  by  Government  in  States  and  National  Level  Agencies  (NLAs) under National Horticulture Mission (NHM), Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan (HMNEH) during 12 th Plan are given in Annexure-I.
- (d): Government of India is implementing a scheme called Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture  (MIDH).  MIDH is  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme for  the  holistic growth  of  the  horticulture  sector  covering  fruits,  vegetables,  root  &  tuber  crops,  mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo.  While Government of India  (GOI)  contributes  60%  of  total  outlay  for  developmental  programmes  in  all  the  states except the states in North East and Himalayas, 40%  share  is contributed by State Governments.  In the case of North Eastern States and Himalayan States, GOI contribution is 90%  and  10%  share  is  contributed  by  State  Governments.  Similarly,  for  development  of bamboo and programmes of National Horticulture Board (NHB), Coconut Development Board (CDB),  Central  Institute  for  Horticulture  (CIH),  Nagaland  and  the  National  Level  Agencies (NLA), GOI contribution is 100%.

Some of the steps being taken under  MIDH for  enhancement/promotion  of horticulture

production including fruits are as under:

- Area expansion (establishment of new orchards/gardens)
- Rejuvenation of old and senile orchards
- Setting up and strengthening of Tissue Culture (TC) units
- Setting up and modernization of nurseries
- Protected Cultivation (Poly House/Green House  for production of high value vegetables)
- Import of High Yielding Variety Seeds/ planting material
- Integrated Nutrient Management (INM)
- Adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
-  Promotion of  High  tech  horticulture,  precision farming,  high  density  planting,  multiple cropping system, fertigation, value addition and marketing etc.
- Capacity building of farmers and technicians for adopting improved technologies
- Post Harvest Management which includes primary processing units, minimal processing  units,  ripening  chamber,  reefer  vehicle,  thereby  minimizing  post  harvest losses and value addition of produce.

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