Lok Sabha Question No. 4275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-12
Subject: Financial Assistance for Spices Growers
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4275 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  DECEMBER, 2016

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPICES GROWERS

## 4275.  SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the total amount of funds allocated under various schemes to give much needed fillip to the growers of various spices in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details of total funds spent under the Export Development and Promotion of Spices Scheme in the last one year;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any study to know the benefits accrued out of the said scheme in Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  announced  any  package  to  the  chilli  growers  of  Guntur, Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a):        Total  amount  of  funds  allocated  under  various  schemes  in  Andhra  Pradesh  to  give  fillip  to  the growers of chilli and turmeric during 2015-16 is as under :
- (b) & (c): The total funds spent under the Export Development and Promotion of Spices scheme during 2015-16 was Rs.21.49 lakhs for inhouse Lab programme for exporting unit. No study as such has been conducted for  assessing  the  outcome  of  the  said  scheme.  However,  regular  review  is  undertaken  for increasing its effectiveness.

| i)     | Development of chilli and turmeric under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) Project                      | - Rs.247.31 lakhs   |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| ii)    | Development of chilli and turmeric under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) project | - Rs.22.99 lakhs    |
| iii) E | Spice Bazaar project - Rs.54.89                                                                            | lakhs               |

(d):  Spices  Board  has  established  a  Spice  Park  at  Guntur  with  common  infrastructure  facilities  for processing and value addition for the benefit of chilli farmers, traders and exporters in the region. Spices Board has also established a state of art Quality Evaluation Laboratory at Guntur for testing the samples from farming community and exporters. Further, Several programmes for development and production of spices such as area expansion, Integrated Pest Management(IPM)/Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), Organic  farming,  creation  of  water  resources,  micro  irrigation,  post  harvest    management    etc.  are implemented  through  State  Horticulture  Mission    under  the    Mission  for  Integrated    Development  of Horticulture (MIDH) of Government of  India. The Board  is also implementing E- Spices  bazaar project in the Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh to aggregate the farmers produce, mainly chilli & turmeric and to provide  online  platform  for  the  buyers  so  that  the  farmers  get  better    price  and  there  is  scope  for introducing traceability system for spices.

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