Lok Sabha Question No. 4115 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Use of Poly Houses
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R., BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, ANWHAR RAAJHAA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, SUDHEER GUPTA, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4115

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  20 TH  MARCH, 2018

## USE OF POLY HOUSES

4115.  SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI A. ANWHAR RAAJHAA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  use  of  poly-houses  for  agricultural activities  under  controlled environment  is  extremely  beneficial  to  have  high  yield  and  fairly  good  quality  in production;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the achievement made in terms of the production by using poly-houses so far, and the steps taken by the Government to make poly-houses for agricultural activities popular in the country particularly for small farmers;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any scheme to ensure that the farmers get financial assistance to raise poly-houses on their land and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  financial  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  to  various  States/UTs during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the  number  of  farmers  who  have  benefited  during  the  said  period,  State/UT wise?

## 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) to (c): Yes,  Madam. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) is being implemented in all states/UTs and provides assistance for protected cultivation through Green House structures/poly houses. For Fan & Pad and Naturally ventilated system Green house (Tubular structure), assistance is provided @ 50% of cost for a maximum area of 4000 sq. mtrs. Per beneficiary. For  wooden and  bamboo structure green house, assistance is provided @ 50% of cost limited to 20 units per beneficiary and  each  unit  not  exceeding  200  sq.  m.  Assistance  for  protected  cultivation  is  also being provided under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA).

Since inception of National Horticulture Mission (NHM), a sub-scheme of MIDH, the production of horticulture produce in India has shown a significant rise from 182.8 million ton (2005-06) to 305.4 million ton (2017-18 1 st estimates). The productivity has also increased from 9.77 MT/ha (2005-06) to 12.30 MT/ha (2017-18 1 st estimates).

(d): Statement indicating financial assistance provided by the Government to various States under MIDH for the last three years and current year is given at Annexure. This includes assistance for creation of green house and poly houses.

- (e): Beneficiary level data is not maintained in the Ministry.

Annexure Statement indicating financial assistance provided by the Government to various States under MIDH for the last three years and current year

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State                |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (as on 14/03/2018) |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       |     64.68 |     55.75 |     64.02 |                        76.7  |
| 2         | Bihar                |     17    |      4    |     17.96 |                        18    |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh         |    111.88 |     77.55 |     61.47 |                        89.23 |
| 4         | Goa                  |      0    |      2.3  |      1.65 |                         2.05 |
| 5         | Gujarat              |    109.47 |     47.82 |     65.45 |                        66    |
| 6         | Haryana              |     65.45 |     50.75 |     59.55 |                        73.5  |
| 7         | Jharkhand            |     49.69 |     25.79 |     30.13 |                        10    |
| 8         | Karnataka            |     96.08 |     67.69 |     69.5  |                        68.5  |
| 9         | Kerala               |     40    |     25    |     15    |                        29    |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh       |     42.23 |     40.5  |     35.62 |                        30    |
| 11        | Maharashtra          |    140    |     96.25 |     50.44 |                        60    |
| 12        | Orissa               |     71.75 |     54.45 |     43.68 |                        35    |
| 13        | Punjab               |     58.5  |     30.35 |     30    |                        15    |
| 14        | Rajasthan            |     42.67 |     45    |     43.13 |                        38    |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu           |     55.36 |     58.73 |     47.14 |                        41.27 |
| 16        | Telangana            |     45    |     35.25 |     20.96 |                        32.19 |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh        |     37.32 |     22    |     31.96 |                        35.87 |
| 18        | West Bengal          |     18.74 |     28    |      8    |                        10    |
| 19        | Delhi                |      0    |      0    |      0    |                         0    |
| 20        | Puducherry           |      0.86 |      0.5  |      1    |                         0.5  |
| 21        | A & N Islands        |      1.42 |      2.5  |      0    |                         0    |
| 22        | Lakshadweep          |      0    |      0    |      0    |                         0    |
| 23        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |      0    |      0    |      0    |                         0    |
| 24        | Daman & Diu          |      0    |      0    |      0    |                         0.5  |
| 25        | Arunachal Pradesh    |     23.77 |     35.5  |      0    |                         0    |
| 26        | Assam                |     29.09 |     20    |     22    |                        15    |
| 27        | Manipur              |     44.17 |     35.75 |     10    |                        24    |
| 28        | Meghalaya            |     27.6  |     18    |     18.75 |                        10    |
| 29        | Mizoram              |     41    |     34.5  |     31.5  |                        31.5  |
| 30        | Nagaland             |     34.76 |     17.25 |     15    |                        31.34 |
| 31        | Sikkim               |     44.5  |     33.25 |     25.25 |                        26    |
| 32        | Tripura              |     37    |     32.75 |     23.5  |                        10    |
| 33        | Jammu & Kashmir      |     45    |     52    |     96.09 |                       111.5  |
| 34        | Himachal Pradesh     |     42.42 |     24.49 |     24.25 |                        28    |
| 35        | Uttarakhand          |     32.73 |     22.5  |     47.5  |                        30.37 |
|           | Total                |   1470.12 |   1096.17 |   1010.5  |                      1049.02 |

Note:  -  During  2016-17,  Rs.  47.89  crore  released  for  Prime  Minister's  Development  package (PMDP), Rs.43.20 crore for pending liability  of MM-III  projects.    During 2017-18,  Rs.  75.00  crore

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