Lok Sabha Question No. 641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: National Horticulture Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.641

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSION

641.   SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL: SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

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

- (a) the  number  of  districts  covered  under  the  National  Horticulture  Mission  in  the country along with the State-wise details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to expand the National Horticulture Mission in the remaining districts also;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  representations  from  various  States  to include more number of districts under the said Mission; and
- (e) if so, the action 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 GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a): State-wise details of the total number of districts included under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) are at Annexure.
- (b) & (c): Currently there is no such proposal.

(d) & (e): Yes, Madam. Several requests have been received from various States 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/indentifying 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 projects 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), Mahatama Gandhi  National Rural Employment  Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Pramparagat 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              | Four (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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