Lok Sabha Question No. 5005 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Production of Green Vegetables in Assam
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5005

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD  JULY, 2019

## PRODUCTION OF GREEN VEGETABLES IN ASSAM

5005. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

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

- (a) the details of the production of green vegetables in Assam;
- (b) whether the farmers sell their produce (vegetables) directly in the market, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  Government  cold  storages  to  store  the  vegetables  and  the  details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  set  up  a  cold  storage  in  Barpeta Parliamentary Constituency in Assam, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a): As  per  2 nd Advance  Estimates  (2018-19)  of  production  of  Horticulture  Crops  in  the country, the details of production of green Vegetables in Assam are given at Annexure.

(b): The Government of Assam has reported that mostly farmers sell their produce directly in the local Markets and Haats. In some localities, middlemen collect the produce from farm fields in Vegetable growing areas and transport for sale in Wholesale and Town Markets.

(c)  & (d): As reported by the State Government,  presently following three Government Cold Storages are being run (by the Assam State Agricultural Marketing Board) :-

|   Sl. No. | Location   | District   |   Capacity (in Tonnes) |
|-----------|------------|------------|------------------------|
|         1 | Singimari  | Kamrup     |                   2000 |
|         2 | Gossaigaon | Kokrajhar  |                   2000 |
|         3 | Chenijan   | Jorhat     |                   2000 |

Besides, 33 Cold Storages, with capacity 1.75 Lakh tonnes, have been sanctioned for Assam upto 31.03.2019,  by the National Horticulture Board (NHB),  under their  sub-scheme of  the  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)    implemented  by  this Department. The component of Cold Storage is  credit linked and back-ended subsidy  (50% in  case  of  North-East;  made  available  to  entrepreneurs,  private  companies,  cooperatives, farmer groups),  is  inter-alia  released  only  after  the  project  has  been    completed  and  is  in operation.

The component of Cold Storages is demand driven and powers have been delegated to States for sanction of projects up to Rs. 5.00 crore. This Department does not propose to set up Cold Storages directly but provides financial support to States in the form of subsidy under  State  Horticulture  Mission  (SHM)  of  MIDH,  and  the  NHB.      Entrepreneurs/farmers desiring  to  setup  cold  storages  in  Barpeta  can  avail  the  assistance  by  approaching SHM/NHB.

## Annexure

Annexure referred to in answer to part (a) of the Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question  No. 5005 on 'Production of Green Vegetables in Assam' due for answer on 23. 07.2019

## Production of Green Vegetables in Assam [2018-19 (2 nd Advance Estimates)]

|   Sl. No. | Crops                |   Production (in '000 Tonnes) |
|-----------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Beans                |                         28.36 |
|         2 | Bittergourd          |                         53.21 |
|         3 | Bottlegourd          |                         52.47 |
|         4 | Cabbage              |                        698.16 |
|         5 | Capsicum             |                          3.13 |
|         6 | Cucumber             |                         80.45 |
|         8 | Okra/Ladies'finger   |                        193.32 |
|         9 | Parwal/ Pointedgourd |                         18.61 |
|        10 | Peas                 |                         31.58 |
|        11 | Total                |                       1159.29 |

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