Lok Sabha Question No. 377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Farmers under NHB Schemes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.377

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## FARMERS UNDER NHB SCHEMES

## 377.   SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to help and strengthen, agricultural activity for doubling  farmers  income,  there  are  many  cases  of  farmers  especially  in  Maharashtra under Nasik Regional office of National Horticulture Board (NHB) where the farmers have submitted their proposals for In Prinicple Approval (IPA) under NHB scheme of Shade net House but the famers were not informed about acceptance or rejection of their proposal and borrowed large amount of loans from banks;
- (b) whether  the  Government  will  provide  assistance  to  save  the  farmers  from  the distress  situation  of  the  burden  of  repayment  of  loan  &  its  interest  as  the  Banks  were pressing for recovery; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regards?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (c): The Government constituted an Inter-ministerial Committee in April, 2016 to examine issues relating to 'Doubling of Farmers Income' and recommended strategies to achieve the same. The Committee submitted its Report to the Government in September, 2018  and  thereafter,  an  Empowered  Body  was  set  up  on  23.01.2019  to  monitor  and review the  progress as per these recommendations. Due to the efforts made as part of schemes/ programmes of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare which also aligns  with  the  strategy  of  doubling  farmers'  income,  there  has  been  an  appreciable improvement in efficiency bringing about a positive impact in the agriculture sector.

National Horticulture Board (NHB) has received a large number of proposals from the  farmers  of  Maharashtra  State  including  project  proposals  pertaining  to  protected cultivation under (Poly House/Shade Net House) under the 'Development of Commercial Horticulture through Production and Post-Harvest Management of Horticulture crops'

Scheme during the last three years and current financial year. NHB has issued In-Principle Approval  (IPA)  for  the  eligible  proposals  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  under  above mentioned scheme of NHB. Year-wise details are at Annexure .

As regard information about acceptance or rejection of the proposal, the status of every project is available at nhb.gov.in under the link 'NHB Interactive- Track Application Status'. In addition, applicants are also informed through letters.

The subsidy of NHB helps farmers to get relief of interest burden provided they are eligible as per Scheme Guidelines.

Year-wise details of In-Principal Approval (IPA) issued in the State of Maharashtra by NHB

| Year                      |   Total nos. of IPA issued |   No. of IPA issued for protected cultivation projects (Poly House/Shade Net House) |
|---------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18                   |                        216 |                                                                                  21 |
| 2018-19                   |                         23 |                                                                                  17 |
| 2019-20                   |                        278 |                                                                                 120 |
| 2020-21 (upto 10.09.2020) |                         71 |                                                                                  25 |
| Total                     |                        588 |                                                                                 183 |

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