Lok Sabha Question No. 3481 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: Production of Mangoes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3481

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH   DECEMBER, 2019

## PRODUCTION OF MANGOES

3481. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

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

(a) the  production  of  mangoes  across  the  country  including  Uttar  Pradesh  during  the  last three years and the current year, State-wise;

- (b) whether there is any scheme to promote mango production across the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a): The  production  of  Mangoes  across  the  country  including  Uttar  Pradesh  for  the  years 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19(3 rd Advance Estimate), State-wise, is at Annexure.

(b) & (c): To promote the production and productivity of fruits including Mango across the country,  Government  is  implementing  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture (MIDH) w.e.f. 2014-15 for holistic growth of Horticulture sector, through its various interventions such as production of planting material, coverage of area with improved cultivars, rejuvenation of senile orchards, protected cultivation, creation of water resources, adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), organic farming, etc.

Under MIDH, for high density plantation of Mango, assistance is provided for meeting the expenditure on planting material, cost of drip system, INM/IPM, canopy management etc.:-

- i. @ 40% of cost to the maximum of Rs. 1.50 lakh/hectare i.e., maximum Rs. 60000 per hectare, under integrated package with drip irrigation, and
- ii. @ 40% of cost to the maximum of Rs. 1.00 lakh/hectare i.e., maximum Rs. 40,000 per hectare, without integration,
- iii. @ 50% of cost, in case of North East and Himalayan states, Tribal Sub Plans (TSP) areas, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands.

National  Horticulture  Board  (NHB)  is  implementing  a  scheme  namely  'Development  of Commercial  Horticulture  through  Production  and  Post  Harvest  Management  of  Horticulture Crops', under which,   backended subsidy @40% of the total project cost limited to Rs. 30.00 lakh per project in general areas and 50% of project cost limited to Rs. 37.50 lakh in NE and Hill States and Scheduled areas for open field cultivation of various fruit crops including Mango crop for projects more than 5 acres, is provided.

Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3481

on 'Production of mangoes' due for reply on 10.12.2019

## State-wise  Production of Mango

(In '000 Tonnes)

2018-19

| Sl. No.          | STATES/UTs      |   2016-17 |   2017-18 | 2018-19 (3rd Adv.Est.)   |
|------------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|
| 1 ANDHRA         | PRADESH 4043.47 |   4373.61 |   4693.26 |                          |
| UTTAR PRADESH    | 4341.00         |   4551.83 |   4577.15 | 2                        |
| KARNATAKA        | 1719.73         |   1760.6  |   1604.66 | 3                        |
| BIHAR            | 1472.38         |   2443.47 |   1572.4  | 4                        |
| TAMIL NADU       | 1282.44         |   1234    |   1250.21 | 5                        |
| GUJARAT          | 1424.87         |   1207.78 |   1207.32 | 6                        |
| TELANGANA        | 482.46          |   1080.14 |   1098.8  | 7                        |
| WEST BENGAL      | 736.90          |    918.35 |    844.88 | 8                        |
| ODISHA           | 817.91          |    805.77 |    800.49 | 9                        |
| MADHYA PRADESH   | 586.24          |    654.79 |    668.08 | 10                       |
| MAHARASHTRA      | 603.83          |    791.36 |    507.45 | 11                       |
| CHHATISGARH      | 434.32          |    461.73 |    457.26 | 12                       |
| JHARKHAND        | 438.54          |    435.86 |    429.46 | 13                       |
| KERALA           | 388.14          |    439.2  |    420.05 | 14                       |
| UTTARAKHAND      | 150.14          |    152.71 |    152.96 | 15                       |
| PUNJAB           | 113.69          |    116.52 |    118.46 | 16                       |
| RAJASTHAN        | 154.79          |     87.37 |    105    | 17                       |
| ASSAM            | 47.15           |     48.44 |     61.21 | 18                       |
| HARYANA          | 96.79           |     98.6  |     56.83 | 19                       |
| TRIPURA          | 57.03           |     54.93 |     53.14 | 20                       |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 48.24           |     31.35 |     44.11 | 21                       |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR  | 24.15           |     30.35 |     29.8  | 22                       |
| MIZORAM          | 4.18            |      4.19 |      4.19 | 23                       |
| NAGALAND         | 4.23            |      4.24 |      3.72 | 24                       |
| OTHERS           | 33.58           |     35.14 |     37.29 | 25                       |
| ALL INDIA TOTAL  | 19506.20        |  21822.3  |  20798.1  |                          |

*As per calendar, First Advance Estimates 2019-20 of Horticulture Crops will be released in  January, 2020.

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