Lok Sabha Question No. 1470 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Cultivation of Oranges
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sudheer Gupta

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1470

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## CULTIVATION OF ORANGES

1470.  SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

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

- (a): the details of top orange producing States in the country along with the area of land under orange cultivation;
- (b): whether there is a declining trend in orange production in the country;
- (c): if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year along with the reasons for such decline, State/UT-wise;
- (d): whether the Government has provided any technical and financial support for higher yield and storage of orange in orange producing States and if so, the details thereof;
- (e): whether the Government has held training programme for orange producing farmers in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f): the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  orange production in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): As  per  Third  Advance  Estimates  2019-20,  total  land  under  Orange  (Mandarin Orange/Kinnow)  in  the  country  is  4.79  Lakh  Hectare.  Major  states  involved  in  Orange production are Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Haryana.
- (b) & (c): No. There is no declining trend in Orange production in the country, as may be seen in the table below:-

( in Lakh Tonne)

|                      |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 (3rd Advance Estimate) |
|----------------------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------------|
| All India Production |     51.01 |     62.43 |                            63.97 |

(d): Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  a  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme is being implemented w.e.f. 2014-15, for holistic growth of the horticulture sector covering  fruits,  vegetables,  root  and  tuber  crops,  mushrooms,  spices,  flowers,  aromatic plants, coconut, cashew and cocoa. All States and UTs are covered under MIDH.

The Mission envisages production and productivity improvement of horticulture crops including  fruits  and  vegetables  through  various  interventions.  Under  MIDH,  assistance  is provided for activities  such  as  production of  planting  material,  vegetable  seed production, 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,  including  insitu  generation  of organic inputs are taken up for development of fruits and vegetables. Capacity buildings of farmers and technicians are also provided for adopting improved technologies.

Under  the  Mission,  financial  assistance  is  also  provided  for  taking  up  various activities related to development of horticulture including post-harvest management. For the development  of  post-harvest  management  including  establishment  of  Pack  house,  Precooling unit, Cold Storage, Mobile Pre-cooling unit, Cold Room (Staging), Primary/Mobile/Minimal  Processing  unit,  Ripening  Chamber,  evaporative/low  energy  cool chamber, low cost preservation  unit,  low  cost  onion  storage  structure,  Pusa  Zero  Energy Cool Chamber, subsidy @ 35% (for general areas) and 50% (for hilly and tribal areas) of capital cost of the project is available for both public and private sector enterprises.

(e): ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur has reported that it has so far trained as  many  as  42634  citrus  growers  and  2449  officials  on  countrywide  basis  under  various extension/Transfer  of  Technology  based  programmes.  During  last  five  years,  under  the Technology  Mission  (MM-I)  for  North  Eastern  and  Himalayan  (NEH)  region,  Centre organized a total of 20 trainings programmes (5- On Campus and 15 Off Campus) covering 8  States  of  north-  eastern  region  where  concerned  State  Government  officers  and  field functionaries  were  trained  on  'Production  of  disease  free  planting  material'  and  'Citrus Rejuvenation'.

(f): ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur has reported that since 2003, it has produced 7.00 Lakh planting materials of citrus and distributed to 3000 citrus growers and 16 Citrus growing State Governments to develop a healthy mother stock.

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