Lok Sabha Question No. 1348 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Use of Poly-Houses
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., S. RAJENDRAN, SAVITRI THAKUR, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SUDHEER GUPTA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1348

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  18 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## USE OF POLY-HOUSES

1348.    KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

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

- (a) whether the use of poly-houses for agricultural activities under controlled environment is extremely beneficial to have high yield and fairly good quality in production;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the achievement made in terms of the production by using poly-houses so far;
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  make  poly  houses  for  agricultural  activities popular in the country, specially for small farmers;
- (d) whether  the  Government  formulated  any  scheme  to  ensure  that  the  farmers  get financial assistance to raise poly-houses on their land;
- (e) if  so,  the  financial  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  to  various  States/UTs during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (f) the number of farmers who have benefited during the said period, State/UT-wise?
- ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी ( SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a)  to (d): Yes, Madam. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) is  being  implemented  in  all  States/UTs  and  provides  assistance  for  protected  cultivation through Green House structures/poly houses. For Fan & Pad and Naturally ventilated system Green House (Tubular structure), assistance is provided @ 50% of cost for a maximum area of 4000 sq. mtrs. per beneficiary. For wooden and bamboo structure green house, assistance is  provided @ 50% of cost limited to 20 units per beneficiary and each unit not exceeding 200 sq. m. Assistance for protected cultivation is also being provided under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA).

Since  inception  of  National  Horticulture  Mission  (NHM)  a  sub-scheme  of  MIDH,  the production of horticulture produce in India has shown a significant rise from 182.8 million ton (2005-06) to 306.8 million ton (2017-18 3 rd estimates). The productivity has also increased from 9.77 MT/ha (2005-06) to 11.95 MT/ha (2017-18 3 rd estimates).

(e): Statement  indicating  financial  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  to  various States/UTs under MIDH including assistance for creation of green house and poly houses for the last three years and current year is given at Annexure.

(f): Beneficiary level data is not maintained centrally in the Ministry.

## Statement indicating financial assistance provided by the Government to various States under MIDH including assistance for creation of green house and poly houses for the last three years and current year

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State                |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 (as on 13/12/2018) |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       |     55.75 |     64.02 |     76.7  |                       102.93 |
| 2         | Bihar                |      4    |     17.96 |     18    |                         9    |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh         |     77.55 |     61.47 |     89.23 |                        92.25 |
| 4         | Goa                  |      2.3  |      1.65 |      2.51 |                         2.25 |
| 5         | Gujarat              |     47.82 |     65.45 |     88.74 |                        95.25 |
| 6         | Haryana              |     50.75 |     59.55 |     73.5  |                        71.6  |
| 7         | Jharkhand            |     25.79 |     30.13 |     25    |                         0    |
| 8         | Karnataka            |     67.69 |     69.5  |     68.5  |                        60    |
| 9         | Kerala               |     25    |     15    |     29    |                        68.53 |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh       |     40.5  |     35.62 |     30    |                        31.76 |
| 11        | Maharashtra          |     96.25 |     50.44 |     86.73 |                        57    |
| 12        | Orissa               |     54.45 |     43.68 |     46.87 |                        21    |
| 13        | Punjab               |     30.35 |     30    |     15    |                        35.5  |
| 14        | Rajasthan            |     45    |     43.13 |     58    |                        52    |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu           |     58.73 |     47.14 |     61.27 |                        49    |
| 16        | Telangana            |     35.25 |     20.96 |     32.19 |                         0    |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh        |     22    |     31.96 |     35.87 |                        50.25 |
| 18        | West Bengal          |     28    |      8    |     10    |                        15    |
| 19        | Delhi                |      0    |      0    |      0    |                         0    |
| 20        | Puducherry           |      0.5  |      1    |      0.99 |                         1.5  |
| 21        | A & N Islands        |      2.5  |      0    |      0    |                         0    |
| 22        | Lakshadweep          |      0    |      0    |      0    |                         0    |
| 23        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |      0    |      0    |      0    |                         0    |
| 24        | Daman & Diu          |      0    |      0    |      0.5  |                         0    |
| 25        | Arunachal Pradesh    |     35.5  |      0    |      0    |                        10    |
| 26        | Assam                |     20    |     22    |     22.9  |                        56    |
| 27        | Manipur              |     35.75 |     10    |     24    |                        15.5  |
| 28        | Meghalaya            |     18    |     18.75 |     15.36 |                        21    |
| 29        | Mizoram              |     34.5  |     31.5  |     41.5  |                        10    |
| 30        | Nagaland             |     17.25 |     15    |     36.34 |                        10    |
| 31        | Sikkim               |     33.25 |     25.25 |     30.5  |                        22    |
| 32        | Tripura              |     32.75 |     23.5  |     10    |                         0    |
| 33        | Jammu & Kashmir      |     52    |     96.09 |    116.5  |                        20    |
| 34        | Himachal Pradesh     |     24.49 |     24.25 |     38.14 |                        13.75 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand          |     22.5  |     47.5  |     30.37 |                        20    |
|           | Total                |   1096.17 |   1010.5  |   1214.21 |                      1013.07 |

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